[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5504-5505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02539]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10296]


Notice of Receipt of an Application From the California 
Department of Transportation for Issuance of a Presidential Permit 
Authorizing the Construction, Connection, Operation, and Maintenance of 
a New Border Crossing at Otay Mesa East

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State (DOS) hereby gives notice that on 
November 22, 2017, it received an application from the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for a Presidential permit 
authorizing the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of 
a new border crossing at Otay Mesa East to serve the San Diego, 
California and Tijuana, Baja California areas, called the Otay Mesa 
East Port of Entry. A new port of entry in San Diego County could 
alleviate strain on the existing ports of entry and the local and 
regional transportation infrastructure.

DATES: Comments must be submitted no later than March 9, 2018 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 Docket No. DOS-
2018-0007, 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 March 9, 2018. 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 Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Room 
3924, Department of State, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Litah N. Miller, Office of Mexican 
Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, via email at [email protected]; by phone at 202-647-9894; or by mail at Office 
of Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Room 3924, 
Department of State, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte 
issued a Presidential permit for a port of entry in the same location 
November 20, 2008. That permit is expected to expire November 20, 2018. 
Caltrans requested a new permit on November 22, 2017.

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The application may be found at: Caltrans's application is available at 
https://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/permit/app/califdotpermit/index.htm.
    Under Executive Order 11423, as amended, the Secretary of State is 
designated and empowered to receive all applications for Presidential 
permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance at 
the borders of the United States of facilities including land crossings 
and bridges. The Secretary of State, or his delegate, issues or denies 
Presidential permits under Executive Order 11423 on the basis of a 
national interest determination. That determination may include 
consideration of a range of factors, including but not limited to 
foreign policy; environmental, cultural, and economic impacts; and 
compliance with applicable law and policy.
    As provided in E.O. 11423, this application is being circulated to 
relevant federal agencies for review and comment. Interested members of 
the public are invited to submit written comments regarding this 
application. The public comment period will end 30 days from the 
publication of this notice. 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 party 
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.

Colleen A. Hoey,
Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-02539 Filed 2-6-18; 8:45 am]
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