Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 119 / Friday, June 20, 2014 / Notices 35403 

Dated: May 28, 2014. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14496 Filed 6–19–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Authority To Accept Volunteer 

Services From Students 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of State by the laws of the 

United States, including 22 U.S.C. 

2651a and 5 U.S.C. 3111 (‘‘Section 

3111’’), and delegated to me by 

Delegation of Authority 198, dated 

September 16, 1992, to the extent 

authorized by law and pursuant to 

subsection (b) of Section 3111, I hereby 

delegate the authority of the Secretary to 

accept voluntary services for the United 

States to the following Department 

officials: 

• Assistant Secretary for the Bureau 

of Consular Affairs; and 

• Legal Adviser. 

This authority is limited to the 

acceptance of voluntary services 

provided by law students who are filling 

legal extern and intern positions. 

Any official action within the scope of 

this delegation taken prior to the 

effective date of this delegation, by 

officers in the positions named above, 

are hereby continued in effect, 

according to their terms, until modified, 

revoked, or superseded by authorized 

action. 

Notwithstanding this delegation of 

authority, the Secretary, the Deputy 

Secretary, the Deputy Secretary for 

Management and Resources, and the 

Under Secretary of State for 

Management may at any time exercise 

the authority herein delegated. 

This delegation of authority will be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: May 20, 2014. 

Patrick F. Kennedy, 

Under Secretary of State for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14483 Filed 6–19–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8770] 

Intent To Prepare a Supplemental 

Environmental Assessment 

(Supplemental EA) and To Conduct 

Scoping Consistent With the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) for Proposed Changes to the 

NuStar Dos Laredos Pipeline 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NuStar Logistics, L.P. 

(NuStar) has applied to the U.S. 

Department of State (Department) for a 

Presidential Permit to replace a 2003 

Presidential Permit issued to Valero 

Logistics Operations L.P. to construct, 

connect, operate, and maintain pipeline 

facilities (the Dos Laredos Pipeline) 

crossing the international border 

between the United States and Mexico 

at a location on the Rio Grande River 

known as ‘‘La Bota,’’ approximately six 

miles northwest of downtown Laredo, 

Texas. Specifically, NuStar requests a 

Presidential Permit that: (1) Reflects 

NuStar’s name change from Valero 

Logistics Operations, L.P. to NuStar 

Logistics, L.P., as the owner and 

operator of the Dos Laredos Pipeline 

crossing the international boundary; and 

(2) expands the types of products that 

may be transported through the 

pipeline. The 2003 Presidential Permit 

only allows shipment of liquefied 

petroleum gas (LPG), while NuStar now 

proposes to transport other specifically 

defined petroleum products, including 

diesel. 

On December 30, 2003, the 

Department issued a ‘‘Finding of No 

Significant Impact and Summary 

Environmental Assessment; Valero 

Logistics LP Pipeline in Webb County, 

TX,’’ applicable to the Dos Laredos 

Pipeline (the 2003 Environmental 

Finding). In the 2003 Environmental 

Finding, the Department described the 

proposed Dos Laredos Pipeline as being 

designed to transport up to 32,400 

barrels (1.36 million gallons) of LPG 

daily from the United States to Mexico. 

The Department concluded that 

issuance of a Presidential Permit 

authorizing the proposed Dos Laredos 

Pipeline would have no significant 

impact on the quality of the human 

environment within the United States, 

and further determined that granting a 

Presidential Permit for the Dos Laredos 

Pipeline would serve the national 

interest. 

In accordance with the 2003 

Environmental Finding and the 2003 

Presidential Permit, the Dos Laredos 

Pipeline was constructed and went into 

service in 2004. The owner, Valero 

Logistics Operations, L.P., changed its 

name to NuStar Logistics, L.P. on April 

1, 2007. In June 2011, NuStar 

temporarily suspended transportation of 

LPG on the Dos Laredos Pipeline. 

NuStar has continued to maintain the 

pipeline with the intent to place the 

pipeline back into active service in 

2014. 

On December 4, 2013, NuStar 

submitted an application to the 

Department requesting a new 

Presidential Permit for the Dos Laredos 

Pipeline. The Department has 

concluded, consistent with NEPA, that 

it will prepare a Supplemental EA to 

determine whether the proposed action 

may have a significant impact on the 

human environment. 

The purpose of this Notice of Intent 

is to inform the public about the 

proposed action, announce plans for 

determining the scope of the review, 

invite public participation in the 

scoping process, and solicit public 

comments for consideration in 

establishing the scope and content of 

the Supplemental EA. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 4, 2014. The public scoping 

period starts with the publication of this 

Notice in the Federal Register on June 

20, 2014 and will continue until August 

4, 2014. Written and electronic 

comments will be given equal weight 

and the Department will consider all 

comments received or postmarked by 

August 4, 2014 in determining the scope 

and content of the Supplemental EA. 

ADDRESSES: Parties may submit 

comments on the scope and content of 

the Supplemental EA through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal (http:// 

www.regulations.gov) by entering the 

Docket No. DOS–2014–0013 and 

following the prompts. Written 

comments should be addressed to: Mr. 

Travis Grout, U.S. Department of State, 

2201 C Street NW., Room 2726, 

Washington, DC 20520. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues, Attn: Mr. Travis 

Grout, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C 

Street NW., Room 2726, Washington, 

DC 20520. Tel: (202) 647–4284. 

Project details and environmental 

information on the NuStar application 

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