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1See U.S. Dept. of Energy, Western Area Power 

Admin., Docket No. EF11–9–000, 137 FERC 

¶ 62,201 (2011). 

2See 80 FR 51556 (August 25, 2015). 

September 30, 2019. Rate Order No. 

WAPA–173 will be submitted to FERC 

for confirmation and approval on a final 

basis. 

Dated: February 26, 2016. 

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, 

Deputy Secretary of Energy. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Deputy Secretary 

In the Matter of: Western Area Power 

Administration Extension of Formula Rates 

for the Central Valley Project, CaliforniaOregon Transmission Project, Pacific 

Alternating Current Intertie, and Third-Party 

Transmission Service; and Information on 

the Path 15 Transmission Upgrade, Rate 

Order No. WAPA–173. 

Order Confirming, Approving, And 

Placing The Central Valley Project, 

California-Oregon Transmission 

Project, Pacific Alternating Current 

Intertie, And Third-Party Transmission 

Service Formula Rates Into Effect On 

An Interim Basis 

These rates were established in 

accordance with section 302 of the 

Department of Energy (DOE) 

Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152). This 

Act transferred to and vested in the 

Secretary of Energy the power marketing 

functions of the Secretary of the 

Department of the Interior and the 

Bureau of Reclamation under the 

Reclamation Act of 1902 (Ch. 1093, 32 

Stat. 388), as amended and 

supplemented by subsequent laws, 

particularly section 9(c) of the 

Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 

U.S.C. 485h(c)), section 5 of the Flood 

Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), 

and other acts that specifically apply to 

the project involved. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00A, 

effective October 25, 2013, the Secretary 

of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to 

develop power and transmission rates to 

the Administrator of the Western Area 

Power Administration (Western); (2) the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim basis 

to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and 

(3) the authority to confirm, approve, 

and place into effect on a final basis, to 

remand, or to disapprove such rates to 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC). This extension is 

issued pursuant to the Delegation Order 

and DOE rate extension procedures at 

10 CFR 903.23(a). 

Background 

On December 2, 2011, FERC 

confirmed and approved the existing 

formula rates, Rate Order No. WAPA– 

156,1 Rate Schedules CV–F13, CPP–2, 

CV–T3, CV–NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI– 

T3, CV–TPT7, CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4, 

CV–SUR4, CV–RFS4, CV–EID4, and 

CV–GID1. FERC approved the rates for 

five years through September 30, 2016. 

On August 25, 2015, Western published 

a notice in the Federal Register 

proposing to extend the existing formula 

Rate Schedules for three years, without 

adjustment.2 In accordance with 10 CFR 

903.23(a), Western provided for a 

consultation and comment period that 

ended on September 24, 2015. Western 

received three comments, each in 

support of the three-year rate extension. 

Discussion 

The power, transmission, and 

ancillary service formula rates, Rate 

Schedules CV–F13, CPP–2, CV–T3, CV– 

NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI–T3, CV–TPT7, 

CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4, CV–SUR4, CV– 

RFS4, CV–EID4, and CV–GID1, 

approved under Rate Order No. WAPA– 

156, expire on September 30, 2016. The 

existing formula rate methodologies are 

recalculated at least annually and 

provide adequate revenue to recover 

annual expenses, including interest 

expense, and repay capital investments 

within allowable time periods, thus 

ensuring repayment within the cost 

recovery criteria set forth in DOE Order 

RA 6120.2. 

Rate Order No. WAPA–173 extends, 

without adjustment, the existing 

formula Rate Schedules CV–F13, CPP– 

2, CV–T3, CV–NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI– 

T3, CV–TPT7, CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4, 

CV–SUR4, CV–RFS4, CV–EID4, and 

CV–GID1 through September 30, 2019, 

thereby continuing to ensure project 

repayment within the cost recovery 

criteria. 

Order 

In view of the above and under the 

authority delegated to me, I hereby 

extend, on an interim basis, the existing 

power, transmission, and ancillary 

services formula Rate Schedules CV– 

F13, CPP–2, CV–T3, CV–NWT5, COTP– 

T3, PACI–T3, CV–TPT7, CV–UUP1, CV– 

SPR4, CV–SUR4, CV–RFS4, CV–EID4, 

and CV–GID1. Rate Order No. WAPA– 

173 extends, without adjustment, the 

existing formula rates through 

September 30, 2019. The formula rates 

shall be in effect on an interim basis, 

pending FERC’s confirmation and 

approval of this extension or substitute 

rate on a final basis. 

Dated: February 26, 2016. 

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, 

Deputy Secretary of Energy. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9025–8] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements (EISs) 

Filed 02/22/2016 Through 02/26/2016, 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: https:// 

cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/ 

action/eis/search. 

EIS No. 20160047, Final Supplement, 

NNSA, TN, Production of Tritium in 

a Commercial Light Water Reactor, 

Review Period Ends: 04/04/2016, 

Contact: Curtis Chambellan 505–845– 

5073. 

EIS No. 20160048, Final, USAF, AK, 

United States Air Force F–35A 

Operational Beddown-Pacific, Review 

Period Ends: 04/04/2016, Contact: 

Toni Ristau 907–377–2116. 

EIS No. 20160049, Final, DOE, NM, 

Disposal of Greater-than-Class-C 

(GTCC) Low-Level Radioactive Waste 

and GTCC-Like Waste, Review Period 

Ends: 04/04/2016, Contact: Theresa J. 

Kliczewski 202–586–3301. 

EIS No. 20160050, Final, USFS, CA, Jess 

Project, Review Period Ends: 04/04/ 

2016, Contact: Danika Carlson 530– 

468–1225. 

EIS No. 20160051, Draft, DOC, PRO, 

Programmatic—Nationwide Public 

Safety Broadband Network for the 

Non-Contiguous United States, 

Comment Period Ends: 05/03/2016, 

Contact: Amanda Pereira 571–665– 

6141. 

EIS No. 20160052, Final, USACE, CA, 

Cordova Hills, Review Period Ends: 

04/04/2016, Contact: Lisa M. Gibson 

916–557–5288. 

EIS No. 20160053, Final Supplement, 

TVA, TN, Adoption—Production of 

Tritium in a Commercial Light Water 

Reactor, Contact: Charles P. Nicholson 

865–632–3582. The Tennessee Valley 

Authority is adopting the U.S. 


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Department of Energy’s National 

Nuclear Security Administration’s 

FSEIS #20160047, filed with EPA on 

02/24/2016. TVA is a cooperating 

agency for the project. Therefore, 

recirculation of the document is not 

necessary under Section 1306.3(c) of 

the CEQ Regulations. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20150343, Draft, NPS, AZ, 

Backcountry Management Plan Grand 

Canyon National Park, Comment 

Period Ends: 04/04/2016, Contact: 

Rachel Bennett 928–638–7326. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 12/ 

11/2015; Extending Comment Period 

from 03/04/2016 to 04/04/2016. 

EIS No. 20160028, Final, FHWA, WI, I– 

94 East-West Corridor (70th St–16th 

St), Review Period Ends: 04/15/2016, 

Contact: Michael Davies 608–829– 

7500. Revision to FR Notice Published 

02/12/2016; Extending Comment 

Period from 03/14/2016 to 04/15/ 

2016. 

Dated: March 1, 2016. 

Dawn Roberts, 

Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance 

Division, Office of Federal Activities. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0099; FRL–9943–25] 

Flubendiamide; Notice of Intent To 

Cancel Pesticide Registrations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 6(e) of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA hereby 

announces its intent to cancel the 

registration of four (4) pesticide 

products containing the insecticide 

flubendiamide owing to the registrants’ 

failure to comply with a required 

condition of their registrations. This 

document identifies the products at 

issue, summarizes EPA’s basis for these 

actions, and explains how adversely 

affected persons may request a hearing 

and the consequences of requesting or 

failing to request such a hearing. 

DATES: Under FIFRA section 6(e), 

affected registrants and other adversely 

affected persons must request a hearing 

within 30 days from the date that the 

affected registrant received EPA’s Notice 

of Intent to Cancel. Please see Unit 

VII.A.2. for specific instructions. 

ADDRESSES: All persons who request a 

hearing must comply with the Agency’s 

Rules of Practice Governing Hearings, 

40 CFR part 164. Requests for hearing 

must be filed with the Hearing Clerk in 

EPA’s Office of Administrative Law 

Judges (‘‘OALJ’’), in conformance with 

the requirements of 40 CFR part 164. 

The OALJ uses different addresses 

depending on the delivery method. 

Please see Unit VII. for specific 

instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lewis, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

A. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing its intent to cancel 

the registration of four (4) pesticide 

products containing the insecticide 

flubendiamide owing to the registrants’ 

failure to comply with a required 

condition of their registrations. 

Specifically, EPA intends to cancel each 

of the following pesticide products, 

listed in sequence by EPA registration 

number. 

• EPA Reg. No. 264–1025—BELT SC 

Insecticide. 

• EPA Reg. No. 71711–26— 

FLUBENDIAMIDE Technical. 

• EPA Reg. No. 71711–32—VETICA 

Insecticide. 

• EPA Reg. No. 71711–33— 

TOURISMO Insecticide. 

The following is a list of the names 

and addresses of record for all 

registrants of the products listed in this 

unit, in sequence by EPA company 

number (this number corresponds to the 

first part of the EPA registration 

numbers of the products). 

• EPA Co. No. 264—Bayer 

CropScience LP, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27709–2014. 

• EPA Co. No. 71711—Nichino 

America, Inc., 4550 New Linden Hill 

Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 

19808–2951. 

In addition, this document 

summarizes EPA’s legal authority for 

the proposed cancellation (see Unit II.), 

the registrants’ failure to comply with a 

required condition of registration (see 

Unit III.), EPA’s existing stocks 

determination (see Unit IV.), scope of 

the ensuing cancellation proceeding if a 

hearing is requested (see Unit V.), 

timing of cancellation of registration 

(see Unit VI.), and procedural matters 

that explain how eligible persons may 

request a hearing and the consequences 

of requesting or failing to request such 

a hearing (see Unit VII.). 

B. What is the Agency’s authority for 

taking these actions? 

The Agency’s authority is contained 

in section 6(e) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 

136d(e). 

C. Who is affected by this action? 

This announcement will directly 

affect the pesticide registrants listed in 

Unit I.A. and others who may distribute, 

sell or use the products listed in Unit 

I.A. This announcement may also be of 

particular interest to a wide range of 

stakeholders including environmental, 

human health, farm worker, and 

agricultural advocates; the chemical 

industry; pesticide users; and members 

of the public interested in the sale, 

distribution, or use of pesticides. EPA 

believes the stakeholders described 

above encompass those likely to be 

affected; however, more remote effects 

are possible, and the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the other 

specific entities that may be affected by 

this action. 

II. Legal Authority 

FIFRA generally governs pesticide 

sale, distribution, and use in the United 

States and establishes a federal 

registration scheme that generally 

precludes distributing or selling any 

pesticide that has not been ‘‘registered’’ 

by EPA. 7 U.S.C. 136a(a). A FIFRA 

registration is a license that establishes 

the terms and conditions under which 

a pesticide may be lawfully sold, 

distributed, and used. See id. 7 U.S.C. 

136a(c)(1)(A)–(F) and 136a(d)(1). 

The flubendiamide products at issue 

in this proceeding were conditionally 

registered pursuant to FIFRA section 

3(c)(7)(C) and EPA’s regulations at 40 

CFR 152.114 and 152.115. Those 

provisions allow that a conditional 

registration of an active ingredient not 

contained in any currently registered 

products be registered for a reasonably 

sufficient time for the registrant to 

generate and submit newly-required 

data on the condition that by the end of 

such time the Administrator determines 

the data do not meet or exceed risk 

criteria and subject to such other 

conditions as the Administrator may 

prescribe. The conditional registration 

provision was added to FIFRA to 

address the inequity created by the 

then-existing statutory scheme between 

existing registrants and new applicants, 

and to provide a ‘‘middle ground’’ in the 

registration process between totally 

denying registration and granting it. See 


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