[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27533-27534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11298]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7876]


Application for Presidential Permit To Construct, Operate and 
Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit to 
Construct, Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of 
the United States.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State (DOS) has 
received an application to construct, operate and maintain pipeline 
facilities on the border of the United States from TransCanada Keystone 
Pipeline, L.P. TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. has applied for a 
Presidential Permit to construct and operate border crossing facilities 
at the U.S./Canadian border in Phillips County, near Morgan, Montana, 
in connection with a proposed pipeline that is designed to transport 
crude oil produced in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) and 
from other sources to a terminus in Steele City, Nebraska where it is 
designed to link with an existing pipeline continuing to oil storage 
facilities in Cushing, Oklahoma.
    Under E.O. 13337, as amended, the Secretary of State is designated 
and empowered to receive all applications for Presidential permits for 
the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance at the borders 
of the United States, of facilities for the exportation or importation 
of petroleum, petroleum products, coal, or other fuels to or from a 
foreign country. As a part of the review of the application for 
Presidential Permits, the Secretary of State must determine whether or 
not the project would be in the national interest. The determination of 
national interest involves consideration of many factors, including 
energy security, health, environmental, cultural, and

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economic concerns. Before making a decision on the proposed Project, 
DOS will consult with the eight federal agencies identified in 
Executive Order 13337: The Departments of Energy, Defense, 
Transportation, Homeland Security, Justice, Interior, and Commerce, and 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
    The Department of State also intends to evaluate the potential 
environmental effects of the proposed project consistent with Section 
102(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 
U.S.C. 4332(C)) and implementing regulations promulgated by the Council 
on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and the Department of 
State (22 CFR part 161), including in particular 22 CFR 161.7(c)(1). In 
addition, the Department of State intends to conduct consultations on 
possible impacts to traditional or cultural properties with interested 
Native American tribes consistent with Section 106 of the National 
Historical Preservation Act (NHPA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The DOS Project Web site 
(www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov) provides Project-related 
information for viewing and downloading.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2012.

    Dated: May 4, 2012.
Cynthia H. Akuetteh,
Acting Director, Office of Asia and Western Hemisphere, Bureau of 
Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State.
    Dated: May 4, 2012.
George N. Sibley,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy, Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2012-11298 Filed 5-9-12; 8:45 am]
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