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3Western’s authority to issue a ROD is pursuant 

to authority delegated on November 16, 2011, from 

DOE’s Office of the General Counsel. 

that were included in the alternatives 

analysis for the Project. Although, 

Western is making a decision regarding 

the interconnection request submitted 

by Solar Reserve and does not dictate 

the type of generation, the SA/DEIS 

examined alternative generation types. 

Land use plan inconsistency is also 

noted by La Cuna and CARE. Western 

notes the comment and emphasizes that 

the decision being made in this ROD is 

only to grant the interconnection 

request for the Project and does not 

signify that all the other permitting and 

land use requirements have been met. 

La Cuna and CARE mention that, ‘‘the 

purpose and need statements are too 

narrowly constructed.’’ Western has 

noted the comment and refers the reader 

to pages 2–4 and 2–8 through 2–9 for 

more information on the agency’s 

authority, Purpose and Need. 

Cumulative impacts were another 

issue of concern for La Cuna and CARE. 

Western directs the reader to section 5 

of the document for the rationale 

describing which projects were 

considered for the cumulative impacts 

analysis as well as for the results of the 

analysis. 

La Cuna and CARE also expressed 

concern that a programmatic EIS (PEIS) 

should have been developed prior to 

this EIS. Although, there is currently a 

PEIS being developed for solar projects, 

there is no requirement for the 

completion of a PEIS prior to the 

completion of a project specific EIS. 

Lack of appropriate mitigation was 

also noted by La Cuna and CARE. 

Western directs the reader to the 

SA/DEIS and the CEC Conditions of 

Certification to the 186 conditions of 

certification/mitigation measures that 

have been created and will be 

implemented for the Project. 

Finally, La Cuna and CARE raise a 

concern that, ‘‘the RMP violates the 

Federal Land Policy Management Act 

[FLPMA].’’ Western acknowledges this 

comment and the concern that La Cuna 

and CARE have with BLM’s FLMPA 

responsibilities. 

Decision 

Western’s decision is to allow RSE’s 

request for interconnection to Western’s 

transmission system at its Parker-Blythe 

No. 2 Transmission Line and to 

construct, own and operate a new 

substation.3 Western’s decision to grant 

this interconnection request satisfies the 

agency’s statutory mission and RSE’s 

objectives while minimizing harm to the 

environment. 

This decision is based on the 

information contained in the Rice Solar 

Energy Project Final EIS. This ROD was 

prepared pursuant to the requirements 

of the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for Implementing 

NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508) and 

DOE’s Procedures for Implementing 

NEPA (10 CFR part 1021). 

Dated: December 12, 2011. 

Timothy J. Meeks, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32507 Filed 12–19–11; 8:45 am] 

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Review (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA announces the 

withdrawal of the notice titled, ‘‘Agency 

Information Collection Activities; 

Proposed Collections; Comment 

Request; Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration and Nonattainment Area 

New Source Review (Renewal)’’ 

published on December 7, 2011. The 

December 7, 2011, notice is a duplicate 

to the notice published on November 

25, 2011. The November 25, 2011, 

notice announced in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) that the EPA is 

planning to submit a request to renew 

an existing approved Information 

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Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 

2012. Before submitting this ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, the EPA 

is soliciting comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection through the notice pulished 

on November 25, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

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and Standards (C504–01), 

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0641; fax number: (919) 541–5509; 

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December 7, 2011, notice, consult the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The EPA has established a public 

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No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0901, which 

is available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket 

in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

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The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

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Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a 

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The EPA is withdrawing the notice 

titled, Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collections; 

Comment Request; Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration and 

Nonattainment Area New Source 

Review (Renewal)’’ published on 

December 8, 2011 in the Federal 

Register at 76 FR 76713. This notice was 

a duplicate to the notice published in 

the Federal Register on November 25, 

2011 at 76 FR 72700. Comments remain 

due on or before January 24, 2012. 

Dated: December 13, 2011. 

Jennifer Noonan Edmonds, 

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards. 

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