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6The determination was done 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). 

the SPP RTO (currently planned on 

April 1, 2026). 

In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a), 

RM has determined that 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. 

RM 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 WAPA’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 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 

Categorical exclusion determinations 

were previously issued for these rates 

under the following categorical 

exclusion listed in appendix B to 

subpart D of 10 CFR part 1021: B4.3 

(Electric power marketing rate 

changes).6 Those categorical exclusion 

determinations are also applicable to 

this rate action. Copies of the categorical 

exclusion determinations are available 

on WAPA’s website at: www.wapa.gov/ 

about-wapa/regions/rm/rmenvironment/cx2016/and 

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

rm-environment/2021-cx/. Look for files 

titled, ‘‘2016–077 Proposed Formula 

Rate Adjustment for Transmission 

Ancillary Services and Sale of Surplus’’ 

and ‘‘2021–088 Rate Change Categorical 

Exclusion Determination-WAPA– 

197.08052021.’’ 

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 26th, 

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 February 2, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–11700–01–OA] 

Public Meeting of the Science Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office is announcing a 

public meeting of the chartered Science 

Advisory Board. The purpose of the 

meeting is to: receive a briefing from 

EPA on the Agency’s Scientific Integrity 

Policy; conduct a quality review of the 

draft SAB report titled: Review of the 

Clean Air Status and Trends Ambient 

Air Monitoring Network (CASTNet); 

discuss the draft SAB report on the 

proposed rule titled New Source 

Performance Standards: Greenhouse 

Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and 

Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric 

Generating Units; Emission Guidelines 

for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 

Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric 

Generating Units; and Repeal of the 

Affordable Clean Energy Rule (RIN 

2060–AV09); and discuss 

recommendations received from the 

SAB Work Group for Review of Science 

Supporting EPA Decisions concerning 

SAB review of EPA planned regulatory 

actions. 

DATES: Public meeting: The chartered 

Science Advisory Board will meet on 

Thursday, February 29, 2024, from 12– 

5 p.m. eastern time. 

Comments: See the section titled 

‘‘Procedures for providing public input’’ 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

instructions and deadlines. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be 

conducted virtually. Please refer to the 

SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov for 

information on how to attend the 

meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wants further 

information concerning this notice may 

contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via 

telephone (202) 564–2155, or email at 

armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General 

information about the SAB, as well as 

any updates concerning the meeting 

announced in this notice, can be found 

on the SAB website at https://

sab.epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was 

established pursuant to the 

Environmental Research, Development, 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, 

to provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the EPA 

Administrator on the scientific and 

technical basis for agency positions and 

regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S. Code 10. The SAB will 

comply with the provisions of FACA 

and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 

procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA 

and EPA policy, notice is hereby given 

that the chartered Science Advisory 

Board will hold a public meeting to 

receive a briefing from EPA on the 

Agency’s Scientific Integrity Policy and 

discuss the following topics. (1) The 

SAB will conduct a quality review of a 

draft report developed by an SAB panel. 

The draft report is titled: Review of the 

Clean Air Status and Trends Ambient 

Air Monitoring Network (CASTNet). The 

SAB quality review process ensures that 

draft reports developed by SAB panels, 


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committees, or workgroups are reviewed 

by the Chartered SAB before being 

finalized and transmitted to the EPA 

Administrator. (2) The SAB will discuss 

a draft report developed by an SAB 

workgroup on the proposed rule titled 

New Source Performance Standards: 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, 

Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil 

Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; 

Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions from Existing Fossil FuelFired Electric Generating Units; and 

Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy 

Rule (RIN 2060–AV09). (3) The SAB 

will discuss recommendations received 

from the SAB Workgroup for Review of 

Science Supporting EPA Decisions 

concerning SAB review of EPA planned 

regulatory actions. Under the SAB’s 

authorizing statute, the SAB ‘‘may make 

available to the Administrator, within 

the time specified by the Administrator, 

its advice and comments on the 

adequacy of the scientific and technical 

basis’’ of proposed rules. The SAB 

Workgroup for Review of Science 

Supporting EPA Decisions (SAB SSD 

Workgroup) is charged with identifying 

EPA planned actions that may warrant 

SAB review. 

Availability of meeting materials: All 

meeting materials, including the agenda, 

will be available on the SAB web page 

at https://sab.epa.gov. 

Procedures for providing public input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. Federal advisory 

committees and panels, including 

scientific advisory committees, provide 

independent advice to the EPA. 

Members of the public can submit 

relevant comments pertaining to the 

committee’s charge or meeting 

materials. Input from the public to the 

SAB will have the most impact if it 

provides specific scientific or technical 

information or analysis for the SAB to 

consider or if it relates to the clarity or 

accuracy of the technical information. 

Members of the public wishing to 

provide comments should follow the 

instruction below to submit comments. 

Oral statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation will be limited to three 

minutes. Each person making an oral 

statement should consider providing 

written comments as well as their oral 

statement so that the points presented 

orally can be expanded upon in writing. 

Persons interested in providing oral 

statements should contact the DFO, in 

writing (preferably via email) at the 

contact information noted under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by 

February 22, 2024, to be placed on the 

list of registered speakers. 

Written statements: Written 

statements will be accepted throughout 

the advisory process; however, for 

timely consideration by SAB members, 

statements should be submitted to the 

DFO by February 22, 2024, for 

consideration at the February 29, 2024, 

meeting. Written statements should be 

supplied to the DFO at the contact 

information above via email. Submitters 

are requested to provide an unsigned 

version of each document because the 

SAB Staff Office does not publish 

documents with signatures on its 

websites. Members of the public should 

be aware that their personal contact 

information if included in any written 

comments, may be posted to the SAB 

website. Copyrighted material will not 

be posted without the explicit 

permission of the copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact the DFO, at 

the contact information noted above, 

preferably at least ten days before the 

meeting, to give the EPA as much time 

as possible to process your request. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02430 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2020–0701; FRL–11654–01– 

ORD] 

Integrated Science Assessment for 

Lead 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing the 

availability of a final document titled, 

‘‘Integrated Science Assessment for 

Lead’’ (EPA/600/R–23/375). The 

document was prepared by the Center 

for Public Health and Environmental 

Assessment (CPHEA) within EPA’s 

Office of Research and Development 

(ORD) as part of the review of the 

primary (health-based) and secondary 

(welfare-based) lead national ambient 

air quality standards (NAAQS) and 

represents an update of the 2013 

Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for 

Lead (EPA/600/R–10/075F). The final 

lead ISA, in conjunction with additional 

technical and policy assessments, will 

provide the scientific foundation for 

EPA’s decisions on the adequacy of the 

current lead NAAQS and, if appropriate, 

on potential alternative standards. 

DATES: The document will be available 

on or about January 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The ‘‘Integrated Science 

Assessment for Lead’’ will be available 

primarily via the internet on EPA’s 

Integrated Science Assessment Lead 

page at https://www.epa.gov/isa/ 

integrated-science-assessment-isa-lead 

or the public docket at http://

www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: No. 

EPA–HQ–ORD–2020–0701; FRL– 

11654–01–ORD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information, contact Evan 

Coffman (919–541–0567 or 

Coffman.Evan@epa.gov) or Meredith 

Lassiter (919–541–3200 or 

Lassiter.Meredith@epa.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Document 

Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act 

(the Act) directs the EPA Administrator 

to identify and list certain air pollutants 

that ‘‘may reasonably be anticipated to 

endanger public health or welfare’’ and 

‘‘the presence of which in the ambient 

air results from numerous or diverse 

mobile or stationary sources.’’ The Act 

further directs the Administrator to 

issue air quality criteria for these 

pollutants. The air quality criteria are to 

‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific 

knowledge useful in indicating the kind 

and extent of all identifiable effects on 

public health or welfare which may be 

expected from the presence of such 

pollutant in the ambient air . . .’’ Under 

section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to 

establish NAAQS for each pollutant for 

which the Agency has issued air quality 

criteria. Section 109(d)(1) requires 

periodic review and, if appropriate, 

revision of air quality criteria and the 

NAAQS to reflect advances in scientific 

knowledge on the effects of the 

pollutant on public health or welfare. 

Information on EPA’s process for 

reviewing the air quality criteria and the 

NAAQS is available at https://

www.epa.gov/naaqs. 

EPA has established NAAQS for six 

criteria pollutants. Presently, the EPA is 

reviewing the air quality criteria and 

NAAQS for lead. As part of that review, 

EPA prepared an ISA that reflects the 

latest scientific knowledge on the public 

health and welfare effects of lead 

exposures, per section 108(a) of the Act. 

The final lead ISA, in conjunction with 

additional technical and policy 

assessments, will provide the scientific 


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