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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Shasta Dam Powerplant is located

on the Sacramento River near the city of

Redding, California. The powerplant is

a feature of the Shasta Division, CVP,

and was authorized to be built by the

Emergency Relief Appropriations Act of

1935 (49 Stat. 115). Reclamation

operates the 578-megawatt (MW)

powerplant at Shasta Dam, and Western

markets that power pursuant to section

302 of the Department of Energy

Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).

Reclamation is responsible for

planning, designing, constructing,

operating, and maintaining electrical

power generation facilities as authorized

by Congress. Reclamation also is

responsible for allocating all costs to

water and power users for Reclamation

project purposes and determining the

reimbursable costs to be recovered by

revenues. Western is responsible for

marketing the power, constructing

transmission facilities, making

transmission arrangements, assuring

recovery of all costs assigned to power

for repayment, and for setting power

and transmission rates. Reclamation and

Western will work together in the

negotiation and execution of contracts

for the financing arrangements for the

proposed project. Reclamation will be

responsible for the negotiation and

execution of the construction contracts.

The Shasta Dam Powerplant has a

total of seven generator units. There are

five main generators and two station

service generators. Main generator units

1 and 2 were uprated to 125 MW in

1978–80. Main generator units 3, 4, and

5 were rewound between 1969 and 1974

and modified in 1981. Due to age and

deterioration, the core temperatures of

main generator units 3, 4, and 5 have

been steadily increasing for the last

decade, threatening the reliability of

these units. Should one or more of the

units fail, the loss of power generation

could increase power costs and decrease

power revenues.

Financing Proposal

Funds for constructing the rewinds

with uprates at the Shasta Dam

Powerplant will be made available to

Reclamation under provision of the Act

of March 4, 1921 (41 Stat. 1404).

Western, the Funding Entities, and

Reclamation will enter into a contract to

assist in obtaining the funding necessary

for Reclamation to perform the

maintenance work at Shasta Dam

Powerplant. The Funding Entities will

advance approximately $20 million, the

estimated total cost of the work to be

performed, into an escrow account.

Reclamation will withdraw the funds

for the material and related expenses of

the rewinds with uprates. The facilities

will continue to be owned and operated

by the United States as a feature of the

CVP.

A repayment agreement is proposed

between the United States and the

Funding Entities. The Funding Entities

will be reimbursed for funds provided,

with interest, through credits on their

CVP power bills. All costs will be

recovered through sales of power and

water.

Description of Proposed Work to be

Performed by Reclamation

To ensure CVP system reliability,

increase operational flexibility, and

increase the nameplate rating of Shasta

main generator units 3, 4, and 5,

Reclamation will install new cores,

windings, and excitation systems in

addition to reinsulating or replacing the

field windings. Reclamation will also

install new thrust bearings to enable a

faster unit start-up response time after

emergency shutdowns.

Energy and Capacity Gains

As a result of uprating main generator

units 3, 4, and 5, there will be an

estimated total gain of approximately 47

MW of capacity available when Shasta

Lake storage level is above 3.6 million

acre-feet (MAF). Below 3.6 MAF, the

total peaking capability decreases and is

reduced to 0 MW when the level falls

below 2.3 MAF. Under high water

conditions and maximum operational

capability, some additional energy may

be produced. This could amount to an

estimated average annual increase of 12

gigawatthours. All additional energy

and capacity resulting from the uprates

will be incorporated into the CVP

system to support project use and CVP

power sales. CVP capacity may be sold

as excess, when available.

Treatment of Excess Capacity

If and when Western determines

excess capacity is available for sale, the

Funding Entities will be given first right

of refusal for the purchase of excess

capacity from the CVP system. Such

right shall terminate on December 31,

2004. Such right of first refusal shall be

limited to excess capacity purchases for

a period of months in the year and to

an amount of excess capacity equivalent

to the amount resulting from the uprates

of main generator units 3, 4, and 5, and

only if Shasta Lake storage level is

above 3.0 MAF at the time of the offer

for sale. The determination of the

amount of excess capacity available,

period of availability, and terms of an

offer will be at Western’s discretion.

Funding Entities must meet the

marketing criteria for the excess

capacity sale at the time of the offer.

Selection Criteria for Funding Entities

Western determined that the

following criteria must be met by

entities financing the rewinds with

uprates at Shasta Dam Powerplant.

1. Funding must be advanced on

behalf of an existing CVP firm power

contractor who is a ‘‘preference entity’’

under Reclamation law and pertinent

statutes, particularly section 9(c) of the

Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43

U.S.C. 485h(c)).

2. Entities must voluntarily agree to

fund the proposal under the terms and

conditions offered by Western and be

able to receive reimbursement of funds

advanced on their CVP power bills.

3. Entities must demonstrate their

ability to provide funds for the proposed

work.

4. Entities must be willing to advance

the funding in a manner acceptable to

Reclamation.

Environmental Compliance: The

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C 4321 et seq.)

and implementing regulations issued by

the Council on Environmental Quality

(40 CFR 1500–1508) require that the

environmental effects of agency

decisions be studied and considered by

decision makers. For the construction

work to be performed by Reclamation,

Reclamation completed a Categorical

Exclusion on August 5, 1994. This work

will not change the operating

parameters at Shasta Dam Powerplant.

In addition, the environmental effects

associated with the marketing of power

generated at various facilities, including

the Shasta Dam Powerplant, were

examined under Western’s 1994 Power

Marketing Plan Environmental

Assessment, as revised in August 1992

and for which a FONSI was issued on

September 21, 1992; therefore, no

further environmental review under

NEPA will be required.

Issued in Golden, Colorado, March 6, 1995.

J. M. Shafer,

Administrator.

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14756 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 53 / Monday, March 20, 1995 / Notices

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–80016C; FRL–4937–6]

TSCA Section 8(e); Notice of

Availability of Draft Policy and

Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability and

reopening of comment period.

SUMMARY: This Notice solicits additional

public comment on certain refinements

to EPA’s policy concerning the

mandatory reporting of information

under section 8(e), the ‘‘substantial risk’’

information reporting provision of the

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

proposed in the Federal Register of July

13, 1993. EPA received numerous

comments on the proposed changes

during the comment period, which was

extended to October 28, 1993. In the

interim, EPA has, based on the public

comments, modified the proposed

changes to reflect many of the

comments. However, to enhance the

effectiveness of the guidance and to

identify additional burden-reducing

measures, EPA is offering the public an

opportunity to review the draft policy

text and submit additional comments.

The draft policy text will be in the

public docket.

DATES: Written comments on the

reporting guidance must be submitted in

triplicate and received by EPA no later

than May 4, 1995.

ADDRESSES: All comments must be

transmitted in triplicate to: TSCA

Docket Receipts (7407), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

Attention: Docket No. OPPTS–80016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James B. Willis, Acting Director,

Environmental Assistance Division

(7408), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460, (202) 554–1404, TDD: (202)

554–0551. A copy of the draft policy

may be obtained by contacting the

TSCA Hotline at the telephone number

listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of June 20, 1991 (56 FR

28458), EPA announced that the Agency

was suspending the applicability of

Parts V(b)(1) and V(c) of EPA’s 1978

Policy Statement which outlined the

reportability of data on ‘‘widespread

and previously unsuspected distribution

in environmental media’’ and

‘‘emergency incidents of environmental

contamination,’’ respectively, and

would propose changes in the Federal

Register at a later time. Revisions to the

guidance presented in Part V(b)(1) of the

1978 Policy Statement were proposed in

the Federal Register of July 13, 1993 (58

FR 37735).

EPA has used the comments received

in response to the proposal to draft

revised policy text that EPA believes

responds to the main comments. EPA

believes that the process to develop

revised guidance would be greatly

enhanced by allowing the public an

opportunity to review the draft guidance

and provide additional comments.

Consequently, EPA is making

available for public comment the draft

guidance text in the public docket. EPA

is not including the draft preamble

language or response to comments

because they are subject to change due

to this action. Copies of the guidance

text can be obtained from the Agency

contact listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT above.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: March 9, 1995.

Joseph A. Carra,

Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics.

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Public Information Collection

Requirement Submitted to Office of

Management and Budget for Review

March 13, 1995.

The Federal Communications

Commission has submitted the

following information collection

requirements to OMB for review and

clearance under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).

Copies of these submissions may be

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collection should contact Timothy Fain,

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Room 10214 NEOB, Washington, DC

20503, (202) 395–3561.

OMB Number: 3060–0362.

Title: Section 80.401 Station

documents requirements.

Form No.: N/A

Action: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; and

State, Local or Tribal Governments.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden: 10,208

annual responses; 4.33 hours burden per

response; 44,200 hours total annual

burden.

Needs and Uses: A portion of this

documentation is used by the FCC

Compliance and Information Bureau

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investigation to insure compliance with

applicable rules and treaties. This

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remainder of the documents are used by

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Title: Section 73.1942 Candidate

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Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden: 285,875

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Needs and Uses: Section 73.1942

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station practices offered to commercial

advertisers that enhance the value of

advertising spots and different classes of

time. It also requires licensees to

calculate the lowest unit charge. The

disclosures allow candidates to

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