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18 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NASD–2006–111 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR-NASD–2006–111. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. Copies of such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal office of NASD. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASD–2006–111 and 

should be submitted on or before 

November 1, 2006. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.18

Nancy M. Morris, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5577] 

Determination on the Use of FY 2005 

Supplemental Peacekeeping 

Operations Funds To Support the 

Global War on Terrorism 

The Secretary of State, pursuant to the 

Emergency Supplemental 

Appropriations Act for Defense, the 

Global War on Terror, and Tsunami 

Relief (P.L. 109–13) and the President’s 

delegation of his authority to make the 

necessary determination on the use of 

these funds, determined on September 

9th that the use of the $30 million in FY 

2005 supplemental peacekeeping 

operations funds in Lebanon and Kyrgyz 

Republic will support the global war on 

terrorism. 

Dated: September 29, 2006. 

Michael W. Coulter, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary , Bureau of 

Political-Military Affairs, Department of 

State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

To Conduct Scoping Meetings and 

Notice of Floodplain and Wetland 

Involvement; Transcanada Keystone 

Pipeline, L.P. 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and to Conduct Public Scoping 

Meetings. Notice of Floodplain and 

Wetlands Involvement. 

SUMMARY: TransCanada Keystone 

Pipeline, L.P. has applied to the United 

States Department of State for a 

Presidential Permit for the proposed 

construction, connection, operation, or 

maintenance, at the border of the United 

States of facilities for the importation of 

petroleum from a foreign country. The 

Department of State receives and 

considers applications for Presidential 

Permits for such energy-related 

pipelines pursuant to authority 

delegated to it by the President under 

Executive Order 13337 of April 30, 2004 

(69 FR 25299). To issue a Permit, the 

Department of State must find that 

issuance would serve the national 

interest. It consults extensively with 

concerned Federal and State agencies, 

and invites public comment in arriving 

at its determination. With respect to the 

application submitted by TransCanada 

Keystone Pipeline, L.P., the Department 

of State has concluded that the issuance 

of the Presidential Permit would 

constitute a major Federal action that 

may have a significant impact upon the 

environment within the meaning of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA). For this reason, 

Department of State intends to prepare 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS) to address reasonably foreseeable 

impacts from the proposed action and 

alternatives, to include the proposed 

Cushing extension. 

The purpose of this Notice of Intent 

is to inform the public about the 

proposed action, announce plans for 

scoping meetings, invite public 

participation in the scoping process, 

and solicit public comments for 

consideration in establishing the scope 

and content of the EIS. As the proposed 

project may involve an action in a 

floodplain or wetland, the EIS will 

include a floodplain and wetlands 

assessment and floodplain statement of 

findings. 

DATES: Department of State invites 

interested agencies, organization, and 

members of the public to submit 

comments or suggestions to assist in 

identifying significant environmental 

issues and in determining the 

appropriate scope of the EIS. The public 

scoping period starts with the 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register and will continue until 

November 30, 2006. Written, electronic 

and oral comments will be given equal 

weight and State will consider all 

comments received or postmarked by 

November 30th in defining the scope of 

this EIS. Comments received or 

postmarked after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

During this public scoping period, the 

Department of State plans to use the 

scoping process to help identify 

consulting parties and historic 

preservation issues for consideration 

under Section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act and its 

implementing regulations (36 CFR Part 

800). 

Dates and locations for the public 

scoping meetings are: 

1. October 24, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Michigan, North Dakota, Michigan Civic 

Center, 113 Broadway N., Michigan. 

2. October 24, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Yankton, South Dakota, Minerva 

Convention Centre at the Best Western, 

Kelley Inn, 1607 East Highway 50, 

Yankton. 

3. October 25, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Lisbon, North Dakota, Commons Room, 

Lisbon High School, 502 Ash Street, 

Lisbon. 

4. October 25, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Stanton, Nebraska, VFW Meeting Hall, 

1106 Veteran’s Avenue, Stanton. 

5. October 28, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Clark, South Dakota, Clark Community 

Center, 120 N. Commercial Street, Clark. 

6. October 28, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Seward, Nebraska, Seward Civic Center, 

Auditorium, 616 Bradford St., Seward. 

7. November 1, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., St. 

Charles, Missouri, Commons Area, 

Orchard Farm High School, 2165 

Highway V, St. Charles. 

8. November 2, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Collinsville, Illinois, Gateway Center 

Marquette Room, One Gateway, Drive 

(Highway 157 & Eastport Plaza Drive), 

Collinsville. 

9. November 8, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Carrollton, Missouri, Rupe Community 

Building (Behind Fire Station, park on 

north side of building, do not block fire 

station) 710 Harvest Hills Road, 

Carrollton. 

10. November 9, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Seneca, Kansas, Nemaha Community 

Center, 1500 Community Drive, Seneca. 

11. November 14, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Abilene, Kansas, Abilene Convention & 

Visitor’s Bureau, Historical Train Depot, 

210 NW 2nd Street, Abilene. 

12. November 15, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

El Dorado, Kansas, El Dorado Civic 

Center, Main Meeting Room, 210 E. 

Central, El Dorado. 

13. November 16, 2006, 7 to 10 p.m., 

Morrison, Oklahoma, Morrison Park 

Pavillion, Hwy 64 & Casey Trail, (One 

block from 7th Street), Morrison. 

The scoping meetings will be 

conducted in a workshop style. A court 

reporter will be present and will accept 

comments for the record. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

suggestions on the scope of the EIS 

should be addressed to: Elizabeth 

Orlando, OES/ENV Room 2657, U.S. 

Department of State, Washington, DC 

20520. Comments may be submitted 

electronically to keystoneeis@state.gov. 

Public comments will be posted on the 

Web site identified below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the proposed project or 

to receive a copy of the Draft EIS when 

it is issued, contact Elizabeth Orlando at 

the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice by electronic or 

regular mail as listed above, or by 

telephone (202) 647–4284, or by fax at 

(202) 647–5947. 

More information on the TransCanada 

Keystone Pipeline application for a 

Presidential Permit, including 

associated maps and drawings will be 

downloadable in its entirety from a Web 

site that is being established for this 

purpose: http:// 

www.keystonepipeline.state.gov (hosted 

by Entrix, Department of State’s 

contractor to perform the EIS study). 

This Web site is expected to be 

operational on or about October 20, 

2006. This Web site will accept public 

comments for the record. 

Department of State Presidential 

Permit information and process can also 

be found at the above internet address. 

A TransCanada hosted project Web 

site is also available at: http:// 

www.transcanada.com/keystone/ 

index.html. The Keystone Project tollfree number is: 1 (866) 717–7473 

(United States and Canada). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Need for Agency 

Action 

TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP 

(Keystone) proposes to construct and 

operate an interstate crude oil pipeline 

and related facilities from an oil supply 

hub near Hardisty, Alberta, in Canada, 

to destinations in the United States. The 

proposed project, known as the 


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