68340 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 24, 2004 / Notices 

Discussion 

Southwestern’s 2004 Current Power 

Repayment Study (PRS) indicates that 

the existing annual power rate of 

$2,013,024 does not represent the 

lowest possible rate needed to meet cost 

recovery criteria. The increased revenue 

requirement is due to an increase in the 

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) 

operations and maintenance expense 

estimates. The Revised PRS indicates 

that an increase in annual revenues of 

$500,676 beginning January 1, 2005, is 

sufficient to accomplish repayment of 

the Federal investment in the required 

number of years. Accordingly, 

Southwestern developed a proposed 

rate schedule based on that increased 

revenue requirement. 

Title 10, Part 903, Subpart A of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, 

‘‘Procedures for Public Participation in 

Power and Transmission Rate 

Adjustment,’’ has been followed in 

connection with the proposed rate 

adjustment. More specifically, 

opportunities for public review and 

comment during a 90-day period on the 

proposed Rayburn power rate were 

announced by notice published in the 

Federal Register, July 21, 2004, 69 FR 

43580. A Public Information Forum was 

scheduled to be held July 27, 2004, and 

a Public Comment Forum was 

scheduled to be held August 26, 2004, 

both in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Both forums 

were canceled as no one expressed an 

intent to participate. Written comments 

were due by October 19, 2004. 

Southwestern provided the Federal 

Register notice, together with 

supporting data, to the customer and 

interested parties for review and 

comment during the formal period of 

public participation. In addition, prior 

to the formal 90-day public 

participation process, Southwestern 

discussed with the customer 

representatives the preliminary 

information on the proposed rate 

adjustment. Only one formal comment 

was received from Gillis & Angley, 

Counsellors at Law, on behalf of Sam 

Rayburn Municipal Power Agency and 

Vinton Public Power Authority, 

(organizations within Sam Rayburn Dam 

Electric Cooperative, Inc.) which stated 

that they had no objection to the 

proposed rate adjustment. 

Upon conclusion of the comment 

period in October 2004, Southwestern 

finalized the PRS and rate schedule for 

the proposed annual rate of $2,513,700 

which is the lowest possible rate needed 

to satisfy repayment criteria. This rate 

represents an annual increase of 24.9 

percent. 

Availability of Information 

Information regarding this rate 

increase, including studies and other 

supporting material, is available for 

public review and comment in the 

offices of Southwestern Power 

Administration, One West Third Street, 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103. 

Comments and Responses 

Southwestern received one written 

comment in which customer 

representatives expressed no objection 

to the proposed rate adjustment. 

Other Issues 

There were no other issues raised 

during the informal meeting or during 

the formal public participation period. 

Administrator’s Certification 

The 2004 Revised Rayburn PRS 

indicates that the annual power rate of 

$2,513,700 will repay all costs of the 

project, including amortization of the 

power investment consistent with 

provisions of the Department of Energy 

(DOE) Order No. RA 6120.2. In 

accordance with Delegation Order Nos. 

00–037.00 (December 6, 2001) and 00–

001.00A (September 17, 2002), and 

Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 

1944, the Administrator has determined 

that the proposed Rayburn power rate is 

consistent with applicable law and the 

lowest possible rate consistent with 

sound business principles. 

Environment 

The environmental impact of the rate 

increase proposal was evaluated in 

consideration of DOE’s guidelines for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act, 10 CFR 1021, and was determined 

to fall within the class of actions that are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirements of preparing either an 

Environmental Impact Statement or an 

Environmental Assessment. 

Order 

In view of the foregoing and pursuant 

to the authority delegated to me, I 

hereby confirm, approve and place in 

effect on an interim basis, for the period 

January 1, 2005, through September 30, 

2008, the annual Sam Rayburn Dam 

Rate of $2,513,700 for the sale of power 

and energy from Sam Rayburn Dam to 

the Sam Rayburn Dam Electric 

Cooperative, Inc., under Contract No. 

DE–PM75–92SW00215, dated October 

7, 1992. This rate shall remain in effect 

on an interim basis through September 

30, 2008, or until the FERC confirms 

and approves the rate on a final basis.

Dated: November 16, 2004.

Kyle E. McSlarrow, 

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–26038 Filed 11–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[SFUND–2004–0010; FRL–7840–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Application for 

Reimbursement to Local Governments 

for Emergency Response to Hazardous 

Substance Releases Under CERCLA 

Section 123 (Renewal), EPA ICR 

Number 1425.06, OMB Control Number 

2050–0077

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on 11/30/04. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. This ICR describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before December 27, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number SFUND–

2004–0010, to (1) EPA online using 

EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to Superfund.docket@epa.gov, or 

by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Superfund Docket, Mail Code 5202T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer 

for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Boynton, Office of Emergency 

Management, Mail Code 5204G, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 703–603–

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9052; fax number: 703–603–9104; e-mail 

address: boynton.lisa@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On August 10th, 2004, (69 FR 48490), 

EPA sought comments on this ICR 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA 

received no comments. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. 

SFUND–2004–0010, which is available 

for public viewing in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744 and 

the telephone number for the Superfund 

Docket is (202) 566–0276 (http://

www.epa.gov/edocket). An electronic 

version of the public docket is available 

through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at 

http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use 

EDOCKET to submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the public docket, and to 

access those documents in the public 

docket that are available electronically. 

Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’

then key in the docket ID number 

identified above. 

Any comments related to this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives 

them and without change, unless the 

comment contains copyrighted material, 

CBI, or other information whose public 

disclosure is restricted by statute. When 

EPA identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, 

including the copyrighted material, will 

be available in the public docket. 

Although identified as an item in the 

official docket, information claimed as 

CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise 

restricted by statute, is not included in 

the official public docket, and will not 

be available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET. For further information 

about the electronic docket, see EPA’s 

Federal Register notice describing the 

electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 

31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/

edocket. 

Title: Application for Reimbursement 

to Local Governments for Emergency 

Response to Hazardous Substance 

Releases Under CERCLA Section 123 

(Renewal). 

Abstract: The Agency requires 

applicants for reimbursement under this 

program authorized under section 123 

of CERCLA to submit an application 

that demonstrates consistency with 

program eligibility requirements. This is 

necessary to ensure proper use of the 

Superfund. EPA reviews the 

information to ensure compliance with 

all statutory and program requirements. 

The applicants are local governments 

who have incurred expenses, above and 

beyond their budgets, for hazardous 

substance response. Submission of this 

information is voluntary and to the 

applicant’s benefit. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed 

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 9 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements; train personnel to be able 

to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Various units of local governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200/year. 

Frequency of Response: Occasional, 

only if respondent wishes 

reimbursement. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

1,800 hours. 

Estimated Total Annualized Cost 

Burden: $33,300, which includes $0 

Capital expenditure/Startup costs, $0 

O&M costs, and $ 33,300 Respondent 

Labor costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change.

Dated: November 17, 2004. 

Oscar Morales, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26072 Filed 11–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OAR–2004–0089, FRL–7841–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Retrofit/Rebuild 

Requirements for 1993 and Earlier 

Model Year Urban Buses (Renewal); 

EPA ICR Number 1702.04, OMB 

Control Number 2060–0302

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on November 30, 2004. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. This ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its estimated burden and 

cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before December 27, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number OAR–

2004–0089, to (1) EPA online using 

EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by 

mail to: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, Mail Code 6102T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer 

for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Nydia Y. Reyes-Morales, Mail Code 

6403J, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 343–9264; fax number: 

(202) 343–2804; e-mail address: reyesmorales.nydia@epa.gov.