[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 135 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45592-45593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16676]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9635]


Notice of 30-Day Public Comment Period Regarding the National 
Interest Determination for NuStar Logistics, LP Presidential Permit 
Application

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: NuStar Logistics, LP (``NuStar'') applied for a Presidential 
Permit to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and 
maintenance of pipeline facilities for the export and import of 
petroleum products, including diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, liquefied 
petroleum gas (``LPG'') and natural gas liquids (``NGLs''). The 
application requests authorization from the Department of State 
(``State Department'') for a new 10-inch outer diameter pipeline and 
associated facilities (``New Burgos Pipeline'') in the same right of 
way as an existing 8-inch pipeline for which a Presidential Permit was 
issued on February 17, 2006 (``Existing Burgos Pipeline'').\1\ Both 
pipelines would connect the Petroleos Mexicanos Burgos Gas Plant near 
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico and the NuStar terminal near Edinburg, 
Texas in Hidalgo County, Texas at the United States-Mexico border.
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    \1\ Per another Federal Register Notice published today, the 
Department has separately requested the public's views with regard 
to NuStar's application for an amended Presidential Permit for the 
Existing Burgos Pipeline that would: (1) Reflect NuStar's name 
change from Valero Logistics Operations, LP to NuStar Logistics, LP 
as the owner and operator of the Existing Burgos Pipeline and (2) 
authorize the Existing Burgos Pipeline border facilities to 
transport a broader range of petroleum products than allowed by the 
2006 Presidential Permit, including LPG and NGLs.
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    After consulting with the public and interested agencies, on June 
16, 2016, the State Department approved a Final Environmental 
Assessment (``EA'') for the Existing Burgos Pipeline and New Burgos 
Pipeline and a Finding of No Significant Impact (``FONSI''). Background 
information related to the application, including the EA and FONSI may 
be found at: http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/index.htm.
    Executive Order 13337 (69 FR 25299) calls on the Secretary of 
State, or his designee, to determine if issuance of a Presidential 
Permit would serve the national interest. This decision will take into 
account a wide range of factors, including energy security; 
environmental, cultural, and economic impacts; foreign policy; and 
compliance with relevant federal regulations and issues.
    The State Department invites members of the public to comment on 
any factor they deem relevant to the national interest determination 
that will be made for this permit application. Along with other factors 
such as those listed above, these comments will be considered in the 
final national interest determination. The public comment period will 
end 30 days from the publication of this notice.

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    Comments are not private. They will be posted on the site http://www.regulations.gov. The comments will not be edited to remove 
identifying or contact information, and the State Department cautions 
against including any information that one does not want publicly 
disclosed. The State Department requests that any part soliciting or 
aggregating comments received from other persons for submission to the 
State Department inform those persons that the State Department will 
not edit their comments to remove identifying or contact information, 
and that they should not include any information in their comments that 
they do not want publicly disclosed.

DATES: Comments must be submitted no later than August 15, 2016 at 
11:59 p.m.

ADDRESSES: For reasons of efficiency, the State Department encourages 
the electronic submission of comments through the federal government's 
eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov), enter the Docket No. 
DOS-2016-0049, and follow the prompts to submit a comment.
    The State Department also will accept comments submitted in hard 
copy by mail and postmarked no later than August 15, 2016. Please note 
that standard mail delivery to the State Department can be delayed due 
to security screening. To submit comments by mail, use the following 
address: Office of Energy Diplomacy, Energy Resources Bureau (ENR/EDP/
EWA) Department of State, 2201 C St. NW., Ste. 4428, Attn: Sydney 
Kaufman, Washington, DC 20520.

    Dated: July 7, 2016.
R. Chris Davy,
Deputy Director, Office of Europe, Western Hemisphere and Africa, 
Bureau of Energy Resource, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-16676 Filed 7-13-16; 8:45 am]
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