Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 13, 2024 / Notices 10059 

Frequency: Biennially. 

The target population for the WGR 

includes active duty members serving in 

the Active component from the Army, 

Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and 

Coast Guard as well as Reserve 

component members in the Selected 

Reserve (in Reserve Units, Active 

Guard/Reserve (AGR/FTS/AR Title 10 

and Title 32), and Individual 

Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) 

programs) from the Army National 

Guard, U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Navy 

Reserve, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Air 

National Guard, U.S. Air Force Reserve, 

and Coast Guard Reserve. The Office of 

People Analytics (OPA) will administer 

the WGR survey via the web. The survey 

is administered via proprietary software 

developed by OPA’s operations 

contractor. To reduce respondent 

burden, web-based surveys use ‘‘smart 

skip’’ technology to ensure respondents 

only answer questions that are 

applicable to them. 

Dated: February 7, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02949 Filed 2–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2024–OS–0015] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

(OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

OUSD(P&R) announces a proposed 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by April 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Department of Defense, Office of 

the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense 

for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and 

Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, 

Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350– 

1700. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to Military Community 

Advocacy, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Suite 3G15, Alexandria, VA 22350, Lisa 

Eaffaldano, (703) 474–8774. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Grow Safe and Secure 

Feasibility Evaluation; OMB Control 

Number: 0704–GSFE. 

Needs and Uses: Grow Safe and 

Secure (GSS) is a DoD co-developed, 

evidence-informed parent-education 

program designed to be delivered to 

parents/caregivers by trained clinicians 

in an individual format over a minimum 

of six sessions. This project is needed to 

understand the implementation 

feasibility of using the GSS program 

with parents/caregivers of elementary 

school-aged children (5 to 10 years old) 

who are experiencing or may be at risk 

of child maltreatment. The Department 

of Defense, Service branches, and the 

Family Advocacy Program need to gain 

an understanding of: (a) the program’s 

processes and (b) clinicians’, parents’, 

and caregivers’ perceptions of the 

program. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 85.3 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 341. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 341. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: Once. 

Dated: February 7, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02955 Filed 2–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

National Wetland Plant List 

AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE), as part of an 

interagency effort with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), is 

announcing the availability of the final 

2022 National Wetland Plant List 

(NWPL). The NWPL provides plant 

species wetland indicator status ratings, 

which are used in determining whether 

the hydrophytic vegetation factor is met 

when conducting wetland delineations 

under the Clean Water Act and wetland 

determinations under the Wetland 

Conservation Provisions of the Food 

Security Act. Other applications of the 

NWPL include wetland restoration, 

establishment, and enhancement 

projects. 

DATES: The 2022 NWPL will become 

effective on February 13, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Attn: CECW–CO–R, 441 G 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20314– 

1000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brianne McGuffie, Headquarters, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Operations 

and Regulatory Community of Practice, 

Washington, DC 20314–1000, by phone 

at 202–761–4750 or by email at 

brianne.e.mcguffie@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE) administers the National 

Wetland Plant List (NWPL) for the 

United States (U.S.) and its territories. 

Responsibility for the NWPL was 

transferred to the USACE from the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in 

2006. The NWPL has undergone several 

revisions since its inception in 1988. 

Additions or deletions to the NWPL 

represent new records, range extensions, 


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1U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish & 

Wildlife Service and the Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. (2017). Memorandum of 

Agreement Among the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service for the 

Purpose of Updating and Maintaining the National 

Wetland Plant List. 

2U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish & 

Wildlife Service and the Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. (December 12, 2006). 

Memorandum of Agreement Among the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 

and the Natural Resources Conservation Service for 

the Purpose of Transferring Responsibility for 

Updating and Maintaining the National List of 

Vascular Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands. 

nomenclatural and taxonomic changes, 

and newly proposed species. The latest 

review process began in 2022 and 

included review by Regional Panels 

(RPs), the National Panel (NP), and the 

public, who provided input on 

proposed wetland rating changes for 

two species submitted by the public. 

Both of the species were submitted for 

a rating change request in the Arid West 

region. The proposed indicator changes 

were announced in a Federal Register 

Notice, 88 FR 3729, January 20, 2023, 

with the comment period ending on 

March 21, 2023. One comment was 

received during that time. 

Wetland Indicator Status Ratings 

On the NWPL, five categories of 

wetland indicator status ratings are used 

to indicate a plant’s likelihood for 

occurrence in wetlands versus nonwetlands: Obligate Wetland (OBL), 

Facultative Wetland (FACW), 

Facultative (FAC), Facultative Upland 

(FACU), and Upland (UPL). These rating 

categories are defined by the NP as 

follows: OBL—almost always occur in 

wetlands; FACW—usually occur in 

wetlands, but may occur in nonwetlands; FAC—occur in wetlands and 

non-wetlands; FACU—usually occur in 

non-wetlands, but may occur in 

wetlands; and UPL—almost always 

occur in non-wetlands. These category 

definitions are qualitative descriptions 

that better reflect the qualitative 

supporting information, rather than 

numeric frequency ranges. The 

percentage frequency categories used in 

the older definitions are only used for 

testing problematic or contested species 

being recommended for indicator status 

changes. Plus and minus designations 

and wetland indicator designations such 

as No Indicator (NI), No Occurrence 

(NO), and No Agreement (NA) were 

removed in 2012 and are no longer used 

on the NWPL. More information on the 

specifics of how to use these ratings is 

available on the NWPL website at 

https://wetland-plants.sec.usace.army.

mil/. 

The NWPL is utilized in conducting 

wetland delineations under the 

authority of Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) and Section 

10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 

(33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) and wetland 

determinations under the authority of 

the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

3801 et seq.). For the purposes of 

determining how often a species occurs 

in wetlands, wetlands are defined as 

either (1) those areas that are inundated 

or saturated by surface or ground water 

at a frequency and duration sufficient to 

support, and that under normal 

circumstances do support, a prevalence 

of vegetation typically adapted for life 

in saturated soil conditions (33 CFR 

328.3) or (2) ‘‘except when such term is 

part of the term ‘converted wetland,’ 

means land that has a predominance of 

hydric soils; is inundated or saturated 

by surface or groundwater at a 

frequency and duration sufficient to 

support a prevalence of hydrophytic 

vegetation typically adapted for life in 

saturated soil conditions; and under 

normal circumstances does support a 

prevalence of such vegetation.’’ (16 

U.S.C. 3801(a)(27) and 7 CFR 12.2). 

Wetlands are identified using the threefactor approach. Because each species 

being evaluated occurs as part of a 

vegetation assemblage, examining the 

other species present in relation to their 

assigned wetland fidelity may be useful 

in assessing hydrophytic vegetation. 

Discussion of Public Comments 

For the 2022 NWPL update, the 

NWPL NP and Arid West RP reviewed 

proposed wetland rating changes for 

two species submitted by the public. 

Both species were submitted for a rating 

change request in the Arid West region. 

As noted in the Federal Register Notice, 

88 FR 3729, January 20, 2023, the 2022 

NWPL update will include a 

nomenclature change for Populus 

fremontii in accordance with the 

Memorandum of Agreement signed in 

2017 (2017 MOA).1 Because the 

nomenclature change is required by the 

2017 MOA, the USACE requested public 

input on the proposed rating change for 

Populus fremontii only and not the 

nomenclature change itself. Submitted 

information was reviewed by the NP 

and the Arid West RP, and proposed 

2022 ratings for these species were 

determined. Along with soliciting 

information on the species being 

evaluated, we also solicited comments 

on the overall NWPL process, in 

particular whether the NWPL update 

cycle should remain the present two 

years or be changed to a three-year 

update cycle. This information was 

detailed in the Federal Register Notice, 

88 FR 3729, January 20, 2023, and the 

information on the proposed wetland 

rating changes is summarized in the 

table below. 

SPECIES REVIEWED FOR NWPL 2022 UPDATE

Species Region Current 2020 NWPL rating Proposed 2022 NWPL rating Final 2022 NWPL rating 

Isocoma menziesii ................. AW ................. FAC ........................................ FACU ..................................... FACU. 

Populus fremontii ................... AW ................. FAC ........................................ FACW .................................... FACW. 

In response to the initial Federal 

Register notice, the USACE received 

only one comment which addressed the 

two- versus three-year NWPL update 

cycle. This comment was in favor of 

retaining the two-year update cycle. 

Based on this comment, this broader 

review, and other factors including the 

2017 MOA, the existing two-year update 

cycle for the NWPL will be retained. 

The public may provide input to be 

considered as part of future NWPL 

updates by utilizing the following 

procedures. A change in indicator status 

or addition of a currently unlisted 

species may be requested at any time at 

https://wetland-plants.sec.usace.army.

mil/ by clicking on the ‘‘Submit a NWPL 

Change Request’’ link and submitting 

the appropriate data. Appropriate data 

includes ecological data, literature 

reviews, frequency and abundance data, 

testing descriptions, and geographic 

data for the taxon in wetlands and nonwetlands in the USACE wetland region 

or subregion for which the change is 

proposed. 

In accordance with the Memorandum 

of Agreement signed in 2006 (2006 

MOA),2 the USACE, endorsed by the 


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EPA, FWS and NRCS, is publishing 

final wetland indicator statuses for the 

2022 NWPL. The final NWPL is 

available at https://wetland-plants.sec.

usace.army.mil/. State, regional, and 

national lists can also be downloaded 

from this site. The list will be used in 

any wetland delineations performed 

after the effective date. Delineations 

completed prior to the effective date 

may still use the 2020 NWPL. 

Completed wetland delineation/ 

determination forms should reference 

the version of the NWPL used to 

complete the form. This completes the 

review of the NWPL. All comments 

received have been evaluated and final 

indicator statuses have been set. 

Detailed information on the update 

process, protocol, and technical issues 

can be found in the following 

documents (available on the NWPL 

Publications web page): 

• Lichvar, Robert W. and Paul 

Minkin. Concepts and Procedures for 

Updating the National Wetland Plant 

List. Sept 2008. ERDC/CRREL TN–08–3. 

Hanover, NH: U.S. Army Engineer 

Research and Development Center, Cold 

Regions Research and Engineering 

Laboratory. 

• Lichvar, Robert W. and Jennifer J. 

Gillrich. Final Protocol for Assigning 

Wetland Indicator Status Ratings during 

National Wetland Plant List Update. 

Sept 2011. ERDC/CRREL TN–11–1. 

Hanover, NH: U.S. Army Engineer 

Research and Development Center, Cold 

Regions Research and Engineering 

Laboratory. 

Additional cited literature: 

Lichvar R.W., N.C. Melvin, M.L. 

Butterwick, and W.N. Kirchner. 2012. 

National Wetland Plant List Indicator 

Rating Definitions. ERDC/CRREL TN– 

12–1. Hanover, NH: U.S. Army Engineer 

Research and Development Center Cold 

Regions Research and Engineering 

Laboratory. 

Environmental Documentation 

A decision document has been 

prepared for this action after all 

comments received were evaluated. The 

decision document is available through 

Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Operations and Regulatory 

Community of Practice, 441 G Street, 

NW, Washington, DC 20314–1000. 

Authority 

The NWPL is utilized in conducting 

wetland delineations under the 

authority of Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) and section 

10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 

(33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) and wetland 

determinations under the authority of 

the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

3801 et seq.). The Corps has 

responsibility for issuing this update 

pursuant to the 2006 MOA. 

Approved by, 

Thomas P. Smith, 

Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02903 Filed 2–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC24–48–000. 

Applicants: Sonoran West Solar 

Holdings, LLC, Sonoran West Solar 

Holdings 2, LLC, GRP IV UK Holdco 

Limited. 

Description: Joint Application for 

Authorization Under Section 203 of the 

Federal Power Act of Sonoran West 

Solar Holdings, LLC, et al. 

Filed Date: 2/6/24. 

Accession Number: 20240206–5152. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/24. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG24–103–000. 

Applicants: AP Sunray, LLC. 

Description: AP Sunray, LLC submits 

Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt 

Wholesale Generator Status. 

Filed Date: 2/7/24. 

Accession Number: 20240207–5015. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/24. 

Docket Numbers: EG24–104–000. 

Applicants: Delilah Solar Energy II 

LLC. 

Description: Delilah Solar Energy II 

LLC submits Notice of Self-Certification 

of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. 

Filed Date: 2/7/24. 

Accession Number: 20240207–5070. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/24. 

Docket Numbers: EG24–105–000. 

Applicants: Samson Solar Energy II 

LLC. 

Description: Samson Solar Energy II 

LLC submits Notice of Self-Certification 

of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. 

Filed Date: 2/7/24. 

Accession Number: 20240207–5071. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/24. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER22–910–004. 

Applicants: Rockland Electric 

Company, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 

Description: Refund Report: Rockland 

Electric Company submits tariff filing 

per 35.19a(b): RECO submits Refund 

Report in Docket No. ER22–910 to be 

effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 2/7/24. 

Accession Number: 20240207–5019. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER23–2751–002; 

ER15–2539–001; ER18–1984–004; 

ER23–2750–002; ER23–2752–002; 

ER24–1159–000; ER24–1160–000; 

ER24–1161–000. 

Applicants: Lakeswind Power 

Partners, LLC, TransAlta Energy 

Marketing (U.S.) Inc., TransAlta Energy 

Marketing Corp., WHITE ROCK WIND 

WEST, LLC, HORIZON HILL WIND, 

LLC, Big Level Wind LLC, TransAlta 

Wyoming Wind LLC, WHITE ROCK 

WIND EAST, LLC. 

Description: Notice of Change in 

Status of White Rock Wind East, LLC, et 

al. 

Filed Date: 1/31/24. 

Accession Number: 20240131–5651. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/21/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–619–000. 

Applicants: MS Solar 5, LLC. 

Description: Supplement to December 

11, 2023 MS Solar 5, LLC tariff filing. 

Filed Date: 2/5/24. 

Accession Number: 20240205–5195. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/26/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–759–001. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Amendment of Amended WMPA, SA 

No. 5545; Queue No. AE2–125 re: 

FirstEnergy Reorg to be effective 1/1/ 

2024. 

Filed Date: 2/6/24. 

Accession Number: 20240206–5143. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1192–000. 

Applicants: LS Power Development, 

LLC. 

Description: LS Power Development, 

LLC submits a One-Time Limited 

Waiver Request of Procedural Deadlines 

within PJMs OATT. 

Filed Date: 2/5/24. 

Accession Number: 20240205–5187. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1200–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Revisions to Modify Addendum 1 to 

Attachment AE to be effective 4/8/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/7/24. 

Accession Number: 20240207–5017. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1201–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

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