### 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]

**BILLING CODE 8015–01–P**

**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]

**BILLING CODE 4710–09–P**

**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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The meeting will be led by Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy. The meeting’s agenda will include discussions pertaining to various upcoming international telecommunications meetings and conferences.

Members of the public may submit suggestions and comments to the ACICIP. Comments concerning topics to be addressed in the agenda should be received by the ACICIP Executive Secretary (contact information below) at least ten working days prior to the date of the meeting. All comments must be submitted in written form and should not exceed one page. Resource limitations preclude acknowledging or replying to submissions.

While the meeting is open to the public, admittance to the building is only by means of a pre-clearance. For placement on the pre-clearance list, please submit the following information no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, 2014. (Please note that this information is required by Diplomatic Security for each entrance into HST and must therefore be re-submitted for each ACICIP meeting):I. State That You Are Requesting PreClearance to a Meeting II. Provide the Following Information

1. Name of meeting and its date and

time 2. Visitor’s full name 3. Visitor’s organization/company

affiliation 4. Acceptable forms of identification

for entry into the building include:

• U.S. driver’s license with photo

• Passport

• U.S. government agency ID 5. Whether the visitor has a need for

reasonable accommodation. Such requests received after March 11, 2014, might not be possible to fulfill. Send the above information to Joseph Burton by fax (202) 647–5957 or email BurtonKJ@state.gov.

Please note that registrations will be accepted to the capacity of the meeting room. All visitors for this meeting must use the 23rd Street entrance. The valid ID bearing the number provided with your pre-clearance request will be required for admittance. Non-U.S. government attendees must be escorted by Department of State personnel at all times when in the building.

Personal data is requested pursuant to Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and Executive Order 13356. The purpose of the collection is to validate the identity of individuals who enter Department facilities. The data will be entered into the Visitor Access Control System (VACS–D) database. Please see the Security Records System of Records Notice (State-36) at http:// www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 103419.pdf for additional information.

For further information, please contact Joseph Burton, Executive Secretary of the Committee, at (202)
647–5231 or BurtonKJ@state.gov.

General information about ACICIP and the mission of International Communications and Information Policy is available at: http:// www.state.gov/e/eb/adcom/acicip/ index.htm.

Dated: February 12, 2014. Joseph Burton, ACICIP Executive Secretary, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014–03643 Filed 2–19–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–07–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8642]**

**U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting** 

The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public meeting from 10:00 a.m. til 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Room SVC203–02 of the Capitol Visitor’s Center at First St. SE., Washington, DC
20515.

The meeting’s topic will be the President’s Young African Leaders Initiative. It will feature Brett Bruen, Director of Global Engagement at the National Security Council at The White House; and Elizabeth Berry Gips, Coordinator of the Young African Leaders Initiative at the U.S. Agency for International Development; and Macon Phillips, Coordinator of the International Information Programs Bureau at the U.S. Department of State. Other government official representatives involved in this initiative will also be in attendance.

This meeting is open to the public, Members and staff of Congress, the State Department, Defense Department, the media, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations. To attend and make any requests for reasonable accommodation, email pdcommission@state.gov by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014. Please arrive for the meeting by 9:45 a.m. to allow for a prompt meeting start.

The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy apprises U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics. The Advisory Commission may conduct studies, inquiries, and meetings, as it deems necessary. It may assemble and disseminate information and issue reports and other publications, subject to the approval of the Chairperson, in consultation with the Executive Director. The Advisory Commission may undertake foreign travel in pursuit of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or oversee projects, studies, events, or other activities that it deems desirable and necessary in fulfilling its functions.

The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall be selected from a cross section of educational, communications, cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any one political party. The President designates a member to chair the Commission.

The current members of the Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman; Mr. Sim Farar of California, ViceChairman; Ambassador Penne KorthPeacock of Texas; Ms. Lezlee Westine of Virginia; and Anne Terman Wedner of Illinois. One seat on the Commission is currently vacant.

The following individual has been nominated to the Commission but awaits Senate confirmation as of this writing: Alfredo Balsera of Florida.

To request further information about the meeting or the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, you may contact its Executive Director, Katherine Brown, at BrownKA4@ state.gov

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Dated: February 12, 2014. Katherine Brown, Executive Director, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014–03654 Filed 2–19–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–11–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Highway Administration**

**Re-evaluation With Respect to the Willits Bypass Project, Willits, CA, and**  **the Use of City Streets During Project Construction** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.