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 92 STAT. 3158

PUBLIC LAW 95-617—NOV. 9, 1978

(B) resolving both the west coast crude oil surplus and the crude oil supply problems in the northern tier States; (2) to provide an expedited procedure for acting on applications for all Federal permits, licenses, and approvals required for the construction and operation or any transportation system approved under this title and the Long Beach-Midland project; r and (3) to assure that Federal decisions with respect to crude oil transportation systems are coordinated with State decisions to the maximum extent practicable, 43 USC 2003. SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS. As used in this title— (1) The term "northern tier States" means the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. (2) The term "inland States" means those States in the United "^ States other than northern tier States and the States of California, Alaska, and Hawaii. (3) The term "crude oil transportation system" means a crude oil delivery system (including the location of such system) for transporting Alaskan and other crude oil to northern tier States and inland States, but such term does not include the Long BeachMidland project. (4) The term "Long Beach-Midland project" means the crude oil delivery system which was the subject of, and is generally described in, the "Final Environmental Impact Statement, Crude Oil Transportation System: Valdez, Alaska, to Midland, Texas (as proposed by Sohio Transportation Company)", the availability of which was announced by the Department of the Interior in the Federal Register on June 1, 1977 (42 Fed. Reg. 28008). (5) The term "Federal agency" means an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 43 USC 2004. SEC. 504. APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. The following applications for construction and operation of a crude oil transportation system submitted to the Secretary of the Interior by an applicant are eligible for consideration under this title: (1) Applications received by the Secretary before the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Applications received by the Secretary during the 60-day period beginning on the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary determines that consideration and review of the proposal contained in such application is in the national interest and that such consideration and review could be completed within the time limits established under this title. An application under this section may be accepted by the Secretary only if it contains a general description of the route of the proposed system and identification of the applicant and any other person who, at the time of filing, has a financial or other interest in the system or is a party to an agreement under which such person would acquire a financial or other interest in the system. 43 USC 2005. SEC. 505. REVIEW SCHEDULE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, shall establish an expedited schedule for conducting reviews and making recommendations concerning crude oil transportation systems proposed in

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