Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 6, 2011 / Notices 55157 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7574] 

Final Public Meeting in Washington, 

DC for the Proposed Keystone XL 

Project 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of final public meeting in 

Washington, DC for the proposed 

Keystone XL project. 

SUMMARY: Following the release of the 

final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, 

Executive Order 13337 calls on the 

Secretary of State, or her designee, to 

determine if issuance of a Presidential 

Permit to the applicant would serve the 

national interest. This decision on the 

application will take into account a 

wide range of factors, including 

environmental, economic, energy 

security, foreign policy, and pipeline 

safety concerns. No decision will be 

made until the completion of this 

thorough review process. The 

Department expects to make a decision 

on whether to grant or deny the Permit 

before the end of the year. 

As part of the review and analysis of 

the national interest, on August 26, 2011 

the U.S. Department of State announced 

public meetings to be held along the 

proposed pipeline route in the Federal 

Register on pages 53525 and 53526 

(volume 76, number 166). These 

meetings will provide opportunities for 

the public to comment on the project 

and the comments will be considered in 

the final decision. In addition to these 

meetings along the pipeline route, a 

final meeting will be held in 

Washington, DC. 

Friday, October 7, 2011 

Ronald Reagan Building and 

International Trade Center, Atrium 

Hall, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

Washington, District of Columbia 

20004; 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 

Procedures for Public Meetings 

Speakers: All members of the public 

are welcome to attend the meetings and 

state their comments for the 

administrative record. Persons who 

want to speak at the meeting will need 

to sign up in person at the entrance of 

the meeting venue and be given a 

number. The order of speakers will be 

determined on a first-come, first-served 

basis, according to the sign-up sheet. 

Those wishing to speak must be present 

when their name or number is called or 

they will forfeit their time. 

Comments: Remarks made at the 

meetings will be recorded, transcribed, 

and entered into the administrative 

record for the State Department’s 

consideration of the proposed Keystone 

XL pipeline. Each speaker will be 

allowed 3–5 minutes to make remarks, 

depending on the number of people 

who sign up to speak. Speakers will be 

asked to state their name and any 

organization with which they are 

affiliated. 

Depending on attendance, it may not 

be possible for all those who sign up to 

have the opportunity to speak. The State 

Department encourages individuals who 

do not have the opportunity to speak or 

who are unable to complete their 

comments in the allotted time to submit 

comments on the national interest 

determination in written form. A State 

Department official will be available to 

accept written comments, and a 

summary of all comments will be 

incorporated in the record of decision 

for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. 

The Department will also accept written 

comments on the national interest 

determination beginning on the date the 

final Environmental Impact Statement is 

issued. In order to ensure that 

comments are processed and considered 

before the decision is made on the 

permit application, all comments must 

be submitted by midnight on October 9, 

2011. 

Purpose: These meetings are an 

opportunity for the public to express 

views on all aspects of the proposed 

Keystone XL pipeline. Participants are 

encouraged to recount information 

illustrating their view about whether the 

issuance of a Presidential Permit for the 

Keystone XL pipeline project is in the 

U.S. national interest. 

Presiding Officer: The meetings will 

be chaired by a senior official from the 

U.S. Department of State. At the 

beginning of the meeting, the presiding 

officer will explain the status of the 

application for the permit and the 

Department’s process for making a 

decision on the Permit, but will not 

answer questions. The presiding officer 

or an assistant will announce the name 

of each speaker from the sign-up list. 

Protocol: We ask attendees to respect 

the meeting procedures in order to 

ensure a constructive information 

gathering session. No signs or banners 

will be allowed inside the meeting 

venue. The presiding officer will use 

his/her discretion to conduct the 

meeting in an orderly manner. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

comprehensive description of the 

proposed Project and up-to-date 

information regarding the public 

meetings are available at http:// 

www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov. The 

final Environmental Impact Statement, 

including a summary of public 

comments received during two prior 

public comment periods, will also be 

available online. 

Comments can be submitted by the 

following methods: Online at http:// 

www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov; 

e-mail at keystonexl-nid@cardno.com; 

fax at 206–269–0098; or mailed to the 

following address: Alexander Yuan, 

Keystone XL EIS Project, P.O. Box 

96503–98500, Washington, DC 20090– 

6503. 

As noted above, in order for 

comments to be considered they must 

be submitted by midnight on October 9, 

2011. 

Media Contacts: Please contact 

Wendy Nassmacher at 202–647–6664 or 

via e-mail at NassmacherWL@state.gov. 

Dated: August 30, 2011. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 2, 

2011. 

John E. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and Scientific 

Affairs/Office of Environmental Policy, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22692 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7575] 

Public Meeting in Midwest City, OK, for 

the Proposed Keystone XL Project; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of correction for time of 

public meeting in Midwest City, 

Oklahoma for the proposed Keystone XL 

project. 

SUMMARY: On August 26, 2011, an 

announcement for public meetings for 

the proposed Keystone XL project was 

published in the Federal Register on 

pages 53525 and 53526 (volume 76, 

number 166). The referenced notice is 

corrected as to the meeting times: 

Friday, September 30, 2011. 

Reed Center Exhibition Hall, 5800 Will 

Rogers Road, Midwest City, Oklahoma 

73110, 4:30–10 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

comprehensive description of the 

proposed Project and up-to-date 

information regarding the public 

meetings are available at http:// 

www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov. The 

final Environmental Impact Statement, 

including a summary of public 

comments received during two prior 

public comment periods, will also be 

available online. 

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55158 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 6, 2011 / Notices 

Dated: August 30, 2011. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 2, 

2011. 

John E. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and Scientific 

Affairs/Office of Environmental Policy, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22690 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Approval of Noise Compatibility 

Program for Lambert-St. Louis 

International Airport, St. Louis, MO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

findings on the noise compatibility 

program submitted by the St. Louis 

Airport Authority under the provisions 

of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (formerly the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act, hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) 

and 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) part 150 (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘Part 150’’). On April 5, 2011, the FAA 

determined that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the St. Louis Airport 

Authority under Part 150 were in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. On August 26, 2011, the 

FAA approved the Lambert-St. Louis 

International Airport noise 

compatibility program. All of the 

recommendations of the program were 

approved. No program elements relating 

to new or revised flight procedures for 

noise abatement were proposed by the 

airport operator. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s approval of the Noise 

Compatibility Program for Lambert-St. 

Louis International Airport is August 

26, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

FAA, Todd Madison, ACE–611B, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106– 

2325, todd.madison@faa.gov, 816–329– 

2640. Documents reflecting this FAA 

action may be reviewed at this same 

location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA has 

given its overall approval to the Noise 

Compatibility Program for Lambert-St. 

Louis International Airport, effective 

August 26, 2011. 

Under section 47504 of the Act, an 

airport operator who has previously 

submitted a Noise Exposure Map may 

submit to the FAA a Noise 

Compatibility Program which sets forth 

the measures taken or proposed by the 

airport operator for the reduction of 

existing non-compatible land uses and 

prevention of additional non-compatible 

land uses within the area covered by the 

Noise Exposure Maps. The Act requires 

such programs to be developed in 

consultation with interested and 

affected parties including local 

communities, government agencies, 

airport users, and FAA personnel. 

Each airport noise compatibility 

program developed in accordance with 

Part 150 is a local program, not a 

Federal program. The FAA does not 

substitute its judgment for that of the 

airport proprietor with respect to which 

measures should be recommended for 

action. The FAA’s approval or 

disapproval of Part 150 program 

recommendations is measured 

according to the standards expressed in 

Part 150 and the Act and is limited to 

the following determinations: 

a. The Noise Compatibility Program 

was developed in accordance with the 

provisions and procedures of Part 150; 

b. Program measures are reasonably 

consistent with achieving the goals of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses around the airport and preventing 

the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses; 

c. Program measures would not create 

an undue burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, unjustly discriminate against 

types or classes of aeronautical uses, 

violate the terms of airport grant 

agreements, or intrude into areas 

preempted by the Federal Government; 

and 

d. Program measures relating to the 

use of flight procedures can be 

implemented within the period covered 

by the program without derogating 

safety, adversely affecting the efficient 

use and management of the navigable 

airspace and air traffic control systems, 

or adversely affecting other powers and 

responsibilities of the Administrator 

prescribed by law. 

Specific limitations with respect to 

FAA’s approval of an airport noise 

compatibility program are delineated in 

Part 150, section 150.5. Approval is not 

a determination concerning the 

acceptability of land uses under Federal, 

state, or local law. Approval does not by 

itself constitute an FAA implementing 

action. A request for Federal action or 

approval to implement specific noise 

compatibility measures may be 

required. Prior to a FAA decision on a 

request to implement the action, an 

environmental review of the proposed 

action may be required. Approval does 

not constitute a commitment by the 

FAA to financially assist in the 

implementation of the program nor a 

determination that all measures covered 

by the program are eligible for grant-inaid funding from the FAA under 

applicable law contained in Title 49 

U.S.C. Where Federal funding is sought, 

requests for project grants must be 

submitted to the FAA Airports Regional 

Office in Kansas City, Missouri. 

The Lambert-St. Louis International 

Airport study contains a proposed noise 

compatibility program comprised of 

actions designed for phased 

implementation by airport management 

and adjacent jurisdictions from 

November 29, 2010, beyond the year 

2015. It was requested that the FAA 

evaluate and approve this material as a 

Noise Compatibility Program as 

described in section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA began its review of the 

program on April 5, 2011, and was 

required by a provision of the Act to 

approve or disapprove the program 

within 180 days (other than the use of 

new or modified flight procedures for 

noise control). Failure to approve or 

disapprove such program within the 

180-day period shall be deemed to be an 

approval of such program. 

The submitted program contained 

twenty-three proposed actions for noise 

abatement, land use planning and 

program management on and off the 

airport. The FAA completed its review 

and determined that the procedural and 

substantive requirements of the Act and 

Part 150 have been satisfied. The overall 

program was approved by the FAA, 

effective August 26, 2011. 

Outright approval was granted for 

twenty-three specific program measures. 

The noise compatibility program 

recommended ten measures for noise 

abatement, ten measures for land use 

planning policies and land use 

management, and three measures for 

oversight and implementation of the 

abatement and land use measures. Of 

the noise abatement measures, one 

previously approved measure was 

withdrawn, and nine previously 

approved measures will continue. Of 

the land use management measures, five 

new measures are approved, and five 

previously approved measures will 

continue. Of the program management 

measures, three previously approved 

measures will continue and were 

updated for the current administrative 

and management conditions at LambertSt. Louis International Airport. Each 

measure is described in the following 

summary. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–1 will 

continue, as previously approved, the 

daytime use of Runway 6–24 between 

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