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with 10 CFR 903.23(a) and 10 CFR part 

904. 

Western is establishing the electric 

service Base Charge and Rates for BCP 

under the Department of Energy 

Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152); 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)); and other acts that 

specifically apply to the projects 

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 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 FERC. Existing Department of 

Energy (DOE) procedures for public 

participation in power rate adjustments 

(10 CFR part 903) were published on 

September 18, 1985. 

Attendance at the Forum 

Access to Western facilities is 

controlled. If you are a U.S. citizen, 

please be sure to bring an official form 

of picture identification (that meets the 

requirement of the Real ID Act), such as 

a driver’s license, U.S. passport, U.S. 

Government ID, or U.S. Military ID, 

which you will be asked to show prior 

to signing in at Western. 

If you are a foreign national and plan 

to attend, please contact Mr. Jack 

Murray, Rates Manager, (602) 605–2442, 

email jmurray@wapa.gov, immediately 

to obtain the necessary form for 

admittance at Western. To allow time 

for background checks this form must be 

completed at least 30 days in advance 

for visitors from non-sensitive countries; 

and 45 days in advance for visitors from 

sensitive countries. Failure to complete 

this approval process may result in 

denial of visit. 

Availability of Information 

All brochures, studies, comments, 

letters, memorandums, and other 

documents that Western initiated or 

used to develop the proposed base 

charge and rates are available for 

inspection and copying at the Desert 

Southwest Customer Service Regional 

Office, located at 615 South 43rd 

Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Many of 

these documents and supporting 

information are also available on 

Western’s Web site at: http://www.wapa.

gov/dsw/pwrmkt/BCP/RateAdjust.htm. 

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347 et seq.); 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); 

and DOE NEPA Regulations (10 CFR 

part 1021), Western is in the process of 

determining whether an environmental 

assessment or an environmental impact 

statement should be prepared or if this 

action can be categorically excluded 

from those requirements. 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

Western has an exemption from 

centralized regulatory review under 

Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no 

clearance of this notice by the Office of 

Management and Budget is required. 

Dated: January 6, 2015. 

Mark A. Gabriel, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02559 Filed 2–6–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OARM–2014–0857; FRL–9922– 

64–OARM] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Background Checks for Contractor 

Employees (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Background Checks for Contractor 

Employees (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 

2159.06, OMB Control No. 2030–0043) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting 

public comments on specific aspects of 

the proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through April 30, 2015. 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. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 10, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OARM–2014–0857 online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to oei.docket@

epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dianne Lyles, Policy Training and 

Oversight Division, Office of 

Acquisition Management (3802R), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–6111; email address: lyles.dianne@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

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will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: The EPA uses contractors to 

perform services throughout the nation 

with regard to environmental 

emergencies involving the release, or 

threatened release, of oil, radioactive 

materials, or hazardous chemicals that 

may potentially affect communities and 

the surrounding environment. The 

Agency may request contractors 

responding to any of these types of 

incidents to conduct background checks 

and apply Government-established 

suitability criteria in Title 5 CFR 

Administrative Personnel 731.104 

Appointments Subject to Investigation, 

732.201 Sensitivity Level Designations 

and Investigative Requirements, and 

736.102 Notice to Investigative Sources 

when determining whether employees 

are acceptable to perform on given sites 

or on specific projects. In addition to 

emergency response contractors, EPA 

may require background checks for 

contractor personnel working in 

sensitive sites or sensitive projects. The 

background checks and application of 

the Government’s suitability criteria 

must be completed prior to contract 

employee performance. The contractor 

shall maintain records associated with 

all background checks. Background 

checks cover citizenship or valid visa 

status, criminal convictions, weapons 

offenses, felony convictions, and parties 

prohibited from receiving federal 

contracts. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Private 

Contractors. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain a benefit per Title 5 

CFR Administrative Personnel 731.104 

Appointments Subject to Investigation, 

732.201 Sensitivity Level Designations 

and Investigative Requirements, and 

736.102 Notice to Investigative Sources. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

1,000. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Total estimated burden: 1,000 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $186,730 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance (O&M) costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is no 

change in the hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. 

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02484 Filed 2–6–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9922–84–OA] 

Announcement of the Board of 

Directors for the National 

Environmental Education Foundation 

AGENCY: Office of External Affairs and 

Environmental Education, 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Environmental 

Education and Training Foundation 

(doing business as The National 

Environmental Education Foundation or 

NEEF) was created by Section 10 of 

Public Law 101–619, the National 

Environmental Education Act of 1990. It 

is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit 

organization established to promote and 

support education and training as 

necessary tools to further environmental 

protection and sustainable, 

environmentally sound development. It 

provides the common ground upon 

which leaders from business and 

industry, all levels of government, 

public interest groups, and others can 

work cooperatively to expand the reach 

of environmental education and training 

programs beyond the traditional 

classroom. The Foundation promotes 

innovative environmental education 

and training programs such as 

environmental education for medical 

healthcare providers and broadcast 

meteorologists; it also develops 

partnerships with government and other 

organizations to administer projects that 

promote the development of an 

environmentally literal public. The 

Administrator of the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, as 

required by the terms of the Act, 

announces the following appointment to 

the National Environmental Education 

Foundation Board of Directors. The 

appointee is Raul Perea-Henze, M.D., 

M.P.H., managing director of HORUS 

Advisors as a strategy advisor in 

healthcare, global affairs and 

government relations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding this Notice of 

Appointment, please contact Mr. Brian 

Bond, Senior Advisor to the 

Administrator for Public Engagement, 

U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. General 

information concerning NEEF can be 

found on their Web site at: http://

www.neefusa.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional Considerations 

Great care has been taken to assure 

that this new appointee not only has the 

highest degree of expertise and 

commitment, but also brings to the 

Board diverse points of view relating to 

environmental education. This 

appointment is a four-year term which 

may be renewed once for an additional 

four years pending successful reelection by the NEEF nominating 

committee. 

This appointee will join the current 

Board members which include: 

• Decker Anstrom (NEEF Chairman) 

Former U.S. Ambassador, Retired 

Chairman, The Weather Channel 

Companies 

• Trish Silber (NEEF Vice Chair) 

President, Aliniad Consulting Partners, 

Inc. 

• Diane Wood (NEEF Secretary) 

President, National Environmental 

Education Foundation 

• Carlos Alcazar, Founder and 

Chairman, Culture ONE World 

• Megan Reilly Cayten, Co-Founder 

and Chief Executive Officer, Catrinka, 

LLC 

• Philippe Cousteau, Co-Founder and 

CEO, EarthEcho International 

• David M. Kiser, Vice President, 

Environment, Health, Safety and 

Sustainability, International Paper 

• Wonya Lucas, President, Lucas 

Strategic Consulting 

• Shannon Schuyler, Principal, 

Corporate Responsibility Leader, 

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 

• Jacqueline M. Thomas, Vice 

President of Corporate Responsibility, 

Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. 

Background 

Section 10(a) of the National 

Environmental Education Act of 1990 

mandates a National Environmental 

Education Foundation. The Foundation 

is established in order to extend the 

contribution of environmental 

education and training to meeting 

critical environmental protection needs, 

both in this country and internationally; 

to facilitate the cooperation, 

coordination, and contribution of public 

and private resources to create an 

environmentally advanced educational 

system; and to foster an open and 

effective partnership among Federal, 

State, and local government, business, 

industry, academic institutions, 

community based environmental 

groups, and international organizations. 

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