Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 234 / Wednesday, December 5, 2012 / Notices 72431 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8101] 

Application for a Presidential Permit 

To Operate and Maintain Pipeline 

Facilities on the Border of the United 

States and Canada 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Application 

for a Presidential Permit to Operate and 

Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the 

Border of the United States and Canada. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State (DOS) has 

received an application from Plains LPG 

Services, L.P. (‘‘Plains LPG’’) to operate 

and maintain pipeline facilities it has 

acquired at the U.S.-Canada border (the 

EDS Pipeline border facilities). The EDS 

pipeline, a single 10 inch diameter pipe, 

crosses the United States- Canada 

border underneath the Detroit River, 

between Detroit Michigan in the United 

States and the city of Windsor, in 

Ontario, Canada. The EDS pipeline was 

one of two parallel pipelines and an 

electric cable that were constructed by 

American Brine, Inc., and operated, and 

maintained most recently by Dome 

Petroleum pursuant to earlier 

Presidential Permits. Plains LPG 

requests issuance of a new permit 

reflecting its acquisition and sole 

ownership of the EDS Pipeline border 

facilities and allowing Plains LPG to 

operate and maintain those facilities for 

use in transporting liquefied 

hydrocarbons. The Plains application 

will supersede a joint application made 

by Dome Petroleum Corporation and 

Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC on June 7, 

2010 as it relates to the EDS Pipeline 

border facilities. 

Plains LPG is a Texas limited 

partnership with its principle place of 

business at 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, 

Houston Texas, 77002. Plains LPG is a 

subsidiary of Plains All American 

Pipeline, L.P. (‘‘Plains’’), a publicly 

traded master limited partnership 

organized under the laws of the State of 

Delaware and headquartered in 

Houston, Texas. 

Plains LPG acquired the EDS Pipeline 

following the indirect acquisition of 

Dome Petroleum LLC (formerly known 

as Dome Petroleum Corp.) by Plains 

LPG’s affiliate, Plains Midstream 

Canada ULC (Plains Midstream). 

Specifically, Plains Midstream acquired 

BP Canada Energy Corporation, which 

owned Dome Petroleum LLC. 

Immediately following the acquisition 

by Plains Midstream, Dome Petroleum 

LLC became Plains Midstream Superior 

LLC, which subsequently merged with 

Plains LPG. That acquisition and merger 

resulted in the allocation and transfer of 

the EDS Pipeline border facilities to 

Plains LPG. 

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 nongaseous fuels 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 

reflecting the change in ownership or 

control of the EDS Pipeline border 

facilities would be in the U.S. national 

interest. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit comments not later than 30 days 

after the publication date of this notice 

by email to 

Plainslpgservicespermit@state.gov with 

regard to whether issuing a new 

Presidential Permit reflecting the 

corporate succession and authorizing 

Plains LPG to operate and maintain the 

EDS Pipeline border facilities would be 

in the national interest. The application 

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

enr/c52945.htm. 

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. 

Email: brennanmf @state.gov. 

Dated: November 20, 2012. 

Douglas R. Kramer, 

Acting Director, Office of Europe, Western 

Hemisphere & Africa, Bureau of Energy 

Resources, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29376 Filed 12–4–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8103] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday 

December 20, 2012, and Thursday 

January 10, 2013, at the Radio Technical 

Commission for Maritime Services 

(RTCM) in suite 605, 1611 N. Kent St., 

Arlington VA 22209. These meetings 

were previously noticed in Public 

Notice Number 7973 [FR Vol, 77, 

Number 153 (Wednesday August 8, 

2012) pages 47490–47491]. This notice 

updates the physical address at which 

the meetings will be conducted. The 

primary purpose of the meetings is to 

prepare for the seventeenth Session of 

the International Maritime 

Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on 

Radiocommunications Search and 

Rescue to be held at the IMO 

Headquarters, United Kingdom, January 

21–25, 2013. 

The agenda items to be considered 

include: 

—Adoption of the agenda 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies 

—Global Maritime Distress and Safety 

System (GMDSS): 

—Review and modernization of the 

GMDSS 

—Further development of the GMDSS 

master plan on shore-based 

facilities 

—Consideration of operational and 

technical coordination provisions of 

maritime safety information (MSI) 

services, including the development 

and review of the related 

documents 

—ITU maritime radiocommunication 

matters: 

—Consideration of 

radiocommunication ITU–R Study 

Group matters 

—Consideration of ITU World 

Radiocommunication Conference 

matters 

—Consideration of developments in 

Inmarsat and Cospas-Sarsat 

—Search and Rescue (SAR): 

—Development of guidelines on 

harmonized aeronautical and 

maritime search and rescue 

procedures, including SAR training 

matters 

—Further development of the Global 

SAR Plan for the provision of 

maritime 

—SAR services, including procedures 

for routeing distress information in 

the GMDSS 

—Developments in maritime 

radiocommunication systems and 

technology 

—Development of amendments to the 

IAMSAR Manual 

—Development of measures to avoid 

false distress alerts 

—Development of measures to protect 

the safety of persons rescued at sea 

—Development of an e-navigation 

strategy implementation plan 

—Consideration of LRIT-related matters 

—Development of a mandatory Code for 

ships operating in polar waters 

—Biennial agenda and provisional 

agenda for COMSAR 18 

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