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Integrated System rate schedules (P–23, 

NFTS–23, and EE–23). However, that 

effort and the associated procedures for 

public participation in accordance with 

10 CFR part 903 will not be completed 

in time for the new rate schedules to be 

placed into effect prior to the September 

30, 2023, expiration of the current rate 

schedules, and thus temporary 

extension of the current rate schedules 

is necessary. Pursuant to 10 CFR 

903.23(b) and Redelegation Order No. 

S3–DEL–SWPA1–2023, Southwestern’s 

Administrator may extend existing rates 

on a temporary basis without advance 

notice or comment pending further 

action. In such a circumstance, the 

Administrator shall publish notice of 

said extension in the Federal Register 

and promptly advise FERC of the 

extension. The revenue collection 

associated with the extension of the 

current rates will be considered in the 

development of the new rates based on 

the 2023 PRS such that repayment 

obligations are met consistent with the 

provisions of U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) Order No. RA 6120.2. 

AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION 

Information regarding the extension of 

these rate schedules is available for 

public review in the offices of 

Southwestern Power Administration, 

Williams Tower I, One West Third 

Street Suite 1500, Tulsa, Oklahoma 

74103. The rate schedules are available 

on the Southwestern website at 

www.energy.gov/swpa/rates-andrepayment. 

ORDER 

In view of the foregoing and pursuant 

to the authority delegated to me by the 

Secretary of Energy, I hereby extend, 

effective October 1, 2023, the Integrated 

System Rate Schedule P–13B, Wholesale 

Rates for Hydro Peaking Power; Rate 

Schedule NFTS–13A, Wholesale Rates 

for Non-Federal Transmission/ 

Interconnection Facilities Service; and 

Rate Schedule EE–13, Wholesale Rates 

for Excess Energy. The rate schedules 

shall remain in effect on a temporary 

basis through September 30, 2024, 

unless superseded. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on September 25, 

2023, by Mike Wech, Administrator for 

Southwestern 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 

DOE. This administrative process in no 

way alters the legal effect of this 

document upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

26, 2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21449 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southwestern Power Administration 

Sam Rayburn Dam Rate Schedule 

AGENCY: Southwestern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of rate order. 

SUMMARY: The Administrator, 

Southwestern Power Administration 

(Southwestern), has approved and 

placed into effect Rate Order No. 

SWPA–82, which provides a temporary 

extension of Southwestern’s current 

Sam Rayburn Dam rate schedule (SRD– 

15) through September 30, 2024, unless 

superseded. 

DATES: Extension of the rate schedule is 

effective October 1, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Fritha Ohlson, Senior Vice President, 

Chief Operating Officer, Office of 

Corporate Operations, (918) 595–6684, 

fritha.ohlson@swpa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rate Order 

No. SWPA–82, as contained herein, has 

been approved and placed into effect by 

the Administrator, Southwestern, and 

provides for the temporary extension, 

through September 30, 2024, unless 

superseded, of the Sam Rayburn Dam 

Rate Schedule SRD–15, Wholesale Rates 

for Hydro Power and Energy. 

United States of America 

Department of Energy 

Administrator, Southwestern Power 

Administration 

In the matter of: Southwestern Power 

Administration; Sam Rayburn Dam 

Rate Schedule, Rate Order No. 

SWPA–82 

Order Approving Extension of Rate 

Schedule on a Temporary Basis (9/25/ 

2023) 

Pursuant to Sections 301(b) and 

302(a) of the Department of Energy 

Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 

7152(a), the functions of the Secretary of 

the Interior and the Federal Power 

Commission under Section 5 of the 

Flood Control Act of 1944, 16 U.S.C. 

825s, relating to the Southwestern 

Power Administration (Southwestern), 

were transferred to and vested in the 

Secretary of Energy. By Delegation 

Order No. S1–DEL–RATES–2016, 

effective November 19, 2016, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) the 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to Southwestern’s 

Administrator; (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, or to remand 

or disapprove such rates, to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 

By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3– 

2023, effective April 10, 2023, the 

Secretary of Energy also delegated the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim basis 

to the Under Secretary for 

Infrastructure. By Redelegation Order 

No. S3–DEL–SWPA1–2023, effective 

April 10, 2023, the Under Secretary for 

Infrastructure redelegated the authority 

to confirm, approve, and place such 

rates into effect on an interim basis to 

the Southwestern Administrator. 

Background 

On December 17, 2015, in Rate Order 

No. SWPA–69, the Deputy Secretary of 

Energy placed into effect the current 

Sam Rayburn Dam rate schedule (SRD– 

15) on an interim basis for the period 

January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2019. 

FERC confirmed and approved SRD–15 

on a final basis on June 30, 2016 for a 

period ending September 30, 2019. On 

September 22, 2019, in Rate Order No. 

SWPA–75, the Assistant Secretary for 

Electricity extended SRD–15 for two 

years, for the period of October 1, 2019 

through September 30, 2021. On August 

30, 2021, in Rate Order No. SWPA–78, 

the Administrator, Southwestern, 

extended SRD–15 for two years, for the 

period of October 1, 2021 through 

September 30, 2023. 

Discussion 

Southwestern’s current rate schedule 

for the Sam Rayburn Dam isolated rate 

system, SRD–15, is based on the 2015 

Power Repayment Study (PRS). Each 

subsequent annual PRS through 2022 

indicated the need for a revenue 

adjustment within a plus or minus five 

percent range of the current revenue 

estimate. It is Southwestern’s practice 

for the Administrator to defer, on a caseby-case basis, revenue adjustments for 

isolated rate systems that are within 


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plus or minus five percent of the 

revenue estimated from the current rate 

schedule. Therefore, the Administrator 

deferred revenue adjustments annually 

for Sam Rayburn Dam through 2022. 

The 2023 PRS indicated a need for a 

revenue adjustment above five percent 

and therefore a new rate is needed. 

However, finalization of the 2023 PRS, 

development of a rate adjustment plan 

including a new rate schedule (SRD– 

23), and the associated procedures for 

public participation in accordance with 

10 CFR part 903 will not be completed 

in time for the new rate schedule to be 

placed into effect prior to the September 

30, 2023, expiration of the current rate 

schedule and thus temporary extension 

of the current rate schedule is necessary. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 903.23(b) and 

Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL– 

SWPA1–2023, Southwestern’s 

Administrator may extend existing rates 

on a temporary basis without advance 

notice or comment pending further 

action. In such a circumstance, the 

Administrator shall publish notice of 

said extension in the Federal Register 

and promptly advise FERC of the 

extension. The revenue collection 

associated with the extension of the 

current rate will be considered in the 

development of the new rate based on 

the 2023 PRS such that repayment 

obligations are met consistent with the 

provisions of U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) Order No. RA 6120.2. 

Availability of Information 

Information regarding the extension of 

the rate schedule is available for public 

review in the offices of Southwestern 

Power Administration, Williams Tower 

I, One West Third Street Suite 1500, 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103. The rate 

schedule is available on the 

Southwestern website at 

www.energy.gov/swpa/rates-andrepayment. 

Order 

In view of the foregoing and pursuant 

to the authority delegated to me by the 

Secretary of Energy, I hereby extend, 

effective October 1, 2023, Sam Rayburn 

Dam Rate Schedule SRD–15, Wholesale 

Rates for Hydro Power and Energy. The 

rate schedule shall remain in effect on 

a temporary basis through September 

30, 2024, unless superseded. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on September 25, 

2023, by Mike Wech, Administrator for 

Southwestern 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 

DOE. This administrative process in no 

way alters the legal effect of this 

document upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

26, 2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21451 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL OP–OFA–088] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information 202– 

564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements (EIS) 

Filed September 18, 2023 10 a.m. EST 

Through September 25, 2023 10 a.m. 

EST 

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://

cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/ 

action/eis/search. 

EIS No. 20230124, Final, FHWA, LA, I– 

10 Calcasieu River Bridge 

Improvements, Review Period Ends: 

10/30/2023, Contact: Charles Harkless 

225–757–7621. 

EIS No. 20230125, Draft, UDOT, UT, I– 

15 Farmington to Salt Lake City, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/13/2023, 

Contact: Brandon Weston 801–965– 

4603. 

EIS No. 20230126, Draft, BLM, CA, 

Northwest California Resource 

Management Plan (NCIP), Comment 

Period Ends: 12/28/2023, Contact: 

Victoria Slaughter 707–825–2315. 

EIS No. 20230127, Draft, NPS, USFWS, 

WA, Draft Grizzly Bear Restoration 

Plan—Environmental Impact 

Statement North Cascades Ecosystem, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/13/2023, 

Contact: Denise Shultz 360–854–7200. 

EIS No. 20230128, Final, BOEM, VA, 

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind 

Commercial, Review Period Ends: 10/ 

30/2023, Contact: Jessica Stromberg 

703–787–1730. 

EIS No. 20230129, Final Supplement, 

USPS, DC, Next Generation Delivery 

Vehicle Acquisitions, Review Period 

Ends: 10/30/2023, Contact: Davon 

Collins 202–268–4570. 

EIS No. 20230130, Final, DOE, NV, 

ADOPTION—Thacker Pass Lithium 

Mine Project, Review Period Ends: 10/ 

30/2023, Contact: Anna Eskridge 240– 

743–1304. 

The Department of Energy (DOE) has 

adopted the Bureau of Land 

Management’s Final EIS No. 20200247 

filed 11/25/2020 with the 

Environmental Protection Agency. The 

DOE was not a cooperating agency on 

this project. Therefore, republication of 

the document is necessary under 

Section 1506.3(b)(1) of the CEQ 

regulations. 

Amended Notice 

EIS No. 20230096, Draft, NHTSA, REG, 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy 

Standards for Passenger Cars and 

Light Trucks, Model Years 2027– 

2032, and Fuel Efficiency Standards 

for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and 

Vans, Model Years 2030–2035, 

Comment Period Ends: 10/16/2023, 

Contact: Hannah Fish 202–366–1099. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 08/ 

04/2023; Extending the Comment Period 

from 10/04/2023 to 10/16/2023. 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Nancy Abrams, 

Associate Director, Office of Federal 

Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21435 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2023–0416; FRL–11354– 

01–OLEM] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Information 

Collection Request; Comment 

Request; Materials Management 

Information Collection Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Materials Management Information 

Collection Request (EPA ICR Number 

2789.01, OMB Control Number 2050– 


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