Finding of No Significant Impact: Penn Octane Corporation Pipelines at the Port of Brownsville, TX

الملخص

The Department of State has conducted an environmental assessment of the proposed construction by Penn Octane Corporation of two pipelines to transport petroleum products crossing the international boundary near the Port of Brownsville, Texas. The purpose of these pipelines is to improve both the safety and economics of transporting liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and refined product from producers in the U.S. to consumers in Mexico. The pipelines will originate at the Penn Octane terminal located at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. The pipelines will be designed to transport up to 50,000 barrels of LPG and an equivalent amount of gasoline or diesel per day. Four alternatives to the proposed action were considered, including three alternate pipeline routes, and a ``no action'' alternative which would result in the continued transport of LPG via tanker truck from Brownsville to Matamoros, Mexico. The assessment concluded that there are no substantial impacts from the construction and normal operation of these pipelines. The proposed routing avoids populated areas in Cameron County to the maximum extent possible, and also shows no disproportionate impacts to minority or disadvantaged popul