9786 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 2014 / Notices 

Dated: February 12, 2014. 

Lawrence Romo, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03635 Filed 2–19–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8640] 

Notice of Receipt of an Application by 

Plains Pipeline, L.P. for Issuance of a 

Presidential Permit To Operate and 

Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities on 

the Border of the United States and 

Canada 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of an 

Application by Plains Pipeline, L.P. for 

Issuance of a Presidential Permit to 

Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline 

Facilities on the Border of the United 

States and Canada. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on 

December 20, 2013, the Department of 

State (DOS) received from Plains 

Pipeline, L.P. (‘‘Plains Pipeline’’) notice 

that it has acquired the rights to operate 

and maintain a portion of the Poplar 

Pipeline (formerly the Wascana 

Pipeline) in Sheridan County, Montana 

that is currently permitted under a 2007 

Presidential Permit issued in the name 

of two Plains Pipeline affiliates: PMC 

(Nova Scotia) Company and Plains 

Marketing Canada L.P., collectively 

(‘‘PMC’’). Plains Pipeline requests that a 

Presidential Permit be issued in its 

name with respect to the pipeline 

facilities. END SUMMARY 

Plains Pipeline is a subsidiary of 

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. 

(Plains), a publically traded master 

limited partnership with headquarters 

in Houston, Texas. Plains is engaged in 

the transportation, storage, and 

marketing of crude oil, refined products, 

and natural gas-related petroleum 

products. 

The current Permit, issued in 2007 to 

PMC (Nova Scotia) Company and Plains 

Marketing Canada L.P., covers the 56.8- 

mile long Poplar Pipeline, previously 

called the Wascana Pipeline, which 

extends from the Murphy Oil terminal 

northeast of Poplar, Montana, to the 

international border near Raymond, 

Montana, and which was constructed 

pursuant to authorization in a 1972 

Permit issued to Wascana Pipeline Corp. 

Plains Pipeline has acquired an 

approximately 6.4-mile segment of the 

Poplar Pipeline extending from 

Raymond Station to the international 

border, repaired and replaced portions 

of the pipeline in that area, and 

installed two block valves. Plains 

Pipeline has submitted an application 

for a new Presidential Permit in its 

name and requests that the new Permit 

cover approximately 85 feet of pipeline 

facilities extending from a new block 

valve to the international border. Plains 

Pipeline has reported that it has 

separately constructed the Bakken North 

pipeline that extends from Trenton, 

North Dakota to Raymond Station, and 

that it intends to interconnect the 

Bakken North with the Poplar Pipeline 

in order to use the Poplar Pipeline 

border crossing to transport the Bakken 

North crude into Canada. 

Plains Pipeline has stated that, upon 

returning the upgraded pipeline 

facilities to service under the 2007 

Presidential Permit, Plains Pipeline will 

continue to operate the acquired 

facilities for the same purpose of 

transporting crude oil between the 

United States and Canada. It has further 

stated that the acquired pipeline 

facilities and the operation and 

maintenance thereof authorized by the 

2007 Permit will remain substantially 

the same as before the transfer of the 

facilities to Plains Pipeline. Plains 

Pipeline is not seeking authorization for 

new construction or a change in 

operations. 

Under E.O. 13337, the Secretary of 

State is designated and empowered to 

receive all applications for Presidential 

Permits for the construction, 

connection, operation, or maintenance 

at the borders of the United States of 

facilities for the exportation or 

importation of liquid petroleum, 

petroleum products, or other fuels 

(except natural gas) to or from a foreign 

country. The Department of State is 

circulating this application to concerned 

federal agencies for comment. The 

Department of State has the 

responsibility to determine whether 

issuance of a new Presidential Permit in 

light of Plains’ acquisition and 

continued operation of the pipeline 

facilities would serve the U.S. national 

interest. 

Plains Pipeline’s application is 

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

applicant. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit comments within 30 days of the 

publication date of this notice with 

regard to whether issuing a new 

Presidential Permit to Plains Pipeline 

would serve the national interest. 

Comments may be submitted through 

the regulations.gov comment portal. 

Comments are not private. They will be 

posted on the site http://

www.regulations.gov. The comments 

will not be edited to remove identifying 

or contact information, and the State 

Department cautions against including 

any information that one does not want 

publicly disclosed. The State 

Department requests that any party 

soliciting or aggregating comments 

received from other persons for 

submission to the State Department 

inform those persons that the State 

Department will not edit their 

comments to remove identifying or 

contact information, and that they 

should not include any information in 

their comments that they do not want 

publicly disclosed. 

ADDRESSES: To submit comments, go to 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http:// 

www.regulations.gov), enter the Docket 

No. DOS–2014–000, and follow the 

prompts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Energy Diplomacy, Energy 

Resources Bureau (ENR/EDP/EWA) 

Department of State, 2201 C St. NW., 

Ste. 4843, Washington, DC 20520, Attn: 

Michael Brennan Tel: 202–647–7553. 

Dated: February 12, 2014. 

Michael Brennan, 

Energy Officer, Office of Europe, Western 

Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau of Energy 

Resources, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03644 Filed 2–19–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8641] 

Meeting of Advisory Committee on 

International Communications and 

Information Policy 

The Department of State’s Advisory 

Committee on International 

Communications and Information 

Policy (ACICIP) will hold a public 

meeting on March 18, 2014 from 2:00 

p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Room 1107 of the 

Harry S Truman (HST) Building of the 

U.S. Department of State. The Truman 

Building is located at 2201 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

The committee provides a formal 

channel for regular consultation and 

coordination on major economic, social 

and legal issues and problems in 

international communications and 

information policy, especially as these 

issues and problems involve users of 

information and communications 

services, providers of such services, 

technology research and development, 

foreign industrial and regulatory policy, 

the activities of international 

organizations with regard to 

communications and information, and 

developing country issues. 

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