Presidential Permit: Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP to Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada

The order directs federal agencies to grant Bakken Pipeline Company LP a Presidential permit to construct, connect, operate, and maintain a 24-inch diameter pipeline Border facility at the international boundary near Portal, North Dakota, extending to the first mainline shut-off valve or pumping station within one mile of the border for transport of crude oil and petroleum products (excluding natural gas covered by the Natural Gas Act). The permit subjects the Border facilities to all applicable U.S. laws and regulations, requires Presidential approval for substantial changes to location or operation (while allowing adjustments to average daily throughput and flow direction), and imposes specified conditions and compliance requirements on the permittee.