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Air Force Base will be invited as 

cooperating agencies for this proposal. 

Scoping And Public Comments: 

Native Americans, federal, state, and 

local agencies, organizations, and the 

public are invited to be involved in the 

scoping process for the preparation of 

this EIS by participating in scoping 

meetings and/or submitting written 

comments. Written comments will be 

accepted within 30 days of publication 

of the NOI in the Federal Register. The 

scoping process will help identify 

possible alternatives, potential 

environmental impacts, and key issues 

of concern to be analyzed in the EIS. 

Scoping meetings will be held in El 

Paso, Texas, and Alamogordo and Las 

Cruces, New Mexico. Notification of the 

times and locations for the scoping 

meetings will be locally announced and 

published. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2844 Filed 2–7–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

Acquisition of Items for Which Federal 

Prison Industries Has a Significant 

Market Share 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: DoD is issuing this 

notification to set forth an up-to-date list 

of product categories for which the 

Federal Prison Industries’ share of the 

DoD market is greater than five percent. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 8, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director, Defense and Acquisition 

Policy, Attn: Susan Pollack, 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3060; telephone (703) 697–8336. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 827 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2008, 

Public Law 110–181, amended DoD’s 

competition requirements for 

acquisition of products from Federal 

Prison Industries (FPI). On November 

19, 2009, a final rule was published at 

74 FR 59914, which amended the 

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) at subpart 208.6 

to implement section 827. 

Among other things, section 827 

required DoD to publish a list of product 

categories for which FPI’s share of the 

DoD market was greater than five 

percent, based on the most recent fiscal 

year data available. Section 827 also 

provides for modification of the 

published list if DoD subsequently 

determines that new data require adding 

or omitting a product category from the 

list. 

This notification provides a modified 

list of FPI product categories exceeding 

five percent of the DoD market, based on 

Fiscal Year 2011 data obtained from the 

Federal Procurement Data System. An 

identical list is also found in the 

Director, Defense Procurement and 

Acquisition Policy (DPAP) 

memorandum dated January 12, 2012. 

(The DPAP memorandum with the 

updated list of product categories for 

which FPI has a significant market share 

is posted at: http://www.acq.osd.mil/ 

dpap/policy/policyvault/USA007288– 

11–DPAP.pdf.) 

Accordingly, the updated product 

categories for which FPI’s share of the 

DOD market is greater than five percent 

are: 

• 3625 (Textile Industries 

Machinery); 

• 3990 (Miscellaneous Materials 

Handling Equipment); 

• 6020 (Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies 

and Harnesses); 

• 7110 (Office Furniture); 

• 7230 (Draperies, Awnings, and 

Shades); 

• 8420 (Underwear and Nightwear, 

Men’s); and 

• 8465 (Individual Equipment). 

Product categories on the updated list, 

and the products within each identified 

product category, must be procured 

using competitive or fair opportunity 

procedures in accordance with DFARS 

208.602–70(c)(1). FPI must be included 

in the solicitation process and will be 

considered in accordance with the 

policy set forth in 8.602(a)(4)(ii) through 

(v) of the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation. 

Mary Overstreet, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2846 Filed 2–7–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. PP–334] 

Notice of Availability for Public 

Comment of Interconnection Facilities 

Studies Prepared for the Proposed 

Energia Sierra Juarez Transmission 

Project 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of availability for public 

comment of Interconnection Facilities 

Studies. 

SUMMARY: Sempra Generation applied to 

the Department of Energy (DOE), on 

behalf of Energia Sierra Juarez U.S. 

Transmission, LLC, for a Presidential 

permit to construct, operate, maintain, 

and connect an electric transmission 

line across the U.S. border with Mexico, 

currently referred to as the Energia 

Sierra Juarez Transmission Project (ESJ 

Project). The ESJ Project would connect 

a wind energy project to be built in the 

vicinity of La Rumorosa, Baja California, 

Mexico, to San Diego Gas and Electric 

Company’s (SDG&E) existing Southwest 

Powerlink (SWPL) 500-kV transmission 

line. DOE hereby announces the 

availability for public comment of the 

Interconnection Studies prepared for the 

ESJ Project. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to: Dr. Jerry Pell, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, OE–20, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0001. 

Because of delays in handling 

conventional mail, it is recommended 

that documents be transmitted by 

overnight mail, by electronic mail to 

Jerry.Pell@hq.doe.gov (preferred), or by 

facsimile to (202) 318–7761. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Jerry Pell (Program Office) at (202) 586– 

3362, or by email to 

Jerry.Pell@hq.doe.gov, or contact Brian 

Mills at 2(02) 586–8267, or by email to 

Brian.Mills@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

construction, operation, maintenance, 

and connection of facilities at the 

international border of the United States 

for the transmission of electric energy 

between the United States and a foreign 

country is prohibited in the absence of 

a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 

Executive Order (EO) 10485, as 

amended by EO 12038. 

On December 20, 2007, Sempra 

Generation, on behalf of Energia Sierra 

Juarez U.S. Transmission, LLC, filed an 

application with the Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability of DOE 

for a Presidential permit. That 

application was originally noticed in the 

Federal Register for public comment on 

February 22, 2008 (73 FR 9782). The 

proposed transmission line project 

would connect up to 1,250 megawatts of 

electric power produced from wind 

turbines to be located in the vicinity of 

La Rumorosa, Baja California, Mexico, 

to SDG&E’s existing Southwest 


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Powerlink (SWPL) 500-kV transmission 

line. This La Rumorosa Wind Energy 

Project is now referred to as the ESJ 

Wind Project. The proposed 

transmission facilities would be about 

two-thirds of a mile long inside the 

United States and two miles long inside 

Mexico, and consist of either a doublecircuit 230-kilovolt (kV) or a singlecircuit 500-kV electric transmission line 

that would cross the U.S.-Mexico 

international border in the vicinity of 

Jacumba, San Diego County, California. 

The proposed facilities would include a 

loop-in substation on the SWPL. The 

proposed loop-in substation, known as 

the East County Substation (ECO Sub), 

would be owned and operated by 

SDG&E. From the U.S.-Mexico border, 

the proposed transmission line would 

continue south approximately two 

additional miles to its origination point 

at a future 230/500-kV substation. The 

proposed transmission line located in 

Mexico and the 230/500-kV substation 

would be constructed, owned, operated, 

and maintained by a subsidiary of 

Sempra Energy Mexico. 

The proposed transmission line 

would be used to transmit the entire 

electrical output of the first phase of the 

ESJ Wind Project from Mexico to the 

United States (about 130 MW). Energy 

would not be exported from the United 

States to Mexico, except for the small 

amount of electrical energy needed for 

wind turbine lubrication, hydraulic, and 

control systems when the wind 

generators are not operating. Any entity 

exporting such electrical energy from 

the United States would require an 

electricity export authorization issued 

by DOE under section 202(e) of the 

Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). 

This Notice now announces the 

availability for public comment of the 

Interconnection Facilities Studies 

prepared as part of the application by 

Sempra Generation in conjunction with 

the California Independent System 

Operator that controls the grid 

connected to the project and SDG&E, 

which is the participating transmission 

owner. These technical transmission 

studies are available on DOE’s project 

Web site at http://esjprojecteis.org; first 

go to the ‘‘Document Library’’ and then 

select the ‘‘Reliability Studies’’ section 

that has been added at the very top of 

that page. 

All comments received in response to 

this Notice will be posted on DOE’s 

project Web site and made a part of the 

record in this proceeding to be 

considered by DOE before making a 

final determination on the issuance of a 

Presidential permit for the ESJ Project. 

Before a Presidential permit may be 

issued or amended, DOE must 

determine that the proposed action is in 

the public interest. In making that 

determination, DOE considers the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

project pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, determines the project’s impact on 

electric reliability by ascertaining 

whether the proposed project would 

adversely affect the operation of the U.S. 

electric power supply system under 

normal and contingency conditions, and 

any other factors that DOE may also 

consider relevant to the public interest. 

Also, DOE must obtain the concurrences 

of the Secretary of State and the 

Secretary of Defense before taking final 

action on a Presidential permit 

application. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 2, 

2012. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2848 Filed 2–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RD11–3–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725A); Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is submitting the information 

collection FERC–725A, Mandatory 

Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power 

System as contained in the Commission 

Order in Docket No. RD11–3–000, to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review of the information 

collection requirements. Any interested 

person may file comments directly with 

OMB and should address a copy of 

those comments to the Commission as 

explained below. In compliance with 

section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, the Commission 

previously solicited comments on the 

information collection requirements 

associated with a modification to a 

Mandatory Reliability Standard, in an 

order published in the Federal Register 

(76 FR 72197, 11/22/2011). FERC 

received no comments in response to 

that notice and has made this notation 

in its submission to OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by March 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 

identified by OMB Control No. 1902– 

0244, should be sent via email to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. The Desk 

Officer may also be reached via 

telephone at (202) 395–4718. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, identified by the Docket 

No. RD11–3–000, by either of the 

following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web Site: 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http:// 

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact 

FERC Online Support by email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by 

telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax 

at (202) 273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725A, Mandatory 

Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power 

System. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0244. 

Type of Request: Three-year approval 

of the FERC–725A information 

collection requirements associated with 

FERC Docket No. RD11–3–000. 

Abstract: This information collection 

relates to FERC-approved Reliability 

Standard FAC–013–2—Assessment of 

Transfer Capability for the Near-Term 

Transmission Planning Horizon. This 

modified Reliability Standard upgrades 

the existing planning requirements 

contained in FAC–013–1, and 

specifically requires planning 

coordinators to have a methodology for 

and to perform an annual assessment 

identifying potential future transmission 

system weaknesses and limiting 

facilities that could impact the bulk 


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