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, Vice 

Chairman; 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. 

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. 

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