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(2) The permittee shall save 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 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 or state agencies, and any other 

measures deemed prudent by the 

permittee. 

Article 10. 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 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 U.S. 

facilities. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the Under 

Secretary of State for Economic Growth, 

Energy, and the Environment, have 

hereunto set my hand this 19th day of 

November, 2014 in the City of 

Washington, District of Columbia. 

Catherine A. Novelli 

Under Secretary of State for Economic 

Growth, Energy, and the Environment 

Date: January 27, 2015. 

Chris Davy, 

Office Director, Office of Europe, Western 

Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau of Energy 

Resources, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02477 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 9026] 

Notice of Issuance of a Presidential 

Permit To Operate and Maintain 

Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the 

United States and Canada for NOVA 

Chemicals Inc. (Lines 16, 18, and 19) 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

issued a Presidential Permit to NOVA 

Chemicals Inc. (‘‘NOVA Inc.’’) on 

November 19, 2014, to connect, operate, 

and maintain three existing pipeline 

facilities (Lines 16, 18, and 19) it 

acquired at the border of the United 

States and Canada that transport 

proplylene, ethylene, and other natural 

gas liquids between the United States 

and Canada near Marysville, Michigan. 

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: Chris 

Davy, Deputy Director. Tel: 202–736– 

7149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information concerning 

NOVA Lines 16, 18, and 19 can be 

found at http://www.state.gov/e/enr/ 

applicant. Following is the text of the 

issued permit: 

PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT 

AUTHORIZING NOVA CHEMICALS, 

INC. TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND 

MAINTAIN THREE EXISTING 

PIPELINE FACILITIES AT THE 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY 

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 

CANADA 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

me as Under Secretary of State for 

Economic Growth, Energy, and the 

Environment, including those 

authorities under Executive Order 

13337, 69 FR 25299 (2004), and 

Department of State Delegation of 

Authority 118–2 of January 26, 2006; 

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 NOVA Chemicals 

Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the 

‘‘permittee’’), incorporated in the State 

of Delaware, to connect, operate, and 

maintain existing pipeline facilities at 

the border of the United States and 

Canada near Marysville, Michigan, for 

the transport of propylene, ethylene, 

and other natural gas liquids between 

the United States and Canada. 

The term ‘‘facilities’’ as used in this 

permit means the relevant portion of the 

pipelines 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 three pipelines—Lines 16, 18, 

and 19—in existence at the time of this 

permit’s issuance extending from the 

international border between the United 

States and Canada underneath the St. 

Clair River to the first block valve for 

each pipeline in the United States, 

located at points onshore near 

Marysville, Michigan, in existence at the 

time of this permit’s issuance. Line 16 

is an 8-inch pipeline. Line 18 and Line 

19 are 6-inch pipelines. 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 August 7, 

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 


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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. 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 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 change 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 new owner or controlling entity. 

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-ofway 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 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 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 or state agencies, and any other 

measures deemed prudent by the 

permittee. 

Article 10. 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 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 U.S. 

facilities. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the Under 

Secretary of State for Economic Growth, 

Energy, and the Environment, have 

hereunto set my hand this 19th day of 

November, 2014 in the City of 

Washington, District of Columbia. 

Catherine A. Novelli 

Under Secretary of State for Economic 

Growth, Energy, and the Environment 

Dated: January 27, 2015. 

Chris Davy, 

Office Director, Office of Europe, Western 

Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau of Energy 

Resources, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02479 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Commission Meeting 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission will hold its regular 

business meeting on March 5, 2015, in 

Hershey, Pennsylvania. Details 

concerning the matters to be addressed 

at the business meeting are contained in 

the Supplementary Information section 

of this notice. 

DATES: March 5, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hershey Lodge, 325 

University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jason E. Oyler, Regulatory Counsel, 

telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 1312; 

fax: (717) 238–2436. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting will include actions or 

presentations on the following items: (1) 

Informational presentation of interest to 

the Lower Susquehanna Subbasin area; 

(2) revision of FY–2016 budget; (3) 

ratification/approval of contracts/grants; 

(4) resolution to encourage the use of 

dry cooling technology for power 

generation and other facilities for the 


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