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into our critical electric infrastructure 

that the Communist regime’s state 

sponsored, and state supported hackers 

are already probing and attacking; (2) 

there is no requirement that existing 

Chinese equipment or systems already 

installed in the electric grid be checked 

and tested for risks and vulnerabilities; 

and (3) there is no requirement that 

newly imported Chinese equipment or 

systems be checked and tested for risks 

and vulnerabilities before being 

installed on the electric grid., as more 

fully explained in the complaint. 

Complainant certifies that copies of 

the complaint were served on the 

contacts as listed on the Commission’s 

list of Corporate Officials. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. All interventions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 

electronically may mail similar 

pleadings to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand 

delivered submissions in docketed 

proceedings should be delivered to 

Health and Human Services, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 Eastern Time on 

September 15, 2021. 

Dated: August 31, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southwestern Power Administration 

2021 Continuation of Temporary Power 

Sales Program 

AGENCY: Southwestern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice that new applications 

will be accepted for the Southwestern 

Power Administration Temporary 

Power Sales Program for 2021. 

SUMMARY: Southwestern Power 

Administration (Southwestern) is 

accepting new applications under its 

Temporary Power Sales Program for 

2021. Electric utility organizations 

interested in participating in the 

Temporary Power Sales Program should 

notify Southwestern of their interest by 

providing the information requested in 

the enclosed Resource Data Form B–2 

and/or Resource Data Form L–2 to 

Southwestern. 

DATES: Completed forms (Resource Data 

Form B–2 and/or Resource Data Form 

L–2) will be accepted beginning on 

September 7, 2021 and ending on 

October 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Completed forms and any 

questions or comments should be 

submitted to Ms. Fritha Ohlson, Senior 

Vice President and Chief Operating 

Officer (COO), Southwestern Power 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1 W 3rd St., Suite 1600, Tulsa, 

Oklahoma 74103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Fritha Ohlson, Senior Vice President/ 

COO, 918–595–6684 or email: 

fritha.ohlson@swpa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Southwestern markets hydroelectric 

power pursuant to section 5 of the Flood 

Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s) 

from 24 multi-purpose reservoir projects 

operated by the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers. These projects are located in 

Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and 

Texas. The Southwestern marketing area 

includes these states, plus Kansas and 

Louisiana. 

Program Background 

On June 18, 1987, Southwestern 

implemented its Temporary Power Sales 

Program, hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the 

Program’’ (52 FR 23206). The notice 

implementing the Program is hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘the 1987 FRN.’’ The 

Program allows existing Southwestern 

customers to make all or a portion of 

their allocated federal hydroelectric 

power and energy from Southwestern 

(allocation) available to Southwestern 

for temporary sale to others in the 

following priority: (1) Public body and 

cooperative electric utility systems that 

are present or potential customers 

(including joint action agencies and any 

other public body and/or cooperative 

electric utility organizations that may be 

able to distribute the benefits of federal 

hydroelectric power and energy to said 

public body and cooperative electric 

utility systems), and (2) electric utilities 

other than public body and/or 

cooperative electric utility systems to be 

selected if no public body or 

cooperative electric utility systems are 

available to purchase such federal 

hydroelectric power and energy. See 52 

FR at 23206 at 23207. Entities 

participating in the Program are referred 

to as ‘‘loaners’’ and ‘‘borrowers.’’ 

In response to the 1987 FRN, 

Southwestern received nine borrower 

applications and two loaner 

applications within the period of notice 

of the 1987 FRN, which began June 18, 

1987 and ended August 31, 1987. Of the 

applications received, Southwestern 

made one match between two loaners 

and one borrower for a total of 0.7 

megawatts (MW) for a term to continue 

on a year-to-year basis until terminated 

by the loaner, the borrower, or 

Southwestern. (The match was 

ultimately dissolved on August 17, 

2005.) 

On October 14, 1988, Southwestern 

sent a letter to its customers soliciting 

additional interest in the Program and 

indicating Southwestern’s intention to 

maintain electric utility data on a 

biennial basis, with the lists of loaners 

and borrowers to be renewed every two 

years. 

In response to the October 14, 1988 

letter, Southwestern received two 

additional borrower applications and no 

additional loaner applications. 

Implementation of the Program 

continued with two internal memoranda 

to the file, the first dated August 9, 

1989, and the second dated January 17, 

1992. These memoranda summarized 

the results of two separate reviews. Both 

reviews acknowledged minimal interest 

in the Program but recommended 

continuing the Program pending the 


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results of future reviews. Records 

indicate that no additional reviews 

occurred until 2019. 

2019 Review and Summary 

Southwestern initiated its 2019 

review of the Program after receiving an 

offer for a loan from the Southwestern 

customers receiving the output of the 

Robert D. Willis Hydropower Project 

(Willis). These customers offered all 

capacity and energy from Willis for loan 

for a duration to be determined. 

In response to the loan offer, 

Southwestern contacted the six 

remaining participants in the Program to 

solicit their interest in the output of 

Willis. All six participants declined. 

On October 25, 2019, Southwestern 

announced a continuation of the 

Program, including a call for new 

applicants (84 FR 57410). The 2019 

notice continuing the Program is 

hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the 2019 

FRN.’’ Southwestern received 20 

applications within the period of notice 

of the 2019 FRN, which began October 

25, 2019 and ended December 9, 2019. 

Of the applications received, 

Southwestern matched two pairs of 

loaners and borrowers: One for 2.0 MW 

for a ten-year term, and one for 1.6 MW 

for a seven-year term. 

Southwestern also received 

applications after the period of notice 

with the understanding that the 

applications may be eligible for 

matching in the interim period between 

biennial reviews. In November 2020, 

Southwestern determined that it would 

postpone consideration of these interim 

applications until the 2021 review. 

Applicants were notified of this 

decision by letter dated December 7, 

2020, which also informed the 

applicants that their applications would 

remain on file. 

Summary of Matching Methodology 

Records indicate that, prior to the 

2019 review, there appeared to be no 

formal matching methodology other 

than consideration of preference entity 

status, chronological receipt, and 

acceptance of applications on an ad hoc 

basis. For the 2019 review, 

Southwestern analyzed its existing 

marketing documents and identified 

main principles that occurred 

throughout, including preference entity 

status; distribution by state; widespread 

use; transmission; and chronological 

receipt. Since the concept of preference 

entity status is established in statutory 

authorities and within the Program 

itself, it was considered first and 

foremost before applying the other 

principles. 

After determining preference entity 

status, and starting with the principle 

that occurred the most and working 

down the list, Southwestern ranked the 

borrowers according to how well their 

respective applications matched a given 

principle. For example, if a borrower 

was located in the same state as a 

loaner, that borrower got a credit for the 

‘‘distribution by state’’ principle. This 

procedure was followed until ties were 

broken between potential borrowers. 

2021 Review and Proposed Program 

Change 

Although Southwestern will continue 

to apply the principles established in 

the 2019 review to its 2021 review, 

Southwestern has identified a need to 

further clarify how it establishes 

‘‘chronological receipt.’’ For the 

purposes of the 2021 matching process, 

Southwestern will determine 

chronological receipt as follows: 

1. The six entities currently 

considered active under the 1987 FRN 

will have a chronological receipt date 

assigned in one of two ways: If an entity 

submitted a new application under the 

2019 FRN, that entity’s application will 

be assigned the chronological receipt 

date of the new application. If an entity 

did not submit a new application under 

the 2019 FRN, that entity’s existing 

application will be assigned a new 

chronological receipt date of April 6, 

2021, which is the date Southwestern 

began its 2021 review. 

2. All entities that submitted 

applications under the 2019 FRN during 

the period of notice and that have not 

voluntarily withdrawn their respective 

applications will remain in the Program 

with their original chronological receipt 

dates. 

3. All entities that submitted 

applications outside the period of notice 

of the 2019 FRN will remain in the 

Program with their original 

chronological receipt dates. 

4. All entities that submit new 

applications in response to this Federal 

Register notice will be assigned new 

chronological receipt dates that will 

supersede any previous receipt date. 

At the conclusion of the 2021 

matching process, Southwestern intends 

to implement the following changes to 

simplify the Program, increase 

transparency, and reduce unnecessary 

confusion: 

1. All unmatched applicants will be 

withdrawn from the Program and are 

free to re-apply during any future period 

of notice. 

2. Southwestern will no longer 

consider applications submitted outside 

the period of notice of this or any future 

Federal Register notice. 

Procedures for Applying to the Program 

Interested parties are requested to 

complete Resource Data Forms 

containing information pertinent to the 

Program. The Resource Data Forms will 

be accepted during the period of notice 

specified in this Federal Register notice 

(see DATES). Resource Data Forms 

received after that period will not be 

accepted. Receipt date of a Resource 

Data Form will be based on the earliest 

date Southwestern received the 

transmittal instrument conveying the 

Resource Data Form: For example, the 

earlier of the ‘‘Received’’ date of an 

email if conveyed through email; the 

received date stamp from 

Southwestern’s mail room of a hard 

copy letter if conveyed through the U.S. 

Mail; or the received log date from 

Southwestern’s mail room of a package 

or letter if conveyed through a delivery 

service or certified U.S. Mail. 

Each applicant will be sent a 

confirmation from Southwestern of the 

receipt of its application, and the 

confirmation will include the entity 

name to be associated with the 

application, the loan or borrow details, 

and the date of receipt. Applicants will 

be asked to concur with the 

confirmation in writing. 

Following the 2021 matching process, 

notification of the results will be sent to 

all applicants. The notification will 

include a summary of matches made, a 

notification that all applications are 

withdrawn from the Program as of the 

date of the notification, and an 

announcement that new applications 

will be solicited via Federal Register 

notice following the next review, 

tentatively scheduled for 2023. 

Submission of Resource Data Forms 

in no way obligates an applicant to loan 

or borrow under the Program. If a match 

is identified, Southwestern will work 

with the loaner and borrower to 

document the sale. Conversely, 

submission of Resource Data Forms in 

no way obligates Southwestern to make 

any sales under the Program. Such sales 

will be made at the sole discretion of 

Southwestern. 

Allocations made available to 

Southwestern under the Program will be 

sold on a temporary basis, and for an 

initial period of not less than one (1) 

year, provided the selected borrower(s) 

have, or must be able to arrange, the 

transmission rights to receive such 

federal hydroelectric power and energy. 

Therefore, in accordance with the 

priority expressed herein, Southwestern 

is hereby issuing this ‘‘Notice that new 

applications will be accepted for the 

Southwestern Power Administration 

Temporary Power Sales Program.’’ 


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Electric utility organizations 

interested in participating in the 

Program should notify Southwestern of 

their interest by providing the 

information requested in the enclosed 

Resource Data Form B–2 and/or 

Resource Data Form L–2 to 

Southwestern (see DATES). To assist 

Southwestern in best matching loaners 

and borrowers, applicants are 

encouraged to use the ‘‘Additional 

information’’ section at the bottom of 

the forms to describe specific resources 

they want to borrow or loan. Fillable 

versions of these forms will also be 

made available on the Southwestern 

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

Based on the responses received, 

Southwestern, at its sole discretion, may 

elect to hold one or more public 

meetings to afford all responders equal 

opportunity to have their responses 

addressed. 

Environmental Impact 

Southwestern previously determined 

that the action of creating the Program 

and accepting new applications 

thereunder does not have a significant 

effect on the environment since peaking 

sales made under the Program will 

merely replace other peaking sales and 

resulting reservoir operations will not 

be affected. Southwestern has further 

determined that the action fits within 

the class of categorically excluded 

actions as listed in appendix B to 

subpart D of 10 CFR part 1021, DOE’s 

Implementing Procedures and 

Guidelines of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347): 

Categorical exclusions applicable to 

B4.1, ‘‘Contracts, policies, and 

marketing and allocation plans for 

electric power,’’ and B4.4, ‘‘Power 

marketing services and activities.’’ On 

May 26, 2021, Southwestern determined 

that categorical exclusions B4.1 and 

B4.4 apply to the current action. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on August 30, 2021, 

by Mike Wech, Administrator, 

Southwestern 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 

DOE. This administrative process in no 

way alters the legal effect of this 

document upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

1, 2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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Southwestern Power Administration (SWP A) 

Hydroelectric Power Borrowing Program 

Resource Data Form B-2 

Name of Utility System ________________________ _ 

Address ------------------------------- Utility Manager ___________________________ _ 

Telephone Number __________________________ _ 

1. Is your utility interested now, or in the near future, in borrowing Federal hydroelectric power 

that is available for loan on a temporary basis for distribution by SWP A? 

Federal Capacity Federal Energy Both Federal Capacity 

Only Only and Federal Energy 

[ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Yes [ ] No 

2. If yes, please indicate the quantities and types of Federal hydroelectric power your utility 

would be interested in borrowing and the desired time frames. 

Federal Federal 

Capacity Only Energy Only 

kW kWh 

Quantity __ _ 

Both Federal 

Capacity and Energy 

kW kWh 

Start Borrowing (Day, Month, Year) ________ _ 

Stop Borrowing (Day, Month, Year) ________ _ 

Additional information (optional): ___________________ _ 

3. Does your utility have the transmission rights or is your utility able to arrange the 

transmission rights to receive Federal hydroelectric power from SWPA? 

[ ] Yes [ ] No 

If yes, describe the transmission rights in detail. _______________ _ 
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–C 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2020–0627; FRL–8957–01– 

OMS] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; NSPS 

for Petroleum Refineries (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (EPA ICR 

Number 1054.14, OMB Control Number 

2060–0022), to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through December 

31, 2021. Public comments were 

previously requested, via the Federal 

Register, on February 8, 2021 during a 


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Southwestern Power Administration (SWP A) 

Hydroelectric Power Loaning Program 

Resource Data Form L-2 

Name of Utility System _________________________ _ 

Address -------------------------------- Utility Manager ____________________________ _ 

Telephone Number ___________________________ _ 

1. Does your utility presently have, or expect to have in the near future, Federal hydroelectric 

power that is available for loan on a temporary basis for distribution by SWPA? 

Federal Capacity Federal Energy Both Federal Capacity 

Only Only and Federal Energy 

[ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Yes [ ] No 

2. If yes, please indicate the quantities and types of Federal hydroelectric power your utility is 

willing to loan and the time frames available. 

Federal Federal 

Capacity Only Energy Only 

kW kWh 

Quantity __ _ 

Both Federal 

Capacity and Energy 

kW kWh 

Begin Loan (Day, Month, Year) __________ _ 

End Loan (Day, Month, Year) __________ _ 

Additional information (optional): ____________________ _