82_FR_10456 82 FR 10429 - Notice of Receipt of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.'s Re-Application for a Presidential Permit To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States and Canada

82 FR 10429 - Notice of Receipt of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.'s Re-Application for a Presidential Permit To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States and Canada

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 27 (February 10, 2017)

Page Range10429-10430
FR Document2017-02740

TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (``TransCanada'') applied on May 4, 2012 to the U.S. Department of State (``Department'') for a Presidential Permit that would authorize the 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, North Dakota, 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. On November 6, 2015, the Department announced the Secretary of State's determination under Executive Order 13337 that issuing a Presidential Permit to TransCanada for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline's border facilities would not serve the national interest, and denied the Permit application. On January 24, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum (the ``Presidential Memorandum'') on the Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline which, inter alia, invited TransCanada ``to re-submit its application to the Department of State for a Presidential permit for the construction and operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline. . . .'' The Presidential Memorandum is reproduced in its entirety at the end of this notice. The Department has received a re-submitted application from TransCanada and will conduct a review of the application in accordance with the Presidential Memorandum and any other applicable requirements. On February 5, 2014, the Department invited members of the public to comment on any factor they deem relevant to the national interest determination that will be made for the Keystone XL project application (79 FR 6984) and it is not inviting further public comment at this time. Background information related to the application, including a copy of TransCanada's re-submitted application may be found at http:// www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9881]


Notice of Receipt of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.'s Re-
Application for a Presidential Permit To Construct, Connect, Operate, 
and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States and 
Canada

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (``TransCanada'') applied 
on May 4, 2012 to the U.S. Department of State (``Department'') for a 
Presidential Permit that would authorize the 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, North Dakota, 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.
    On November 6, 2015, the Department announced the Secretary of 
State's determination under Executive Order 13337 that issuing a 
Presidential Permit to TransCanada for the proposed Keystone XL 
pipeline's border facilities would not serve the national interest, and 
denied the Permit application. On January 24, 2017, President Donald J. 
Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum (the ``Presidential 
Memorandum'') on the Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline which, 
inter alia, invited TransCanada ``to re-submit its application to the 
Department of State for a Presidential permit for the construction and 
operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline. . . .'' The Presidential 
Memorandum is reproduced in its entirety at the end of this notice.
    The Department has received a re-submitted application from 
TransCanada and will conduct a review of the application in accordance 
with the Presidential Memorandum and any other applicable requirements.
    On February 5, 2014, the Department invited members of the public 
to comment on any factor they deem relevant to the national interest 
determination that will be made for the Keystone XL project application 
(79 FR 6984) and it is not inviting further public comment at this 
time.
    Background information related to the application, including a copy 
of TransCanada's re-submitted application may be found at http://www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Energy Resources Bureau, 
Energy Governance and Access, Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy 
(ENR/EGA/PAPD), United States Department

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of State, 2201 C St. NW., Suite 4422, Washington, DC 20520.

Richard W. Westerdale II,
Director, Energy Resources Bureau, Energy Governance and Access, Policy 
Analysis and Public Diplomacy (ENR/EGA/PAPD), Bureau of Energy 
Resources, Department of State.

Presidential Memorandum Regarding Construction of the Keystone XL 
Pipeline

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, THE 
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR

SUBJECT: Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline

    Section 1. Policy. In accordance with Executive Order 11423 of 
August 16, 1968, as amended, and Executive Order 13337 of April 30, 
2004, the Secretary of State has delegated authority to receive 
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, and to issue or deny such Presidential permits. As 
set forth in those Executive Orders, the Secretary of State should 
issue a Presidential permit for any cross-border pipeline project 
that ``would serve the national interest.''
    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me as President 
by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I 
hereby direct as follows:
    Sec. 2. Invitation to Submit an Application. I hereby invite 
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (TransCanada), to promptly re-
submit its application to the Department of State for a Presidential 
permit for the construction and operation of the Keystone XL 
Pipeline, a major pipeline for the importation of petroleum from 
Canada to the United States.
    Sec. 3. Directives. (a) Department of State. The Secretary of 
State shall, if the application referred to in section 2 is 
submitted, receive the application and take all actions necessary 
and appropriate to facilitate its expeditious review. With respect 
to that review, I hereby direct as follows:
    (i) The Secretary of State shall reach a final permitting 
determination, including a final decision as to any conditions on 
issuance of the permit that are necessary or appropriate to serve 
the national interest, within 60 days of TransCanada's submission of 
the permit application.
    (ii) To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Final 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement issued by the Department 
of State in January 2014 regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline (Final 
Supplemental EIS) and the environmental analysis, consultation, and 
review described in that document (including appendices) shall be 
considered by the Secretary of State to satisfy the following with 
respect to the Keystone XL Pipeline as described in TransCanada's 
permit application to the Department of State of May 4, 2012:
    (A) all applicable requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; and
    (B) any other provision of law that requires executive 
department consultation or review (including the consultation or 
review required under section 7(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)).
    (iii) To the maximum extent permitted by law, any Federal permit 
or authorization issued before the date of this memorandum for the 
Keystone XL Pipeline shall remain in effect until the completion of 
the project.
    (iv) The agency notification and fifteen-day delay requirements 
of sections 1(g), 1(h), and 1(i) of Executive Order 13337 are hereby 
waived on the basis that, under the circumstances, observance of 
these requirements would be unnecessary, unwarranted, and a waste of 
resources.
    (b) Department of the Army. The Secretary of the Army shall, if 
the application referred to in section 2 is submitted and a 
Presidential permit issued, instruct the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including 
the Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, to take all actions 
necessary and appropriate to review and approve as warranted, in an 
expedited manner, requests for authorization to utilize Nationwide 
Permit 12 under section 404(e) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1344(e), with respect to crossings of the ``waters of the United 
States'' by the Keystone XL Pipeline, to the maximum extent 
permitted by law.
    (c) Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior, 
as well as the Directors of the Bureau of Land Management and the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall, if the application 
referred to in section 2 is submitted and a Presidential permit 
issued, take all steps necessary and appropriate to review and 
approve as warranted, in an expedited manner, requests for approvals 
related to the Keystone XL Pipeline, to the maximum extent permitted 
by law, including: (i) requests for grants of right-of-way and 
temporary use permits from the Bureau of Land Management; (ii) 
requests under the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's 
regulations implementing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. 
703 et seq.; and (iii) requests for approvals or other relief 
related to other applicable laws and regulations.
    (d) Publication. The Secretary of State shall promptly provide a 
copy of this memorandum to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the 
Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Governors of each State 
located along the Keystone XL Pipeline route as described in 
TransCanada's application of May 4, 2012. The Secretary of State is 
authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal 
Register.
    (e) Private Property. Nothing in this memorandum alters any 
Federal, State, or local process or condition in effect on the date 
of this memorandum that is necessary to secure access from an owner 
of private property to construct the pipeline and cross-border 
facilities described herein. Land or an interest in land for the 
pipeline and cross-border facilities described herein may only be 
acquired consistently with the Constitution and applicable State 
laws.
    Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall 
be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
    (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or 
agency, or the head thereof; or
    (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative 
proposals.
    (b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with 
applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
    (c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any 
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or 
in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, 
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
other person.
Donald J. Trump

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                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Department issued an amended NOI                      barrels per day of crude oil from
                                                  Project details on the Enbridge                         (2014 NOI) on August 18, 2014 (79 FR                  Alberta, Canada and the Bakken shale
                                                  application for a new Presidential                      48817) and conducted additional public                formation in North Dakota and
                                                  Permit for Line 67 (including the                       scoping. A description of the proposed                Montana. The pipeline would cross the
                                                  amendment thereto), as well as the Draft                project is included in the 2014 NOI and               U.S. border near Morgan, Montana and
                                                  SEIS and information on the                             within Chapter 2 of the Draft SEIS.                   continue through Montana, North
                                                  Presidential Permit process, are                                                                              Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska,
                                                                                                          Availability of the Draft SEIS
                                                  available on the following Web site:                                                                          where it would connect to existing
                                                  http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/                     Copies of the Draft SEIS have been                  pipeline facilities near Steele City,
                                                  applicants/.                                            distributed to state and governmental
                                                                                                                                                                Nebraska for onward delivery to
                                                     Please refer to this Web site or contact             agencies, tribal governments, and other
                                                                                                                                                                Cushing, Oklahoma and the U.S. Gulf
                                                  Ms. Mary D. Hassell at the address listed               interested parties. Printed copies of the
                                                                                                          document may be obtained by visiting                  Coast Region.
                                                  in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          the libraries listed below or by                         On November 6, 2015, the Department
                                                  Department evaluates Presidential                       contacting Mary Hassell at the above                  announced the Secretary of State’s
                                                  Permits under Executive Order (E.O.)                    address. The Draft SEIS is available on               determination under Executive Order
                                                  13337 and 11423, as amended. E.O.                       the project Web site at http://                       13337 that issuing a Presidential Permit
                                                  13337 delegates to the Secretary of State               www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/                        to TransCanada for the proposed
                                                  the President’s authority to receive                    applicants/.                                          Keystone XL pipeline’s border facilities
                                                  applications for permits for the                        A.C. Clark Library, Bemidji, MN                       would not serve the national interest,
                                                  construction, operation or maintenance                  Bemidji Public Library, Bemidji, MN                   and denied the Permit application. On
                                                  of facilities for the exportation and                   Cass Lake Community Library, Cass                     January 24, 2017, President Donald J.
                                                  importation of petroleum, petroleum                       Lake, MN                                            Trump issued a Presidential
                                                  products, coal or other fuels (except                   Cloquet Public Library, Cloquet, MN                   Memorandum (the ‘‘Presidential
                                                  natural gas) at the borders of the United               Duluth Public Library, Duluth, MN                     Memorandum’’) on the Construction of
                                                  States, and to issue or deny such                       Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand                    the Keystone XL Pipeline which, inter
                                                  Presidential Permits upon a national                      Rapids, MN                                          alia, invited TransCanada ‘‘to re-submit
                                                  interest determination. To make this                    Hallock Public Library, Hallock, MN                   its application to the Department of
                                                  determination, the Department                           Northwest Regional Library, Thief River               State for a Presidential permit for the
                                                  considers many factors, including but                     Falls, MN
                                                                                                                                                                construction and operation of the
                                                  not limited to foreign policy; energy                   Pembina School and Public Library,
                                                                                                                                                                Keystone XL Pipeline. . . .’’ The
                                                  security; environmental, cultural and                     Pembina, ND
                                                                                                          Superior Public Library, Superior, WI                 Presidential Memorandum is
                                                  economic impacts; and compliance with                                                                         reproduced in its entirety at the end of
                                                  applicable law and policy.                              Barton J. Putney,                                     this notice.
                                                     On March 15, 2013, the Department                    Director, Office of Environmental Quality and
                                                  issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) To                                                                               The Department has received a re-
                                                                                                          Transboundary Issues, Department of State.
                                                  Prepare a Supplemental Environmental                                                                          submitted application from
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2017–02749 Filed 2–9–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  Impact Statement (SEIS) and To                                                                                TransCanada and will conduct a review
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
                                                  Conduct Scoping and To Initiate                                                                               of the application in accordance with
                                                  Consultation consistent With the                                                                              the Presidential Memorandum and any
                                                  National Environmental Policy Act                       DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                   other applicable requirements.
                                                  (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National                                                                           On February 5, 2014, the Department
                                                  Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for the                [Public Notice: 9881]
                                                                                                                                                                invited members of the public to
                                                  Proposed Enbridge Energy, Limited                                                                             comment on any factor they deem
                                                                                                          Notice of Receipt of TransCanada
                                                  Partnership, Line 67 Capacity                                                                                 relevant to the national interest
                                                                                                          Keystone Pipeline, L.P.’s Re-
                                                  Expansion Project (2013 NOI) in the                                                                           determination that will be made for the
                                                                                                          Application for a Presidential Permit
                                                  Federal Register (78 FR 16565). The                                                                           Keystone XL project application (79 FR
                                                                                                          To Construct, Connect, Operate, and
                                                  2013 NOI informed the public that the
                                                                                                          Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the                   6984) and it is not inviting further
                                                  Department would be preparing an SEIS
                                                                                                          Border of the United States and                       public comment at this time.
                                                  in support of its review of a November
                                                                                                          Canada                                                   Background information related to the
                                                  2012 application from Enbridge Energy,
                                                  Limited Partnership (Enbridge) for a                    AGENCY:   Department of State.                        application, including a copy of
                                                  new Presidential Permit that would, if                  ACTION:   Notice.                                     TransCanada’s re-submitted application
                                                  granted, authorize Enbridge to operate                                                                        may be found at http://
                                                  its existing Line 67 at the pipeline’s full             SUMMARY:    TransCanada Keystone                      www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov.
                                                  design capacity. In June 2014, Enbridge                 Pipeline, L.P. (‘‘TransCanada’’) applied
                                                                                                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  informed the Department that Enbridge                   on May 4, 2012 to the U.S. Department
                                                                                                                                                                Director, Energy Resources Bureau,
                                                  intends to increase pumping capacity                    of State (‘‘Department’’) for a
                                                  outside of the Line 67 ‘‘border segment’’               Presidential Permit that would                        Energy Governance and Access, Policy
                                                  (the portion of Line 67 from the                        authorize the construction, connection,               Analysis and Public Diplomacy (ENR/
                                                  Canadian border to the first mainline                   operation, and maintenance of pipeline                EGA/PAPD), United States Department
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                                                  shut-off valve in the United States,                    facilities on the U.S./Canadian border in
                                                  which is the segment that would be                      Phillips County, Montana for the
                                                  covered by a Presidential Permit), and to               importation of crude oil. The border
                                                  interconnect Line 67 with another                       facilities would be part of a proposed
                                                  Enbridge pipeline (Line 3) on both sides                875-mile pipeline and related facilities
                                                  of the border segment. In light of the                  (the Keystone XL project) that is
                                                  changes in the project description, the                 designed to transport up to 830,000


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                                                  of State, 2201 C St. NW., Suite 4422,                      (B) any other provision of law that requires          Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in
                                                  Washington, DC 20520.                                   executive department consultation or review           this memorandum shall be construed to
                                                                                                          (including the consultation or review                 impair or otherwise affect:
                                                  Richard W. Westerdale II,                               required under section 7(a) of the                       (i) the authority granted by law to an
                                                  Director, Energy Resources Bureau, Energy               Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.             executive department or agency, or the head
                                                  Governance and Access, Policy Analysis and              1536(a)).                                             thereof; or
                                                  Public Diplomacy (ENR/EGA/PAPD), Bureau                    (iii) To the maximum extent permitted by              (ii) the functions of the Director of the
                                                  of Energy Resources, Department of State.               law, any Federal permit or authorization              Office of Management and Budget relating to
                                                                                                          issued before the date of this memorandum             budgetary, administrative, or legislative
                                                  Presidential Memorandum Regarding                       for the Keystone XL Pipeline shall remain in          proposals.
                                                  Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline                effect until the completion of the project.              (b) This memorandum shall be
                                                                                                             (iv) The agency notification and fifteen-day       implemented consistent with applicable law
                                                  MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF
                                                                                                          delay requirements of sections 1(g), 1(h), and        and subject to the availability of
                                                  STATE, THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY,                       1(i) of Executive Order 13337 are hereby
                                                  THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR                                                                                 appropriations.
                                                                                                          waived on the basis that, under the                      (c) This memorandum is not intended to,
                                                  SUBJECT: Construction of the Keystone XL                circumstances, observance of these                    and does not, create any right or benefit,
                                                  Pipeline                                                requirements would be unnecessary,                    substantive or procedural, enforceable at law
                                                     Section 1. Policy. In accordance with                unwarranted, and a waste of resources.                or in equity by any party against the United
                                                  Executive Order 11423 of August 16, 1968, as               (b) Department of the Army. The Secretary          States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
                                                  amended, and Executive Order 13337 of                   of the Army shall, if the application referred        its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
                                                  April 30, 2004, the Secretary of State has              to in section 2 is submitted and a Presidential       person.
                                                  delegated authority to receive applications             permit issued, instruct the Assistant                 Donald J. Trump
                                                  for Presidential permits for the construction,          Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and
                                                                                                                                                                [FR Doc. 2017–02740 Filed 2–9–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  connection, operation, or maintenance, at the           the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including
                                                                                                          the Commanding General and Chief of                   BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P
                                                  borders of the United States, of facilities for
                                                  the exportation or importation of petroleum,            Engineers, to take all actions necessary and
                                                  petroleum products, coal, or other fuels to or          appropriate to review and approve as
                                                  from a foreign country, and to issue or deny            warranted, in an expedited manner, requests
                                                  such Presidential permits. As set forth in              for authorization to utilize Nationwide               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                  those Executive Orders, the Secretary of State          Permit 12 under section 404(e) of the Clean
                                                  should issue a Presidential permit for any              Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344(e), with respect to         Federal Highway Administration
                                                  cross-border pipeline project that ‘‘would              crossings of the ‘‘waters of the United States’’
                                                  serve the national interest.’’                          by the Keystone XL Pipeline, to the                   Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
                                                     Accordingly, pursuant to the authority               maximum extent permitted by law.                      on Proposed Highways in Colorado
                                                  vested in me as President by the Constitution              (c) Department of the Interior. The
                                                  and the laws of the United States of America,           Secretary of the Interior, as well as the             AGENCY:  Federal Highway
                                                  I hereby direct as follows:                             Directors of the Bureau of Land Management            Administration (FHWA), DOT.
                                                     Sec. 2. Invitation to Submit an Application.         and the United States Fish and Wildlife               ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims
                                                  I hereby invite TransCanada Keystone                    Service, shall, if the application referred to in     for judicial review of actions by FHWA
                                                  Pipeline, L.P. (TransCanada), to promptly re-           section 2 is submitted and a Presidential             and other Federal agencies.
                                                  submit its application to the Department of             permit issued, take all steps necessary and
                                                  State for a Presidential permit for the                 appropriate to review and approve as                  SUMMARY:   This notice announces actions
                                                  construction and operation of the Keystone              warranted, in an expedited manner, requests           taken by FHWA and other Federal
                                                  XL Pipeline, a major pipeline for the                   for approvals related to the Keystone XL
                                                                                                                                                                agencies related to the Central 70 project
                                                  importation of petroleum from Canada to the             Pipeline, to the maximum extent permitted
                                                  United States.                                          by law, including: (i) requests for grants of         in Denver and Aurora, Colorado, that
                                                     Sec. 3. Directives. (a) Department of State.         right-of-way and temporary use permits from           are final within the meaning of 23
                                                  The Secretary of State shall, if the application        the Bureau of Land Management; (ii) requests          U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
                                                  referred to in section 2 is submitted, receive          under the United States Fish and Wildlife             DATES: By this notice, FHWA is advising
                                                  the application and take all actions necessary          Service’s regulations implementing the                the public of final agency actions
                                                  and appropriate to facilitate its expeditious           Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. 703 et           subject to the statute of limitations in 23
                                                  review. With respect to that review, I hereby           seq.; and (iii) requests for approvals or other
                                                                                                                                                                U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking
                                                  direct as follows:                                      relief related to other applicable laws and
                                                     (i) The Secretary of State shall reach a final       regulations.                                          judicial review of the Federal agency
                                                  permitting determination, including a final                (d) Publication. The Secretary of State shall      actions on the highway project will be
                                                  decision as to any conditions on issuance of            promptly provide a copy of this                       barred unless the claim is filed on or
                                                  the permit that are necessary or appropriate            memorandum to the Speaker of the House of             before July 10, 2017. If the Federal law
                                                  to serve the national interest, within 60 days          Representatives, the President pro tempore of         that authorizes judicial review of a
                                                  of TransCanada’s submission of the permit               the Senate, the Majority Leader of the Senate,        claim provides a time period of less
                                                  application.                                            and the Governors of each State located along         than 150 days for filing such claim, then
                                                     (ii) To the maximum extent permitted by              the Keystone XL Pipeline route as described           that shorter time period still applies.
                                                  law, the Final Supplemental Environmental               in TransCanada’s application of May 4, 2012.
                                                  Impact Statement issued by the Department               The Secretary of State is authorized and              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  of State in January 2014 regarding the                  directed to publish this memorandum in the            Chris Horn, Senior Area Engineer,
                                                  Keystone XL Pipeline (Final Supplemental                Federal Register.                                     Federal Highway Administration
                                                  EIS) and the environmental analysis,                       (e) Private Property. Nothing in this              Colorado Division, 12300 W. Dakota
                                                  consultation, and review described in that              memorandum alters any Federal, State, or              Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228, 720–
                                                  document (including appendices) shall be                local process or condition in effect on the           963–3017, Chris.Horn@dot.gov, normal
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                                                  considered by the Secretary of State to satisfy         date of this memorandum that is necessary to          business hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
                                                  the following with respect to the Keystone              secure access from an owner of private
                                                                                                                                                                (Mountain time); or Vanessa Henderson,
                                                  XL Pipeline as described in TransCanada’s               property to construct the pipeline and cross-
                                                  permit application to the Department of State           border facilities described herein. Land or an        I–70 East Environmental Manager,
                                                  of May 4, 2012:                                         interest in land for the pipeline and cross-          Colorado Department of Transportation,
                                                     (A) all applicable requirements of the               border facilities described herein may only           2000 South Holly Street, Denver, CO
                                                  National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,              be acquired consistently with the                     80222, 303–512–5902,
                                                  42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; and                             Constitution and applicable State laws.               vanessa.henderson@state.co.us, normal


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ContactDirector, Energy Resources Bureau, Energy Governance and Access, Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy (ENR/EGA/PAPD), United States Department of State, 2201 C St. NW., Suite 4422, Washington, DC 20520.
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