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Dated: November 26, 2013.
Jeanne Hulit,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013–29178 Filed 12–5–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8544]
Presidential Permit for Kinder Morgan
Cochin, LLC
November 27, 2013.
Department of State.
Notice of Issuance of a
Presidential Permit for Kinder Morgan
Cochin, LLC.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of State
issued a Presidential Permit to Kinder
Morgan Cochin, LLC (‘‘KM Cochin’’) on
November 19, 2013, authorizing KM
Cochin to connect, operate, and
maintain existing pipeline facilities it
acquired at the border of the United
States and Canada at a point in Renville
County, North Dakota, as a common
carrier, for the transport of light liquid
hydrocarbons between the United States
and Canada. The Department of State
determined that issuance of this permit
would serve the national interest. In
making this determination and issuing
the permit, the Department of State
followed the procedures established
under Executive Order 13337, and
provided public notice and opportunity
for comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Europe, Western Hemisphere
and Africa, Bureau of Energy Resources,
U.S. Department of State (ENR/EDP/
EWA). 2201 C St. NW., Ste. 4843,
Washington DC 20520. Attn: Michael
Brennan. Tel: 202–647–7553.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional information concerning the
KM Cochin pipeline and documents
related to the Department of State’s
review of the application for a
Presidential Permit can be found at
https://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/
applicants/c54799.htm. Following is the
text of the issued permit:
SUMMARY:
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PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT
AUTHORIZING KINDER MORGAN COCHIN,
LLC TO CONNECT, OPERATE, AND
MAINTAIN PIPELINE FACILITIES AT THE
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
By virtue of the authority vested in me as
Deputy Secretary of State, including those
authorities under Executive Order 13337, 69
Fed. Reg. 25299 (2004), and Department of
State Delegation of Authority 245–1 of
February 13, 2009; having requested and
received the views of members of the public
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and various federal agencies; I hereby grant
permission, subject to the conditions herein
set forth, to Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘permittee’’), a
Delaware limited liability company, to
connect, operate, and maintain pipeline
facilities at the border of the United States
and Canada at a point in Renville County,
North Dakota, as a common carrier for the
transport of light liquid hydrocarbons
between the United States and Canada.
The term ‘‘facilities’’ as used in this permit
means the relevant portion of the pipeline
and any land, structures, installations or
equipment appurtenant thereto.
The term ‘‘United States facilities’’ as used
in this permit means those parts of the
facilities located in the United States. The
United States facilities consist of a 12.75 inch
diameter pipeline extending from the
international border between the United
States and Canada at a point near Sherwood
in Renville County, North Dakota, to the first
block valve in the United States, located at
milepost 636 of the pipeline, approximately
14.5 miles south of the international
boundary. The United States facilities also
include certain appurtenant facilities.
This permit is subject to the following
conditions:
Article 1. (1) The United States facilities
herein described, and all aspects of their
operation, shall be subject to all the
conditions, provisions, and requirements of
this permit and any amendment thereof. This
permit may be terminated or amended at any
time at the discretion of the Secretary of State
or the Secretary’s delegate or upon proper
application therefor. The permittee shall
make no substantial change in the United
States facilities, the location of the United
States facilities, or in the operation
authorized by this permit until such changes
have been approved by the Secretary of State
or the Secretary’s delegate.
(2) The connection, operation and
maintenance of the United States facilities
shall be in all material respects as described
in the permittee’s November 14, 2012
application for a Presidential Permit (the
‘‘Application’’).
Article 2. The standards for, and the
manner of, the operation and maintenance of
the United States facilities shall be subject to
inspection and approval by the
representatives of appropriate federal, state
and local agencies. The permittee shall allow
duly authorized officers and employees of
such agencies free and unrestricted access to
said facilities in the performance of their
official duties.
Article 3. The permittee shall comply with
all applicable federal, state, and local laws
and regulations regarding the connection,
operation, and maintenance of the United
States facilities and with all applicable
industrial codes. The permittee shall obtain
all requisite permits from state and local
government entities and relevant federal
agencies.
Article 4. Connection, operation, and
maintenance of the United States facilities
hereunder shall be subject to the limitations,
terms, and conditions issued by any
competent agency of the United States
Government. The permittee shall continue
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the operations hereby authorized and
conduct maintenance in accordance with
such limitations, terms, and conditions. Such
limitations, terms, and conditions could
address, for example, environmental
protection and mitigation measures, safety
requirements, export or import and customs
regulations, measurement capabilities and
procedures, requirements pertaining to the
pipeline’s capacity, and other pipeline
regulations.
Article 5. The permittee shall notify the
Commissioner of Customs and Border
Protection immediately if it plans to inject
foreign merchandise into the United States
facilities.
Article 6. Upon the termination,
revocation, or surrender of this permit, and
unless otherwise agreed by the Secretary of
State or the Secretary’s delegate, the United
States facilities in the immediate vicinity of
the international boundary shall be removed
by and at the expense of the permittee within
such time as the Secretary of State or the
Secretary’s delegate may specify, and upon
failure of the permittee to remove, or to take
such other action with respect to, this portion
of the United States facilities as ordered, the
Secretary of State or the Secretary’s delegate
may direct that possession of such facilities
be taken and that they be removed or other
action taken, at the expense of the permittee;
and the permittee shall have no claim for
damages by reason of such possession,
removal, or other action.
Article 7. When, in the opinion of the
President of the United States, the national
security of the United States demands it, due
notice being given by the Secretary of State
or the Secretary’s delegate, the United States
shall have the right to enter upon and take
possession of any of the United States
facilities or parts thereof; to retain
possession, management, or control thereof
for such length of time as may appear to the
President to be necessary; and thereafter to
restore possession and control to the
permittee. In the event that the United States
shall exercise such right, it shall pay to the
permittee just and fair compensation for the
use of such United States facilities upon the
basis of a reasonable profit in normal
conditions, and the cost of restoring said
facilities to as good condition as existed at
the time of entering and taking over the same,
less the reasonable value of any
improvements that may have been made by
the United States.
Article 8. Any transfer of ownership or
control of the United States facilities or any
part thereof shall be immediately notified in
writing to the United States Department of
State, including the submission of
information identifying the transferee. This
permit shall remain in force subject to all the
conditions, permissions and requirements of
this permit and any amendments thereto
unless subsequently terminated or amended
by the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s
delegate.
Article 9. (1) The permittee is responsible
for acquiring any right-of-way grants or
easements, permits, and other authorizations
as may become necessary and appropriate.
(2) The permittee shall save harmless and
indemnify the United States from any
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claimed or adjudged liability arising out of
construction, connection, operation, or
maintenance of the facilities, including but
not limited to environmental contamination
from the release or threatened release or
discharge of hazardous substances and
hazardous waste.
(3) The permittee shall maintain the United
States facilities and every part thereof in a
condition of good repair for their safe
operation, and in compliance with prevailing
environmental standards and regulations.
Article 10. The permittee shall take all
necessary measures to prevent or mitigate
adverse environmental impacts or disruption
of archeological resources in connection with
connection, operation and maintenance of
the United States facilities. Such measures
will include any mitigation and control plans
that are already approved or that are
approved in the future by the Department of
State or other relevant federal agencies, and
any other measures deemed prudent by the
permittee.
Article 11. The permittee shall file with the
appropriate agencies of the United States
Government such statements or reports under
oath with respect to the United States
facilities, and/or permittee’s activities and
operations in connection therewith, as are
now or may hereafter be required under any
laws or regulations of the United States
Government or its agencies. The permittee
shall file electronic Export Information where
required.
Article 12. The permittee shall provide
information upon request to the Department
of State with regard to the United States
facilities. Such requests could include, for
example, information concerning current
conditions or anticipated changes in
ownership or control, construction,
connection, operation, or maintenance of the
U.S. facilities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the Deputy
Secretary of State have hereunto set my hand
this 19th day of November 2013 in the City
of Washington, District of Columbia.
William J. Burns
Deputy Secretary of State
Date: November 27, 2013.
Michael F. Brennan,
Energy Officer, Office of Europe, Western
Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau of Energy
Resources, U.S. Department of State.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Comments Concerning
Compliance With Telecommunications
Trade Agreements
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comment and reply comment.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 1377 of
the Omnibus Trade and
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Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C.
3106) (‘Section 1377’), the Office of the
United States Trade Representative
(‘‘USTR’’) is reviewing and requests
comments on the operation,
effectiveness, and implementation of,
and compliance with the following
agreements regarding
telecommunications products and
services of the United States: The World
Trade Organization (‘‘WTO’’) General
Agreement on Trade in Services; The
North American Free Trade Agreement
(‘‘NAFTA’’); U.S. free trade agreements
(‘‘FTAs’’) with Australia, Bahrain, Chile,
Colombia, Korea, Morocco, Oman,
Panama, Peru, and Singapore; the
Dominican Republic–Central America–
United States Free Trade Agreement
(‘‘CAFTA–DR’’); and any other
telecommunications trade agreements,
such as Mutual Recognition Agreements
(MRAs) for Conformity Assessment of
Telecommunications Equipment. The
USTR will conclude the review by
March 31, 2014.
DATES: Comments are due on January 3,
2014 and reply comments on January
24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submissions should be
made via the Internet at
www.regulations.gov docket number
USTR–2013–0039. For alternatives to
on-line submissions please contact
Yvonne Jamison (202–395–3475). The
public is strongly encouraged to file
submissions electronically rather than
by facsimile or mail.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan McHale, Office of Services and
Investment, (202) 395–9533; or Ashley
Miller, Office of Market Access and
Industrial Competitiveness, (202) 395–
9476.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1377 requires the USTR to review
annually the operation and effectiveness
of all U.S. trade agreements regarding
telecommunications products and
services that are in force with respect to
the United States. The purpose of the
review is to determine whether any act,
policy, or practice of a country that has
entered into a trade agreement or other
telecommunications trade agreement
with the United States is inconsistent
with the terms of such agreement or
otherwise denies U.S. firms, within the
context of the terms of such agreements,
mutually advantageous market
opportunities for telecommunications
products and services. For the current
review, the USTR seeks comments on:
(1) Whether any WTO member is
acting in a manner that is inconsistent
with its obligations under WTO
agreements affecting market
opportunities for telecommunications
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products or services, e.g., the WTO
General Agreement on Trade in Services
(‘‘GATS’’), including the Agreement on
Basic Telecommunications Services, the
Annex on Telecommunications, and any
scheduled commitments including the
Reference Paper on Pro-Competitive
Regulatory Principles; the WTO
Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures; the WTO
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights; or the
plurilateral WTO Agreement on
Government Procurement.
(2) Whether Canada or Mexico has
failed to comply with its
telecommunications obligations under
the NAFTA;
(3) Whether Costa Rica, the
Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua has
failed to comply with its
telecommunications obligations under
the CAFTA–DR;
(4) Whether Australia, Bahrain, Chile,
Colombia, Korea, Morocco, Oman,
Panama, Peru, or Singapore has failed to
comply with its telecommunications
obligations under its FTA with the
United States (see https://www.ustr.gov/
trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements
for links to U.S. FTAs);
(5) Whether any country has failed to
comply with its obligations under
telecommunications trade agreements
with the United States other than FTAs,
e.g., Mutual Recognition Agreements
(MRAs) for Conformity Assessment of
Telecommunications Equipment (see
https://ts.nist.gov/standards/conformity/
mra/mra.cfm for links to certain U.S.
telecommunications MRAs);
(6) Whether any act, policy, or
practice of a country cited in a previous
section 1377 review remains unresolved
(see https://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/
services-investment/telecomecommerce/section-1377-review for
recent reviews); and
(7) Whether any measures or practices
of a country that is a WTO member or
for which an FTA or
telecommunications trade agreement
has entered into force with respect to
the United States impede access to its
telecommunications markets or
otherwise deny market opportunities to
telecommunications products and
services of United States firms.
Measures or practices of interest
include, for example, efforts by a foreign
government or a telecommunications
service provider to block services
delivered over the Internet (including,
but not limited to voice over Internet
protocol services, social networking,
and search services); requirements for
access to or use of networks that limit
the products or services U.S. suppliers
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8544]
Presidential Permit for Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC
November 27, 2013.
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance of a Presidential Permit for Kinder Morgan
Cochin, LLC.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State issued a Presidential Permit to Kinder
Morgan Cochin, LLC (``KM Cochin'') on November 19, 2013, authorizing KM
Cochin to connect, operate, and maintain existing pipeline facilities
it acquired at the border of the United States and Canada at a point in
Renville County, North Dakota, as a common carrier, for the transport
of light liquid hydrocarbons between the United States and Canada. The
Department of State determined that issuance of this permit would serve
the national interest. In making this determination and issuing the
permit, the Department of State followed the procedures established
under Executive Order 13337, and provided public notice and opportunity
for comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Europe, Western Hemisphere
and Africa, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State (ENR/
EDP/EWA). 2201 C St. NW., Ste. 4843, Washington DC 20520. Attn: Michael
Brennan. Tel: 202-647-7553.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information concerning the KM
Cochin pipeline and documents related to the Department of State's
review of the application for a Presidential Permit can be found at
https://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/c54799.htm. Following
is the text of the issued permit:
PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT
AUTHORIZING KINDER MORGAN COCHIN, LLC TO CONNECT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN
PIPELINE FACILITIES AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA
By virtue of the authority vested in me as Deputy Secretary of
State, including those authorities under Executive Order 13337, 69
Fed. Reg. 25299 (2004), and Department of State Delegation of
Authority 245-1 of February 13, 2009; having requested and received
the views of members of the public and various federal agencies; I
hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions herein set forth,
to Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the
``permittee''), a Delaware limited liability company, to connect,
operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the border of the
United States and Canada at a point in Renville County, North
Dakota, as a common carrier for the transport of light liquid
hydrocarbons between the United States and Canada.
The term ``facilities'' as used in this permit means the
relevant portion of the pipeline and any land, structures,
installations or equipment appurtenant thereto.
The term ``United States facilities'' as used in this permit
means those parts of the facilities located in the United States.
The United States facilities consist of a 12.75 inch diameter
pipeline extending from the international border between the United
States and Canada at a point near Sherwood in Renville County, North
Dakota, to the first block valve in the United States, located at
milepost 636 of the pipeline, approximately 14.5 miles south of the
international boundary. The United States facilities also include
certain appurtenant facilities.
This permit is subject to the following conditions:
Article 1. (1) The United States facilities herein described,
and all aspects of their operation, shall be subject to all the
conditions, provisions, and requirements of this permit and any
amendment thereof. This permit may be terminated or amended at any
time at the discretion of the Secretary of State or the Secretary's
delegate or upon proper application therefor. The permittee shall
make no substantial change in the United States facilities, the
location of the United States facilities, or in the operation
authorized by this permit until such changes have been approved by
the Secretary of State or the Secretary's delegate.
(2) The connection, operation and maintenance of the United
States facilities shall be in all material respects as described in
the permittee's November 14, 2012 application for a Presidential
Permit (the ``Application'').
Article 2. The standards for, and the manner of, the operation
and maintenance of the United States facilities shall be subject to
inspection and approval by the representatives of appropriate
federal, state and local agencies. The permittee shall allow duly
authorized officers and employees of such agencies free and
unrestricted access to said facilities in the performance of their
official duties.
Article 3. The permittee shall comply with all applicable
federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding the
connection, operation, and maintenance of the United States
facilities and with all applicable industrial codes. The permittee
shall obtain all requisite permits from state and local government
entities and relevant federal agencies.
Article 4. Connection, operation, and maintenance of the United
States facilities hereunder shall be subject to the limitations,
terms, and conditions issued by any competent agency of the United
States Government. The permittee shall continue the operations
hereby authorized and conduct maintenance in accordance with such
limitations, terms, and conditions. Such limitations, terms, and
conditions could address, for example, environmental protection and
mitigation measures, safety requirements, export or import and
customs regulations, measurement capabilities and procedures,
requirements pertaining to the pipeline's capacity, and other
pipeline regulations.
Article 5. The permittee shall notify the Commissioner of
Customs and Border Protection immediately if it plans to inject
foreign merchandise into the United States facilities.
Article 6. Upon the termination, revocation, or surrender of
this permit, and unless otherwise agreed by the Secretary of State
or the Secretary's delegate, the United States facilities in the
immediate vicinity of the international boundary shall be removed by
and at the expense of the permittee within such time as the
Secretary of State or the Secretary's delegate may specify, and upon
failure of the permittee to remove, or to take such other action
with respect to, this portion of the United States facilities as
ordered, the Secretary of State or the Secretary's delegate may
direct that possession of such facilities be taken and that they be
removed or other action taken, at the expense of the permittee; and
the permittee shall have no claim for damages by reason of such
possession, removal, or other action.
Article 7. When, in the opinion of the President of the United
States, the national security of the United States demands it, due
notice being given by the Secretary of State or the Secretary's
delegate, the United States shall have the right to enter upon and
take possession of any of the United States facilities or parts
thereof; to retain possession, management, or control thereof for
such length of time as may appear to the President to be necessary;
and thereafter to restore possession and control to the permittee.
In the event that the United States shall exercise such right, it
shall pay to the permittee just and fair compensation for the use of
such United States facilities upon the basis of a reasonable profit
in normal conditions, and the cost of restoring said facilities to
as good condition as existed at the time of entering and taking over
the same, less the reasonable value of any improvements that may
have been made by the United States.
Article 8. Any transfer of ownership or control of the United
States facilities or any part thereof shall be immediately notified
in writing to the United States Department of State, including the
submission of information identifying the transferee. This permit
shall remain in force subject to all the conditions, permissions and
requirements of this permit and any amendments thereto unless
subsequently terminated or amended by the Secretary of State or the
Secretary's delegate.
Article 9. (1) The permittee is responsible for acquiring any
right-of-way grants or easements, permits, and other authorizations
as may become necessary and appropriate.
(2) The permittee shall save harmless and indemnify the United
States from any
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claimed or adjudged liability arising out of construction,
connection, operation, or maintenance of the facilities, including
but not limited to environmental contamination from the release or
threatened release or discharge of hazardous substances and
hazardous waste.
(3) The permittee shall maintain the United States facilities
and every part thereof in a condition of good repair for their safe
operation, and in compliance with prevailing environmental standards
and regulations.
Article 10. The permittee shall take all necessary measures to
prevent or mitigate adverse environmental impacts or disruption of
archeological resources in connection with connection, operation and
maintenance of the United States facilities. Such measures will
include any mitigation and control plans that are already approved
or that are approved in the future by the Department of State or
other relevant federal agencies, and any other measures deemed
prudent by the permittee.
Article 11. The permittee shall file with the appropriate
agencies of the United States Government such statements or reports
under oath with respect to the United States facilities, and/or
permittee's activities and operations in connection therewith, as
are now or may hereafter be required under any laws or regulations
of the United States Government or its agencies. The permittee shall
file electronic Export Information where required.
Article 12. The permittee shall provide information upon request
to the Department of State with regard to the United States
facilities. Such requests could include, for example, information
concerning current conditions or anticipated changes in ownership or
control, construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the
U.S. facilities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the Deputy Secretary of State have
hereunto set my hand this 19th day of November 2013 in the City of
Washington, District of Columbia.
William J. Burns
Deputy Secretary of State
Date: November 27, 2013.
Michael F. Brennan,
Energy Officer, Office of Europe, Western Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau
of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State.
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