Environmental statements; availability, etc.: International Falls, MN; Boise Cascade Corp. pipeline,

[Federal Register: August 28, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 167)]

[Notices]

[Page 46093]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

[Public Notice 2875]

Finding of No Significant Impact: Boise Cascade Corporation Pipeline at International Falls, Minnesota

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of a finding of no significant impact with regard to an application to operate and maintain a pipeline to transport water, steam and filler material across the U.S.-Canada border.

SUMMARY: The Department of State has conducted an environmental assessment of the continued operation by Boise Cascade Corporation of four existing pipelines across the international boundary at International Falls, Minnesota. Based on the environmental assessment and after reviewing all comments, the Department of State has concluded that issuance of a Presidential Permit authorizing the operation and maintenance of the proposed pipeline will not have a significant effect on the human environment within the United States. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., Council on Environmental Quality Regulations, 40 C.F.R. 1501.4 and 1508.13 and Department of State Regulations, 22 C.F.R. 161.8(c), an environmental impact statement will not be prepared.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE PIPELINE PERMIT APPLICATION, CONTACT: Daniel L. Martinez, Office of International Energy Policy, Room 3535, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520, (202) 647-4557.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CONTACT: Pam Pearson, Office of Ecology and Terrestrial Conservation, Room 4325, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520, (202) 647-1123.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Boise Cascade Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, has applied for a Presidential Permit to authorize operation and maintenance of four existing pipelines used to convey water, steam and filler materials across the border with Canada at International Falls, Minnesota. The pipelines were constructed in the 1915-40 period and have been in use since that time. There will be no construction and no changes in the present use of the pipelines.

On May 29, 1998, the Department of State published a Notice of Application for a Presidential Permit in the Federal Register. No public comments were received and concerned agencies expressed no opposition to issuing the permit. The Department of State prepared an environmental assessment for the Pipeline Permit. Based on that assessment, the Department of State has concluded that issuance of the permit will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment within the United States. A finding of no significant impact is adopted, and an environmental impact statement will not be prepared.

Dated: August 4, 1998. Stuart E. Eizenstat, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98-23120Filed8-27-98; 8:45 am]

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