1656 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2018 / Notices 

BorregoReview@state.gov from: Borrego 

Project Manager, Office of 

Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues (OES/EQT): Suite 

2726, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20520. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive 

Order (E.O.) 13337 delegates to the 

Secretary of State the President’s 

authority to receive applications for 

permits for the construction, 

connection, operation, or maintenance 

of facilities for the exportation or 

importation of petroleum, petroleum 

products, coal, or other fuels (except for 

natural gas), at the borders of the United 

States, and to issue or deny such 

Presidential permits upon a national 

interest determination. 

On August 12, 2016, Borrego 

submitted an application for a new 

Presidential permit that would 

authorize the construction, connection, 

operation, and maintenance of facilities 

at the U.S.-Mexico border for the export 

to Mexico of refined petroleum products 

(including gasoline, premium gasoline, 

ultra-low sulfur diesel, and jet fuel). The 

petroleum products would be 

transported through the new pipeline 

between a new terminal in Laredo, 

Texas, and the existing Nuevo Laredo 

Terminal in Tamaulipas, Mexico. 

The Department prepared the Final 

EA consistent with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 

4321, et seq.), the regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and 

the Department’s implementing 

regulations (22 CFR part 161). The Draft 

EA and Preliminary FONSI were 

available for a 30-day public review that 

ended on November 17, 2017. The 

Department has determined the 

proposed action would not result in 

significant impacts on the environment 

and therefore the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement is not 

required. The FONSI is not a decision 

on the Presidential permit application. 

In accordance with E.O. 13337, the 

Secretary of State or his delegate will 

make a determination as to whether 

issuance of a Presidential permit for 

Borrego Crossing Pipeline, LLC 

(Borrego), a subsidiary of Howard 

Midstream Energy Partners, LLC, 

proposed cross-border pipeline facilities 

project would serve the national 

interest. 

Robert Wing, 

Acting Director, Office of Environmental 

Quality and Transboundary Issues, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00472 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36163] 

Elkhart & Western Railroad Co.— 

Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Line of CSX 

Transportation, Inc. Between Monon 

and Monticello, in White County, Ind. 

Elkhart & Western Railroad Co. 

(EWR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed 

a verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.41 to acquire and operate 9.58 

miles of rail line owned by CSX 

Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) between 

Monon, Ind., (Milepost 0QA–88.42) and 

Monticello, Ind., (Milepost 0QA–98.00) 

in White County, Ind. (the Line). 

EWR states that it has reached 

agreement in principle with CSXT, the 

current owner and operator of the Line, 

providing for EWR to acquire, operate, 

maintain, and perform all common 

carrier service on the Line. EWR states 

that it will interchange with CSXT at 

Monon, Ind. EWR also states that the 

proposed acquisition and operation of 

the Line does not involve a provision or 

agreement that would limit future 

interchange with a third-party 

connecting carrier. 

EWR certifies that the proposed 

transaction will not result in EWR 

becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier 

and that the projected annual revenue of 

EWR will not exceed $5 million. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after January 27, 2018, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than January 19, 2018 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

36163, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on Daniel A. LaKemper, 

Elkhart & Western Railroad Co., 1318 S. 

Johanson Road, Peoria, IL 61607. 

According to EWR, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic reporting 

requirements under 49 CFR 105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our website at 

WWW.STB.GOV. 

Decided: January 8, 2018. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Rena Laws-Byrum, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00419 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Actions Taken at December 8, 2017, 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As part of its regular business 

meeting held on December 8, 2017, in 

Annapolis, Maryland, the Commission 

took the following actions: (1) Approved 

or tabled the applications of certain 

water resources projects; and (2) took 

additional actions, as set forth in the 

Supplementary Information below. 

DATES: December 8, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission, 4423 N. Front Street, 

Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel, 

telephone: 717–238–0423, ext. 1312; 

fax: 717–238–2436; joyler@srbc.net. 

Regular mail inquiries may be sent to 

the above address. See also Commission 

website at www.srbc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the actions taken on projects 

identified in the summary above and the 

listings below, the following items were 

also presented or acted upon at the 

business meeting: (1) Adoption of a 

resolution urging President Trump and 

the United State Congress to provide 

full funding for the national 

Groundwater and Streamflow 

Information Program, thereby 

supporting the Susquehanna Flood 

Forecast & Warning System; (2) 

adoption of amended Commission’s Bylaws and Procedures to reflect revisions 

to officers’ duties, clarification of budget 

and financial procedures, and other 

changes in accordance with the 

Susquehanna River Basin Compact; (3) 

approval of a grant amendment and 

acceptance of a contribution; (4) 

adoption of final rules, subject to final 

member jurisdiction review, pertaining 

to the amendment of Commission 

regulations to codify and strengthen the 

Commission’s Access to Records Policy. 

Project Applications Approved 

The Commission approved the 

following project applications: 

1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Beech 

Creek Borough Authority, Beech Creek 


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