Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability, 77145-77146 [2024-21552]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 183 / Friday, September 20, 2024 / Notices the Interior and the Federal Power Commission under Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, 16 U.S.C. 825s, relating to the Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), were transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Energy. By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–RATES–2016, 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3– 2024, effective August 30, 2024, the 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 Infrastructure. By Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL–SWPA1–2023, effective April 10, 2023, the Under Secretary for Infrastructure redelegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Southwestern Administrator. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Background On December 17, 2015, in Rate Order No. SWPA–70, the Deputy Secretary of Energy placed into effect the current Robert D. Willis Hydropower Project (Robert D. Willis) rate schedule (RDW– 15) on an interim basis for the period January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2019. FERC confirmed and approved RDW–15 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 extended RDW–15 for two years, for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2021. On August 30, 2021, in Rate Order No. SWPA–79, the Administrator, Southwestern, extended RDW–15 for two years, for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. On September 25, 2023, in Rate Order No. SWPA–83, the Administrator, Southwestern, temporarily extended RDW–15 for one year, for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Discussion Southwestern’s current rate schedule for the Robert D. Willis isolated rate system, RDW–15, is based on the 2015 Power Repayment Study (PRS). Each subsequent annual PRS through 2022 indicated the need for a revenue adjustment within a plus or minus five VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Sep 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 Robert D. Willis through 2022. The 2023 PRS indicated a need for a revenue adjustment above five percent and therefore a new rate is needed. However, implementation of a rate adjustment plan including a new rate schedule (RDW–23), and the associated procedures for public participation in accordance with 10 CFR part 903 will not be completed in time for the new rate schedule to be placed into effect prior to the September 30, 2024, expiration of the current rate schedule and thus temporary extension of the current rate schedule is necessary. Pursuant to 10 CFR 903.23(b) and Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL– SWPA1–2023, Southwestern’s Administrator may extend existing rates on a temporary basis without advance notice or comment pending further action. In such a circumstance, the Administrator shall publish notice of said extension in the Federal Register and promptly advise FERC of the extension. The revenue collection associated with the extension of the current rate will be considered in the development of the new rate based on the 2023 PRS such that repayment obligations are met consistent with the provisions of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Order No. RA 6120.2. Availability of Information Information regarding the extension of the rate schedule is available for public review in the offices of Southwestern Power Administration, One West Third Street Suite 1500, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103. The rate schedule is available on the Southwestern website at www.energy.gov/swpa/rates-andrepayment. Order In view of the foregoing and pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Secretary of Energy, I hereby extend, effective October 1, 2024, Robert D. Willis Rate Schedule RDW–15, Wholesale Rates for Hydro Power and Energy. The rate schedule shall remain in effect on a temporary basis through September 30, 2025, unless superseded. Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September 13, 2024, by Michael S. Wech, PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 77145 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 September 17, 2024. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–21530 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL OP–OFA–144] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed September 9, 2024 10 a.m. EST Through September 16, 2024 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20240163, Draft Supplement, FHWA, FTA, WA, Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, Comment Period Ends: 11/18/2024, Contact: Thomas Goldstein, P.E. 503–316– 2545. EIS No. 20240164, Draft Supplement, USN, USCG, AL, Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing, Comment Period Ends: 11/21/2024, Contact: Todd Kraft 757–836–2943. EIS No. 20240165, Draft, BLM, NV, Copper Rays Solar Project, Comment Period Ends: 12/19/2024, Contact: Jessica Headen 702–515–5206. EIS No. 20240166, Final, BLM, NV, Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine Project, Review Period Ends: 10/21/ E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 77146 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 183 / Friday, September 20, 2024 / Notices 2024, Contact: Scott Distel 775–861– 6476. EIS No. 20240167, Final, BLM, UT, Cross-Tie 500 kV Transmission Project, Review Period Ends: 10/31/ 2024, Contact: Amber Koski 801–320– 8300. EIS No. 20240168, Final, FTA, WA, West Seattle Link Extension, Review Period Ends: 10/21/2024, Contact: Erin Littauer 206–220–7521. EIS No. 20240169, Draft, GSA, TX, Proposed Modernization of the Bridge of the Americas Land Port of Entry, El Paso, Texas, Comment Period Ends: 11/04/2024, Contact: Karla Carmichael 817–822–1372. Amended Notice EIS No. 20240118, Draft, Caltrans, CA, Albion River Bridge Project, Comment Period Ends: 10/09/2024, Contact: Liza Walker 707–502–9657. Revision to FR Notice Published 07/ 05/2024; Extending the Comment Period from 09/09/2024 to 10/09/2024. Dated: September 16, 2024. Timothy Witman, Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2024–21552 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2024–0057; FRL–11683– 08–OCSPP] Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for August 2024 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Executive Summary Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 A. What action is the Agency taking? EPA is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, to make information publicly available and to publish information in the Federal Register pertaining to submissions under TSCA section 5, including notice of receipt of a Premanufacture notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), including an amended notice or test information; an exemption application (Biotech exemption); an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), both pending and/or concluded; a notice of commencement (NOC) of manufacture (including import) for new chemical substances; and a periodic status report on new chemical substances that are currently SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Sep 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 under EPA review or have recently concluded review. This document covers the period from 8/01/2024 to 8/ 31/2024. DATES: Comments identified by the specific case number provided in this document must be received on or before October 21, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2024–0057, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Jim Rahai, Project Management and Operations Division (MC 7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8593; email address: rahai.jim@ 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. This document provides the receipt and status reports for the period from 8/ 01/2024 to 8/31/2024. The Agency is providing notice of receipt of PMNs, SNUNs, and MCANs (including amended notices and test information); an exemption application under 40 CFR part 725 (Biotech exemption); TMEs, both pending and/or concluded; NOCs to manufacture a new chemical substance; and a periodic status report on new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. EPA is also providing information on its website about cases reviewed under the amended TSCA, including the section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN and exemption notices received, the date of receipt, the final EPA determination on the notice, and the effective date of EPA’s determination for PMN/SNUN/ MCAN notices on its website at: https:// www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals- PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/ status-pre-manufacture-notices. This information is updated on a weekly basis. B. What is the Agency’s authority for taking this action? Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., a chemical substance may be either an ‘‘existing’’ chemical substance or a ‘‘new’’ chemical substance. Any chemical substance that is not on EPA’s TSCA Inventory of Chemical Substances (TSCA Inventory) is classified as a ‘‘new chemical substance,’’ while a chemical substance that is listed on the TSCA Inventory is classified as an ‘‘existing chemical substance.’’ (See TSCA section 3(11).) For more information about the TSCA Inventory please go to: https:// www.epa.gov/inventory. Any person who intends to manufacture (including import) a new chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose, or to manufacture or process a chemical substance in a non-exempt manner for a use that EPA has determined is a significant new use, is required by TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with a PMN, MCAN, or SNUN, as appropriate, before initiating the activity. EPA will review the notice, make a risk determination on the chemical substance or significant new use, and take appropriate action as described in TSCA section 5(a)(3). TSCA section 5(h)(1) authorizes EPA to allow persons, upon application and under appropriate restrictions, to manufacture or process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance subject to a significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section 5(a)(2), for ‘‘test marketing’’ purposes, upon a showing that the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal of the chemical will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. This is referred to as a test marketing exemption, or TME. For more information about the requirements applicable to a new chemical go to: https://www.epa.gov/under-tsca. Under TSCA sections 5 and 8 and EPA regulations, EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register certain information, including notice of receipt of a PMN/SNUN/MCAN (including amended notices and test information); an exemption application under 40 CFR part 725 (biotech exemption); an application for a TME, both pending and concluded; NOCs to manufacture a new chemical substance; and a periodic status report on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

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Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General 
Information 202-564-5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
Filed September 9, 2024 10 a.m. EST Through September 16, 2024 10 a.m. 
EST
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public 
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment 
letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20240163, Draft Supplement, FHWA, FTA, WA, Interstate Bridge 
Replacement Program, Comment Period Ends: 11/18/2024, Contact: Thomas 
Goldstein, P.E. 503-316-2545.
EIS No. 20240164, Draft Supplement, USN, USCG, AL, Atlantic Fleet 
Training and Testing, Comment Period Ends: 11/21/2024, Contact: Todd 
Kraft 757-836-2943.
EIS No. 20240165, Draft, BLM, NV, Copper Rays Solar Project, Comment 
Period Ends: 12/19/2024, Contact: Jessica Headen 702-515-5206.
EIS No. 20240166, Final, BLM, NV, Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine 
Project, Review Period Ends: 10/21/

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2024, Contact: Scott Distel 775-861-6476.
EIS No. 20240167, Final, BLM, UT, Cross-Tie 500 kV Transmission 
Project, Review Period Ends: 10/31/2024, Contact: Amber Koski 801-320-
8300.
EIS No. 20240168, Final, FTA, WA, West Seattle Link Extension, Review 
Period Ends: 10/21/2024, Contact: Erin Littauer 206-220-7521.
EIS No. 20240169, Draft, GSA, TX, Proposed Modernization of the Bridge 
of the Americas Land Port of Entry, El Paso, Texas, Comment Period 
Ends: 11/04/2024, Contact: Karla Carmichael 817-822-1372.

Amended Notice

EIS No. 20240118, Draft, Caltrans, CA, Albion River Bridge Project, 
Comment Period Ends: 10/09/2024, Contact: Liza Walker 707-502-9657.

    Revision to FR Notice Published 07/05/2024; Extending the Comment 
Period from 09/09/2024 to 10/09/2024.

    Dated: September 16, 2024.
Timothy Witman,
Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 2024-21552 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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