Construction of American Pipelines

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 18 (Monday, January 30, 2017)

Federal Register Volume 82, Number 18 (Monday, January 30, 2017)

Presidential Documents

Page 8659

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2017-02031

Page 8659

Memorandum of January 24, 2017

Construction of American Pipelines

Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce

The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with all relevant executive departments and agencies, shall develop a plan under which all new pipelines, as well as retrofitted, repaired, or expanded pipelines, inside the borders of the United States, including portions of pipelines, use materials and equipment produced in the United States, to the maximum extent possible and to the extent permitted by law. The Secretary shall submit the plan to the President within 180 days of the date of this memorandum.

``Produced in the United States'' shall mean:

(i) With regard to iron or steel products, that all manufacturing processes for such iron or steel products, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States.

(ii) Steel or iron material or products manufactured abroad from semi-

finished steel or iron from the United States are not ``produced in the United States'' for purposes of this memorandum.

(iii) Steel or iron material or products manufactured in the United States from semi-finished steel or iron of foreign origin are not ``produced in the United States'' for purposes of this memorandum.

The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, January 24, 2017

FR Doc. 2017-02031

Filed 1-27-17; 8:45 am

Billing code 3510-07-P

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