Notice of 30-Day Public Comment Period Regarding the National Interest Determination for NuStar Logistics, LP Presidential Permit Application

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State [Public Notice: 9635] AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Notice of solicitation of comments. SUMMARY: NuStar Logistics, LP (“NuStar”) applied for a Presidential Permit to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of pipeline facilities for the export and import of petroleum products, including diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”) and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”). The application requests authorization from the Department of State (“State Department”) for a new 10-inch outer diameter pipeline and associated facilities (“New Burgos Pipeline”) in the same right of way as an existing 8-inch pipeline for which a Presidential Permit was issued on February 17, 2006 (“Existing Burgos Pipeline”). [ 1 ] Both pipelines would connect the Petroleos Mexicanos Burgos Gas Plant near Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico and the NuStar terminal near Edinburg, Texas in Hidalgo County, Texas at the United States-Mexico border. After consulting with the public and interested agencies, on June 16, 2016, the State Department approved a Final Environmental Assessment (“EA”) for the Existing Burgos Pipeline and New Burgos Pipeline and a Finding of No Significant Impact (“FONSI”). Background information related to the application, including the EA and FONSI may be found at: http://www.state.gov/​e/​enr/​applicant/​applicant…