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conduct a preliminary review of the 

Drought Adder rate component in early 

summer and notify customers by letter 

of the estimated change to the Drought 

Adder rate component for the following 

January, with the final Drought Adder 

rate component adjustment verified 

with notification in the October letter to 

the customers. Implementing the 

Drought Adder rate component 

adjustment on January 1 of each year 

will help keep the drought deficits from 

escalating as quickly, will lower the 

interest expense due to drought deficits, 

will demonstrate responsible deficit 

management, and will provide prompt 

drought deficit repayments. 

As a part of the current and proposed 

rate schedules, Western provides for a 

formula-based adjustment of the 

Drought Adder rate component of up to 

2 mills/kWh. The 2 mills/kWh cap is 

intended to place a limit on the amount 

the Drought Adder formula can be 

adjusted relative to associated drought 

costs without having to go through a 

public process to recover costs 

attributable to the Drought Adder 

formula rate for any 1-year cycle. 

Legal Authority 

Since the proposed rates constitute a 

major rate adjustment as defined by 10 

CFR part 903, Western will hold public 

information forums and public 

comment forums. Western will review 

all timely public comments and make 

amendments or adjustments to the 

proposal as appropriate. Proposed rates 

will be forwarded to the Deputy 

Secretary of Energy for approval on an 

interim basis. 

Western is establishing firm electric 

service and peaking rates for P–SMBP— 

ED under the Department of Energy 

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

Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 

Stat. 388), as amended and 

supplemented by subsequent laws, 

particularly section 9(c) of the 

Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 

U.S.C. 485h(c)); section 5 of the Flood 

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

and other acts that specifically apply to 

the projects involved. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, 

effective December 6, 2001, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to Western’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, to remand, 

or to disapprove such rates to FERC. 

Existing DOE procedures for public 

participation in power rate adjustments 

(10 CFR part 903) were published on 

September 18, 1985. 

Availability of Information 

All brochures, studies, comments, 

letters, memorandums, or other 

documents that Western initiates or uses 

to develop the proposed rates are 

available for inspection and copying at 

the Upper Great Plains Regional Office, 

located at 2900 4th Avenue North, 

Billings, Montana. Many of these 

documents and supporting information 

are also available on Western’s Web site 

under the ‘‘2010 Firm Rate Adjustment’’ 

section located at http://www.wapa.gov/ 

ugp/rates/2010firmrateadjust. 

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE NEPA 

Regulations (10 CFR part 1021), Western 

is in the process of determining whether 

an environmental assessment or an 

environmental impact statement should 

be prepared or if this action can be 

categorically excluded from those 

requirements. 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

Western 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. 

Dated: June 29, 2009. 

Timothy J. Meeks, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–16690 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission 

for Extension Under Delegated 

Authority, Comments Requested 

June 30, 2009. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on the following information 

collection(s). Comments are requested 

concerning (a) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Commission, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

Commission’s burden estimate; (c) ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before September 14, 

2009. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by 

e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. Include in the email the OMB control number of the 

collection. If you are unable to submit 

your comments by e-mail, contact the 

person listed below to make alternate 

arrangements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection(s) or to obtain a 

copy of the collection, send an e-mail to 

PRA@fcc.gov and include the 

collection’s OMB control number as 

shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below, or call 

Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418–0217. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0392. 

Title: 47 CFR 1 Subpart J—Pole 

Attachment Complaint Procedures. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, and State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,772 respondents; 1,772 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 

100 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits (47 U.S.C. 224). 

Total Annual Burden: 2,629 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $450,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

privacy impacts. 

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Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

However, respondents may request 

materials or information submitted to 

the Commission be withheld from 

public inspection under 47 CFR Section 

0.459 of the FCC’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The rules and 

regulations contained in 47 CFR part 1 

subpart J provide complaint and 

enforcement procedures to ensure that 

telecommunications carriers and cable 

system operators have 

nondiscriminatory access to utility 

poles, ducts, conduits, and rights-of-way 

on rates, terms and conditions that are 

just and reasonable. The information 

collected under these rules will be used 

by FCC to hear and resolve petitions for 

stay and complaints as mandated by 

Section 224 of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended. Information filed 

is used to determine the merits of the 

petitions and complaints. Additionally, 

State certifications are used to make 

public notice of the States’ authority to 

regulate rates, terms and conditions for 

pole attachments, and to determine the 

scope of the FCC’s jurisdiction. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–16234 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

[Notice 2009–14] 

Web Site and Internet Communications 

Improvement Initiative; Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and 

request for public comments; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Election 

Commission published in the Federal 

Register on July 1, 2009, a document 

concerning the improvement of public 

information disclosure via the 

Commission’s Web site and other 

Internet communications. The 

Commission inadvertently entered the 

signature date on the document as 

March 25, 2009. This document 

removes that signature date and inserts 

the correct date, which is June 25, 2009. 

DATES: Effective Date: This correction is 

effective on July 14, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert M. Knop, Assistant General 

Counsel, or Ms. Cheryl A.F. Hemsley, 

Attorney, 999 E Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–1650 

or (800) 424–9530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Election Commission published 

a document in the Federal Register on 

July 1, 2009 (74 FR 31430), which 

inadvertently included an incorrect 

issuance date. This correction removes 

that date and inserts the correct date of 

issuance by the Commission. 

In Notice 2009–10 published on July 

1, 2009 (74 FR 31430), make the 

following correction. On page 31441, in 

the first column, on the top line, replace 

the date ‘‘March 25, 2009,’’ which 

appears after the word ‘‘Dated,’’ with 

‘‘June 25, 2009.’’ 

On behalf of the Commission. 

Dated: July 7, 2009. 

Steven T. Walther, 

Chairman, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–16420 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank 

holding company. The factors that are 

considered in acting on the notices are 

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The notices are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 

also will be available for inspection at 

the office of the Board of Governors. 

Interested persons may express their 

views in writing to the Reserve Bank 

indicated for that notice or to the offices 

of the Board of Governors. Comments 

must be received not later than July 27, 

2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 

City (Todd Offerbacker, Assistant Vice 

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64198-0001: 

1. Jean Hummel, Columbus, Ohio; 

Robert Hummel, II, and Patricia 

Hummel, both of Leawood, Kansas; 

Jennifer Ostenson and Eric Ostenson, 

both of Longmont, Colorado; all as 

members of the Robert Hummel family 

group; to retain control of Bank of 

Choice Holding Company, Greeley, 

Colorado, and thereby indirectly retain 

control of Bank of Choice, Greeley, 

Colorado. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, July 9, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–16613 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The applications also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than August 6, 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (E. 

Ann Worthy, Vice President) 2200 

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201- 

2272: 

1. Sandhills Bancshares, Inc., Iraan, 

Texas; to become a bank holding by 

acquiring 100 percent of the voting 

shares of TransPecos Financial 

Corporation, San Antonio Texas, and 

thereby acquire TransPecos Banks-Iraan, 

Texas. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, July 9, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–16614 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

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