[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 11, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-11460]
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[Federal Register: May 11, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
[Public Notice 2000]
Finding of No Significant Impact: MG Industries, Inc., pipeline
at Otay Mesa, CA
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of a finding of no significant impact with regard to an
application to amend MG Industries permit to authorize installation of
a third pipeline in the existing right of way across the U.S.-Mexico
border in San Diego County, California.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has conducted an environmental
assessment of the proposal to amend MG Industries permit authorizing
installation of a third pipeline to transport liquid argon alongside
two existing pipelines across the U.S.-Mexico international boundary.
Based on the environmental assessment and after reviewing all comments,
the Department of State has concluded that amendment of the existing
Presidential Permit will not have a significant effect on the human
environment. Consequently, no environmental impact statement was
prepared.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE PIPELINE PERMIT AMENDMENT, CONTACT:
Donald E. Grabenstetter, Office of Global Energy, room 3535, Department
of State, Washington, DC, 20520, (202) 647-4557.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CONTACT:
Evelyn Wheeler, Office of Ecology, Health and Conservation, room 4325,
Department of State, Washington, DC, 20520, (202) 647-3367.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MG Industries, Inc., has applied for an
amendment to a Presidential Permit issued September 4, 1991 authorizing
installation of a third pipeline carrying liquid argon alongside two
existing pipelines carrying oxygen and nitrogen across the U.S.-Mexico
border at Otay Mesa, California. Argon is an inert, colorless, odorless
gas that is a natural component of the earth's atmosphere. The liquid
argon has been transported by tank truck. The U.S. Customs Service
requested installation of a pipeline to facilitate border inspection
and control.
The Department of State has concluded that amendment of the permit
will not have a significant effect on the human environment. This
finding is based on an environmental assessment conducted by the
Department of State.
The proposed installation of a new pipeline will require no new
construction. The lid of the existing concrete duct containing two
existing pipelines will be lifted and the third (two inch) pipeline
installed. The material to be conveyed in the new pipeline, liquid
argon, is an inert, colorless, odorless gas that is a naturally
occurring component of the atmosphere. Thus, any release of the argon
would have no environmental consequence.
Dated: April 27, 1994.
Joan E. Spero,
Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs.
[FR Doc. 94-11460 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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