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Services formula rates under the 

Department of Energy (DOE) 

Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152); the 

Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 

Stat. 388), as amended and 

supplemented by subsequent 

enactments, particularly section 9(c) of 

the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 

U.S.C. 485h(c)); section 5 of the Flood 

Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s); 

and other acts specifically applicable to 

the projects involved. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, 

effective December 6, 2001, 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. 

Availability of Information 

All brochures, studies, comments, 

letters, memorandums, or other 

documents that Western initiates or uses 

to develop the proposed formula rates 

are available for inspection and copying 

at the Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 

located at 5555 East Crossroads 

Boulevard, Loveland CO. Many of these 

documents and supporting information 

are also available on Western’s Web site 

under the 2012 Rate Adjustment— 

Transmission and Ancillary Services 

section located at http://www.wapa.gov/ 

rm/ratesRM/2012/default.htm. 

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (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 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 21, 2011. 

Timothy J. Meeks, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1894 Filed 1–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

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AGENCY 

[FRL–9259–5; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2010–1077] 

Availability of Draft Report, Biofuels 

and the Environment: First Triennial 

Report to Congress 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of peer review meeting 

and public comment period. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that it will 

convene an independent panel of 

experts to review the external review 

draft document titled, Biofuels and the 

Environment: The First Triennial Report 

to Congress (EPA/600/R–10/183A). The 

peer review meeting will be organized 

by Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for 

external scientific peer review. The EPA 

also is announcing a 30-day public 

comment period for the draft document. 

The draft document was prepared by the 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office 

of Research and Development. The 2007 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

(EISA) mandates increased production 

of biofuels (fuels derived from organic 

materials) from 9 billion gallons per 

year in 2008 to 36 billion gallons per 

year by 2022. EISA (Section 204) also 

requires the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) to assess and 

report to Congress every three years on 

the current and potential future 

environmental and resource 

conservation impacts associated with 

increased biofuel production and use. 

Biofuels and the Environment: First 

Triennial Report to Congress is the first 

report on this issue. 

The public comment period and the 

external peer review meeting are 

separate processes that provide 

opportunities for all interested parties to 

comment on the document. EPA intends 

to forward public comments that are 

submitted in accordance with this 

notice, to the external peer review 

panel, prior to the meeting for their 

consideration. When finalizing the draft 

document, EPA intends to consider any 

public comments that EPA receives in 

accordance with this notice. 

EPA is releasing this draft document 

solely for the purpose of obtaining 

public comment and peer review under 

applicable information quality 

guidelines. This document does not 

represent and should not be construed 

to represent any Agency policy or 

determination. 

EPA, through its Peer Review 

contractor, Versar, Inc., invites the 

public to register to attend the peer 

review meeting. In addition, EPA 

through Versar, Inc., invites the public 

to give oral and/or provide written 

comments during the meeting regarding 

the draft document under review. The 

draft document and EPA’s charge to the 

peer reviewers are available primarily 

via the Internet on NCEA’s home page 

under the Recent Additions and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. In preparing a final 

report, EPA will consider the comments 

and recommendations from the external 

peer review meeting and any public 

comments that EPA receives in 

accordance with this notice. 

DATES: The peer review panel meeting 

will begin on March 14, 2011, at 9 a.m. 

and end at 5 p.m. The 30-day public 

comment period begins January 28, 

2011, and ends February 28, 2011. 

Technical comments should be in 

writing and must be received by EPA by 

February 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The peer review meeting 

will be held at the Marriott Courtyard 

Arlington Crystal City/Reagan National 

Airport, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, VA 22202, telephone: 703– 

549–3434. The EPA contractor, Versar, 

Inc., is organizing, convening and 

conducting the peer review meeting. To 

attend the meeting, register by March 7, 

2011, by contacting Versar, Inc. via email: saundkat@versar.com (subject 

line: Biofuels Report to Congress Peer 

Review Meeting), by telephone: 703– 

750–3000, ext. 545, or toll free at 1–800– 

2–VERSAR (1–800–283–7727), ask for 

Kathy Coon, the Biofuels Report to 

Congress Meeting Coordinator, or by 

faxing a registration request to 703–642– 

6809 (please reference the Biofuels 

Report to Congress Peer Review Meeting 

and include your name, title, affiliation, 

full address and contact information). 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: EPA 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at the Biofuels Report to Congress Peer 

Review Meeting and will make every 

effort to accommodate persons with 

disabilities. For information on access 

or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Versar, Inc. 

via e-mail: saundkat@versar.com 

(subject line: Biofuels Report to 

Congress Peer Review Meeting), by 

telephone: 703–750–3000, ext. 545, or 

toll free at 1–800–2–VERSAR (1–800– 

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283–7727), ask for Kathy Coon, the 

Biofuels Report to Congress Meeting 

Coordinator, or by faxing a registration 

request to 703–642–6809 (please 

reference the Biofuels Report to 

Congress Peer Review Meeting and 

include your name, title, affiliation, full 

address and contact information). To 

request accommodation of a disability, 

please contact Versar, Inc., preferably at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

The draft report, Biofuels and the 

Environment: First Triennial Report to 

Congress, is available primarily via the 

Internet on the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment’s home page 

under the Recent Additions and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of 

paper copies are available from the 

Information Management Team, NCEA; 

telephone: 703–347–8561; facsimile: 

703–347–8691. If you are requesting a 

paper copy, please provide your name, 

mailing address, and the document title, 

Biofuels and the Environment: First 

Triennial Report to Congress. Copies are 

not available from Versar, Inc. 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, by mail, by 

facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. 

Please follow the detailed instructions 

as provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding information, 

registration, access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, or logistics 

for the external peer-review meeting 

should be directed to Versar, Inc., 6850 

Versar Center, Springfield, VA 22151, 

by e-mail: saundkat@versar.com 

(subject line: Biofuels Report to 

Congress Peer Review Meeting), by 

telephone: 703–750–3000, ext. 545 or 

toll free at 1–800–2–VERSAR (1–800– 

283–7727), ask for Kathy Coon, the 

Biofuels Report to Congress Meeting 

Coordinator. To request accommodation 

of a disability, please contact Versar, 

Inc. preferably at least 10 days prior to 

the meeting, to give as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

For information on the public 

comment period, contact the Office of 

Environmental Information Docket; 

telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 

202–566–1753; or e-mail: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

If you need technical information 

about the document, please contact Bob 

Frederick, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA); 

telephone: 703–347–5308; facsimile: 

703–347–8694; e-mail: 

frederick.bob@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Report to 

Congress 

Many different feedstocks can be used 

to produce different types of biofuels. 

This report focuses on impacts from 

production and use of six feedstocks: 

Corn and soybeans, which together 

account for the vast majority of biofuel 

feedstock currently in use, and four 

others (corn stover, perennial grasses, 

woody biomass and algae) that represent 

a range of feedstocks under 

development. 

Two biofuels, ethanol (both 

conventional and cellulosic) and 

biomass-based diesel, are emphasized in 

this report because they are the most 

commercially viable in 2010 and/or 

projected to be the most commercially 

available by 2022. 

As required by the Energy 

Independence and Security Act (Section 

204) of 2007, the report covers impacts 

on air and water quality, soil quality 

and conservation, water availability, 

ecosystem health and biodiversity; the 

potential invasiveness of feedstocks; 

and international environmental 

impacts. This report reviews impacts 

and mitigation tools across the entire 

biofuel supply chain, including 

feedstock production and logistics, and 

biofuel production, distribution, and 

use. 

Throughout the biofuel supply chain, 

activities take place and materials are 

used that have the potential to impact 

the environment or affect resource use 

and availability. The specific impacts 

associated with a particular feedstock or 

biofuel will vary depending on many 

factors, including the type, source and 

method of feedstock production; the 

technology used to convert the 

feedstock to fuel; methods used and 

distances traveled to transport biofuels; 

the types and quantities of biofuels 

used; and, controls in place to avoid or 

mitigate any impacts. EPA’s ability to 

assess environmental and resource 

conservation impacts is constrained by 

substantial uncertainties. Since many 

feedstock technologies are in the early 

stages of research and development, 

data relevant to impacts are limited and 

projections of their potential future use 

are highly speculative. 

II. Meeting Information 

Members of the public may attend the 

peer review meeting as observers and 

there will be a limited time of no more 

than five minutes for individual 

comments from the public during the 

meeting. Please let Versar, Inc. know if 

you wish to make comments during the 

meeting. Space is limited, and 

reservations will be accepted on a firstcome, first-served basis. 

III. How To Submit Technical 

Comments to the Docket at 

www.regulations.gov 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2010– 

1077, by one of the following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–1753. 

• Mail: Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 

2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. The phone 

number is 202–566–1752. 

• Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is 

located in the EPA Headquarters Docket 

Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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. 

Deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

If you provide comments by mail or 

hand delivery, please submit three 

copies of the comments. For 

attachments, provide an index, number 

pages consecutively with the comments, 

and submit an unbound original and 

three copies. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2010– 

1077. Please ensure that your comments 

are submitted within the specified 

comment period. Comments received 

after the closing date will be marked 

‘‘late’’ and may only be considered if 

time permits. It is EPA’s policy to 

include all comments it receives in the 

public docket without change and to 

make the comments available online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided, 

unless a 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://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 e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

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www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: Documents in the docket are 

listed in the http://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 materials, such as 

copyrighted material, are publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters 

Docket Center. 

Dated: January 24, 2011. 

Darrell A. Winner, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8995–1] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–1399 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed 01/18/2011 Through 01/21/2011 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9 

Notice 

In accordance with Section 309(a) of 

the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to 

make its comments on EISs issued by 

other Federal agencies public. 

Historically, EPA met this mandate by 

publishing weekly notices of availability 

of EPA comments, which includes a 

brief summary of EPA’s comment 

letters, in the Federal Register. Since 

February 2008, EPA has included its 

comment letters on EISs on its Web site 

at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/ 

nepa/eisdata.html. Including the entire 

EIS comment letters on the website 

satisfies the Section 309(a) requirement 

to make EPA’s comments on EISs 

available to the public. Accordingly, on 

March 31, 2010, EPA discontinued the 

publication of the notice of availability 

of EPA comments in the Federal 

Register. 

EIS No. 20110016, Draft EIS, FTA, MI, 

Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit 

Project, Construction and Operation, 

City of Detroit, Wayne County, MI, 

Comment Period Ends: 03/14/2011, 

Contact: Tricia M. Harr 202–366– 

0486. 

EIS No. 20110017, Draft EIS, BR, CA, 

Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, 

Riverside-Corona Feeder Projects, To 

Increase Firm Water Supplies, 

Improve Water Quality, and to Reduce 

Water Costs, San Bernardino and 

Riverside Counties, CA, Comment 

Period Ends: 03/22/2011, Contact: 

Amy Witherall 951–695–5310. 

EIS No. 20110018, Draft EIS, BLM, NV, 

Salt Wells Energy Projects, Proposal 

for Three Separate Geothermal Energy 

and Transmission Projects, 

Implementation, Churchill County, 

NV, Comment Period Ends: 03/28/ 

2011, Contact: Colleen Sievers 775– 

885–6000. 

EIS No. 20110019, Final EIS, DOE, 00, 

Long -Term Management and Storage 

of Elemental Mercury Storage Project, 

Designate a Facility or Facilities for 

Mercy Storage, Seven Alternative 

Sites, CO, ID, MO, NV, SC and WA, 

Review Period Ends: 02/28/2011, 

Contact: David Levenstein 301–903– 

6500. 

EIS No. 20110020, Draft EIS, NRCS, IA, 

Clarke County Water Supply, To 

Construct a Multiple-purpose 

Structure that Provides for Rural 

Water Supply and Water Based 

Recreational Opportunities, Clarke 

County, IA, Comment Period Ends: 

03/14/2011, Contact: Richard Sims 

515–284–6655. 

EIS No. 20110021, Final EIS, NPS, 00, 

Long Walk National Historic Trail 

Feasibility Study, To Evaluate the 

Suitability and Feasibility of 

Designating the Routes, 

Implementation, Apache, Coconino, 

Navajo Counties, AZ; Bernalillo, 

Cibola, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, 

McKinley, Mora, Otero, Santa Fe, 

Sandolval, Torrance, Valencia 

Counties, NM, Review Period Ends: 

02/28/2011, Contact: Sharon Brown 

505–988–6717. 

EIS No. 20110022, Draft EIS, USFS, MT, 

Cedar-Thom Project, Desired 

Landscapes Conditions and Current 

Conditions Related to Forest 

Vegetation, Fuels, Wildlife and 

Aquatic Habitat and Recreation, Lolo 

National Forest, Superior Ranger 

District, Mineral County, MT, 

Comment Period Ends: 03/14/2011, 

Contact: Pat Partyka 406–826–4314. 

EIS No. 20110023, Final EIS, NRC, WY, 

Nichols Ranch In-Situ Uranium 

Recovery (ISR) Project, Proposal to 

Construct, Operate, Conduct Aquifer 

Restoration, and Decommission and 

In-Situ Recovery Uranium Milling 

Facility, Campbell and Johnson 

Counties, WY, Review Period Ends: 

02/28/2011, Contact: Patricia Swain 

301–415–5405. 

EIS No. 20110024, Final EIS, USFS, OR, 

Three Trails Off-Highway Vehicle 

Project, Designated Off-Highway 

Vehicle (OHV) Trail System, Crescent 

Ranger District, Deschutes National 

Forest, Klamath County, OR, Review 

Period Ends: 02/28/2011, Contact: 

Joan Kittrell 541–433–3200. 

EIS No. 20110025, Final EIS, FTA, CO, 

North Metro Corridor Project, 

Proposed a Commuter Rail Transit 

from downtown Denver, Colorado, 

north to State Highway (SH) 7, in the 

Cities of Denver, Commerce City, 

Thornton, Northglenn, and Adams 

County, CO, Review Period Ends: 02/ 

28/2011, Contact: David Beckhouse 

720–963–3306. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20100450, Draft EIS, USFS, ID, 

Upper Lochsa Land Exchange Project, 

Proposes to Exchange National Forest 

System Land for approximately 

39,371 Acres of western Pacific 

Timber Land, Federal Land Exchange, 

Clearwater, Nez Perce and Idaho 

Panhandle National Forests, 

Clearwater, Latah, Idaho, Benewah, 

Kootenai and Bonner Counties, ID, 

Comment Period Ends: 03/09/2011, 

Contact: Teresa Trulock 208–935– 

4256 Revision to FR Notice 11/26/ 

2010: Extending Comment from 02/ 

23/2011 to 03/09/2011. 

EIS No. 20110000, Final EIS, USFS, CA, 

Concow Hazardous Fuels Reduction 

Project, Propose to Reduce Hazardous 

Forest Fuels, Plus Establish and 

Maintain Spaces - Defensible Fuel 

Profile Zones (DFPZs), Feather River 

Ranger District, Plumas National 

Forest, Towns of Paradise, Magalia, 

Concow, Butte County, CA, Review 

Period Ends: 02/14/2011, Contact: 

Carol Spinos 530–532–8932 

Revision to FR Notice Published 01/ 

14/2011: Correction to Contact Phone 

Number. 

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