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

Dated: May 28, 2014. John F. Kerry, Secretary of State.

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**BILLING CODE 4710–42–P**

**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in the positions named above, are hereby continued in effect, according to their terms, until modified, revoked, or superseded by authorized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.

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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