Notice of Issuance of a Presidential Permit to Borrego Crossing Pipeline, LLC, 28485-28486 [2018-12918]
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Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
President’s major disaster declaration on
06/08/2018, Private Non-Profit
organizations that provide essential
services of a governmental nature may
file disaster loan applications at the
address listed above or other locally
announced locations.
The following areas have been
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the disaster:
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Morris, Passaic, Somerset.
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Physical Loan Application Deadline
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hereby given that as a result of the
President’s major disaster declaration on
06/08/2018, Private Non-Profit
organizations that provide essential
services of a governmental nature may
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for physical damage is 15553B and for
economic injury is 155540.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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Rafaela Monchek,
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Rafaela Monchek,
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Notice of Issuance of a Presidential
Permit to Borrego Crossing Pipeline,
LLC
Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Secretary of State issued
a Presidential permit to Borrego
Crossing Pipeline, LLC (‘‘Borrego’’) on
May 25, 2018, authorizing Borrego to
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construct, connect, operate, and
maintain pipeline facilities (‘‘Borrego
Pipeline facilities’’) at the U.S.-Mexico
border near Laredo, Texas, for the
export of refined petroleum products,
including gasoline, premium gasoline,
ultra-low-sulfur diesel (‘‘ULSD’’), and
jet fuels.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard W. Westerdale II, Bureau of
Energy Resources, U.S. Department of
State, 2201 C St. NW, Suite 4422,
Washington, DC 20520, (202) 647–7947.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional information concerning the
Borrego Pipeline 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/e/enr/applicant/
applicants/borregopipeline/index.htm.
Following is the text of the permit, as
issued:
PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT AUTHORIZING
BORREGO CROSSING PIPELINE, LLC TO
CONSTRUCT, CONNECT, OPERATE, AND
MAINTAIN PIPELINE FACILITIES AT THE
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
By virtue of the authority vested in me as
Secretary of State, including those authorities
under Executive Order 13337, 69 FR 25299
(2004); having considered the environmental
effects of the proposed action consistent with
the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (83 Stat. 852; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1536), and other statutes relating to
environmental concerns; having considered
the proposed action consistent with the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
(80 Stat. 917, 16 U.S.C. 470f et seq.); and
having requested and received the views of
members of the public, various federal and
state agencies, and various Indian tribes; I
hereby grant permission, subject to the
conditions herein set forth, to Borrego
Crossing Pipeline, LLC (hereinafter referred
to as the ‘‘permittee’’), a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the
state of Delaware and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Howard Midstream Energy
Partners, LLC, with its principal place of
business in San Antonio, Texas, to construct,
connect, operate, and maintain pipeline
facilities at the border of the United States
and Mexico near Laredo, Texas, for the
export of refined petroleum products,
including gasoline, premium gasoline, ultralow-sulfur diesel (‘‘ULSD’’), and jet fuels
from the United States into Mexico.
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 20-inch
diameter pipeline for the transport of up to
150,000 barrels per day of refined petroleum
products, including gasoline, premium
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gasoline, ULSD, and jet fuels, extending from
the border between the United States and
Mexico underneath the Rio Grande at a point
approximately 9.2 miles northwest of Laredo,
Texas, to the first mainline shutoff valve in
the United States located approximately 0.25
miles from the international border.
The United States facilities also include
certain appurtenant facilities, including such
metering facilities as are required by the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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 construction, operation, and
maintenance of the United States facilities
shall be in all material respects as described
in the permittee’s application for a
Presidential permit under Executive Order
13337, filed on August 12, 2016, and
consistent with the resource protection
measures identified in the Final
Environmental Assessment (EA), dated
January 2018.
Article 2. The standards for, and the
manner of, the construction, connection,
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, local, and tribal
laws and regulations regarding the
construction, connection, operation, and
maintenance of the United States facilities
and with all applicable industrial codes. The
permittee shall obtain requisite permits from
relevant state and local governmental
entities, and relevant federal agencies.
Article 4. All construction, connection,
operation, and maintenance of the United
States facilities under this permit shall be
subject to the limitations, terms, and
conditions issued by any competent agency
of the U.S. 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. This permit shall continue in
force and effect only so long as the permittee
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shall continue the operations hereby
authorized in accordance with such
limitations, terms, and conditions.
Article 5. 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 appropriate 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 appropriate 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 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 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 7. Any transfer of ownership or
control of the United States facilities or any
part thereof shall be immediately notified in
writing to the 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 8. (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 hold harmless and
indemnify the United States from any
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 9. The permittee shall take all
necessary measures to prevent or mitigate
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adverse impacts on or disruption of the
human environment in connection with the
construction, connection, operation, and
maintenance of the United States facilities.
Such measures will include the resource
protection measures found in the EA and any
that are approved in the future by the
Department of State or other relevant federal
or state agencies, as well as any other
measures deemed prudent by the permittee.
Article 10. The permittee shall file with the
appropriate agencies of the U.S. 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 U.S. government or its
agencies. The permittee shall file electronic
Export Information where required.
Article 11. 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
United States facilities.
Article 12. The permittee shall provide
written notice to the Department of State at
such time as the construction authorized by
this permit is begun, at such time as
construction is completed, interrupted, or
discontinued, and at other times as may be
designated by the Department of State.
Article 13. This permit shall expire five
years from the date of issuance in the event
that the permittee has not commenced
construction of the United States facilities by
that deadline.
In witness whereof, I, Secretary of State,
have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of
May 2018 in the City of Washington, District
of Columbia.
Michael R. Pompeo,
Secretary of State
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Richard W. Westerdale II,
Senior Advisor, Energy Resources Bureau,
U.S. Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10442]
Notice of Issuance of a Presidential Permit to Borrego Crossing
Pipeline, LLC
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of State issued a Presidential permit to Borrego
Crossing Pipeline, LLC (``Borrego'') on May 25, 2018, authorizing
Borrego to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline
facilities (``Borrego Pipeline facilities'') at the U.S.-Mexico border
near Laredo, Texas, for the export of refined petroleum products,
including gasoline, premium gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur diesel
(``ULSD''), and jet fuels.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard W. Westerdale II, Bureau of
Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C St. NW, Suite 4422,
Washington, DC 20520, (202) 647-7947.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information concerning the
Borrego Pipeline 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/e/enr/applicant/applicants/borregopipeline/index.htm. Following is the text of the permit, as
issued:
PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT AUTHORIZING BORREGO CROSSING PIPELINE, LLC TO
CONSTRUCT, CONNECT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN PIPELINE FACILITIES AT THE
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
By virtue of the authority vested in me as Secretary of State,
including those authorities under Executive Order 13337, 69 FR 25299
(2004); having considered the environmental effects of the proposed
action consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(83 Stat. 852; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536), and other statutes relating to
environmental concerns; having considered the proposed action
consistent with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (80
Stat. 917, 16 U.S.C. 470f et seq.); and having requested and
received the views of members of the public, various federal and
state agencies, and various Indian tribes; I hereby grant
permission, subject to the conditions herein set forth, to Borrego
Crossing Pipeline, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the
``permittee''), a limited liability company organized under the laws
of the state of Delaware and a wholly owned subsidiary of Howard
Midstream Energy Partners, LLC, with its principal place of business
in San Antonio, Texas, to construct, connect, operate, and maintain
pipeline facilities at the border of the United States and Mexico
near Laredo, Texas, for the export of refined petroleum products,
including gasoline, premium gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur diesel
(``ULSD''), and jet fuels from the United States into Mexico.
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 20-inch diameter pipeline
for the transport of up to 150,000 barrels per day of refined
petroleum products, including gasoline, premium
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gasoline, ULSD, and jet fuels, extending from the border between the
United States and Mexico underneath the Rio Grande at a point
approximately 9.2 miles northwest of Laredo, Texas, to the first
mainline shutoff valve in the United States located approximately
0.25 miles from the international border.
The United States facilities also include certain appurtenant
facilities, including such metering facilities as are required by
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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 construction, operation, and maintenance of the United
States facilities shall be in all material respects as described in
the permittee's application for a Presidential permit under
Executive Order 13337, filed on August 12, 2016, and consistent with
the resource protection measures identified in the Final
Environmental Assessment (EA), dated January 2018.
Article 2. The standards for, and the manner of, the
construction, connection, 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, local, and tribal laws and regulations regarding the
construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the United
States facilities and with all applicable industrial codes. The
permittee shall obtain requisite permits from relevant state and
local governmental entities, and relevant federal agencies.
Article 4. All construction, connection, operation, and
maintenance of the United States facilities under this permit shall
be subject to the limitations, terms, and conditions issued by any
competent agency of the U.S. 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. 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 5. 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
appropriate 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 appropriate 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 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 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 7. Any transfer of ownership or control of the United
States facilities or any part thereof shall be immediately notified
in writing to the 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 8. (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 hold harmless and indemnify the United
States from any 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 9. The permittee shall take all necessary measures to
prevent or mitigate adverse impacts on or disruption of the human
environment in connection with the construction, connection,
operation, and maintenance of the United States facilities. Such
measures will include the resource protection measures found in the
EA and any that are approved in the future by the Department of
State or other relevant federal or state agencies, as well as any
other measures deemed prudent by the permittee.
Article 10. The permittee shall file with the appropriate
agencies of the U.S. 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 U.S. government or its agencies. The permittee shall file
electronic Export Information where required.
Article 11. 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
United States facilities.
Article 12. The permittee shall provide written notice to the
Department of State at such time as the construction authorized by
this permit is begun, at such time as construction is completed,
interrupted, or discontinued, and at other times as may be
designated by the Department of State.
Article 13. This permit shall expire five years from the date of
issuance in the event that the permittee has not commenced
construction of the United States facilities by that deadline.
In witness whereof, I, Secretary of State, have hereunto set my
hand this 25th day of May 2018 in the City of Washington, District
of Columbia.
Michael R. Pompeo,
Secretary of State
End of permit text.
Richard W. Westerdale II,
Senior Advisor, Energy Resources Bureau, U.S. Department of State.
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