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(3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information technology; 

and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who 

respond using appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

forms of information technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses provided, will be made a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval of the 

information collection. 

Louis Aspey, 

Associate Chief, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10914 Filed 5–19–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket #RUS–22–Electric–0014] 

Next Era Energy Resources, LLC, 

Notice of Availability of a Record of 

Decision 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of a record 

of decision. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an 

agency within the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), has issued a 

Record of Decision (ROD) to meet its 

responsibilities in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) regulations for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA, RUS Environmental Policies 

and Procedure, and other applicable 

environmental requirements related to 

providing financial assistance for Next 

Era Energy Resources, LLC’s (NEER or 

the Applicant) proposed Skeleton Creek 

Solar and Battery Storage Project 

(Project) in Oklahoma. The 

Administrator of RUS has signed the 

ROD, which was effective upon signing. 

This ROD concludes RUS 

environmental review process in 

accordance with NEPA and RUS, 

Environmental Policies and Procedures. 

The ultimate decision as to loan 

approval depends on the conclusion of 

the environmental review process plus 

financial and engineering analyses. 

Issuance of the ROD will allow these 

reviews to proceed. The ROD is not a 

decision on the NEER’s loan application 

and is not an approval of the 

expenditure of federal funds. 

DATES: The Administrator of the Rural 

Utilities Service signed the Record of 

Decision on May 16, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For further information, or 

to request copies of the ROD, contact 

Kristen Bastis, Archeologist, 

SkeletonCreekSolarPublicComments@

usda.gov. The ROD is also available at 

RUS website at https://

www.rd.usda.gov/environmentalstudy/ 

skeleton-creek-solar-and-batterystorage-project-garfield-countyoklahoma. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, or to request copies 

of the ROD, contact Kristen Bastis, 

Archeologist, USDA, Rural Utilities 

Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, 

Mail Stop 1570, Washington, DC 20250, 

by phone at 202–692–4910, or email at 

SkeletonCreekSolarPublicComments@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Applicant is a utility company with 

more than 180 MW of battery energy 

storage systems in operation across the 

United States and Canada. Since the 

Applicant entered into a Power 

Purchase Agreement (PPA) with 

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative 

(WFEC) for a 250-megawatt (MW) solar 

array and a 200-MW battery storage 

system, the Project’s purpose and need 

is focused on meeting the PPA. The 

Project would allow the Applicant to 

provide the additional solar and battery 

generation capacity needed by WFEC to 

achieve this goal within the service 

territories of their member cooperatives. 

Specifically, the Project would provide 

a source of non-dispatchable power via 

solar panels that increase capacity 

during moderate to high power 

requirement periods, whereas battery 

storage would provide a source of 

dispatchable power that increases the 

reliability of generated power to the 

grid. The pairing of battery storage with 

solar panels would further allow WFEC 

to meet peak demand needs without 

adding additional fossil fuel 

consumption to the system and provide 

safe, adequate, reliable power at the 

lowest reasonable cost. In addition, the 

Project would help WFEC and the 

Southwest Power Pool to continue to 

comply with Oklahoma legislative 

declarations to facilitate the delivery of 

renewable energy. 

The Project consists of a 250–MW 

solar array, and a 200-MW/800-MWh 

storage facility in Garfield County, 

Oklahoma. The Project consists of four 

major components: Photovoltaic solar 

arrays, energy storage facilities, linear 

facilities, and transmission 

interconnection facilities (Proposed 

Action). The energy storage facilities 

consist of batteries, solar trackers, and 

solar power inverters. Linear facilities 

include a network of internal access 

roads, communication cables or lines, 

and a distribution power network for 

construction and operations control 

systems. The transmission 

interconnection facilities include a 

substation/switchyard that 

interconnects to the existing Oklahoma 

Gas and Electric Company (OG&E) 345- 

kV Woodring Substation via a gen-tie 

line. These components are explained in 

detail in the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS). 

RUS is authorized under the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, as amended 

(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) to make loans and 

loan guarantees to finance the 

construction of electric distribution, 

transmission, and generation facilities, 

including system improvements and 

replacements required to furnish and 

improve electric service in rural areas, 

as well as demand-side management, 

electricity conservation programs, and 

on- and off-grid renewable electricity 

systems. NEER intends to request 

financial assistance from RUS for the 

Project. Along with other technical and 

financial considerations, completing the 

environmental review process is one of 

RUS’s requirements in processing 

NEER’s application. 

RUS is serving as the lead Federal 

agency, as defined at 40 CFR 1501.7, for 

preparation of the FEIS. Cooperating 

agencies for this Project include the 

United States Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE), the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), and the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs (BIA). The United States 

Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is a 

participating agency for this Project. The 

USACE will review the Applicant’s 

permit application, as required by 

Section 404 under the Clean Water Act. 

The USFWS will determine the 

likelihood of Project effects on listed 

species, as required under Section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act. 

RUS prepared a Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) and published 

a notice of availability in the Federal 

Register on April 7, 2022, 87 FR 20387, 

to analyze the impacts of its respective 

Federal actions and the proposed 

Project in accordance with NEPA, the 

CEQ’s Regulations for Implementing the 

Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508), and RUS 

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

(7 CFR part 1970). 

RUS determined that its action 

regarding the proposed Project is an 

undertaking subject to review under 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act and its implementing 

regulation, ‘‘Protection of Historic 


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1See Certain Steel Nails from India, Sri Lanka, 

Thailand, and the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of 

Properties’’ (36 CFR part 800) and as 

part of its broad environmental review 

process, RUS must take into account the 

effect of the Project on historic 

properties. The National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA), Section 106 

review is integrated with the NEPA 

review of cultural and historic resources 

in the FEIS in accordance with the 

guiding regulations of each law (40 CFR 

1500–1508; 36 CFR 800.8). Thirty-nine 

tribes were invited to participate in the 

NHPA, Section 106 review process, 

attend the public scoping and Draft EIS 

meetings, and provide relevant 

information for inclusion in the EIS. 

Cultural and historic resources surveys 

within the area of potential effect 

identified one newly recorded historical 

archaeological site and 20 aboveground 

historical resources. 

The structure associated with the 

archaeological site is no longer extant 

and extensive disturbances from 

agricultural practices have impacted the 

vertical and horizontal integrity of the 

site. The site had no discernable 

features or diagnostic material that 

contribute to the research potential of 

the site. Therefore, RUS determined that 

the archaeological site is not eligible for 

the National Register of Historic Places 

(NRHP). Based on the photographic 

documentation and available research, 

one aboveground historic resource is 

eligible for the NRHP under Criterion C. 

However, due to the location of 

aboveground historic resource relative 

to the Project location (roughly 1 mile 

east), and the proposed maximum 

Project height, the Project will not be 

visible, and RUS determined that the 

Project would have no adverse effect. 

The potential still exists that postreview discoveries of archaeological 

resources could be identified during 

Project construction, and these would 

be addressed by RUS in accordance 

with the NHPA Section 106 regulations 

for post-review discoveries (36 CFR 

800.13). 

All substantive public comments 

associated with the FEIS have been 

taken into consideration and addressed 

in the ROD. Based on consideration of 

the environmental impacts of the Project 

and comments received throughout the 

agency and public review process, RUS 

has determined that the Proposed 

Action as described above best meets 

the purpose and need for the Project. 

RUS finds that the evaluation of 

reasonable alternatives is consistent 

with NEPA and RUS Environmental 

Policies and Procedures. Details 

regarding RUS regulatory decision and 

compliance with applicable regulations 

are included in the ROD. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10795 Filed 5–19–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Arizona 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) that the Arizona Advisory 

Committee (Committee) to the 

Commission will hold a meeting via 

Webex on Friday, June 3, 2022, from 

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Arizona Time, 

for the purpose of discussing potential 

civil rights topics to study. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on: 

• Friday, June 3, 2022, from 11:00 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. MST. 

Access Information: Friday, June 3rd 

at 11:00 a.m. Arizona Time—Register at: 

https://tinyurl.com/45e8ppz8. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kayla Fajota, Designated Federal 

Officer, (DFO) at kfajota@usccr.gov or 

by phone at (434) 515–2395. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be mailed to the 

Western Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North 

Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los 

Angeles, CA 90012 or email Kayla 

Fajota (DFO) at kfajota@usccr.gov. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing prior to and after the 

meetings at https://www.facadatabase.

gov/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommittee

Details?id=a10t0000001gzl2AAA. 

Please click on the ‘‘Committee 

Meetings’’ tab. Records generated from 

these meetings may also be inspected 

and reproduced at the Regional 

Programs Unit, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meetings. Persons interested in the work 

of this Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, https://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Announcements and Updates 

III. Approval of Minutes 

IV. Discussion and Possible Vote: 

Healthcare Disparities 

V. Next Steps 

VI. Public Comment 

VII. Adjournment 

Dated: May 16, 2022. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10833 Filed 5–19–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–904, A–542–804, A–549–844, A–489– 

846] 

Certain Steel Nails From India, Sri 

Lanka, Thailand, and the Republic of 

Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable May 20, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Lindgren (India), Allison 

Hollander (Sri Lanka), Laurel LaCivita 

and Matthew Palmer (Thailand), or 

David Crespo (Republic of Turkey 

(Turkey)), AD/CVD Operations, Office I, 

II, or III, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1671, 

(202) 482–2805, (202) 482–4243, (202) 

482–1678, or (202) 482–3693, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 19, 2022, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigations of imports of certain steel 

nails (steel nails) from India, Sri Lanka, 

Thailand, and Turkey.1 Currently, the 


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