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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices formula-based rate to go into effect April 1, 2025. The proposed formula rate would remain in effect until March 31, 2030, or until WAPA changes the formula rate through another public rate process pursuant to 10 CFR part 903, whichever occurs first. The Deer Creek Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant are components of the Deer Creek Division of the PRP, located on the Provo River in Utah. The marketing plan for the PRP was published in the Federal Register (88 FR 16433) on March 17, 2023. New contracts are effective October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2054. This marketing plan sets the parameters for WAPA to market the output of the PRP. Final allocations of PRP power, as published in the Federal Register (89 FR 23994) on April 5, 2024, were provided to Heber Light and Power and seven members of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems and Utah Municipal Power Agency (Customers) in the Provo River drainage area. The Customers purchase all power generation from the project and pay the annual revenue requirement in monthly installment payments based on the estimates of operation, maintenance, and capitalized replacement expenses for the Deer Creek Power Plant. The payments are not dependent upon the power made available for sale or the rate of generation each year. CRSP MC reconciles the estimate to actual expenses at the end of the fiscal year and includes the difference in the next year’s annual revenue requirement. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Legal Authority Existing DOE procedures for public participation in power and transmission rate adjustments (10 CFR part 903) were published on September 18, 1985, and February 21, 2019.2 The proposed action constitutes a minor rate adjustment, as defined by 10 CFR 903.2(e). In accordance with 10 CFR 903.15(a) and 903.16(a), CRSP MC has determined it is not necessary to hold public information and public comment forums for this rate action but is initiating a 30-day consultation and comment period to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed formula rate. CRSP MC will review and consider all timely public comments at the conclusion of the consultation and comment period and make amendments or adjustments to the proposal as appropriate. Proposed rates will then be approved on an interim basis. 2 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 Oct 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 WAPA is establishing the formula rate for the PRP in accordance with section 302 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).3 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 the WAPA 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–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– WAPA1–2023, effective April 10, 2023, the Under Secretary for Infrastructure further redelegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to WAPA’s Administrator. Availability of Information All brochures, studies, comments, letters, memorandums, or other documents that CRSP MC initiates or uses to develop the proposed formula rate are available for inspection and copying at the CRSP MC, located at 1800 South Rio Grande Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401. Many of these documents and supporting information are also available on WAPA’s website at: www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ crsp/rates/. Ratemaking Procedure Requirements Environmental Compliance WAPA 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.4 3 This Act transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of Energy the power marketing functions of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) under 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)); and other acts that specifically apply to the project involved. 4 In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); and DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021). PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 83009 Determination Under Executive Order 12866 WAPA 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 October 8, 2024, by Tracey A. LeBeau, Administrator, Western Area 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 the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. Signed in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2024. Jennifer Hartzell, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–23768 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2024–0063; FRL–12335–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR Number 0318.14, OMB Control Number 2040– 0050) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 11, 2024, during a 60-day SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 83010 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before November 14, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2024–0063, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Klein, Office of Water, State Revolving Fund Branch, (7309J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 557– 6786; email address: cwns@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2024. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 11, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 17464). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Abstract: The Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 Oct 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 Clean Water Act (CWA) section 516(b)(1)(B) as well as CWA section 609, which was added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117–58, November 15, 2021. It is a periodic inventory of existing and planned publicly owned wastewater conveyance and treatment, combined sewer overflow correction, stormwater management and other water pollution control infrastructure in the United States, as well as an estimate of how much of this infrastructure may need to be repaired or upgraded. The CWNS also asked for information regarding new infrastructure that is needed. The CWNS is a joint effort between the EPA and the states. The CWNS collects cost and technical data from states that is associated with POTWs and other water pollution control facilities, existing and planned. The respondents who provide this information to the EPA are state and territory agencies responsible for environmental pollution control (states) and local facility contacts who provide documentation to the states (facilities). No confidential information is used, nor is sensitive information protected from release under the Public Information Act. The EPA achieves national consistency in the final results through the application of uniform guidelines and validation techniques. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: States, Territories, and Facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 56 States and Territories, 6,684 Facilities (per year). Frequency of response: Every 4 years. Total estimated burden: 13,342 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $799,208 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 3,698 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is based upon an increase in facility universe. The prior ICR estimated that states would submit only half of their facilities (16,048). The majority of the states submitted most of their facilities in 2022 (30,881), almost doubling the estimated facility universe. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2024–23683 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–12316–01–OA] Local Government Advisory Committee: Request for Nominations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of request for nominations. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to its Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). Qualified nominees for the LGAC hold elected positions with local, tribal, state, or territorial governments, or serve in a full-time government position appointed by an elected official. EPA is seeking up to 12 individuals to serve one- or two-year terms beginning in January 2025. For more information on the LGAC, including member bios, recent meeting summaries and recommendations, visit: https://www.epa.gov/ocir/localgovernment-advisory-committee-lgac. For more details regarding the nomination process, please see information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: To be considered for 2025 appointments, nominations should be submitted by November 14, 2024. How To Apply: Submit nominations electronically to LGAC@epa.gov with a subject heading of ‘LGAC 2024 NOMINATION’ and complete the form at https://forms.gle/ TB8ehr4iJFWG4kGZ6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Sylvester, LGAC Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at (202) 564– 1279/sylvester.frank.j@epa.gov or LGAC@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Qualifications The Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463, to advise the EPA Administrator on environmental issues impacting local governments. Members of LGAC will provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of issues related to promoting and protecting public health and the environment. For 2025 the topics addressed may include but not be limited to: • Continued implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83009-83010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23683]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0063; FRL-12335-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 
(CWNS) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR Number 0318.14, OMB Control Number 2040-
0050) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
October 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on March 11, 2024, during a 60-day

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comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before November 14, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2024-0063, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or 
by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Klein, Office of Water, State 
Revolving Fund Branch, (7309J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
557-6786; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through October 31, 2024. An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on March 11, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 17464). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting 
documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be 
collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket 
can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA 
Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by 
the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 516(b)(1)(B) as well as CWA section 
609, which was added by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(IIJA), Public Law 117-58, November 15, 2021. It is a periodic 
inventory of existing and planned publicly owned wastewater conveyance 
and treatment, combined sewer overflow correction, stormwater 
management and other water pollution control infrastructure in the 
United States, as well as an estimate of how much of this 
infrastructure may need to be repaired or upgraded. The CWNS also asked 
for information regarding new infrastructure that is needed. The CWNS 
is a joint effort between the EPA and the states. The CWNS collects 
cost and technical data from states that is associated with POTWs and 
other water pollution control facilities, existing and planned. The 
respondents who provide this information to the EPA are state and 
territory agencies responsible for environmental pollution control 
(states) and local facility contacts who provide documentation to the 
states (facilities).
    No confidential information is used, nor is sensitive information 
protected from release under the Public Information Act. The EPA 
achieves national consistency in the final results through the 
application of uniform guidelines and validation techniques.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: States, Territories, and Facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 56 States and Territories, 6,684 
Facilities (per year).
    Frequency of response: Every 4 years.
    Total estimated burden: 13,342 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $799,208 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 3,698 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is based upon an increase in facility 
universe. The prior ICR estimated that states would submit only half of 
their facilities (16,048). The majority of the states submitted most of 
their facilities in 2022 (30,881), almost doubling the estimated 
facility universe.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-23683 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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