Notice of Receipt of NuStar Logistics, L.P., Application To Amend a Presidential Permit for an Existing Pipeline on the Border of the United States and Mexico

摘要

Notice is hereby given that the Department of State ("Department") has received an application from NuStar Logistics, L.P. ("NuStar") to amend a Presidential Permit published on February 17, 2006 ("2006 Presidential Permit") to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities (the "Burgos Pipeline") at the United States-Mexico border. Specifically, NuStar requests that the Department amend the 2006 Presidential Permit to: (1) Reflect NuStar's name change from Valero Logistics Operations, L.P. to NuStar Logistics, L.P., as the owner and operator of the Burgos Pipeline; and (2) to permit the import and export of a broader range of petroleum products, including liquefied petroleum gas ("LPG"), and natural gas liquids ("NGLs"). The 2006 Presidential Permit only authorized the transportation of naphtha. NuStar is a subsidiary of NuStar Energy L.P., which is a publicly traded master limited partnership based in San Antonio, Texas and is one of the largest independent liquids terminal and pipeline operators in the United States. NuStar currently has 8,643 miles of pipeline and 82 terminal and storage facilities that store and distribute crude oil, refined products and special