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resources. As a joint-lead agency, and in 

support of WAPA’s proposed action, the 

USFS would re-authorize and issue 

SUPs for each transmission line and 

authorize WAPA to manage vegetation 

and conduct maintenance activities 

along WAPA ROWs on NFS lands. The 

USFS would permit these activities 

through new SUPs and O&M Plans. 

Each specific WAPA vegetation 

management or maintenance activity 

would be assessed by the USFS prior to 

initiation using a process defined in 

O&M Plans developed in conjunction 

with the SUPs. 

Alternatives 

WAPA and the USFS evaluated a no 

action alternative that would leave the 

existing WAPA vegetation management 

and maintenance activities in place 

under the existing USFS permits and 

O&M Plans. This alternative would not 

meet WAPA’s purpose and need or the 

objectives given above. The 

environmentally-preferred and agencypreferred alternative is the proposed 

action. While initial treatment activities 

would cause higher impacts than no 

action, over the long term, after the 

desired conditions are achieved, the 

wildfire hazard would be much reduced 

and vegetation management activities 

would be less intensive and less 

frequent. Overall, resource impacts 

would be substantially lower compared 

with no action. All practicable means of 

avoiding or minimizing environmental 

impacts have been incorporated into the 

proposed action and its related standard 

maintenance practices, and specific 

additional resource protections may be 

included in the new SUPs, WAPA’s 

O&M Plans, and individual action 

reviews. 

WAPA and the USFS considered an 

option to remove all tall-growing trees 

from the ROWs to maximize 

transmission line reliability and 

minimize wildfire hazard. However, 

vegetation conditions and terrain vary, 

and not all areas require the same 

treatment efforts. Where conductor 

clearances allow, such as spanning a 

drainage, taller vegetation can be 

allowed to remain in the ROW. This 

approach is included in the proposed 

action, and reduces resource impacts, 

visual effects, wildlife habitat impacts, 

and vegetation management costs. 

Similarly, an option to prohibit the use 

of herbicides was considered. This 

option would reduce WAPA’s ability to 

control incompatible vegetation and 

noxious weeds efficiently and 

effectively. Herbicide use can be done in 

an environmentally responsible way 

with minimal impact. Selective proper 

use of herbicides would reduce the 

number of vegetation management 

cycles and associated environmental 

impacts and allow the ROWs to reach 

the desired conditions more quickly. 

Public Involvement 

The Notice of Intent (NOI) was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 8, 2010, launching the scoping 

process that extended through May 26, 

2010. The NOI invited public 

participation in the EIS scoping process 

and solicited public comments on the 

scope and content of the EIS. WAPA 

and the USFS solicited comments from 

Federal, State, and local agencies; tribal 

governments; other organizations; and 

the public, and announced 

opportunities to comment in various 

local news media. Chapter Four of the 

Final EIS lists agencies, organizations, 

and people who received copies. 

In April 2010, WAPA and the USFS 

hosted three public scoping meetings in 

Denver and Grand Junction, Colorado, 

and Vernal, Utah, which provided the 

public an opportunity to comment and 

ask questions about the Project and EIS 

development. Before each public 

meeting, WAPA and the USFS held 

interagency scoping meetings. 

The Notice of Availability (NOA) for 

the Draft EIS was published in the 

Federal Register on September 27, 2013. 

One public meeting was held in Denver, 

Colorado, on October 23, 2013; there 

were no attendees. WAPA and the 

Forest Service received four comment 

letters; two of the letters expressed 

support for the Project. The U.S. 

Department of the Interior letter 

indicated no comments on the Project, 

and the Environmental Protection 

Agency letter indicated a rating of Lack 

of Objections (LO) for the Project. No 

comments were received from the 

general public or tribes. 

The USFS has a pre-decisional 

objection process that follows the 

release of certain environmental 

documents, in this case the Final EIS. 

The objection filing period was 45 days, 

and no objections were filed during that 

time. 

Decision 

Informed by the analyses and 

environmental impacts documented in 

the Final EIS and related consultations, 

WAPA has selected the proposed action 

identified in the Final EIS as its 

decision for the Project. The proposed 

action will be the basis for the 

preparation of revised SUPs and 

associated O&M Plans. 

This ROD was prepared in accordance 

with the requirements of the CEQ 

regulations for implementing NEPA (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508) and the DOE 

NEPA regulations (10 CFR part 1021). 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on December 8, 2020, 

by Mark A. Gabriel, Administrator, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on December 

15, 2020. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28016 Filed 12–18–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[Region 4 Library; FRL–10017–91–Region 4] 

Notice of Library Changes 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Informational notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is issuing this notice to 

advise the public of upcoming changes 

to the Region 4 Library. Region 4 will 

be reducing the size of its library space, 

decreasing the amount of print materials 

maintained in its collection, and ceasing 

all on-site library support services. The 

library will retain a small, targeted 

collection of reference material on-site 

which will be accessible by 

appointment only to EPA staff and the 

public (For appointments, see contact 

information below). In addition, EPA 

staff and the public will continue to 

have remote access to the full suite of 

library services available at EPA through 

the Andrew W. Breidenbach 

Environmental Research Center 

(AWBERC) Library, located in 

Cincinnati, Ohio. The AWBERC Library 

can be reached by email (CI_AWBERC_

Library@epa.gov) or by phone (513– 

569–7703). For more information about 

the EPA National Library Network and 

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its information resources and services, 

visit https://www.epa.gov/libraries. 

DATES: Region 4’s Library changes will 

be effective February 1, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Region 4 Federal Library Manager, 

Shayla Patillo at (404) 562–8385 or via 

electronic mail at patillo.shayla@

epa.gov. 

Dated: December 14, 2020. 

Mary Walker, 

Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28102 Filed 12–18–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0466; FRL–10017–47] 

Product Cancellation Order for Certain 

Pesticide; Amendment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register of April 13, 2018, 

concerning the cancellations voluntarily 

requested by the registrant and accepted 

by the Agency but that have not yet 

become effective. This notice is being 

issued to amend the cancellation order, 

as supported by the current registrant 

and requested by a distributor, by 

extending the effective date of the 

cancellation for the two spirodiclofen 

registrations (EPA Registration No. 264– 

830 and 264–831). 

DATES: The Federal Register of April 13, 

2018, announced the voluntary 

cancellation of two spirodiclofen 

registrations (EPA Registration No. 264– 

830 and 264–831) as requested by the 

registrant, effective December 31, 2020. 

The Agency is now amending the 

effective date of cancellation to 

December 31, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veronica Dutch, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8585; email address: 

dutch.veronica@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, and 

agricultural advocates; the chemical 

industry; pesticide users; and members 

of the public interested in the sale, 

distribution, or use of pesticides. Since 

others also may be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0466, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. What Does this Amendment Do? 

This notice is being issued to amend 

the effective date of cancellation for the 

two spirodiclofen registrations listed in 

Table 1B of the cancellation order 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 13, 2018 (83 FR 16076) (FRL– 

9975–97). The April 13, 2018 Federal 

Register Notice corrected an earlier 

cancellation order that was published in 

December 26, 2017 (80 FR 60985) (FRL– 

9971–10). After issuance of the 

cancellation order correction notice, a 

different company committed to 

develop required data and requested an 

extension of the effective date of 

cancellation for these products, with the 

intention of maintaining these 

spirodiclofen registrations. Bayer 

CropScience, the current registrant for 

the spirodiclofen products listed in 

Table 1B of the cancellation order, 

submitted a letter supporting the 

requested extension. Based on letters 

received from the California Walnut 

Commission (October 12, 2020) and the 

California Citrus Quality Council 

(October 16, 2020), spirodiclofen is an 

important control option for plantfeeding mites in these crops, where 

miticide resistance is a possibility and 

where spirodiclofen has continued to be 

a component of integrated pest 

management. With this Notice, the 

effective date for cancellation of EPA 

Registration No. 264–830 and 264–831 

is established as December 31, 2021. 

Consistent with the previous order, the 

registrant would be prohibited from 

producing, selling, or distributing 

existing stocks of products containing 

spirodiclofen following the cancellation 

effective date. Other entities would be 

permitted to sell, distribute, and use 

stocks of spirodiclofen until stocks are 

exhausted. The cancellation of these 

two registrations would terminate the 

last spirodiclofen products registered for 

use in the United States. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: November 24, 2020. 

Mary Reaves, 

Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–10018–24–OAR] 

Allocations of Cross-State Air 

Pollution Rule Allowances From New 

Unit Set-Asides for 2020 Control 

Periods 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of data availability 

(NODA). 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the 

availability of preliminary lists of units 

eligible for second-round allocations of 

emission allowances for the 2020 

control periods from the new unit setasides (NUSAs) established under the 

Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) 

trading programs. EPA has posted 

spreadsheets containing the lists on 

EPA’s website. EPA will consider timely 

objections to the lists before 

determining the amounts of the secondround allocations. 

DATES: Objections to the information 

referenced in this notice must be 

received on or before January 21, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your objections via 

email to CSAPR_NUSA@epa.gov. 

Include ‘‘2020 NUSA allocations’’ in the 

email subject line and include your 

name, title, affiliation, address, phone 

number, and email address in the body 

of the email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions concerning this action should 

be addressed to Jason Kuhns at (202) 

564–3236 or kuhns.jason@epa.gov or 

Andrew Reighart at (202) 564–0418 or 

reighart.andrew@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

each CSAPR trading program where 

EPA is responsible for determining