### 5614 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 23 / Friday, February 3, 2012 / Notices

Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416.

Sean J. Greene, Associate Administrator for Innovation and Investment.
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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 7785]**

**Department of State FY11 Service Contract Inventory** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of State.

**ACTION :**  Notice of the release of the Department of State FY11 Service Contract Inventory.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of State has publically released its Service Contract Inventory for FY11 and its analysis of the FY10 inventory. They are available here: http://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.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jason Passaro, Director, A/CSM, (703) 875–5114, passaroja@state.gov

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Dated: January 31, 2012. Jason Passaro, Director, A/CSM, Department of State.
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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.
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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[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;