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Sean J. Greene,
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Investment.
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Presidential Memorandum—Implementing
Provisions of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut
Continuation Act of 2011 Relating to the
Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7785]
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF
STATE
Department of State FY11 Service
Contract Inventory
Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of the release of the
Department of State FY11 Service
Contract Inventory.
AGENCY:
The Department of State has
publically released its Service Contract
Inventory for FY11 and its analysis of
the FY10 inventory. They are available
here: https://csm.state.gov/. Section 743
of Division C of the FY 2010
Consolidated Appropriations Act,
Public Law 111–117, requires
Department of State, and other civilian
agencies, to submit an annual inventory
of service contracts. A service contract
inventory is a tool to assess an agency
in its ability to contract services in
support of its mission and operation and
whether the contractors’ skills are being
utilized in an appropriate manner.
DATES: The FY11 inventory and FY10
analysis is available on the
Department’s Web site as of Jan. 31,
2012.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Passaro, Director, A/CSM, (703)
875–5114, passaroja@state.gov.
Dated: January 31, 2012.
Jason Passaro,
Director, A/CSM, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7786]
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In the Matter of the Keystone XL
Pipeline
This notice is to inform the public
that the Department of State has denied
the Application of TransCanada
Keystone Pipeline, L.P. for a
Presidential Permit Authorizing the
Construction, Operation, and
Maintenance of Pipeline Facilities for
the Importation of Crude Oil to be
located at the United States-Canada
Border, received by the Department of
State on September 19, 2008, as directed
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by the Presidential Memorandum for the
Secretary of State Implementing
Provisions of the Temporary Payroll Tax
Cut Continuation Act of 2011 Relating
to the Keystone XL Pipeline Permit,
dated January 18, 2012. The full text of
the Presidential Memorandum is as
follows:
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SUBJECT: Implementing Provisions of the
Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act
of 2011 Relating to the Keystone XL Pipeline
Permit
The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut
Continuation Act of 2011 requires a
determination, within 60 days of enactment,
of whether the Keystone XL pipeline project
as set forth in the permit application filed on
September 19, 2008 (including amendments)
(the ‘‘Keystone XL pipeline project’’) would
serve the national interest. The State
Department had previously explained, on
November 10, 2011, that it was seeking
additional information concerning whether
that project served the national interest, as
necessary to grant the permit. Based on its
experience and in order to consider relevant
environmental issues and the consequences
of the project on energy security, the
economy, and foreign policy, the State
Department indicated that its review could
be complete as early as the first quarter of
2013.
I have determined, based upon your
recommendation, including the State
Department’s view that 60 days is an
insufficient period to obtain and assess the
necessary information, that the Keystone XL
pipeline project, as presented and analyzed
at this time, would not serve the national
interest.
Accordingly, by the authority vested in me
as President by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States including section 301 of
title 3, United States Code, and in
furtherance of Executive Order 13337 of
April 30, 2004 to the extent compatible with
this memorandum, I direct you to submit the
report to the Congress as specified in section
501(b)(2) of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut
Continuation Act of 2011 and to issue a
denial of the Keystone XL pipeline permit
application.
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.
You are hereby authorized and directed to
publish this memorandum in the Federal
Register.
BARACK OBAMA
Issued in Washington DC on February 1,
2012.
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Dated: February 1, 2012.
George Sibley,
Director, Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs/Office
of Environmental Policy, U.S. Department of
State.
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[Public Notice 7758]
Shipping Coordinating Committee;
Notice of Committee Meeting
The Shipping Coordinating
Committee (SHC) will conduct an open
meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March
14, 2012, in Room 5–1224 of the United
States Coast Guard Headquarters
Building, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593–0001. The
primary purpose of the meeting is to
prepare for the twentieth Session of the
International Maritime Organization’s
(IMO) Subcommittee on Flag State
Implementation to be held at the IMO
Headquarters, United Kingdom, March
26–30, 2012.
The primary matters to be considered
include:
Adoption of the agenda;
Decisions of other IMO bodies;
Responsibilities of Governments and
measures to encourage flag State
compliance;
Mandatory reports under
International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships,
1973, as modified by the Protocol of
1978 (MARPOL 73/78);
Casualty statistics and investigations;
Harmonization of port State control
activities;
Port State Control (PSC) Guidelines
on seafarers’ hours of rest and PSC
guidelines in relation to the Maritime
Labour Convention, 2006;
Development of guidelines on port
State control under the 2004 Ballast
Water Management (BWM) Convention;
Comprehensive analysis of difficulties
encountered in the implementation of
IMO instruments;
Review of the Survey Guidelines
under the Harmonized System of Survey
and Certification (HSSC) and the
annexes to the Code for the
Implementation of Mandatory IMO
Instruments;
Consideration of International
Association of Classification Societies
(IACS) unified interpretations;
Review of the IMO Instruments
Implementation Code;
Development of a Code for
Recognized Organizations;
Measures to protect the safety of
persons rescued at sea;
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7786]
In the Matter of the Keystone XL Pipeline
This notice is to inform the public that the Department of State
has denied the Application of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. for a
Presidential Permit Authorizing the Construction, Operation, and
Maintenance of Pipeline Facilities for the Importation of Crude Oil to
be located at the United States-Canada Border, received by the
Department of State on September 19, 2008, as directed by the
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State Implementing
Provisions of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
Relating to the Keystone XL Pipeline Permit, dated January 18, 2012.
The full text of the Presidential Memorandum is as follows:
Presidential Memorandum--Implementing Provisions of the Temporary
Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 Relating to the Keystone XL
Pipeline Permit
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT: Implementing Provisions of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut
Continuation Act of 2011 Relating to the Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 requires
a determination, within 60 days of enactment, of whether the
Keystone XL pipeline project as set forth in the permit application
filed on September 19, 2008 (including amendments) (the ``Keystone
XL pipeline project'') would serve the national interest. The State
Department had previously explained, on November 10, 2011, that it
was seeking additional information concerning whether that project
served the national interest, as necessary to grant the permit.
Based on its experience and in order to consider relevant
environmental issues and the consequences of the project on energy
security, the economy, and foreign policy, the State Department
indicated that its review could be complete as early as the first
quarter of 2013.
I have determined, based upon your recommendation, including the
State Department's view that 60 days is an insufficient period to
obtain and assess the necessary information, that the Keystone XL
pipeline project, as presented and analyzed at this time, would not
serve the national interest.
Accordingly, by the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States including section 301
of title 3, United States Code, and in furtherance of Executive
Order 13337 of April 30, 2004 to the extent compatible with this
memorandum, I direct you to submit the report to the Congress as
specified in section 501(b)(2) of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut
Continuation Act of 2011 and to issue a denial of the Keystone XL
pipeline permit application.
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.
You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
BARACK OBAMA
Issued in Washington DC on February 1, 2012.
Dated: February 1, 2012.
George Sibley,
Director, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs/Office of Environmental Policy, U.S. Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2012-2615 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
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