Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and A Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed PMI Frontera Juarez Pipeline Project, 49533-49534 [E8-19415]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 163 / Thursday, August 21, 2008 / Notices
Dated: August 15, 2008.
Jovita Carranza,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8–19368 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am]
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Notice.
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The States which received an EIDL
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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Dated: August 15, 2008.
Jovita Carranza,
Acting Administrator.
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Jovita Carranza,
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U.S. Small Business
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Incident: Apartment Building Fire.
Incident Period: 07/11/2008.
Effective Date: 08/15/2008.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
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Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 05/15/2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M.
Mitravich, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
Administrator’s disaster declaration,
applications for disaster loans may be
filed at the address listed above or other
locally announced locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
Primary Counties: Allegheny.
Contiguous Counties:
Pennsylvania: Armstrong, Beaver,
Butler, Washington, Westmoreland.
The Interest Rates are:
[Public Notice 6326]
SUMMARY:
[Disaster Declaration # 11371]
ACTION:
[Disaster Declaration #11376 and #11377]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Assessment and A
Finding of No Significant Impact for
the Proposed PMI Frontera Juarez
Pipeline Project
August 15, 2008.
Department of State.
Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Assessment and A
Finding of No Significant Impact for the
Proposed PMI Frontera Juarez Pipeline
Project.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of the Final Environmental
Assessment and a Finding of No
Significant Impact for the Proposed PMI
Frontera Juarez Pipeline Project.
On January 18, 2008, PMI Services
North America (‘‘PMI’’) applied for a
Presidential permit to construct,
connect, operate and maintain a 10.75inch liquid hydrocarbon (gasoline and
diesel) pipeline for the transportation of
liquid hydrocarbon products between
the United States and Mexico, to be
located at the international border
between the United States and Mexico,
near San Elizario, Texas. Currently, the
refined products are transported across
the international border via trucks from
El Paso to Ciudad Jua rez. The Frontera
´
Juarez Pipeline would displace this
mode of delivery with the proposed net
Percent
effect of increasing safety and
decreasing the negative impact to the
Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere .........................
5.375 local environment.
Executive Order 13337 of April 30,
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Credit
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2.687 2004, as amended, delegates to the
Businesses With Credit Available
Secretary of State the President’s
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8.000 authority to receive applications for
Businesses & Small Agricultural
permits for the construction,
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connection, operation, or maintenance
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4.000
of facilities, including pipelines, for the
Other (Including Non-Profit Orgaexportation or importation of petroleum,
nizations) With Credit Available
Elsewhere .................................
5.250 petroleum products, coal, or other fuels
at the border of the United States and to
Businesses and Non-Profit Orgaissue or deny such Presidential Permits
nizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere .........................
4.000 upon a national interest determination.
The Executive Order directs the
The number assigned to this disaster
Secretary of State to refer the
for physical damage is 11376 5 and for
application and pertinent information
economic injury is 11377 0.
to, and to request the views of, the
The States which received an EIDL
heads of certain agencies before issuing
Declaration number are Pennsylvania.
a Permit and authorizes the Secretary to
consult with other interested federal
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
and state officials, as appropriate. The
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Executive Order also authorizes Federal
Register notification of receipt of
Presidential permit applications and for
public comments on those applications.
The functions assigned to the Secretary
have been further delegated within the
Department of State.
The Department of State published in
the Federal Register a Notification of
Receipt and Notice of Intent to prepare
an Environment Assessment (EA)
regarding the PMI Application for a
permit on March 26, 2008 (73 FR
16090–01). That notification advised the
public that the Department intended to
prepare an EA on the application and
solicited public comment. The
Department’s Notice of Availability of
the draft EA and request for public
comment was published in the Federal
Register on April 29, 2008 (73 FR
23301–01), seeking comments by May
29, 2008. The Department received
public comments in response to its two
notices and has taken them into account
in preparing the Final Environmental
Assessment on the PMI Application.
As required by Executive Order
13337, PMI’s pipeline application and a
Draft Environmental Assessment were
also transmitted to the relevant federal
agencies for their review and comment
on May 22, 2007. The Department of
State received no objections from
federal agencies regarding the issuance
of a permit.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(‘‘NEPA’’), 42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f, the
Council of Environmental Quality
Regulations for Implementing the
Procedural Provisions of NEPA, 40 CFR
parts 1500–1508, and the Department’s
regulations for the implementation of
NEPA, 22 CFR part 161, PMI has
prepared a Final Environmental
Assessment (‘‘FEA’’) under the guidance
and supervision of the Department, with
full public participation, including a
public meeting and ample opportunity
for written and oral public comment on
the project. Based on the FEA and the
record created as part of the
Department’s evaluation of the PMI
application, on August 16, 2008 the
Department determined that ‘‘issuance
of a Presidential Permit authorizing
construction, connection, operation and
maintenance of the proposed Frontera
Juarez Pipeline would not have a
significant impact on the quality of the
human environment within the United
States.’’ Accordingly, the Department on
that date adopted a ‘‘Finding Of No
Significant Impact’’ (FONSI) and
determined that an environmental
impact statement will not be prepared
on the PMI application.
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The
Final Environmental Assessment
addressing this action is on file and may
be reviewed by interested parties, along
with the Finding of No Significant
Impact, at the Department of State, 2200
C Street NW., Room 4843, Washington,
DC 20520 (Attn: Mr. J. Brian Duggan,
Tel. 202–647–1291). The above
documents may also be requested by email at DugganJB@state.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issued in Washington, DC on August 15,
2008.
Stephen J. Gallogly,
Director, Office of International Energy and
Commodity Policy, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6327]
Notice of Receipt of Application for a
Presidential Permit To Operate and
Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the
Border of the United States
Notice is hereby given that the
Department of State has received an
application from Razorback L.L.C. for a
Presidential permit, pursuant to
Executive Order 13337 of April 30,
2004, to operate and maintain two
pipelines for transporting petroleum
products from Brownsville, Texas, to
Matamoros, Mexico (‘‘Matamoros
pipelines’’), crossing the international
boundary line between the United
States and Mexico at a point near
Brownsville, Texas. On July 26, 1999,
the Department of State (the
‘‘Department’’), acting pursuant to
delegated authority, issued a
Presidential permit to the Penn Octane
Corporation (‘‘Penn Octane’’), a
California corporation with its principal
place of business in Redmond,
California, to ‘‘construct, maintain and
operate’’ the Matamoros pipelines.
According to the application, Rio Vista
Operating Partnership L.P. (‘‘Rio Vista’’)
was the successor in interest to Penn
Octane and Razorback acquired the
Matamoros pipelines from Rio Vista on
December 31, 2007, as part of a large
asset acquisition.
According to the application,
Razorback is a Delaware Limited
liability company doing business in
Texas as Diamondback Pipeline L.L.C.
and is engaged in the interstate and
intrastate transportation of liquid
petroleum products by pipeline. Also,
according to the application, Razorback
is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary
of TransMontaigne Partners, L.P., a
Delaware Limited Partnership.
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Razorback has, in written
correspondence to the Department of
State, committed to abide by the
relevant terms and conditions of the
permit previously issued by the
Department to Penn Octane. Further,
Razorback indicates in that
correspondence that there have been no
substantial changes in the operations of
the Matamoros pipelines from those
originally authorized by the Department
and further states that the future
operation of the pipeline will remain
essentially unchanged from that
previously permitted. Therefore, in
accordance with 22 CFR 161.7(b)(3) and
the Department’s Procedures for
Issuance of a Presidential Permit Where
There Has Been a Transfer of the
Underlying Facility, Bridge or Border
Crossing for Land Transportation (70 FR
30990, May 31, 2005), the Department of
State does not intend to conduct an
environmental review of the application
unless information is brought to its
attention that the transfer potentially
would have a significant impact on the
quality of the human environment.
As required by E.O. 13337, the
Department of State is circulating this
application to concerned federal
agencies for comment.
Interested parties are invited to
submit, in duplicate, comments relative
to this proposal on or before September
22, 2008 to J. Brian Duggan, Office of
International Energy and Commodities
Policy, Department of State,
Washington, DC 20520. The application
and related documents that are part of
the record to be considered by the
Department of State in connection with
this application are available for
inspection in the Office of International
Energy and Commodities Policy during
normal business hours.
DATES:
J.
Brian Duggan, Office of International
Energy and Commodity Policy (EB/ESC/
IEC/EPC), Department of State,
Washington, DC 20520; or by telephone
at (202) 647–1291; or by e-mail at
DugganJB@state.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: August 15, 2008.
Stephen J. Gallogly,
Director, Office of International Energy and
Commodity Policy, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6326]
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and
A Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed PMI Frontera Juarez
Pipeline Project
August 15, 2008.
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment
and A Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed PMI Frontera
Juarez Pipeline Project.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Final
Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact for the
Proposed PMI Frontera Juarez Pipeline Project.
On January 18, 2008, PMI Services North America (``PMI'') applied
for a Presidential permit to construct, connect, operate and maintain a
10.75-inch liquid hydrocarbon (gasoline and diesel) pipeline for the
transportation of liquid hydrocarbon products between the United States
and Mexico, to be located at the international border between the
United States and Mexico, near San Elizario, Texas. Currently, the
refined products are transported across the international border via
trucks from El Paso to Ciudad Jua rez. The Frontera Ju[aacute]rez
Pipeline would displace this mode of delivery with the proposed net
effect of increasing safety and decreasing the negative impact to the
local environment.
Executive Order 13337 of April 30, 2004, as amended, delegates to
the Secretary of State the President's authority to receive
applications for permits for the construction, connection, operation,
or maintenance of facilities, including pipelines, for the exportation
or importation of petroleum, petroleum products, coal, or other fuels
at the border of the United States and to issue or deny such
Presidential Permits upon a national interest determination. The
Executive Order directs the Secretary of State to refer the application
and pertinent information to, and to request the views of, the heads of
certain agencies before issuing a Permit and authorizes the Secretary
to consult with other interested federal and state officials, as
appropriate. The
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Executive Order also authorizes Federal Register notification of
receipt of Presidential permit applications and for public comments on
those applications. The functions assigned to the Secretary have been
further delegated within the Department of State.
The Department of State published in the Federal Register a
Notification of Receipt and Notice of Intent to prepare an Environment
Assessment (EA) regarding the PMI Application for a permit on March 26,
2008 (73 FR 16090-01). That notification advised the public that the
Department intended to prepare an EA on the application and solicited
public comment. The Department's Notice of Availability of the draft EA
and request for public comment was published in the Federal Register on
April 29, 2008 (73 FR 23301-01), seeking comments by May 29, 2008. The
Department received public comments in response to its two notices and
has taken them into account in preparing the Final Environmental
Assessment on the PMI Application.
As required by Executive Order 13337, PMI's pipeline application
and a Draft Environmental Assessment were also transmitted to the
relevant federal agencies for their review and comment on May 22, 2007.
The Department of State received no objections from federal agencies
regarding the issuance of a permit.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(``NEPA''), 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f, the Council of Environmental Quality
Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, 40 CFR
parts 1500-1508, and the Department's regulations for the
implementation of NEPA, 22 CFR part 161, PMI has prepared a Final
Environmental Assessment (``FEA'') under the guidance and supervision
of the Department, with full public participation, including a public
meeting and ample opportunity for written and oral public comment on
the project. Based on the FEA and the record created as part of the
Department's evaluation of the PMI application, on August 16, 2008 the
Department determined that ``issuance of a Presidential Permit
authorizing construction, connection, operation and maintenance of the
proposed Frontera Juarez Pipeline would not have a significant impact
on the quality of the human environment within the United States.''
Accordingly, the Department on that date adopted a ``Finding Of No
Significant Impact'' (FONSI) and determined that an environmental
impact statement will not be prepared on the PMI application.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Final Environmental Assessment
addressing this action is on file and may be reviewed by interested
parties, along with the Finding of No Significant Impact, at the
Department of State, 2200 C Street NW., Room 4843, Washington, DC 20520
(Attn: Mr. J. Brian Duggan, Tel. 202-647-1291). The above documents may
also be requested by e-mail at DugganJB@state.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 15, 2008.
Stephen J. Gallogly,
Director, Office of International Energy and Commodity Policy,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-19415 Filed 8-20-08; 8:45 am]
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