U.S. Department of State Announces A Public Meeting and the Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Mainline Alternative Route in Nebraska The U.S. Department of State (Department) announces availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Mainline Alternative Route Project in Nebraska for public review and comment, as well as the date and location for a public meeting. The Draft SEIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Keystone XL Mainline Alternative Route (MAR) –consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969– in support of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) review of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.’s (Keystone) application for a right-of-way. Under the Proposed Action, Keystone would construct and operate the portion of the Keystone XL Project in Nebraska along the MAR. The Draft SEIS may be viewed beginning September 21, 2018, at: The Draft SEIS is available at the following website: https://keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov/ or at the following libraries: Clarkson Memorial Library Columbus Public Library Crete Public Library David City Public Library Fairbury Public Library Neligh Public Library Norfolk Public Library Seward Memorial Library Stanton Public Library The Department invites the public to comment on the Draft SEIS during the public comment period, which ends November 8, 2018. The Department will consider all comments postmarked or received during the public comment period when preparing the Final SEIS. The Department will host a public meeting to provide an opportunity for the public to gain information about the project and talk with government officials. A public meeting will be held as follows: Date: Tuesday October 9, 2018 Location: Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln, NE Time: 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM The meeting will be an open house format with opportunities to submit comments via hand-written comment forms, electronic comment stations, and one-on-one verbal comments to a stenographer. Please note that in the interest of the security of all attendees, certain items will not be permitted inside the public meeting space. In particular, the following items are prohibited from the meeting space: bags, weapons, bottles, air horns, mega-phones, posters, signs and alcoholic beverages. The Department intends to make a free speech area available outside the meeting space where individuals may gather with signs and posters. Parking is available within the two adjacent covered parking garages owned and management by the City of Lincoln. Parking within these facilities are free the first hour and then $1.25 for each additional hour. Meeting participants can get their parking ticket validated at the meeting sign-in desk upon request. Beginning September 24, 2018, comments on the Draft SEIS may be submitted at www.regulations.gov by entering “Mainline Alternative Route” into the search field and following the prompts. Comments may also be submitted by mail, addressed to: Mr. Marko Velikonja, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues (OES/EQT), U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW, Suite 2726, Washington, DC 20520. Envelopes and subject line should be labeled “Keystone XL MAR.” Please note that all comments received during the public comment period may be publicized. SCI — September 26, October 03, 2018
