Finding of No Significant Impact: Chevron Pipe Line Company, Pipeline at El Paso, TX

摘要

In accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Department's regulations for implementation of NEPA (22 CFR Part 161) the Department of State has conducted an environmental assessment of the proposed construction by Chevron Pipe Line Company of a petroleum products pipeline across the international boundary at El Paso, Texas. The Department of State is charged with the issuance of Presidential Permits authorizing construction of such international pipelines under Executive Order 11423 (1968), as amended by Executive Order 12847 (1993). Several federal agencies cooperated in preparation of the environmental assessment, reviewing and commenting on the analysis and conclusions presented therein. Agencies participating in this process together with the Department of State included: the Council on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior and its Bureau of Reclamation, the Justice Department, the International Boundary and Water Commission- U.S. Section and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The permit application and draft environmental assessment were made available to the public for review and com