83 FR 36659 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Mainline Alternative Route in Nebraska
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)
| Page Range | 36659-36660 | |
| FR Document | 2018-16241 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 36659-36660] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16241] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 10479] Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Mainline Alternative Route in Nebraska ACTION: Notice of availability; solicitation of comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State (Department) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Mainline Alternative Route in Nebraska for public review and comment. The Draft EA evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Keystone XL Mainline Alternative Route --consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969-- in support of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) review of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.'s (TransCanada) application for a right-of-way. DATES: The public comment period ends on August 29, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted at https://www.regulations.gov by entering the title of this Notice or Docket Number: DOS-2018-0031 into the search field, and then following the prompts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Draft EA, along with detailed records on the proposed project and general information about the Presidential permit process, are available at: https://keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov. Marko Velikonja, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, (202) 647-4828, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 26, 2017, TransCanada resubmitted its Presidential permit application for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. On March 23, 2017, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs determined that issuance of a Presidential permit to TransCanada to construct, connect, operate, and maintain at the border of the United States pipeline facilities to transport crude oil from Canada to the United States would serve the national interest. [[Page 36660]] Accordingly, the Under Secretary issued a Presidential permit to TransCanada for the Keystone XL pipeline. Later, on November 20, 2017, the Nebraska Public Service Commission approved the Mainline Alternative Route for that pipeline in the State of Nebraska. TransCanada's application to BLM for a right-of-way remains pending with that agency. The Department invites members of the public, government agencies, tribal governments, and all other interested parties to comment on the Draft EA for the proposed Keystone XL Mainline Alternative Route during the 30-day public comment period. Comments provided by agencies and organizations should list a designated contact person. All comments received during the public comment period may be publicized. Comments will be neither private nor edited to remove either identifying or contact information. Commenters should omit information that they do not want disclosed. Any party who will either solicit or aggregate other people's comments should convey this cautionary message. Robert D. Wing, Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues. [FR Doc. 2018-16241 Filed 7-27-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-09-P
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premium or premiums for sureties as it identified in the ADDRESSES section of Administration, 409 Third Street SW,
deems reasonable and necessary,’’ and this document. SBA will consider the Washington, DC 20416.
to administer the SBG Program ‘‘on a comments and determine whether any A. Joseph Shepard,
prudent and economically justifiable revisions are necessary.
basis,’’ 15 U.S.C. 694b(h), SBA assesses Associate Administrator for Office of
Authority: 13 CFR 115.32(b) and (c) and Investment and Innovation.
a guarantee fee against both the small
115.66. [FR Doc. 2018–16205 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am]
business concern (the Principal) and the
Surety and deposits these fees into a Dated: July 23, 2018. BILLING CODE P
revolving fund to cover the program’s William Manger,
liabilities and certain program expenses. Associate Administrator, Office of Capital
SBA last changed the fees over 12 Access. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
years ago when the fee charged to the [FR Doc. 2018–16202 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am] [Public Notice: 10479]
Sureties was increased from 20% to
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26% of the bond premium and the fee Notice of Availability of the Draft
charged to Principals increased from Environmental Assessment for the
$6.00 per thousand dollars of the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline
contract amount to $7.29 per thousand SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Mainline Alternative Route in Nebraska
dollars of the contract amount. Those
fees have been in effect since April 3, [License No. 03/03–0263] ACTION: Notice of availability;
2006. At that time, SBA determined that solicitation of comments.
the program’s revolving fund was Argosy Investment Partners V, L.P.;
insufficient to cover projected, Notice Seeking Exemption Under the SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State
unfunded liabilities. See 71 FR 9632 Small Business Investment Act, (Department) announces the availability
(February 24, 2006). SBA increased the Conflicts of Interest of the Draft Environmental Assessment
guarantee fees to address the projected (Draft EA) for the Proposed Keystone XL
deficiency. Over the past 12 years, with Notice is hereby given that Argosy Pipeline Mainline Alternative Route in
the increased fee amounts, the revolving Investment Partners V, L.P., 950 West Nebraska for public review and
fund has accumulated sufficient funds Valley Road, Suite 2900, Wayne, PA comment. The Draft EA evaluates the
to support the program. 19087, a Federal Licensee under the potential environmental impacts of the
SBA’s rules provide that the amount Small Business Investment Act of 1958, proposed Keystone XL Mainline
of the fees to be paid by the Surety and as amended (‘‘the Act’’), in connection Alternative Route —consistent with the
the Principal ‘‘will be determined by with the financing of a small concern, National Environmental Policy Act of
SBA and published in Notices in the has sought an exemption under Section 1969— in support of the Bureau of Land
Federal Register from time to time.’’ See 312 of the Act and Section 107.730, Management’s (BLM) review of
13 CFR 115.32(b) and (c) and 115.66. Financings which Constitute Conflicts TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.’s
The purpose of this document is to of Interest of the Small Business (TransCanada) application for a right-of-
announce that, for the one year period way.
Administration (‘‘SBA’’) Rules and
beginning October 1, 2018, the Surety DATES: The public comment period ends
Regulations (13 CFR 107.730). Argosy
fee will decrease from 26% of the bond on August 29, 2018.
premium to 20% of the bond premium Investment Partners V, L.P. is seeking
post-financing approval from SBA for ADDRESSES: Comments may be
and the Principal fee will decrease from submitted at https://
$7.29 per thousand dollars of the loan and equity financings it made to
POSC Holdings LLC, formerly known as www.regulations.gov by entering the
contract amount to $6 per thousand title of this Notice or Docket Number:
dollars of the contract amount. Panhandle Oilfield Service Companies,
Inc., 14000 Quail Springs Parkway, DOS–2018–0031 into the search field,
As indicated above, the decreases in
Suite 300, Oklahoma City, OK 73134. and then following the prompts.
the fees are temporary and will be in
effect for guaranteed bonds approved FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
The financing is brought within the Draft EA, along with detailed records on
during the one year period beginning purview of § 107.730(a)(1) of the
October 1, 2018, and ending September the proposed project and general
Regulations because Argosy Investment information about the Presidential
30, 2019. During the year, SBA will Partners IV, L.P., an Associate of Argosy
evaluate whether the lower fees will permit process, are available at: https://
Investment Partners V, L.P., owns more keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov.
result in an increase in the bond activity
than ten percent of POSC Holdings LLC, Marko Velikonja, Office of
level of the SBG Program and, if so,
whether any such increased level of and therefore this transaction is Environmental Quality and
activity will generate sufficient revenues considered Financing an Associate Transboundary Issues, (202) 647–4828,
to offset the reduced fee amounts. After requiring prior SBA approval. Argosy VelikonjaMG@state.gov.
carefully reviewing program Investment Partners V, L.P. has already SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
performance during the year, SBA will made its investments in POSC Holdings January 26, 2017, TransCanada
determine whether the guarantee fees LLC and is seeking post-financing SBA resubmitted its Presidential permit
should remain at these new amounts or approval. application for the proposed Keystone
if they should revert to the higher Notice is hereby given that any XL pipeline. On March 23, 2017, the
amounts or otherwise be changed. interested person may submit written Under Secretary of State for Political
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
SBA invites public comments on the comments on this transaction within Affairs determined that issuance of a
above stated fee decreases. Please fifteen days of the date of this Presidential permit to TransCanada to
clearly identify paper and electronic publication to the Associate construct, connect, operate, and
comments as ‘‘Public Comments on Fee Administrator, Office of Investment and maintain at the border of the United
Decreases under the SBG Program Innovation, U.S. Small Business States pipeline facilities to transport
Docket No. SBA–2018–0007’’ and crude oil from Canada to the United
submit them by one of the methods States would serve the national interest.
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Accordingly, the Under Secretary issued • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to weight of 138.5 pounds and a maximum
a Presidential permit to TransCanada for http://www.regulations.gov and follow payload capacity of 105.5 pounds. A
the Keystone XL pipeline. Later, on the online instructions for sending your trained pilot in command and visual
November 20, 2017, the Nebraska Public comments electronically. observer, maintaining visual line-of-
Service Commission approved the • Mail: Send comments to Docket sight, would conduct the proposed
Mainline Alternative Route for that Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of operation.
pipeline in the State of Nebraska. Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey [FR Doc. 2018–16258 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am]
TransCanada’s application to BLM for a Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
right-of-way remains pending with that Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
agency. 20590–0001.
The Department invites members of • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
the public, government agencies, tribal comments to Docket Operations in
governments, and all other interested Room W12–140 of the West Building Federal Aviation Administration
parties to comment on the Draft EA for Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
[Summary Notice No. 2018–23]
the proposed Keystone XL Mainline Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
Alternative Route during the 30-day a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Petition for Exemption; Summary of
public comment period. Comments Friday, except Federal holidays. Petition Received; Eagle Mountain City
provided by agencies and organizations • Fax: Fax comments to Docket
should list a designated contact person. Operations at 202–493–2251. AGENCY: Federal Aviation
All comments received during the Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Administration (FAA), DOT.
public comment period may be 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the ACTION: Notice.
publicized. Comments will be neither public to better inform its rulemaking
private nor edited to remove either process. DOT posts these comments, SUMMARY: This notice contains a
identifying or contact information. without edit, including any personal summary of a petition seeking relief
Commenters should omit information information the commenter provides, to from specified requirements of Title 14
that they do not want disclosed. Any http://www.regulations.gov, as of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
party who will either solicit or aggregate described in the system of records purpose of this notice is to improve the
other people’s comments should convey notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can public’s awareness of, and participation
this cautionary message. be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ in, the FAA’s exemption process.
privacy. Neither publication of this notice nor
Robert D. Wing,
Docket: Background documents or the inclusion or omission of information
Acting Director, Office of Environmental in the summary is intended to affect the
Quality and Transboundary Issues.
comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. legal status of the petition or its final
[FR Doc. 2018–16241 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am] disposition.
Follow the online instructions for
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accessing the docket or go to the Docket DATES: Comments on this petition must
Operations in Room W12–140 of the identify the petition docket number and
West Building Ground Floor at 1200 must be received on or before August
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 20, 2018.
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
Federal Aviation Administration ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
by docket number FAA–2018–0173
[Summary Notice No. 2018–27] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake using any of the following methods:
Troutman, (202) 683–7788, 800 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, http://www.regulations.gov and follow
Petition Received; Yamaha Motor
DC 20591. the online instructions for sending your
Corporation, USA This notice is published pursuant to comments electronically.
AGENCY: Federal Aviation 14 CFR 11.85. • Mail: Send comments to Docket
Administration (FAA), DOT. Issued in Washington, DC. Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
ACTION: Notice. Lirio Liu, Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
SUMMARY: This notice contains a
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
summary of a petition seeking relief Petition for Exemption 20590–0001.
from specified requirements of Title 14
Docket No.: FAA–2018–0182. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
Petitioner: Yamaha Motor comments to Docket Operations in
purpose of this notice is to improve the
Corporation, USA. Room W12–140 of the West Building
public’s awareness of, and participation
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
in, the FAA’s exemption process.
§§ 61.23(a) & (c); 61.101(e)(4) & (5); Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
Neither publication of this notice nor
61.113(a) & (b); 91.105; 91.107; 91.121; a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
the inclusion or omission of information
91.151; 137.19(b), (c) & (e)(2)(ii), (iii), & Friday, except Federal holidays.
in the summary is intended to affect the • Fax: Fax comments to Docket
(iv); 137.31(b); 137.41(c); and 137.42.
legal status of the petition or its final Description of Relief Sought: The Operations at 202–493–2251.
disposition. petitioner is requesting relief to operate Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
DATES: Comments on this petition must their FAZER R unmanned aircraft 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
identify the petition docket number and system, in concert with type public to better inform its rulemaking
must be received on or before August certification, in order to provide process. DOT posts these comments,
20, 2018. commercial agricultural-related services without edit, including any personal
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified in the United States. The FAZER R is a information the commenter provides, to
by docket number FAA–2018–0182 rotorcraft, spanning 9 feet, 1 inch long, http://www.regulations.gov, as
using any of the following methods: and 3 feet, 6 inches tall, with an empty described in the system of records
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| Action | Notice of availability; solicitation of comments. | |
| Dates | The public comment period ends on August 29, 2018. | |
| Contact | The Draft EA, along with detailed records on the proposed project and general information about the Presidential permit process, are available at: https:// keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 36659 |
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