Authorizing Junction Pipeline Company, LLC To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at Toole County, Montana, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
1. Purpose
The permit authorizes Junction Pipeline Company, LLC to construct and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada border for importing crude oil and petroleum products, including a range of refined and unrefined products.
2. Key Actions And Directives
- Grant of Permit: Authorized construction, operation, and maintenance of pipelines for crude oil and petroleum imports.
- Inspection Rights: Federal, State, and local agencies may inspect the Border facilities and require unrestricted access.
- Liability Indemnification: Permittee must indemnify the U.S. from liabilities from construction and operation.
3. Important Points
- Scope of Products: The permit allows transportation of a wide array of petroleum products but excludes natural gas.
- Border Facilities Definition: Border facilities refer to a specific section of the pipeline essential for operations connecting the U.S. and Canada.
- Substantial Changes Requirement: Any substantial operational changes require Presidential approval; changes in throughput capacity do not.
- National Security Provisions: The U.S. can take possession of the facilities for national security needs with due notice and compensation.
- Reporting Mandates: Permittee must comply with reporting requirements regarding facility operations and activities.
- Third-party Rights Limitation: The permit does not confer enforceable rights against the U.S. for third parties.
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