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[Federal Register: June 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 109)]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7039]

 
Notice of Receipt of Application for a New Presidential Permit

    Title: Notice of Receipt of Application for a new Presidential 
Permit to reflect a Transfer of Ownership from Fraser Papers Inc. to 
Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc. of nine pipelines and a supporting truss 
bridge connecting pulp/paper plants in Madawaska, Maine and Edmundston, 
New Brunswick, Canada.

SUMMARY: The Department of State hereby gives notice that, on March 29, 
2010, it received an application for a Presidential Permit for nine 
cross-border pipelines and a supporting truss bridge to reflect a 
change of ownership of these facilities from Fraser Paper Inc. to Twin 
Rivers Paper Company Inc. as the result of the sale of Fraser Papers 
assets to Twin Rivers' majority stockholder, Brookfield Asset 
Management, Inc. According to the application, both Twin Rivers Paper 
Company Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. are organized under 
the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and Brookfield Asset 
Management, Inc. is publicly traded on the New York and Toronto stock 
exchanges.
    Seven pipelines, some dating from 1925, carry sulfite and 
groundwood pulp from Edmundston to Madawaska and return paper machine 
decker water from Madawaska to Edmundston. Two pipelines, installed in 
1982, carry steam from Edmundston to Madawaska and return condensate 
back to Edmundston. According to information provided by the applicant, 
the truss bridge supporting the two 1982 pipelines was constructed at 
the same time as those pipelines; while the bridge has a walkway to 
allow for maintenance, it is neither a pedestrian nor a vehicle 
crossing. The change in ownership will not involve any new 
construction, any change in the existing international connections, or 
any changes in the operation of the pipelines or the bridge, and 
therefore will create no new environmental impacts. The Department of 
State's jurisdiction over this application is based upon Executive 
Order 11423 of August 16, 1968, as amended. As provided in E.O. 11423, 
the Department is circulating this application to relevant Federal and 
State agencies for review and comment. Under E.O. 11423, the Department 
has the responsibility to determine, taking into account input from 
these agencies and other stakeholders, whether this proposed transfer 
of ownership of these cross-border facilities is in the U.S. national 
interest.

DATES: Interested members of the public are invited to submit written 
comments regarding this application on or before July 12, 2010 to Mr. 
David Rovinsky, Economic/Trade Officer, via e-mail at 
RovinskyDJ@state.gov, or by mail at WHA/CAN--room 3917, Department of 
State, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Rovinsky, Economic/Trade 
Officer, via e-mail at RovinskyDJ@state.gov or by mail at WHA/CAN--room 
3917, Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. 
General information about Presidential Permits is available on the 
Internet at http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/permit.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This application is available for review in 
the Office of Canadian Affairs, Department of State, during normal 
business hours.

    Dated: June 3, 2010.
 Gary Sheaffer,
Deputy Director, Office of Canadian Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-13700 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]
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