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with the Sam Rayburn and Robert D. 

Willis Dams, two Corps projects that are 

isolated hydraulically, electrically, and 

financially from the Integrated System, 

are repaid by separate rate schedules. 

Following Department of Energy 

guidelines, Southwestern prepared a 

2012 Current Power Repayment Study 

using the existing Sam Rayburn Dam 

Project rate schedule. The PRS shows 

the cumulative amortization through FY 

2011 at $24,993,504 on a total 

investment of $30,254,778. The FY 2012 

Revised Power Repayment Study 

indicates the need for an increase in 

annual revenues of $193,896, or 4.9 

percent, to meet repayment criteria. 

Southwestern proposes to defer the 

indicated rate adjustment because it 

falls within Southwestern’s plus-orminus five percent isolated project rate 

adjustment threshold and extend the 

current rate through September 30, 

2013. The threshold was developed to 

add efficiency to the process of 

maintaining adequate rates and is 

consistent with cost recovery criteria 

within DOE Order Number RA 6120.2 

regarding rate adjustment plans. The 

extension is required because the 

current rate expires September 30, 2012. 

Southwestern proposes to defer this rate 

adjustment of 4.9 percent, or $193,896 

per year in accordance with 

Southwestern’s isolated project rate 

adjustment threshold, extend the 

current rate through September 30, 

2013, and reevaluate the ability of the 

existing rate to provide sufficient 

revenues to satisfy costs projected in the 

FY 2013 Power Repayment Studies. 

On March 30, 2009, the current rate 

schedule for the Sam Rayburn Dam 

Project was confirmed and approved by 

the FERC on a final basis for a period 

that ends September 30, 2012. In 

accordance with title 10, part 903, 

subpart A of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR part 903) sections 

903.22(h) and 903.23(a)(3), the Deputy 

Secretary may extend existing rates on 

an interim basis beyond the period 

specified by the FERC. As a result of the 

benefits obtained by a rate adjustment 

deferral (reduced Federal expense and 

rate stability) and the Deputy Secretary’s 

authority to extend a previously 

approved rate, Southwestern’s 

Administrator is proposing to extend 

the current Sam Rayburn Dam Project 

rate schedule. The schedule is to be 

effective for the one-year period 

beginning October 1, 2012, and 

extending through September 30, 2013. 

Opportunity is presented for 

Southwestern’s customers and other 

interested parties to receive copies of 

the study data for the Sam Rayburn Dam 

Project. If you desire a copy of the 

repayment study data package for the 

Sam Rayburn Dam Project, submit your 

request to the Director, Division of 

Resources and Rates, Office of Corporate 

Operations, Southwestern Power 

Administration, One West Third, Tulsa, 

OK 74103, (918) 595–6680 or via email 

to swparates@swpa.gov. 

Following review and consideration 

of the written comments, Southwestern 

will submit a rate action proposal for 

the Sam Rayburn Dam Project to the 

Deputy Secretary of Energy for 

confirmation and approval. 

Dated: August 9, 2012. 

James K. McDonald, 

Assistant Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0707; FRL 9521–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Data Reporting Requirements 

for State and Local Vehicle Emission 

Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) 

Programs (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. This is a request to renew an 

existing approved collection. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before September 20, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2008–0707 to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA West (Air 

Docket) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Room B108; mail Code: 6102T, 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by 

mail to: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Sosnowski, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, 

Transportation and Climate Division, 

2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 

48105; telephone number: 734–214– 

4823; fax number: 734–214–4052; email 

address: sosnowski.dave@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On March 5, 2012 (77 FR 13122), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received 2 

comments during the comment period, 

which are addressed in the supporting 

statement of this ICR. Any additional 

comments on this ICR should be 

submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2008–0707, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

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 Reading Room 

is 202–566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Air Docket is 202–566– 

1742. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA 

receives them and without change, 

unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Data Reporting Requirements for 

State and Local Vehicle Emission 

Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) 

Programs (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1613.04, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0252. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on August 31, 2012. Under OMB 


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regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. An Agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information, unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after 

appearing in the Federal Register when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

are displayed either by publication in 

the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: To provide general oversight 

and support to state and local I/M 

programs, the Transportation and 

Climate Division (TCD), Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, Office 

of Air and Radiation, U. S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

requires that state or local program 

management for both basic and 

enhanced I/M programs prepare and 

submit two varieties of reports to EPA. 

The first reporting requirement is the 

submittal of an annual report providing 

general program operating data and 

summary statistics, addressing the 

program’s current design and coverage; 

a summary of testing data, enforcement 

program efforts, quality assurance and 

quality control efforts; and other 

miscellaneous information allowing for 

an assessment of the program’s relative 

effectiveness. The second reporting 

requirement is a biennial report on any 

changes to the program over the twoyear period and the impact of such 

changes, including any weaknesses 

discovered and corrections made or 

planned. 

General program effectiveness is 

determined by the degree to which a 

program misses, meets, or exceeds the 

emission reductions committed to in the 

state’s approved SIP, which, in turn, 

must meet or exceed the minimum 

emission reductions expected from the 

relevant performance standard, as 

promulgated under EPA’s revisions to 

40 CFR part 51, in response to 

requirements established in section 182 

of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 

1990. This information will be used by 

EPA to determine a program’s progress 

toward meeting requirements under 40 

CFR part 51, as well as to assess 

national trends in the area of basic and 

enhanced I/M programs and to provide 

background information in support of 

periodic site visits and evaluations. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 86 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

28. 

Frequency of response: Annual and 

Biennial. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

2,408 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$144,564. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $144,564 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 482 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is due to (1) a 

mathematical error discovered in the 

previous ICR renewal; and (2) a decrease 

in the number of respondents due to 

areas redesignating to attainment for the 

criteria pollutant(s) that triggered the 

original I/M program requirement and 

either dropping the program or 

converting the program to a 

maintenance measure. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20507 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0500; FRL–9719–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Information 

Collection Activities Associated With 

EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program in the 

Residential Sector; EPA ICR No. 

2193.03 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on February 

28, 2013. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 22, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0500, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, 

Air and Radiation Docket, Mailcode 

28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation 

Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), EPA West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2004– 

0500. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the 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 


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