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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2188 Filed 2–2–12; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

Dated: January 31, 2012. 

Jason Passaro, 

Director, A/CSM, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2467 Filed 2–2–12; 8:45 am] 

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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] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

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; 


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Illegal unregulated and unreported 

(IUU) fishing and related matters; 

Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2013. 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, Mr. E.J. 

Terminella, by email at 

emanuel.j.terminellajr@uscg.mil, by 

phone at (202) 372–1239, by fax at (202) 

372–1918, or in writing at Commandant 

(CG–543), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd 

Street SW., Stop 7581, Washington, DC 

20593–7581 not later than March 7, 

2012, 7 days prior to the meeting. 

Requests made after March 7, 2012 

might not be able to be accommodated. 

Please note that due to security 

considerations, two valid, government 

issued photo identifications must be 

presented to gain entrance to the 

Headquarters building. The 

Headquarters building is accessible by 

taxi and privately owned conveyance 

(public transportation is not generally 

available). However, parking in the 

vicinity of the building is extremely 

limited. Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO SHC 

public meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: January 23, 2012. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2251 Filed 2–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2012–0014] 

Information Collection Activity; 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST) DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below will be forwarded to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comments. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. A 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments on 

the following information collection 

was published on Friday, November 4, 

2011. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 5, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leonardo San Roman, Office of Small 

and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 

Office of the Secretary, W56–312, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, (202) 366–1930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: U.S. Department of 

Transportation Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Pilot 

Program Evaluation Form; and U.S. 

Department of Transportation Mentor 

Prote ́ge ́ Pilot Program Annual Report. 

Abstract: DOT will use the data 

captured in the Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Pilot 

Program Evaluation Form to measure 

program achievement to determine 

whether the intention of the program to 

assist small businesses to compete and 

perform in DOT and federal 

procurement programs is achieved. DOT 

will use this data to determine whether 

program changes are required to 

increase participation of small 

businesses in DOT procurement 

programs. 

Additionally, DOT will use the data 

captured in the Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Pilot 

Program Annual Report to measure 

prote ́ge ́ progress against the 

developmental plan contained in their 

Mentor Prote ́ge ́ agreement and to report 

the specific actions taken by the mentor 

to increase the participation of the 

prote ́ge ́ as a prime or subcontractor to 

DOT. 

A Federal Register Notice with a 60- 

day comment period soliciting 

comments on the information collection 

was published on Friday, November 4, 

2011. Only one (1) anonymous comment 

was received stating that more concrete 

language is needed to specify the 

prote ́ge ́’s ability to withdraw from the 

program voluntarily. Additionally, there 

does not appear to be any language 

stating whether a mentor can receive 

reimbursement for MP program costs; 

whether it is direct, or through credit 

against subcontracting goals. It appears 

that should be added as well. 

Procedures for the Mentor or the 

Prote ́ge ́ to withdraw from the program 

voluntarily will be established by both 

parties in the Mentor-Prote ́ge ́

Agreement. The Mentor or the Prote ́ge ́

should provide written notice to 

OSDBU at least 30 days before 

withdrawing from the program. 

As for the reimbursement part, the 

Program Office has determined there 

will be no incentives, such as 

reimbursements or credits toward 

subcontracting goals. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Request for collection of a new 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Prime contractors 

and small businesses participating in 

DOT’s Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Pilot Program. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: Approximately 20. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 20. 

Estimated Annual Total Burden 

Hours: 20. 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

Attention: Desk Officer for U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Office of 

the Secretary of Transportation, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 

fax: (202) 395–5806. 

Comments are invited on: whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is most effective 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 30, 

2012. 

Patricia Lawton, 

Departmental PRA Program Manager, Office 

of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2364 Filed 2–2–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

First Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 227, Standards of 

Navigation Performance 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 227, Standards of Navigation 

Performance. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the first meeting 

of RTCA Special Committee 227, 

Standards of Navigation Performance 


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