[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 6984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02420]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8622; Docket ID: DOS-2014-0003]
Notice of 30 Day Public Comment Period Regarding the National
Interest Determination for TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.'s
Presidential Permit Application
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice; Solicitation of Comments.
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SUMMARY: TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. applied on May 4, 2012, to
the U.S. Department of State (``State Department'') for a Presidential
Permit that would authorize construction, connection, operation, and
maintenance of pipeline facilities on the U.S./Canadian border in
Phillips County, Montana for the importation of crude oil. The border
facilities would be part of a proposed 875-mile pipeline and related
facilities (the Keystone XL project) that is designed to transport up
to 830,000 barrels per day of crude oil from Alberta, Canada and the
Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana. The pipeline would
cross the U.S. border near Morgan, Montana and continue through
Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska, where it would connect to existing
pipeline facilities near Steele City, Nebraska for onward delivery to
Cushing, Oklahoma and the U.S. Gulf Coast region.
Background information related to the application may be found at
http://www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov/. On January 31, 2014, the
State Department released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (``Final SEIS'') for the proposed Keystone XL project. The
application and the Final SEIS, along with other documents, are
available through the State Department's web address for the project
shown above.
Executive Order 13337 (69 FR 25299) calls on the Secretary of
State, or his designee, to determine if issuance of a Presidential
Permit would serve the national interest. This decision will take into
account a wide range of factors, including energy security;
environmental, cultural, and economic impacts; foreign policy; and
compliance with relevant federal regulations and issues.
The State Department invites members of the public to comment on
any factor they deem relevant to the national interest determination
that will be made for this permit application. Along with other factors
such as those listed above, these comments will be considered in the
final national interest determination. The public comment period will
end 30 days from the publication of this notice.
Comments are not private. They will be posted on the site http://www.regulations.gov. The comments will not be edited to remove
identifying or contact information, and the State Department cautions
against including any information that one does not want publicly
disclosed. The State Department requests that any party soliciting or
aggregating comments received from other persons for submission to the
State Department inform those persons that the State Department will
not edit their comments to remove identifying or contact information,
and that they should not include any information in their comments that
they do not want publicly disclosed.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by no later than March 7, 2014, at
11:59 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: For reasons of efficiency, the State Department encourages
the electronic submission of comments through the federal government's
eRulemaking Portal. To submit comments electronically, go to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov), enter the
Docket No. DOS-2014-0003, and follow the prompts to submit a comment.
The State Department also will accept comments submitted in hard
copy by mail and postmarked no later than March 7, 2014. Please note
that standard mail delivery to the State Department can be delayed due
to security screening. To submit comments by mail, use the following
address: Bureau of Energy Resources, Room 4843, Attn: Keystone XL
Public Comments, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C St. NW., Washington,
DC 20520.
Dated: January 31, 2014.
Robin L. Dunnigan,
Director, Office of Europe, the Western Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau
of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-02420 Filed 2-4-14; 8:45 am]
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