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1Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule 

on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF18–1–000, 163 

FERC ¶ 62,154 (2018). 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Federal Perkins/ 

NDSL Loan Assignment Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0048. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 75,072. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 37,537. 

Abstract: Institutions participating in 

the Federal Perkins Loan program use 

the assignment form to assign loans to 

the Department for collection without 

recompense, transferring the authority 

to collect on the loan. This request is for 

continued approval of the paper based 

assignment form and the electronic 

process. The electronic process allows 

for batch processing as well as 

individual processing. The same 

information is being requested in both 

processing methods. The Department is 

requesting a revision of the currently 

approved collection. One minor change 

has been made to the form to include 

the option of a foreign address for the 

borrower. 

Dated: August 19, 2021. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18202 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Boulder Canyon Project 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice concerning fiscal year 

2022 Boulder Canyon Project base 

charge and rates for electric service. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Electricity confirms, approves, and 

places into effect on a final basis the 

Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) base 

charge and rates for fiscal year (FY) 

2022 under Rate Schedule BCP–F10. 

The base charge increased 2.9 percent 

from $65.4 million in FY 2021 to $67.4 

million in FY 2022. The change is 

primarily the result of an increase in the 

Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) 

replacement costs, an increase in the 

Western Area Power Administration’s 

(WAPA) operations and maintenance 

(O&M) expenses and replacement costs, 

and a decrease in prior year carryover 

funds from FY 2021. 

DATES: The FY 2022 base charge and 

rates will be effective October 1, 2021 

and will remain in effect through 

September 30, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack 

D. Murray, Acting Regional Manager, 

Desert Southwest Region, Western Area 

Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, 

Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, (602) 605– 

2525, or dswpwrmrk@wapa.gov; or Tina 

Ramsey, Rates Manager, Desert 

Southwest Region, Western Area Power 

Administration, (602) 605–2565, or 

ramsey@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 6, 

2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) confirmed and 

approved Rate Schedule BCP–F10 under 

Rate Order No. WAPA–178 on a final 

basis through September 30, 2022.1 The 

rate-setting methodology for BCP 

calculates an annual base charge rather 

than a unit rate for Hoover Dam 

hydropower. The base charge recovers 

an annual revenue requirement that 

includes WAPA and Reclamation 

projected costs of investment 

repayment, interest, O&M, 

replacements, payments to states, and 

Hoover Dam visitor services. Non-power 

revenue projections such as water sales, 

Hoover Dam visitor center revenue, 

ancillary services, and late fees help 

offset these projected costs. Customers 

are billed a percentage of the base 

charge in proportion to their Hoover 

power allocation. Rates are calculated 

for comparative purposes but are not 

used to determine the charges for 

service. 

Rate Schedule BCP–F10 and the BCP 

Electric Service Contract require WAPA 

to determine the annual base charge and 

rates for the next FY before October 1 

of each year. The FY 2021 BCP base 

charge and rates expire on September 

30, 2021. 

COMPARISON OF BASE CHARGE AND RATES

FY 2021 FY 2022 Amount change Percent change 

Base Charge ($) .............................................................................. $65,443,462 $67,355,778 $1,912,316 2.9 

Composite Rate (mills/kWh) ............................................................ 18.10 20.63 2.53 14.0 

Energy Rate (mills/kWh) .................................................................. 9.05 10.32 1.27 14.0 

Capacity Rate ($/kW-Mo) ................................................................ $1.69 $2.03 $0.34 20.1 


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2 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 

(Feb. 21, 2019). 

3The 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). 

Reclamation’s FY 2022 budget is 

increasing by $1.6 million to $81.7 

million, a 2 percent increase from FY 

2021. While O&M costs are decreasing 

by $4.4 million compared to FY 2021, 

there was a minimal increase of $44,000 

for post-retirement benefits and 

replacement costs are increasing by $4.4 

million due to the addition of new 

projects and the inclusion of projects 

that were previously deferred due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Visitor services 

costs are also increasing by $1.5 million 

in FY 2022, primarily due to a $1 

million reallocation of expenses from 

administrative and general expenses in 

O&M to visitor services expenses. 

Higher labor projections in salaries, 

overtime, overhead, and benefits also 

contribute to the visitor services 

increase. 

WAPA’s FY 2022 budget is increasing 

by $762,000 to $9.2 million, a 9.1 

percent increase from FY 2021. A 

$247,000 increase in WAPA’s 

replacement budget for communication 

equipment and higher O&M expenses of 

$520,000 account for this increase. The 

increase in O&M expenses is primarily 

due to the following: The Hoover-Mead 

transmission line lease costs, which 

were not budgeted in FY 2021; an 

updated distribution of labor costs 

resulting from the closure of the Navajo 

Generating Station near Page, Arizona; 

and higher labor projections for salaries, 

overtime, overhead, and benefits in 

power operations. The increase in 

replacements and O&M costs is offset by 

a modest decrease in facility expenses 

and post-retirement benefits. 

The cost increase for both 

Reclamation and WAPA is offset by a 

$2.1 million increase in non-power 

revenue projections due to the added 

commercial use authorization for roadbased tours. Prior year carryover is 

estimated to be $2.7 million, a $1.7 

million decrease from FY 2021. 

While the base charge is increasing 

2.9 percent, the composite and energy 

rates are both increasing 14 percent and 

the capacity rate is increasing 20.1 

percent from FY 2021. Projections of 

energy and capacity are decreasing in 

FY 2022 due to the ongoing drought in 

the Lower Colorado River Basin. 

Reclamation and WAPA work 

collaboratively each year to minimize 

budget increases to moderate the 

financial impact of the drought to the 

rates. For FY 2022, Reclamation and 

WAPA were able to reduce previously 

formulated budgets and defer projects to 

decrease costs by $4 million. Without 

this decrease in costs, the base charge 

would have increased approximately 

$5.9 million instead of $1.9 million. 

Public Notice and Comment 

The notice of the proposed FY 2022 

base charge and rates for electric service 

was published consistent with 

procedures set forth in 10 CFR part 903 

and 10 CFR part 904. WAPA took the 

following steps to involve customers 

and interested parties in the rate 

process: 

1. On April 15, 2021, a Federal 

Register notice (86 FR 19881) 

announced the proposed base charge 

and rates and initiated the 90-day public 

consultation and comment period. 

2. On May 17, 2021, WAPA held a 

public information forum by web 

conference. WAPA and Reclamation 

representatives explained the proposed 

base charge and rates and answered 

questions. Presentation materials and 

supplemental information requested by 

customers were posted to WAPA’s 

website. 

3. On June 14, 2021, WAPA held a 

public comment forum by web 

conference to provide customers and 

interested parties an opportunity to 

comment for the record. WAPA received 

no comments during this forum. 

4. On July 14, 2021, the public 

consultation and comment period ended 

with WAPA receiving no comments. 

Certification of Rates 

WAPA’s Administrator certified that 

the FY 2022 base charge and rates under 

Rate Schedule BCP–F10 are the lowest 

possible rates consistent with sound 

business principles. The base charge 

and rates were developed following 

administrative policies and applicable 

laws. 

Availability of Information 

Information about the rate process to 

establish the FY 2022 base charge and 

rates was made available on WAPA’s 

website at https://www.wapa.gov/ 

regions/DSW/Rates/Pages/bouldercanyon-rates.aspx. 

Legal Authority 

10 CFR 904.7(e) requires annual 

review of the BCP base charge and an 

‘‘adjust[ment], either upward or 

downward, when necessary and 

administratively feasible, to assure 

sufficient revenues to effect payment of 

all costs and financial obligations 

associated with the [p]roject.’’ WAPA’s 

Administrator provided all BCP 

contractors an opportunity to comment 

on the proposed base charge adjustment 

consistent with the procedures for 

public participation in rate adjustments 

as required under 10 CFR 904.7(e) and 

the BCP Electric Service Contract. The 

BCP Electric Service Contract states that 

for years other than the first year and 

each fifth year thereafter, when the rate 

schedule is approved by the Deputy 

Secretary on a provisional basis and by 

FERC on a final basis, adjustments to 

the base charge ‘‘shall become effective 

upon approval by the Deputy Secretary 

of Energy.’’ Under the DOE Organization 

Act, the Secretary of Energy holds 

plenary authority over DOE affairs with 

respect to the Power Marketing 

Administrations, and the Secretary of 

Energy may therefore exercise the 

Deputy Secretary’s contractual authority 

in this context. By Delegation Order No. 

S1–DEL–S4–2021, effective February 25, 

2021, the Acting Secretary of Energy 

delegated ‘‘to the Under Secretary for 

Science (and Energy) the authority 

vested in [the Secretary] with respect to 

the . . . Western Area Power 

Administration.’’ By Redelegation Order 

No. S4–DEL–OE1–2021, effective March 

25, 2021, the Acting Under Secretary for 

Science (and Energy) redelegated the 

same authority to the Assistant 

Secretary for Electricity. Based upon the 

governing terms of the existing BCP 

Electric Service Contract, the Acting 

Assistant Secretary for Electricity is 

approving the FY 2022 base charge and 

rates for BCP electric service. This rate 

action is issued under the Redelegation 

Orders and DOE’s procedures for public 

participation in rate adjustments as set 

forth at 10 CFR part 903 and 10 CFR 

part 904.2

Following DOE’s review of WAPA’s 

proposal, and as authorized by 

applicable provisions of the BCP 

Electric Service Contract, I hereby 

confirm, approve, and place the FY 

2022 base charge and rates for BCP 

electric service, under Rate Schedule 

BCP–F10, into effect on a final basis 

through September 30, 2022. 

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

WAPA has determined this action fits 

within the following categorical 

exclusions listed in appendix B to 

subpart D of 10 CFR 1021: B4.3 (Electric 

power marketing rate changes) and B4.4 

(Power marketing services and 

activities). Categorically excluded 

projects and activities do not require 

preparation of either an environmental 

impact statement (EIS) or an 

environmental assessment (EA).3 A 


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copy of the categorical exclusion 

determination is available on WAPA’s 

website at https://www.wapa.gov/ 

regions/DSW/Environment/Pages/ 

environment.aspx. 

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 August 18, 2021, 

by Patricia A. Hoffman, Acting Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Electricity, 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 August 19, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18172 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0496; FR ID 43963] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before October 25, 

2021. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0496. 

Title: ARMIS Operating Data Report. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 49 respondents; 49 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

Statutory authority for this information 

collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 

Sections 219 and 220 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 392 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

Ordinarily questions of a sensitive 

nature are not involved in the ARMIS 

Report 43–08. The Commission 

contends that areas in which detailed 

information is required are fully subject 

to regulation and the issue of data being 

regarded as sensitive will arise in 

special circumstances only. In such 

circumstances, respondents may request 

materials or information submitted to 

the Commission be withheld from 

public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

contained in FCC Report 43–08 has 

helped the Commission fulfill its 

regulatory responsibilities. Automated 

reporting of these data greatly enhances 

the Commission’s ability to process and 

analyze the extensive amounts of data 

provided in the reports. Automating and 

organizing data submitted to the 

Commission facilitate the timely and 

efficient analysis of revenue 

requirements, rates of return and price 

caps, and provide an improved basis for 

auditing and other oversight functions. 

Automated reporting also enhances the 

Commission’s ability to quantify the 

effects of policy proposals. The 

Commission has granted all carriers 

forbearance from many of the 

requirements of ARMIS 43–08 

conditioned on approval of a data 

retention compliance plan and 

continued submission of certain ARMIS 

43–08 data related to access lines in 

service to customers. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison, Office of the 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18178 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1122; FR ID 43943] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 


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