Notice of Issuance of a Presidential Permit to the State of North Dakota, 60464-60466 [2017-27341]
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4. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act
provides that the Commission may
exempt any person, security, or
transaction, or any class or classes of
persons, securities, or transactions, from
any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the
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appropriate in the public interest and
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U.S. Small Business Administration,
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
Administrator’s EIDL declaration,
applications for economic injury
disaster loans may be filed at the
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announced locations. The following
areas have been determined to be
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Contiguous Counties:
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Mineral, Powell, Ravalli, Sanders
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Elsewhere.
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for economic injury is 154060.
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Declaration # are Montana, Idaho.
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Investment Management, pursuant to
delegated authority.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
Dated: December 11, 2017.
Linda E. McMahon,
Administrator.
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[Disaster Declaration #15406; MONTANA
Disaster Number MT–00115 Declaration of
Economic Injury]
[Public Notice: 10201]
Administrative Declaration of an
Economic Injury Disaster for the State
of MONTANA
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Acting Assistant
Secretary of State for Oceans and
International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, acting pursuant to
delegated authorities, issued a
Presidential permit to the State of North
Dakota on October 24, 2017, authorizing
the State of North Dakota to construct,
connect, operate, and maintain the
existing POE border-crossing facilities at
the U.S.-Canada border in Pembina
County, North Dakota. In accordance
with Executive Order 11432 (August 16,
1968) as amended, the Acting Assistant
Secretary of State for Oceans and
International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs determined that
issuance of this permit would serve the
national interest.
SUMMARY:
This is a notice of an
Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
declaration for the State of Montana,
dated 12/11/2017.
Incident: Rice Ridge Fire.
Incident Period: 07/24/2017 through
10/20/2017.
DATES: Issued on 12/11/2017.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 09/11/2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
SUMMARY:
Notice of Issuance of a Presidential
Permit to the State of North Dakota
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryan Koontz, 202–647–3030,
koontzbk@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional information concerning the
Pembina-Emerson POE border crossing
facilities 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/
documents/organization/259783.pdf.
Following is the text of the permit, as
issued:
PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT
AUTHORIZING THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA TO CONSTRUCT,
CONNECT, OPERATE, AND
MAINTAIN THE PEMBINA-EMERSON
PORT OF ENTRY AT THE
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
CANADA
By virtue of the authority vested in
me as Acting Assistant Secretary of
State for the Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, including those
authorities under Executive Order
11423, 33 Fed. Reg. 11741 (1968); as
amended by Executive Order 12847 of
May 17, 1993, 58 Fed. Reg. 29511
(1993), Executive Order 13284 of
January 23, 2003, 68 Fed. Reg. 4075
(2003), and Executive Order 13337 of
April 30, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 25299
(2004); 25299 (2004); and Department of
State Delegation of Authority 118–2 of
January 26, 2006 and Delegation 415 of
January 18, 2017; having considered the
environmental effects of the proposed
action consistent with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (83 Stat. 852, 42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.), and other statutes relating to
environmental concerns; having
considered the proposed action
consistent with the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
(80 Stat. 917, 16 U.S.C. 470f et seq.); and
having requested and received the views
of various of the federal departments
and other interested persons; I hereby
grant permission, subject to the
conditions herein set forth, to the State
of North Dakota (hereinafter referred to
as ‘‘permittee’’), to construct, connect,
operate, and maintain the PembinaEmerson Port of Entry (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘‘POE’’).
The term ‘‘facilities’’ as used in this
permit means the port of entry, its
approaches and any land, structures, or
installations appurtenant thereto,
including all structures as described in
the May 2, 2016 for a Presidential
permit (the ‘‘Application’’) submitted by
the permitee to the Department of State.
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The term ‘‘U.S. facilities’’ as used in
this permit means those parts of the
facilities in the United States, as
described in the Application.
This permit is subject to the following
conditions:
Article 1. (1) The U.S. 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 at the will of the Secretary
of State or the Secretary’s delegate or
may be amended by the Secretary of
State or the Secretary’s delegate at will
or upon proper application therefore.
The permittee shall make no substantial
change in the U.S. facilities, the location
of the U.S. 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 construction, connection,
operation, and maintenance of the
facilities shall be in all material respects
as described in the Application.
Article 2. The standards for, and the
manner of, the construction, connection,
operation, and maintenance of the U.S.
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, local,
and tribal laws and regulations
regarding the connection, construction,
operation, and maintenance of the U.S.
facilities and with all applicable
industrial codes. The permittee shall
obtain all requisite permits from the
relevant Canadian authorities as well as
from the relevant state and local
government entities and relevant federal
agencies.
Article 4. Upon the termination,
revocation, or surrender of this permit,
and unless otherwise agreed by the
Secretary of State or the Secretary’s
delegate, the U.S. 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 appropriate action
with respect to this portion of the U.S.
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
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permittee; and the permittee shall have
no claim for damages by reason of such
possession or removal or other action.
Article 5. All construction,
connection, operation and maintenance
of the U.S. facilities under this permit
shall be subject to the limitations, terms,
and conditions issued by any competent
agency of the U.S. Government,
including but not limited to the
Department of Homeland Security and
the General Services Administration.
This permit shall continue in force and
effect only so long as the permittee shall
continue the operations hereby
authorized in accordance with such
limitations, terms, and conditions.
Article 6. 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 U.S. 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 U.S.
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 7. Any transfer of ownership
or control of the U.S. facilities or any
part thereof shall be immediately
notified in writing to the Department of
State for approval, including
identification of the transferee. In the
event of such transfer of ownership or
control, this permit shall remain in force
and the U.S. facilities shall be subject to
all the conditions, permissions, and
requirements of this permit and any
amendments thereof unless
subsequently terminated or amended by
the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s
delegate.
Article 8. (1) The permittee shall
acquire such right-of-way grants or
easements, permits and other
authorizations as may be necessary and
appropriate.
(2) The permittee shall hold harmless
and indemnify the United States from
any claimed or adjudged liability arising
out of the construction, connection,
operation or maintenance of the
facilities.
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(3) The permittee shall maintain the
U.S. 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 9. The North Dakota
Department of Transportation shall
provide the General Services
Administration an adequate Federal
inspection facility at the United States
terminal of the port of entry.
Article 10. The permittee shall take all
appropriate measures to prevent or
mitigate adverse impacts on or
disruption of the human environment in
connection with the construction,
operation and maintenance of the U.S.
facilities, including those mitigation
measures set forth in the Final
Environmental Assessment dated
February 17, 2016 and any additional
measures that may be required as result
of any reevaluation of the foregoing
consistent with 23 C.F. R. Sec.
771.129(b).
Article 11. The permittee shall not
begin construction until it has been
informed that the Government of the
United States and the Government of
Canada have exchanged diplomatic
notes confirming that both governments
authorized the commencement of a
proposed expansion of the port of entry.
Article 12. The permittee shall
provide information upon request to the
Department of State with regard to the
U.S. 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.
Article 13. The permittee shall
provide written notice to the
Department of State at such time as the
construction authorized by this permit
is begun and again at such time as
construction is completed, interrupted,
or discontinued.
Article 14. The permittee shall file
with the appropriate agencies of the
U.S. government such statements or
reports under oath with respect to the
U.S. facilities, and/or the permittee’s
actions and operations in connection
therewith, as are now, or may hereafter
be, required under any laws or
regulations of the U.S. government or its
agencies.
Article 15. This permit shall expire
ten years from the date of issuance of
this permit in the event that the
permittee has not commenced
construction of the expansion of the
port of entry as described in the
Application by that deadline. The
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remaining provisions of this permit
shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Judith G.
Garber, Acting Assistant Secretary for
the Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
have hereunto set my hand this 24th
day of October, 2017 in the City of
Washington, District of Columbia.
Judith G. Garber,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs.
End of permit text.
Mark Cullinane,
Acting Director, Office of Canadian Affairs,
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 10235]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Training/Internship
Placement Plan
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
ACTION:
The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this
collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The
purpose of this Notice is to allow 30
days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to January 19, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). You may submit
comments by the following methods:
• Email: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS
form number, information collection
title, and the OMB control number in
the subject line of your message.
• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
to G. Kevin Saba, Director, Office of
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Policy and Program Support, Office of
Private Sector Exchange, ECA/EC, SA–
5, Floor 5, Department of State, 2200 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20522–
0505, who may be reached on 202–632–
3206 or at JExchanges@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Training/Internship Placement Plan.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0170.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, ECA/
EC.
• Form Number: DS–7002.
• Respondents: Entities designated by
the Department of State as sponsors of
exchange visitor programs in the trainee
or intern categories and U.S. businesses
that provide the training or internship
opportunity.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
120.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
30,000.
• Average Time per Response: 2
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
60,000 hours.
• Frequency: On occasion depending
on the number of exchange participants
annually.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of proposed collection: The
collection is the continuation of
information collected and needed by the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs in administering the Exchange
Visitor Program (J-NONIMMIGRANT)
under the provisions of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
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of 1961, as amended. Trainee/Internship
Placement Plans are to be completed by
designated program sponsors. A
Training/Internship Placement Plan is
required for each trainee or intern
participant. It will set forth the training
or internship program to be followed,
methods of supervision, the skills the
trainee or intern will obtain, and trainee
or intern remuneration. The plan must
be signed by the trainee or intern,
sponsor, and the third party placement
organization, if a third party
organization is used in the conduct of
the training or internship. Upon request,
trainees or interns must present a fully
executed Trainee/Internship Placement
Plan on Form DS–7002 to any Consular
Official interviewing them in
connection with the issuance of J–1
visas.
G. Kevin Saba,
Director, Office of Policy and Program
Support, Office of Private Sector Exchange,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
U.S. Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10201]
Notice of Issuance of a Presidential Permit to the State of North
Dakota
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, acting pursuant to
delegated authorities, issued a Presidential permit to the State of
North Dakota on October 24, 2017, authorizing the State of North Dakota
to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the existing POE border-
crossing facilities at the U.S.-Canada border in Pembina County, North
Dakota. In accordance with Executive Order 11432 (August 16, 1968) as
amended, the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs determined that
issuance of this permit would serve the national interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Koontz, 202-647-3030,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information concerning the
Pembina-Emerson POE border crossing facilities 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/documents/organization/259783.pdf. Following is the text of the permit, as issued:
PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO CONSTRUCT,
CONNECT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE PEMBINA-EMERSON PORT OF ENTRY AT THE
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
By virtue of the authority vested in me as Acting Assistant
Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, including those authorities under
Executive Order 11423, 33 Fed. Reg. 11741 (1968); as amended by
Executive Order 12847 of May 17, 1993, 58 Fed. Reg. 29511 (1993),
Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, 68 Fed. Reg. 4075 (2003),
and Executive Order 13337 of April 30, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 25299 (2004);
25299 (2004); and Department of State Delegation of Authority 118-2 of
January 26, 2006 and Delegation 415 of January 18, 2017; having
considered the environmental effects of the proposed action consistent
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (83
Stat. 852, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and other statutes relating to
environmental concerns; having considered the proposed action
consistent with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
amended (80 Stat. 917, 16 U.S.C. 470f et seq.); and having requested
and received the views of various of the federal departments and other
interested persons; I hereby grant permission, subject to the
conditions herein set forth, to the State of North Dakota (hereinafter
referred to as ``permittee''), to construct, connect, operate, and
maintain the Pembina-Emerson Port of Entry (hereinafter referred to as
the ``POE'').
The term ``facilities'' as used in this permit means the port of
entry, its approaches and any land, structures, or installations
appurtenant thereto, including all structures as described in the May
2, 2016 for a Presidential permit (the ``Application'') submitted by
the permitee to the Department of State.
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The term ``U.S. facilities'' as used in this permit means those
parts of the facilities in the United States, as described in the
Application.
This permit is subject to the following conditions:
Article 1. (1) The U.S. 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 at the will of the Secretary of State or
the Secretary's delegate or may be amended by the Secretary of State or
the Secretary's delegate at will or upon proper application therefore.
The permittee shall make no substantial change in the U.S. facilities,
the location of the U.S. 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 construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the
facilities shall be in all material respects as described in the
Application.
Article 2. The standards for, and the manner of, the construction,
connection, operation, and maintenance of the U.S. 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, local, and tribal laws and regulations regarding the connection,
construction, operation, and maintenance of the U.S. facilities and
with all applicable industrial codes. The permittee shall obtain all
requisite permits from the relevant Canadian authorities as well as
from the relevant state and local government entities and relevant
federal agencies.
Article 4. Upon the termination, revocation, or surrender of this
permit, and unless otherwise agreed by the Secretary of State or the
Secretary's delegate, the U.S. 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 appropriate action with respect to this
portion of the U.S. 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 or removal or other action.
Article 5. All construction, connection, operation and maintenance
of the U.S. facilities under this permit shall be subject to the
limitations, terms, and conditions issued by any competent agency of
the U.S. Government, including but not limited to the Department of
Homeland Security and the General Services Administration. This permit
shall continue in force and effect only so long as the permittee shall
continue the operations hereby authorized in accordance with such
limitations, terms, and conditions.
Article 6. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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 7. Any transfer of ownership or control of the U.S.
facilities or any part thereof shall be immediately notified in writing
to the Department of State for approval, including identification of
the transferee. In the event of such transfer of ownership or control,
this permit shall remain in force and the U.S. facilities shall be
subject to all the conditions, permissions, and requirements of this
permit and any amendments thereof unless subsequently terminated or
amended by the Secretary of State or the Secretary's delegate.
Article 8. (1) The permittee shall acquire such right-of-way grants
or easements, permits and other authorizations as may be necessary and
appropriate.
(2) The permittee shall hold harmless and indemnify the United
States from any claimed or adjudged liability arising out of the
construction, connection, operation or maintenance of the facilities.
(3) The permittee shall maintain the U.S. 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 9. The North Dakota Department of Transportation shall
provide the General Services Administration an adequate Federal
inspection facility at the United States terminal of the port of entry.
Article 10. The permittee shall take all appropriate measures to
prevent or mitigate adverse impacts on or disruption of the human
environment in connection with the construction, operation and
maintenance of the U.S. facilities, including those mitigation measures
set forth in the Final Environmental Assessment dated February 17, 2016
and any additional measures that may be required as result of any
reevaluation of the foregoing consistent with 23 C.F. R. Sec.
771.129(b).
Article 11. The permittee shall not begin construction until it has
been informed that the Government of the United States and the
Government of Canada have exchanged diplomatic notes confirming that
both governments authorized the commencement of a proposed expansion of
the port of entry.
Article 12. The permittee shall provide information upon request to
the Department of State with regard to the U.S. 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.
Article 13. The permittee shall provide written notice to the
Department of State at such time as the construction authorized by this
permit is begun and again at such time as construction is completed,
interrupted, or discontinued.
Article 14. The permittee shall file with the appropriate agencies
of the U.S. government such statements or reports under oath with
respect to the U.S. facilities, and/or the permittee's actions and
operations in connection therewith, as are now, or may hereafter be,
required under any laws or regulations of the U.S. government or its
agencies.
Article 15. This permit shall expire ten years from the date of
issuance of this permit in the event that the permittee has not
commenced construction of the expansion of the port of entry as
described in the Application by that deadline. The
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remaining provisions of this permit shall remain in full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Judith G. Garber, Acting Assistant Secretary
for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of October, 2017 in
the City of Washington, District of Columbia.
Judith G. Garber,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
End of permit text.
Mark Cullinane,
Acting Director, Office of Canadian Affairs, Bureau of Western
Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-27341 Filed 12-19-17; 8:45 am]
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