Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2024 / Notices 8673 

Accession Number: 20240201–5110. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen

search.asp) by querying the docket 

number. 

Any person desiring to intervene, to 

protest, or to answer a complaint in any 

of the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 

of the Commission’s Regulations (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the 

specified comment date. Protests may be 

considered, but intervention is 

necessary to become a party to the 

proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: February 2, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02608 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #2 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1170–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Amendment to ISA, Service Agreement 

No. 3634; Queue No. S14 to be effective 

4/1/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5157. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1171–000. 

Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, 

LLC. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: DEC— 

South Carolina Public Service Authority 

Reimbursement Agreement RS No. 637 

to be effective 4/2/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5160. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1172–000. 

Applicants: Avista Corporation. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: Avista 

Corp RS T1215 Interconnected System 

Agmt BPA to be effective 4/1/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5168. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1173–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc., 

American Transmission Company LLC. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Midcontinent Independent System 

Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per 

35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2024–02–01_SA 4237 

ATC–WPL PCA (Grant County) to be 

effective 4/2/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5173. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1174–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Notice of Cancellation of WMPA, SA 

No. 6084; Queue No. AF2–292 re: 

withdrawal to be effective 4/2/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5180. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1175–000. 

Applicants: NSTAR Electric 

Company. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant 

Facilities Support Agreement to be 

effective 2/2/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5183. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1176–000. 

Applicants: Southern California 

Edison Company. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Second Amendment GIA & DSA, Rhodia 

(WDT891/SA Nos. 472–473) to be 

effective 2/2/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5185. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1177–000. 

Applicants: Central Maine Power 

Company. 

Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: 

Request for Approval of New Electric 

Delivery Rate Schedule for Energy 

Storage to be effective 2/2/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5191. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1178–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Cancellation of WMPA, Service 

Agreement No. 5741; AF2–430 to be 

effective 4/2/2023. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5198. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER24–1179–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 2024– 

02–01_Att X, Appendix 6-Inverter Based 

Resources to be effective 4/2/2024. 

Filed Date: 2/1/24. 

Accession Number: 20240201–5203. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/24. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric securities 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ES24–21–000. 

Applicants: Keystone Appalachian 

Transmission Company. 

Description: Application Under 

Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for 

Authorization to Issue Securities of 

Keystone Appalachian Transmission 

Company. 

Filed Date: 1/31/24. 

Accession Number: 20240131–5617. 

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

Docket Numbers: ES24–22–000. 

Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: Application Under 

Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for 

Authorization to Issue Securities of 

Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, 

LLC. 

Filed Date: 1/31/24. 

Accession Number: 20240131–5618. 

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

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen

search.asp) by querying the docket 

number. 

Any person desiring to intervene, to 

protest, or to answer a complaint in any 

of the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 

of the Commission’s Regulations (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the 

specified comment date. Protests may be 

considered, but intervention is 

necessary to become a party to the 

proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 


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8674 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2024 / Notices 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: February 2, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02609 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0035; FRL–11721–01– 

OCSPP] 

DQB Males (Wolbachia pipientis, DQB 

Strain, Contained in Live Adult Culex 

quinquefasciatus Males); Receipt of 

Application for Emergency Exemption, 

Solicitation of Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption renewal request from the 

Hawaii Department of Agriculture for 

use of the pesticide DQB Males 

(Wolbachia pipientis, DQB strain, 

contained in live adult Culex 

quinquefasciatus males), to treat up to 

20,000 acres of State, Federal, and 

private wildlife conservation areas 

throughout the State of Hawaii to 

control Culex quinquefasciatus 

mosquitoes, a vector of avian malaria. 

The applicant proposes a new use of a 

microbial pesticide which has not been 

registered by EPA. Therefore, in 

accordance with the Code of Federal 

Regulations, EPA is soliciting public 

comment before making the decision 

whether to grant the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 23, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0035, and 

the specific case number for the 

chemical substance related to your 

comment, through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

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. To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at https://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

or visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

available at https://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Registration Division 

(7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; main telephone number: 

(703) 305–7090; email address: RDFR

Notices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are a pesticide 

manufacturer, North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) (Code 32532) or involved with 

Hawaiian wildlife conservation areas 

that have known populations of Culex 

quinquefasciatus. This listing is not 

intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Other types of entities 

not listed could also be affected. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low- income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the EPA Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the EPA Administrator determines 

that emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. The Hawaii 

Department of Agriculture has requested 

the EPA Administrator to issue a 

specific exemption for the use of DQB 

males for conservation purposes to 

control mosquitoes (Culex 

quinquefasciatus), which are a known 

vector to avian malaria and threaten 

Hawaii’s endemic forest bird 

population. Information in accordance 

with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as 

part of this request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that avian malaria was 

introduced into the Hawaiian Islands in 

the 19th century and spread by a nonnative mosquito. Hawaii is experiencing 

increased mosquito populations that 

have significantly reduced Hawaiian 

bird populations. According to the 

applicant, without mosquito control, the 

survival and recovery of Hawaii’s few 

remaining forest birds, including 

threatened and endangered species, are 

at imminent risk. 

The applicant proposes to make 156 

maximum applications of DQB male 

mosquitoes per release site per year 

based on an anticipated maximum of 3 

releases per week. The total number of 

application days is a maximum of 156 

during the year. The total amount of 

DQB Males to be applied per year to 

treat conservation lands throughout 

Hawaii is up to 3,000,000 male 

mosquitoes per week or 156,000,000 

males per year. The maximum amount 

of Wolbachia pipientis, DQB strain, to 


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