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4The Commission defines burden as the total 

time, effort, or financial resources expended by 

persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal agency. For 

further explanation of what is included in the 

information collection burden, reference 5 Code of 

Federal Regulations 1320.3. 

5TOP = transmission operator; GOP = generator 

operators. Respondent counts based of the NERC 

Compliance Registry numbers February 5, 2021. 

6The estimate for hourly cost is $70.19/hour. 

This figure is the average salary plus benefits for an 

electrical engineer (Occupation Code: 17–2071) 

from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2020) at 

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm. 

reasons it cannot so operate 

(Requirement R1); 

• Maintain the Transmission 

Operator’s generator voltage or Reactive 

Power schedule, unless the Generator 

Operator (1) is exempted pursuant to the 

criteria developed under VAR–001–5, 

Requirement R4, or (2) complies with 

the notification requirements for 

deviations as established by the 

Transmission Owner pursuant to VAR– 

001–5, Requirement R5 (Requirement 

R2); 

• Notify the Transmission Operator of 

a change in status of its voltage 

controlling device within 30 minutes, 

unless the status is restored within that 

time period (Requirement R3); and 

• Notify the Transmission Operator of 

a change in reactive capability due to 

factors other than those described in 

VAR–002–4.1, Requirement R3 within 

30 minutes unless the capability has 

been restored during that time period 

(Requirement R4). 

• Provide information on its step-up 

transformers and auxiliary transformers 

within 30 days of a request from the 

Transmission Operator or Transmission 

Planner (Requirement R5); and 

• Comply with the Transmission 

Operator’s step-up transformer tap 

change directives unless compliance 

would violate safety, an equipment 

rating, or applicable laws, rules or 

regulations (Requirement R6). 

The 60-day notice was published to 

the Federal Register on March 31, 2021 

and received no comments. 

Type of Respondents: Generator 

operators and Transmission Operators. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 4

The Commission estimates the annual 

public reporting burden for the 

information collection as: 

FERC–725X—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: VOLTAGE AND REACTIVE (VAR) STANDARDS

Number of 

respondents 5

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number of 

responses 

Average burden & 

cost per 

response 6

Total annual burden 

hours & total annual 

cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 

VAR–001–5 (Requirements R1–R6).167 (TOP) ......... 1 167 160 hrs.; $11,230.40 26,720 hrs.; 

$1,875,476.80.

$11,230.40 

VAR–002–4.1 (Requirement R1).937 (GOP) ........ 1 937 80 hrs.; $5,615.20 .... 74,960 hrs.; 

$5,261,442.4.

5,615.20 

VAR–002–4.1 (Requirements R2–R6).937 (GOP) ........ 1 937 120 hrs.; $8,422.80 .. 112,440 hrs.; 

$7,892,163.6.

8,422.80 

Total ................... ........................... ........................ 2,041 ................................... 214,120 hrs.; 

$15,029,082.80.

........................

The burden for the FERC–725X 

information collection includes 

estimates related to both of the 

previously approved Reliability 

Standards (VAR–001–4.2 and VAR– 

002–4.1). The total annual burden and 

cost of the FERC–725X information 

collection is 214,120 hours and 

$15,029,083 (rounded). 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden and cost of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: June 8, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southwestern Power Administration 

Integrated System, Sam Rayburn Dam, 

and Robert D. Willis Rate Schedules 

AGENCY: Southwestern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rate 

schedules extension and opportunity for 

public review and comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administrator, 

Southwestern Power Administration 

(Southwestern), is proposing a two-year 

extension to the currently approved rate 

schedules for the Integrated System, the 

Sam Rayburn Dam, and the Robert 

Douglas Willis Hydropower Project 

(Robert D. Willis) for the period of 

October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. 

Southwestern’s current Integrated 

System rate schedules (P–13A, NFTS– 

13A, and EE–13), the Sam Rayburn Dam 

rate schedule (SRD–15), and the Robert 

D. Willis rate schedule (RDW–15), 

expire September 30, 2021. 

DATES: The consultation and comment 

period will begin on June 14, 2021 and 

will end on July 14, 2021. Written 

comments are due on or before July 14, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted to Ms. Fritha Ohlson, Senior 

Vice President and Chief Operating 

Officer, Southwestern Power 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa, 

Oklahoma 74103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Fritha Ohlson, Senior Vice President, 

Chief Operating Officer, Office of 

Corporate Operations, (918) 595–6684, 

fritha.ohlson@swpa.gov, or facsimile 

transmission (918) 595–6684. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Originally 

established by Order 1865, Secretary of 

the Interior, dated August 31, 1943 and 

effective September 1, 1943 (8 FR 12142 

(Sept. 3, 1943)), Southwestern is 


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authorized by Congress to market the 

hydroelectric power and energy from 

Federal dams controlled by the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), 

pursuant to Section 302(a)(1) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7152(a)(1)), Section 5 of the 

Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 

825s), and Public Law 95–456 (16 U.S.C. 

825s–3). Guidelines for preparation of 

power repayment studies are included 

in Department of Energy (DOE) Order 

No. RA 6120.2 (Sept. 20, 1979), entitled 

Power Marketing Administration 

Financial Reporting. Procedures for 

public participation in power and 

transmission rate adjustments of the 

Power Marketing Administrations are 

found at title 10, part 903, subpart A of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 

part 903). Procedures for the 

confirmation, approval, and extension 

of rates for the Power Marketing 

Administrations are found at title 18, 

part 300, subpart L of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (18 CFR part 300). 

Southwestern markets power from 24 

multi-purpose reservoir projects with 

hydroelectric power facilities 

constructed and operated by the Corps. 

These projects are located in Arkansas, 

Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

Southwestern’s marketing area includes 

these states, plus Kansas and Louisiana. 

The costs associated with 22 of these 24 

hydropower projects are repaid with 

revenues received under Southwestern’s 

Integrated System rates. These rates also 

cover the costs of Southwestern’s 

transmission facilities that consist of 

1,380 miles of high voltage transmission 

lines, 27 substations, and 46 microwave 

and VHF radio sites. Additionally, 

Southwestern markets power from two 

hydropower projects in southeastern 

Texas, Sam Rayburn Dam and Robert D. 

Willis. These projects are isolated 

hydrologically, electrically, and 

financially from the Integrated System 

and are repaid via separate rate 

schedules. 

On September 30, 2013, in Rate Order 

No. SWPA–66, the Deputy Secretary of 

Energy placed into effect 

Southwestern’s Integrated System rate 

schedules (P–13, NFTS–13, and EE–13) 

on an interim basis for the period 

October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2017. 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) confirmed and 

approved Southwestern’s interim 

Integrated System rates on a final basis 

on January 9, 2014 for a period ending 

September 30, 2017. 

Southwestern re-designated Integrated 

System rate schedule ‘‘NFTS–13’’ as 

‘‘NFTS–13A’’ with no revenue 

adjustment. In Rate Order No. SWPA– 

71, the Deputy Secretary of Energy 

placed into effect Southwestern’s rate 

schedule NFTS–13A on an interim basis 

beginning January 1, 2017. FERC 

confirmed and approved NFTS–13A on 

a final basis on March 9, 2017. 

On September 13, 2017, in Rate Order 

No. SWPA–72, the Deputy Secretary of 

Energy extended all of Southwestern’s 

Integrated System rate schedules (P–13, 

NTFS–13A, and EE–13) for two years, 

for the period of October 1, 2017 

through September 30, 2019. 

Southwestern re-designated Integrated 

System rate schedule ‘‘P–13’’ as ‘‘P– 

13A’’ with no revenue adjustment. In 

Rate Order No. SWPA–73, the Assistant 

Secretary for Electricity placed into 

effect Southwestern’s rate schedule for 

P–13A on an interim basis beginning 

July 1, 2019. FERC confirmed and 

approved P–13A on a final basis on 

August 29, 2019. 

On September 22, 2019, in Rate Order 

No. SWPA–74, the Assistant Secretary 

for Electricity extended all of 

Southwestern’s Integrated System rate 

schedules (P–13A, NFTS–13A, EE–13) 

for two years, for the period of October 

1, 2019 through September 30, 2021. 

On December 17, 2015, in Rate Order 

No. SWPA–69, the Deputy Secretary of 

Energy placed into effect the current 

Sam Rayburn Dam rate schedule (SRD– 

15) on an interim basis for the period 

January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2019. 

FERC confirmed and approved SRD–15 

on a final basis on June 30, 2016 for a 

period ending September 30, 2019. On 

September 22, 2019, in Rate Order No. 

SWPA–75, the Assistant Secretary for 

Electricity approved a two-year 

extension to SRD–15 on an interim basis 

through September 30, 2021. 

On December 17, 2015, in Rate Order 

No. SWPA–70, the Deputy Secretary of 

Energy placed into effect the current 

Robert D. Willis Dam rate schedule 

(RDW–15) on an interim basis for the 

period January 1, 2016 to September 30, 

2019. FERC confirmed and approved the 

rate on a final basis on June 15, 2016 for 

a period ending September 30, 2019. On 

September 22, 2019, in Rate Order No. 

SWPA–76, the Assistant Secretary for 

Electricity approved a two-year 

extension to RDW–15 on an interim 

basis through September 30, 2021. 

Decision Rationale 

Southwestern is proposing an 

extension of the above current rate 

schedules, for the period October 1, 

2021 through September 30, 2023. The 

Administrator will review and consider 

all timely written comments at the end 

of the public review and comment 

period and adjust the rate schedules 

extension proposal as appropriate. 

Southwestern’s current Integrated 

System rate schedules (P–13A, NFTS– 

13A, and EE–13) are based on its 2013 

Power Repayment Study (PRS). 

Southwestern has conducted PRSs 

annually thereafter through 2021. Each 

PRS indicated a need for a revenue 

adjustment that fell within a plus or 

minus two percent range of the revenue 

estimate based on the current rate 

schedules. It is Southwestern’s practice 

for the Administrator to defer, on a caseby-case basis, revenue adjustments for 

the Integrated System within plus or 

minus two percent from the revenue 

estimate based on the current rate 

schedules. The deferral of a revenue 

adjustment (rate change) provides for 

rate stability and savings on the 

administrative cost of implementation. 

Thus, the Administrator has deferred 

revenue adjustments annually through 

2021. 

Southwestern’s current rate schedules 

for the Sam Rayburn Dam and Robert D. 

Willis isolated rate systems, SRD–15 

and RDW–15, are based on their 

respective 2015 PRSs. Each subsequent 

annual PRS, including the 2021 PRS, 

indicated the need for a revenue 

adjustment within a plus or minus five 

percent range of the current revenue 

estimate. It is Southwestern’s practice 

for the Administrator to defer, on a caseby-case basis, revenue adjustments for 

isolated rate systems that are within 

plus or minus five percent of the 

revenue estimated from the current rate 

schedule. Therefore, the Administrator 

deferred revenue adjustments annually 

for Sam Rayburn Dam and Robert D. 

Willis through 2021. 

Legal Authority 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, 

effective November 19, 2016, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to Southwestern’s 

Administrator; (2) the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

into effect on a final basis, or to remand 

or disapprove such rates, to FERC. By 

Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S4–2021, 

effective February 25, 2021, the Acting 

Secretary of Energy also delegated the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim basis 

to the Under Secretary for Science (and 

Energy). By Redelegation Order No. S4– 

DEL–OE1–2021, effective March 25, 

2021, the Acting Under Secretary for 

Science (and Energy) redelegated the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim basis 

to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity. 


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And by Redelegation Order No. 00– 

002.10–04, effective July 8, 2020, the 

Assistant Secretary for Electricity 

further redelegated the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Administrator, Southwestern Power 

Administration. This redelegation order, 

despite predating the February 2021 and 

March 2021 redelegations, remains 

valid. By these delegations, and in 

accordance with 10 CFR 903.22(h) and 

10 CFR 903.23(a), as amended (84 FR 

5347, 5350 (Feb. 21, 2019)), 

Southwestern’s Administrator may 

approve and extend, on an interim 

basis, rates previously confirmed and 

approved by FERC beyond the period 

specified by FERC. 

Environmental Impact 

Southwestern previously determined 

that the rate change actions, placed into 

effect on October 1, 2013 for the 

Integrated System and on January 1, 

2016 for Sam Rayburn Dam and Robert 

D. Willis, fit 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 B4.3: Electric power marketing rate 

changes, which does not require 

preparation of either an environmental 

impact statement (EIS) or an 

environmental assessment (EA). On May 

27, 2021, Southwestern determined that 

categorical exclusion B4.3 applies to the 

current action. 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

Southwestern 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 June 4, 2021, by 

Mike Wech, Administrator for 

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 June 9, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2021–0286; FRL–10023– 

61] 

Electronic Option for Export 

Notifications Under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice 

of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the 

availability of an electronic option for 

submitting the export notifications that 

are required under the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA). As an alternative to 

the hardcopy approach, which is still 

available, EPA is also now accepting the 

required export notifications 

electronically using EPA’s electronic 

document submission system, the 

Central Data Exchange (CDX). Use of 

CDX to prepare and submit the required 

export notifications to EPA will help 

streamline and reduce the 

administrative costs and burdens 

associated with submitting paper-based 

export notifications for both the 

submitters and the Agency. 

DATES: TSCA export notifications may 

be submitted electronically using CDX 

as of June 14, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0286, is 

available online at http://

www.regulations.gov or in-person at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. 

The Public Reading Room is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPPT 

Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please note 

that due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA/DC and 

Reading Room is closed to visitors with 

limited exceptions. The staff continues 

to provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on the EPA/DC 

and docket access, visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Jeffrey 

Santacroce, Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001: 

telephone number: (202) 564–2818; 

email address: santacroce.jeffrey@

epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture, process, 

import, or distribute in commerce 

chemical substances and mixtures. The 

following North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes 

have been provided to assist you and 

others in determining whether this 

action might apply to certain entities. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to exporters 

of chemical substances, which are 

mostly chemical companies classified 

under NAICS Codes 325 and 324. 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. What action is the Agency taking? 

The Agency is announcing the 

availability of an electronic reporting 

option for use by those who must 

submit notifications of export under 

TSCA section 12(b). EPA is providing an 

electronic reporting option as part of 

broader Federal government efforts to 

move to modern, electronic methods of 

information collection, which 

streamline processes and reduce overall 

burdens for all involved. 

Currently, TSCA section 12(b) export 

notifications can only be submitted to 

the Agency in hardcopy, by mail or in 

person, requiring the Agency to 

manually scan and process submissions. 

The modernization of the TSCA section 

12(b) export notification process will 

allow the option for users to prepare 

and submit their notifications to the 

Agency electronically using a web-based 

application. To file electronically, 

submitters must use the EPA provided 


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