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1 75 FR 57912 (September 23, 2010). 2 133 FERC ¶ 62,229. 

base charge divided by the annual 

energy sales. 

Rate Schedule BCP–F8, Rate Order 

No. WAPA–150 was approved on an 

interim basis by the Deputy Secretary of 

Energy on September 16, 2010, for a 5 

year period beginning on October 1, 

2010, and ending September 30, 2015.1

The schedule received final approval 

from the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) on December 9, 

2010.2 Western’s existing rate formula 

for electric service requires 

recalculation of the base charge and 

rates annually based on updated 

financial and hydrology data. The 

proposed base charge for fiscal year (FY) 

2015 under Rate Schedule BCP–F8 is 

$90,697,927, and the proposed 

composite rate is 24.72 mills/

kilowatthour. 

The proposed BCP electric service 

base charge represents an increase of 

approximately 19 percent compared to 

the FY 2014 base charge. The 19 percent 

increase in the base charge is based on 

the most current financial data available 

at this time, which was taken from the 

latest rate-base power repayment study. 

The proposed BCP composite rate 

represents an increase of approximately 

22 percent compared to the FY 2014 

composite rate. The 22 percent increase 

is based on current hydrology 

conditions and corresponding Lake 

Mead elevations. The following table 

compares the existing and proposed 

base charge and composite rate. This 

proposal, effective October 1, 2014, is 

preliminary and is subject to change 

upon publication of final formula rates. 

COMPARISON OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED BASE CHARGE AND COMPOSITE RATE

Existing 

October 1, 2013 

through 

September 30, 2014 

Proposed 

October 1, 2014 

through 

September 30, 2015 

Percent change 

Base Charge ($) ...................................................................................... 76,108,019 90,697,927 19 

Composite Rate (mills/kWh) .................................................................... 20.18 24.72 22 

The increase in the proposed base 

charge is due to increases in the annual 

operation and maintenance expenses, 

visitor center costs, uprating program 

principal payments, capital investment 

principal payments and replacement 

costs. Currently, there is no projected 

year-end carryover from FY 2014 

resulting in an overall increase in the 

base charge for FY 2015. However, these 

results are based on preliminary data 

and subject to change upon receipt of 

audited FY-end financial information. 

The projected increase in the composite 

rate is due to the projected increase in 

the base charge and lower energy 

projections resulting from the current 

hydrology conditions and Lake Mead 

elevations. 

Legal Authority 

Since the proposed rates constitute a 

major rate adjustment as defined by 10 

CFR part 903, Western will hold both a 

public information forum and a public 

comment forum. After review of public 

comments, Western will take further 

action on the proposed base charge and 

rates consistent with 10 CFR parts 903 

and 904. 

Western is establishing an electric 

service base charge and rates for BCP 

under the DOE 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 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 

Western’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, to 

remand or to disapprove such rates to 

FERC. Existing DOE procedures for 

public participation in power rate 

adjustments (10 CFR part 903) were 

published on September 18, 1985 (50 FR 

87835). 

Availability of Information 

All brochures, studies, comments, 

memorandums, or other documents that 

Western initiates or uses to develop the 

proposed rates are available for 

inspection and copying at the Desert 

Southwest Customer Service Regional 

Office, Western Area Power 

Administration, 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); Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508); and DOE NEPA 

Regulations (10 CFR part 1021), Western 

has determined this action is 

categorically excluded from preparing 

an environmental assessment or an 

environmental impact statement. 

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: December 20, 2013. 

Mark A. Gabriel, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0742; FRL–9903–50] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘Submission of 

Unreasonable Adverse Effects 

Information Under FIFRA Section 

6(a)(2)’’ and identified by EPA ICR No. 

1204.12 and OMB Control No. 2070– 

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0039, represents the renewal of an 

existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 

on September 30, 2014. Before 

submitting the ICR to OMB for review 

and approval, EPA is soliciting 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection that is 

summarized in this document. The ICR 

and accompanying material are 

available in the docket for public review 

and comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0742, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Drewes, Field and External Affairs 

Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 347–0107; fax number: 

(703) 305–5884; email address: 

drewes.scott@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

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

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA 

specifically solicits comments and 

information to enable it to: 

1. 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. 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

4. 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. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

II. What information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Title: Submission of Unreasonable 

Adverse Effects Information Under 

FIFRA Section 6(a)(2). 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1204.12. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0039. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on September 30, 

2014. 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. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 

of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), after appearing in the Federal 

Register when approved, are listed in 40 

CFR part 9, are displayed either by 

publication in the Federal Register or 

by other appropriate means, such as on 

the related collection instrument or 

form, if applicable. The display of OMB 

control numbers for certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: Section 6(a)(2) of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires 

pesticide registrants to submit 

information to the Agency which may 

be relevant to the balancing of the risks 

and benefits of a pesticide product. The 

statute requires the registrant to submit 

any factual information that it acquires 

regarding adverse effects associated 

with its pesticidal products, and it is up 

to the Agency to determine whether or 

not that factual information constitutes 

an unreasonable adverse effect. In order 

to limit the amount of less meaningful 

information that might be submitted to 

the Agency, EPA has limited the scope 

of factual information that the registrant 

must submit. The Agency’s regulations 

at 40 CFR part 159 provide a detailed 

description of the reporting obligations 

of registrants under FIFRA section 

6(a)(2). 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 2.85 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

The ICR, which is available in the 

docket along with other related 

materials, provides a detailed 

explanation of the collection activities 

and the burden estimate that is only 

briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this ICR include 

anyone who holds or has ever held a 

registration for a pesticide product 

issued under FIFRA section 3 or 24(c). 

The North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) code is 

325300 (pesticide, fertilizer and other 

agricultural chemical manufacturing). 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 1,738. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 54. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

264,957 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$15,940,734. There is no capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs associated with this 

ICR. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an increase of 61,721 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase reflects EPA’s updating of 

burden estimates for this collection 

based upon historical information on 

the number incident reports per 

submission. Based upon revised 

estimates, the number of incident 

reports has increased from 71,000 to 

93,000 with a corresponding increase in 

the associated burden. This change is an 

adjustment. 

IV. What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: January 14, 2014. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2014–0129; FRL–9906–20– 

OP] 

Comment Request; Draft Supporting 

Materials for the Science Advisory 

Board Panel on the Role of EconomyWide Modeling in U.S. EPA Analysis of 

Air Regulations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is evaluating the 

appropriate role for economy-wide 

modeling in informing the regulatory 

process. Toward that end, EPA is 

developing an ‘‘analytic blueprint’’ of 

materials on the technical merits and 

challenges of using economy-wide 

models to evaluate the social costs, 

benefits and economic impacts 

associated with EPA’s air regulations. In 

addition, EPA will be seeking advice 

from the Science Advisory Board (SAB) 

on economy-wide modeling and will 

present materials from the analytic 

blueprint to inform a discussion of 

charge questions to a new SAB panel 

with expertise in economy-wide 

modeling. In a forthcoming Federal 

Register Notice, EPA’s Science Advisory 

Board Staff Office will be soliciting 

nominations for this panel to provide 

advice on the use of economy-wide 

models to evaluate the economic effects 

of air regulations. In today’s Notice, EPA 

is soliciting public comment on both the 

draft charge questions and draft analytic 

blueprint of materials that could be 

presented to the SAB in order to inform 

how to appropriately discuss the issues 

with the panel. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OA–2014–0129 by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: oei.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Office of Environmental 

Information, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA–2014– 

0129. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov. 

The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OEI Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566– 

1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathalie Simon, National Center for 

Environmental Economics, Office of 

Policy, (1809T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–566–2347; fax 

number: 202–566–2363; email address: 

simon.nathalie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Environmental regulations vary widely 

by pollutant, sectoral and geographic 

scope, regulatory design, types of 

benefits and costs, among others. The 

size and complexity of the U.S. 

economy relative to the effects of a 

particular regulation also raises 

questions about which modeling tool is 

most appropriate in a given setting. Air 

regulations have been selected to limit 

the scope of this analytic exercise. For 

each major air regulation, the EPA 

considers these factors when gauging 

which analytic tools can be applied in 

a practical and analytically defensible 

way to estimate costs, benefits, and 

economic impacts within a particular 

regulatory context. 

Economy-wide models attempt to 

capture the interaction and feedback 

effects between different sectors of the 

economy. A common tool to capture 

economy-wide effects is a computable 

general equilibrium (CGE) model. 

According the EPA’s Guidelines for 

Conducting Economic Analyses (EPA 

240–R–10–001) ‘‘CGE models simulate 

the workings of a market economy and 

can include representations of the 

distortions caused by taxes and 

regulations. . . . They are used to 

calculate a set of price and quantity 

variables that will return the simulated 

economy to equilibrium after the 

imposition of a regulation. The social 

cost of the regulation can then be 

estimated by comparing the value of 

variables in the pre-regulation, 

‘baseline’ equilibrium with those in the 

post-regulation, simulated equilibrium.’’ 

However, for nearly all benefit-cost 

analyses conducted by EPA in support 

of air regulations, the costs are 

estimated using engineering or detailed 

partial equilibrium sector models which 

are compared to benefits that are 

likewise estimated through partial 

equilibrium models. EPA has evaluated, 

and will continue to evaluate, the 

appropriate role for economy-wide 

modeling in informing the regulatory 

process. While the Advisory Council on 

Clean Air Compliance Analysis review 

of the Second Prospective Study of the 

Clean Air Act Amendments (EPA– 

COUNCIL–11–001) stated that inclusion 

of benefits in the economy-wide model 

that was specifically adapted for use in 

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