56992 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 193 / Friday, October 5, 2007 / Notices 

1This report uses the terms ‘‘Secretary,’’

‘‘Department,’’ and ‘‘DOE’’ interchangeably. 

2Electric transmission congestion (congestion) is 

the condition that occurs when transmission 

capacity is not sufficient to enable safe delivery of 

all scheduled or desired wholesale electricity 

transfers simultaneously. Congestion results from a 

transmission capacity constraint (constraint). 

equivalent items in the preceding fiscal 

year was $10,000 or more. 

Contracting officers use the 

information to verify offeror/contractor 

compliance with solicitation and 

contract requirements regarding the use 

of recovered materials. Additionally, 

agencies use the information in the 

annual review and monitoring of the 

effectiveness of the affirmative 

procurement programs required by 

RCRA. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 64,350. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 64,350. 

Hours Per Response: .325. 

Total Burden Hours: 20,914. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

documents from the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, 

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 

501–4755. Please cite OMB control No. 

9000–0134, Environmentally Sound 

Products, in all correspondence. 

Dated: October 1, 2007. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. 07–4951 Filed 10–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Western Hemisphere Institute for 

Security Cooperation Board of 

Visitors; Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for the 

fall meeting of the Board of Visitors 

(BoV) for the Western Hemisphere 

Institute for Security Cooperation 

(WHINSEC). Notice of this meeting is 

required under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463). The 

Board’s charter was renewed on 

February 1, 2006 in compliance with the 

requirements set forth in Title 10 U.S.C. 

2166. 

Date: Friday, November 2, 2007. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Location: WHINSEC, 35 Ridgeway 

Loop, Room 219, Fort Benning, GA 

Proposed Agenda: The WHINSEC 

BoV will be briefed on activities at the 

Institute since the last Board meeting on 

June 14, 2007 as well as receive other 

information appropriate to its interests. 

The BoV will be visiting classes from 

9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

WHINSEC Board of Visitors Secretariat 

at (703) 692–7852 or (703) 692–8221. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the 

time specified, the meeting is open to 

the public. Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 and 41 

CFR 102–3.140(c), members of the 

public or interested groups may submit 

written statements to the advisory 

committee for consideration by the 

committee members. Written statements 

should be no longer than two typewritten pages and sent via fax to (703) 

614–8920 by 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, 

October 30, 2007 for consideration at 

this meeting. In addition, public 

comments by individuals and 

organizations may be made from 1 p.m. 

to 1:30 p.m. during the meeting. Public 

comments will be limited to three 

minutes each. Anyone desiring to make 

an oral statement must register by 

sending a fax to (703) 614–8920 with 

their name, phone number, e-mail 

address, and the full text of their 

comments (no longer than two typewritten pages) by 5 p.m. EST on 

Tuesday, October 30, 2007. The first ten 

requestors will be notified by 5 p.m. 

EST on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 of 

their time to address the Board during 

the public comment forum. All other 

comments will be retained for the 

record. Public seating is limited and 

will be available on a first come, first 

serve basis. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–4947 Filed 10–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. 2007–OE–01, Mid-Atlantic Area 

National Interest Electric Transmission 

Corridor; Docket No. 2007–OE–02, 

Southwest Area National Interest Electric 

Transmission Corridor] 

National Electric Transmission 

Congestion Report 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Order. 

SUMMARY: The following is a report by 

the Department of Energy (Department 

or DOE) on its August 2006 National 

Electric Transmission Congestion Study 

under section 216 of the Federal Power 

Act (FPA). This report and order 

designates two national interest electric 

transmission corridors: The MidAtlantic Area National Interest Electric 

Transmission Corridor (Docket No. 

2007–OE–01); and the Southwest Area 

National Interest Electric Transmission 

Corridor (Docket No. 2007–OE–02). A 

list of the acronyms used in this report 

and order, and maps of the two national 

interest electric transmission corridors 

are provided at the end of this order. 

DATES: The designations are effective 

October 5, 2007 and will remain in 

effect until October 7, 2019 unless the 

Department rescinds or renews the 

designation after notice and opportunity 

for comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information, David Meyer, 

DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, (202) 586–1411, 

david.meyer@hq.doe.gov. For legal 

information, Warren Belmar, DOE Office 

of Legal Counsel, (202) 586–6758, 

warren.belmar@hq.doe.gov, or Lot 

Cooke, DOE Office of the General 

Counsel, (202) 586–0503, 

lot.cooke@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

A. Statutory Framework 

Section 1221(a) of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58) (EPAct) 

added a new section 216 to the Federal 

Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824p) (FPA). New 

FPA section 216(a) requires the 

Secretary of Energy (Secretary) 1 to 

conduct a nationwide study of electric 

transmission congestion 2 within one 

year from the date of enactment of 

EPAct and every three years thereafter. 

FPA section 216(a)(2) provides 

‘‘interested parties’’ with an opportunity 

to offer ‘‘alternatives and 

recommendations.’’ 16 U.S.C. 

824p(a)(2). Following consideration of 

such alternatives and recommendations, 

the Secretary is required to issue a 

report on the study ‘‘which may 

designate any geographic area 

experiencing electric energy 

transmission capacity constraints or 

congestion that adversely affects 

consumers as a national interest electric 

transmission corridor.’’ FPA section 

216(a)(2), 16 U.S.C. 824p(a)(2). FPA 

section 216(a)(4) states that in 

determining whether to designate a 

national interest electric transmission 

corridor (National Corridor), the 

Secretary may consider whether: 

(A) the economic vitality and development 

of the corridor, or the end markets served by 

the corridor, may be constrained by lack of 

adequate or reasonably priced electricity; 


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