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1A 5-year rate extension of this same formula rate 

through June 7, 1993, was approved by FERC on 

June 20, 1988, at 44 FERC ¶ 62,058. Subsequent 5- 

year extensions of the same formula rate have been 

approved by FERC; the most recent approval was 

on June 20, 2019, in Docket No. EF19–3–000, which 

approved the same formula rate through June 7, 

2024. 2Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule 

on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF09–5101–000, 

129 FERC ¶ 62,206 (2009). 3Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule 

on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF19–3–000, 167 

FERC ¶ 62,187 (2019). 

4 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 

(Feb. 21, 2019). 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

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Nasser H. Paydar, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01443 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Falcon and Amistad Projects—Rate 

Order No. WAPA–216 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of 

firm power formula rate for the Falcon 

and Amistad Projects. 

SUMMARY: The Colorado River Storage 

Project Management Center (CRSP MC) 

of the Western Area Power 

Administration (WAPA) proposes to 

extend the existing firm power formula 

rate, without any changes, for the 

Falcon and Amistad Projects (Projects) 

through June 7, 2029. The existing firm 

power formula rate expires on June 7, 

2024. 

DATES: A consultation and comment 

period will begin January 26, 2024 and 

end February 26, 2024. The CRSP MC 

will accept written comments any time 

during the consultation and comment 

period. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

requests to be informed of Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 

actions concerning the proposed 

extension submitted by WAPA to FERC 

for approval should be sent to: Rodney 

Bailey, CRSP Manager, Colorado River 

Storage Project Management Center, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

1800 South Rio Grande Avenue, 

Montrose, CO 81401, or email: 

CRSPMC-rateadj@wapa.gov. The CRSP 

MC will post information about the 

proposed formula rate extension and 

written comments received to its 

website at: www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/ 

about-wapa/regions/crsp/rates/rateorder-216. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tamala Gheller, Rates Manager, 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Management Center, Western Area 

Power Administration, 970–240–6545, 

or email: CRSPMC-rate-adj@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Falcon and Amistad Dams are features 

of international water storage projects 

located on the Rio Grande River 

between Texas and Mexico. The portion 

of the dams located in the United States 

is operated by the United States 

International Boundary and Water 

Commission (USIBWC). Under 

arrangements with the United States 

Department of State and USIBWC, 

WAPA is the Federal agency responsible 

for marketing and selling the electricity 

generated at these facilities. WAPA 

markets the power generated at the 

Falcon and Amistad Dams as a 

combined product to only one customer: 

South Texas Electric Cooperative. The 

cost of the power is determined by a 

formula rate. This formula rate was 

initially approved by the Federal Power 

Commission (FPC), the predecessor to 

FERC, in FPC Docket No. E–9566 on 

August 12, 1977 (59 FPC 1653), for a 5- 

year period effective on the date of 

initial operation of Amistad Power 

Plant, June 8, 1983.1 The formula rate 

has been subsequently extended and reapproved without change. The current 

formula rate was approved in 2009 2 and 

extended in 2014 and 2019. 

Most recently, on June 20, 2019, FERC 

approved and confirmed Rate Schedule 

Falcon and Amistad Projects’ Firm 

Power Formula Rate under Rate Order 

No. WAPA–186 for a 5-year period 

through June 7, 2024.3 This schedule 

applies to firm energy sales. In 

accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a),4 the 

CRSP MC is proposing to extend the 

existing formula rate under Rate 

Schedule Falcon and Amistad Projects’ 

Firm Power Formula Rate for the period 

of June 8, 2024, through June 7, 2029. 

The existing formula rate is viewable on 

the CRSP MC website at: 

www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ 

crsp/rates/amistad-history. The formula 

rate calculates the amount WAPA must 

annually repay to the Department of the 

Treasury for the United States’ 

investment in the Falcon and Amistad 

hydroelectric facilities, with interest, as 

well as associated operation, 

maintenance, and administrative costs. 

This annual installment is collected in 

12 monthly payments and is 

independent of the amount of available 

generation. The existing formula rate 

provides sufficient revenue to pay all 

annual costs, including interest 

expense, and repay investment within 

the allowable period consistent with the 

cost recovery criteria set forth in 

Department of Energy (DOE) Order RA 

6120.2. 

In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a), 

the CRSP MC has determined it is not 

necessary to hold public information or 

public comment forums for this rate 

action but is initiating a 30-day 

consultation and comment period to 

give the public an opportunity to 

comment on the proposed extension. 

The CRSP MC will review and consider 

all timely public comments at the 

conclusion of the consultation and 

comment period and adjust the proposal 

as appropriate. 

Legal Authority 

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 the WAPA 


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5 In compliance with the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

4321–4347; the Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508); and DOE NEPA Implementing 

Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021). 

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 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– 

WAPA1–2023, effective April 10, 2023, 

the Under Secretary for Infrastructure 

further redelegated the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to 

WAPA’s Administrator. 

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

WAPA 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.5

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

WAPA 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. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on January 22, 2024, 

by Tracey A. LeBeau, Administrator, 

Western Area 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 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on January 23, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01587 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL OP–OFA–107] 

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 January 12, 2024 10 a.m. EST 

Through January 22, 2024 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. 20240007, Revised Draft, USAF, 

CA, KC–46A Main Operating Base 5 

Beddown, Comment Period Ends: 03/ 

11/2024, Contact: Austin Naranjo 

478–222–9225. 

EIS No. 20240008, Final, USACE, FL, 

North of Lake Okeechobee Storage 

Reservoir Section 203 Study, Review 

Period Ends: 02/26/2024, Contact: Dr. 

Gretchen Ehlinger 904–232–1665. 

EIS No. 20240009, Draft, NMFS, AK, 

Issuance of an Incidental Take 

Statement under the Endangered 

Species Act for Salmon Fisheries in 

Southeast Alaska Subject to the 2019 

Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement and 

Funding to the State of Alaska to 

Implement the 2019 Pacific Salmon 

Treaty Agreement, Comment Period 

Ends: 03/11/2024, Contact: Kelly 

Cates 907–586–7221. 

EIS No. 20240010, Final, USFS, UT, 

Ashley National Forest Land 

Management Plan Revision, Review 

Period Ends: 02/26/2024, Contact: 

Anastasia Allen 406–270–9241. 

EIS No. 20240011, Draft, USACE, CA, 

San Francisco Waterfront Coastal 

Flood Study, CA, Comment Period 

Ends: 03/29/2024, Contact: Melinda 

Fisher 918–669–7423. 

EIS No. 20240012, Draft, NOAA, WA, 

Expenditure of Funds to Increase Prey 

Availability for Southern Resident 

Killer Whales, Comment Period Ends: 

03/11/2024, Contact: Lance Kruzic 

541–802–3728. 

Amended Notice: 

EIS No. 20230179, Third Draft 

Supplemental, USACE, CA, American 

River Common Features, 2016 Flood 

Risk Management Project, 

Sacramento, California Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Subsequent Environmental Impact 

Report XIV, Comment Period Ends: 

02/23/2024, Contact: Guy Romine 

916–496–4646. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 12/ 

22/2023; Extending the Comment Period 

from 02/05/2024 to 02/23/2024. 

Dated: January 23, 2024. 

Julie Smith, 

Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, 

Office of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01591 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0957; FRL–11675–01– 

OCSPP] 

United States Department of Justice 

and Parties to Certain Litigation; 

Transfer of Information Potentially 

Containing Confidential Business 

Information 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that pesticide-related information 

submitted to the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA), including information that 

may have been claimed as Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) by the 

submitter, will be transferred to the U.S. 

Department of Justice (DOJ) and parties 

to certain litigation. This transfer of data 

is in accordance with the CBI 

regulations governing the disclosure of 

potential CBI in litigation. 

DATES: Access to this information by 

DOJ and the parties to certain litigation 

is ongoing and expected to continue 

during the litigation as discussed in this 

document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Registration Division 

(7505M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: (202) 566– 

2659; email address: RDFRNotices@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document is being provided pursuant to 


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