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economic concerns. Before making a 

decision on the proposed Project, DOS 

will consult with the eight federal 

agencies identified in Executive Order 

13337: The Departments of Energy, 

Defense, Transportation, Homeland 

Security, Justice, Interior, and 

Commerce, and the Environmental 

Protection Agency. 

The Department of State also intends 

to evaluate the potential environmental 

effects of the proposed project 

consistent with Section 102(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)) and 

implementing regulations promulgated 

by the Council on Environmental 

Quality (40 CFR parts 1500–1508) and 

the Department of State (22 CFR part 

161), including in particular 22 CFR 

161.7(c)(1). In addition, the Department 

of State intends to conduct 

consultations on possible impacts to 

traditional or cultural properties with 

interested Native American tribes 

consistent with Section 106 of the 

National Historical Preservation Act 

(NHPA). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

DOS Project Web site 

(www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov) 

provides Project-related information for 

viewing and downloading. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2012. 

Dated: May 4, 2012. 

Cynthia H. Akuetteh, 

Acting Director, Office of Asia and Western 

Hemisphere, Bureau of Energy Resources, 

U.S. Department of State. 

Dated: May 4, 2012. 

George N. Sibley, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy, 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11298 Filed 5–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements 

Filed the Week Ending April 28, 2012 

The following Agreements were filed 

with the Department of Transportation 

under the Sections 412 and 414 of the 

Federal Aviation Act, as amended (49 

U.S.C. 1382 and 1384) and procedures 

governing proceedings to enforce these 

provisions. Answers may be filed within 

21 days after the filing of the 

application. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2012– 

0063. 

Date Filed: April 23, 2012. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: Mail Vote 708TC3, Special 

Passenger Amending Resolution 010o, 

Special Passenger Amending Resolution 

between Myanmar and TC3 (except 

South West Pacific), e-Tariffs, 18–20 

April 2012. Intended Effective Date: 25 

April 2012. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11308 Filed 5–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2012–0044] 

Department of Transportation Updated 

Environmental Justice Order 5610.2(a) 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation, DOT. 

ACTION: Final DOT Environmental 

Justice Order. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (the Department or DOT) 

is issuing an update to Departmental 

Order 5610.2(a) (Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations). This Order updates the 

Department’s original Environmental 

Justice Order, which was published 

April 15, 1997. The Order continues to 

be a key component of the Department’s 

strategy to promote the principles of 

environmental justice in all 

Departmental programs, policies, and 

activities. 

DOT Order 5610.2(a) sets forth the 

DOT policy to consider environmental 

justice principles in all (DOT) programs, 

policies, and activities. It describes how 

the objectives of environmental justice 

will be integrated into planning and 

programming, rulemaking, and policy 

formulation. The Order sets forth steps 

to prevent disproportionately high and 

adverse effects to minority or lowincome populations through Title VI 

analyses and environmental justice 

analyses conducted as part of Federal 

transportation planning and NEPA 

provisions. It also describes the specific 

measures to be taken to address 

instances of disproportionately high and 

adverse effects and sets forth relevant 

definitions. 

This updated Order reaffirms DOT’s 

commitment to environmental justice 

and clarifies certain aspects of the 

original Order, including the definitions 

of ‘‘minority’’ populations in 

compliance with the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Revisions to the Standards for the 

Classification of Federal Data on Race 

and Ethnicity of October 30, 1997. The 

revisions clarify the distinction between 

a Title VI analysis and an environmental 

justice analysis conducted as part of a 

NEPA review, and affirm the 

importance of considering 

environmental justice principles as part 

of early planning activities in order to 

avoid disproportionately high and 

adverse effects. The updated Order 

maintains the original Orders general 

framework and procedures and DOT’s 

commitment to promoting the 

principles of environmental justice in 

all DOT programs, policies, and 

activities. 

This Order is effective upon its date 

of issuance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth 

Osborne, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Transportation Policy, telephone (202) 

366–8979, or EJ@dot.gov, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

Order 5610.2(a) 

Subject: Department of Transportation 

Actions to Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

1. Purpose and Authority 

a. This Order updates and clarifies 

environmental justice procedures for the 

Department in response to the 

Memorandum of Understanding on 

Environmental Justice signed by heads 

of Federal agencies on August 4, 2011, 

DOT’s revised environmental justice 

strategy issued on March 2, 2012, and 

Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions 

to Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations, dated February 11, 1994. 

The Department’s original 

Environmental Justice Order, issued 

April 15, 1997, was a key component of 

the Department’s original strategy and 

established procedures to be used by 

DOT to comply with Executive Order 

12898. This revised Order continues to 

be a key component of DOT’s 

environmental justice strategy. It 

updates and clarifies certain aspects of 

the original Order while maintaining its 

general framework and procedures and 

DOT’s commitment to promoting the 

principles of environmental justice in 

all DOT programs, policies, and 

activities. Relevant definitions are in the 

Appendix. 

b. Executive Order 12898 requires 

each Federal agency, to the greatest 

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