[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 9210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4562]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice No. 2993]
Office of Mexican Affairs; Notice of Receipt of Application for a
Presidential Permit for a Bridge To Be Constructed and Maintained on
the Borders of the United States
AGENCY: Department of State.
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has received an
application from The City of San Diego, California, for a Presidential
Permit, pursuant to Executive Order 11423 of August 16, 1968, as
amended by Executive Order 12847 of May 17, 1993, seeking authorization
to construct a pedestrian toll bridge between San Diego, California,
and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The proposed bridge will be
incorporated in the reconstruction and reopening of the Port of Entry
at Virginia Avenue/El Chaparral, formerly used as a commercial border
crossing. The new Port of Entry, the ``International Gateway of the
Americas,'' will incorporate retail, office, entertainment, and hotel/
conference facilities.
As required by E.O. 11423, the Department of State is circulating
this application to concerned agencies for comment.
Interested parties may submit comments regarding this application
in writing by March 26, 1999 to Mr. David E. Randolph, Coordinator,
U.S.-Mexico Border Affairs, Office of Mexican Affairs, Room 4258,
Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520. The application and
related documents made part of the record to be considered by the
Department of State in connection with this application are available
for inspection in the Office of Mexican Affairs during normal business
hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David E. Randolph, Coordinator, U.S.-
Mexico Border Affairs, at the above address, by telephone at (202) 647-
8529 or by fax at (202) 647-5752.
Dated: February 18, 1999.
David E. Randolph,
Coordinator, U.S.-Mexico Border Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-4562 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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