Subject: NOI Comments, Dakota Access Pipeline Crossing (*Notice of Intent).
Don't Let Trump Distract You: Public Comment on DAPL Is Now Open YES! Magazine Jan 25, 2017
Public Comments Against The Dakota Access Pipeline, Are Very Important.
Public Comment-Written Comments, On The Scope Of An Environmental Impact Study (“EIS”), Should Be Sent No Later Than February 20, 2017.
This is trump’s speeding the process of permits up, that he’s been talking about. (Otherwise, this process, could take a year or two to complete).
*I hurried to finish and send; my e-mail-public comment, to the Army Corps of Engineers. Since the memorandum indicates, that they still, have to go through some of the legally required, process.
ADDRESSESE-mail Public Comments To: gib.a.owen.civ@mail.mil
If emailing comments, please use NOI Comments, Dakota Access Pipeline Crossing, as the subject of your email.
Mail Written Comments To:
Mr. Gib Owen, Water Resources Policy and Legislation
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Washington, DC 20310-0108
Please include your name, return address and NOI Comments, Dakota Access Pipeline Crossing, on the first page of your written comments.
Telephone: (703) 695-6791 I called. I can afford it.
Also;
Other98 and Iraq Veterans Against the War have teamed to make their own comment page on DAPL. Every comment there will be emailed immediately and also hand delivered by IVAW.
Calling all Water Protectors
The Army Corps of Engineers must conduct a full review of the Dakota Access Pipeline.The Army Corps must solicit public opinion as part of their review.
So; I sent a copy, of my already, e-mailed comment,
(I figured I did so much work already, makes sense to copy/paste and send, one more time, just to be sure) and got this reply.
THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING A PUBLIC COMMENT!
We've e-mailed your comment to Mr. Gib Owen at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
But since it's unclear if these comments are even reaching Mr. Owen, some of our friends at Iraq Veterans Against the War will be bringing your comments to the Army Corps of Engineers in person. The government’s web-page won’t accept our comments. So we have a new plan: members of Iraq Veterans Against the War will deliver your comments right to the Army Corps’ door.
The more comments, the better. So share this with your friends and family and Let’s Get Really Loud!
I saw this on Twitter last night. Couldn’t believe it.
Republican Congressman, Kevin Cramer, stated-Dakota Access Pipeline Receives Federal Easement. Imminent (key word, here).
Apparently; an attempt, to try and convince people, not to bother to comment.
Fact Check: Dakota Access pipeline moves to final stage in army corps approval process.
More double-talk apparently. Obfuscation To Try And Confuse.
Executive Orders 101 The National Constitution Center constitutioncenter.org
An executive order is an official statement from the president, about how the federal agencies he oversees are to use their resources.
It falls under the broader umbrella of “executive actions,” which derive their power from Article II of the Constitution and it is the most formal executive action.
Executive actions also include presidential memorandums (which are a step below executive orders and basically outline the administration's position on a policy issue), proclamations and directives.
An executive order is not the president creating new law. That takes a majority vote from Congress.
An Executive Order, it is the President instructing the government how it is to work within the parameters that are already set by Congress and the Constitution.
Jan. 24, 2017 President Donald Trump takes executive action toward an approval of an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline, risking contaminating Tribal and American water supplies while disregarding treaty rights, “The existing pipeline route risks infringing on Treaty rights, contaminating Tribal water and the water of 17 million Americans downstream,” said Dave Archambault II, Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. “We are not opposed to energy independence. We are opposed to reckless and politically motivated development projects, like DAPL, that ignore our treaty rights and risk our water. Read full statement from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Read full statement from Earthjustice.
Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals For High Priority Infrastructure Projects The White House Office of the Press Secretary
Check Out “The Fine Print,” Hidden Among-st All That Text!
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 24, 2017 January 24, 2017
Memorandum For The Secretary Of The Army
Subject-Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline Section
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct as follows
Sec 2 Directives Pipeline Approval Review
The Secretary of the Army shall instruct the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), including the Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, to take all actions necessary and appropriate to
(i) review and approve in an expedited manner, to the extent permitted by law and as warranted, and with such conditions as are necessary or appropriate, requests for approvals to construct and operate the DAPL, including easements or rights-of-way to cross Federal areas.
(ii) consider, to the extent permitted by law and as warranted, whether to rescind or modify the memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works dated December 4, 2016 (Proposed Dakota Access Pipeline Crossing at Lake Oahe, North Dakota), and whether to withdraw the Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement in Connection with Dakota Access, LLC's Request for an Easement to Cross Lake Oahe, North Dakota, dated January 18, 2017, and published at 82 Fed. Reg. 5543
(iii) consider, to the extent permitted by law and as warranted, prior reviews and determinations, including the Environmental Assessment issued in July of 2016 2 for the DAPL, as satisfying all applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act
(iv) review and grant, to the extent permitted by law and as warranted, requests for waivers of notice periods arising from or related to USACE real estate policies and regulations
***(v) issue, any approved easements or rights-of-way, immediately after notice is provided to the Congress. The Secretary of the Army shall promptly provide a copy of this memorandum to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Governors of each State located along the Dakota Access Pipeline route. The Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.