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552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, these they are seeking and are required to sign DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY contained therein may specifically be and date the penalty of perjury clause disclosed outside the DoD as a routine attesting that they are the person they Western Area Power Administration use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as say they are. follows: Transmission Infrastructure Program— TransWest Express Transmission The DoD ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: published at the beginning of the Air Project Capacity Individuals seeking access to Force’s compilation of systems of AGENCY: Western Area Power records notices apply to this system. information about themselves contained in this system should address written Administration, Department of Energy. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, inquiries to the Chief, Information ACTION: Notice of request for Statements RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND Release Branch, HQ AFOSI/XILI, ATTN: of Interest. DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: Freedom of Information/Privacy Act SUMMARY: The Western Area Power STORAGE: Officer, P.O. Box 2218, Waldorf, MD Administration (Western), a Federal Paper records and electronic storage 20604–2218. power marketing administration of the media. Requester must provide their name, United States Department of Energy (DOE), is requesting Statements of RETRIEVABILITY: address, phone number, e-mail address, a brief description of the information Interest (SOIs) from entities that are By individual’s name, Social Security interested in purchasing transmission Number (SSN), or Case File Number. they are seeking and are required to sign and date the penalty of perjury clause service. Western is currently evaluating SAFEGUARDS: attesting that they are the person they its role in the TransWest Express Records are accessed by custodian of say they are. Transmission Project (TWE Project) that the records system and by persons would create a new transmission path from south central Wyoming to southern responsible for servicing the records CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: system in performance of their official Nevada. As part of that evaluation, The Air Force rules for accessing duties who are properly screened and Western is requesting SOIs from any records, and for contesting contents and cleared for need-to-know. Buildings are entity or entities desiring to purchase appealing initial agency determinations Long-Term Firm Transmission Service equipped with alarms, security guards, to deliver generation over the TWE and/or security-controlled areas are published in Air Force Instruction Project. accessible only to authorized persons. 33–332; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be Electronically and optically stored obtained from the system manager. DATES: To be assured consideration, all records are maintained in ‘‘fail-safe’’ responses should be received by RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: system software with password- Western on or before 4 p.m. MST on protected access. Information obtained from previous December 2, 2010. employers, financial institutions, ADDRESSES: Send written responses to: RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: educational institutions, police and T. Craig Knoell, Transmission Disapproved applications are investigating officers, the bureau of Infrastructure Program Manager, maintained at the Headquarters Office of motor vehicles, a state or local Western Area Power Administration, Special Investigation and destroyed 10 government, an international P.O. Box 281213, Lakewood, CO 80228– years after disapproval. 8213. Responses may be delivered by Approved applications are organization, a corporation, witnesses, or source documents (such as reports) certified mail, commercial mail, e-mail: maintained at the Headquarters Office of [email protected], or fax: 720–962–7700. Special Investigation and destroyed 10 prepared on behalf of the Air Force by boards, committees, panels, auditors, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. years after individuals’ termination, Stacey Harris, Public Utilities decertification, discharge, or and so forth. Data is extracted from individual military or civilian personnel Specialist-TWE Project Manager, reassignment. Transmission Infrastructure Program, records. Applications maintained at the Air Western Area Power Administration, Force Office of Special Investigation P.O. Box 281213, Lakewood, CO 80228– EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: field units are destroyed 1 year after 8213, e-mail: [email protected]. This processing is completed or when no Investigatory material compiled solely notice also is available on Western’s longer needed whichever is sooner. for the purpose of determining Web site at http://www.wapa.gov/ SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: suitability, eligibility, or qualifications fedreg/fedreg10.htm. Director of Warfighting Integration, for federal civilian employment, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western HQ AFOSI/XI, 1535 Command Drive, military service, federal contracts, or markets and transmits Federal power Andrews AFB, MD 20762–7002. access to classified information may be resources from various multi-purpose exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), hydroelectric projects to customers in NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: but only to the extent that such material accordance with Federal law. Western Individuals seeking to determine would reveal the identity of a owns and operates an integrated 17,000 whether information about themselves confidential source. circuit mile, high-voltage transmission system across 15 western states covering is contained in this system should An exemption rule for this record address written inquiries to the Chief, a 1.3 million square mile service area. system has been promulgated in Information Release Branch, HQ AFOSI/ Western’s transmission system is used accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2) XILI, ATTN: Freedom of Information/ to deliver Federal hydropower to and (3) and (e) and published in 32 CFR Privacy Act Officer, P.O. Box 2218, Western’s customers. In addition, the part 806b. For additional information, Waldorf, MD 20604–2218. system is used to deliver power from Requester must provide their name, contact the system manager. interconnected power producers, address, phone number, e-mail address, [FR Doc. 2010–26188 Filed 10–15–10; 8:45 am] including clean renewable energy a brief description of the information BILLING CODE 5001–06–P resources.

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Under section 402 of the American capacity available from the Carbon financing arrangements with other Recovery and Reinvestment Act County, Wyoming area to the Clark parties, in accordance with the Freedom (Recovery Act), 42 U.S.C. 16421a, Public County, Nevada area. of Information Act (FOIA). Participants Law 111–5, 123 Stat. 141, Div A, Title In this notice, Western solicits SOIs to may identify for confidential treatment IV, section 402 (2009) (adding Section allow Western to determine the level of all or part of a submitted document 301 to the Hoover Power Plant Act of interest in Western’s portion of long- under the FOIA exemption for 1984 [Public Law 98–381, Title III, term firm transmission service on the ‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ section 301]), Western may borrow TWE Project. Information received with appropriate markings. Such funds from the United States Treasury through this effort may assist Western in markings will be considered in the to construct, finance, facilitate, plan, acquiring TWE Project support and event a FOIA request for the information operate, maintain, and/or study approval. Specifically, Western is is received. construction of new or upgraded electric soliciting any and all interest from Environmental Compliance power transmission lines and related entities looking to transfer energy from facilities with at least one terminus in the Carbon County, Wyoming area to the In compliance with the National Western’s marketing area, that deliver or Clark County, Nevada area. Western’s Environmental Policy Act of 1969 facilitate the delivery of power from rate would be cost-based; however, (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the renewable resources constructed or Western does not currently have Council on Environmental Quality reasonably expected to be constructed sufficient information to estimate a rate. Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 after the date of enactment of the An expression of interest in purchasing CFR Parts 1500–1508) and the DOE Recovery Act. In order to implement this long-term firm transmission service NEPA Implementing Procedures and section 402, on March 4, 2009, Western made by submitting a SOI is not binding Guidelines (10 CFR Part 1021), Western published a Notice of Proposed Program or promissory. SOIs submitted with has determined that this action is and Request for Public Comments in the respect to this notice should, at a categorically excluded from further Federal Register (74 FR 9391) minimum, include the following NEPA analysis. Future actions under describing its proposed Transmission information: this authority will undergo appropriate Infrastructure Program (TIP) and 1. Name and general description of NEPA analysis. the entity submitting the SOI. soliciting public input on that program. Dated: October 7, 2010. After considering the comments 2. Name, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail Timothy J. Meeks, received on its March 4 notice, Western Administrator. published its final TIP Notice of address of that entity’s primary contact. 3. Preferred interconnection points. [FR Doc. 2010–26143 Filed 10–15–10; 8:45 am] Program on May 14, 2009 (74 FR 22732). 4. Description of the resources the BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Western also published a Notice of proposed TWE Project transmission Availability of Request for Interest on path would facilitate delivery of, March 4, 2009, (74 FR 9391) that including type(s) of resources, general solicited interest in proposed location of generation and load or ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION transmission projects that resulted in markets, existing interconnection AGENCY the submission of over 200 SOIs, requests, anticipated resource capacity including a SOI for the TWE Project. [FRL–9214–5; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– and capacity factor of resource, 2010–0744] Western is evaluating its potential estimated commercial operation date of participation in the TWE Project. The generation, and any other information Integrated Risk Information System TWE Project is proposed as a 725-mile, that would be useful in evaluating (IRIS); Request for Chemical 3,000-megawatt (MW), 600-kilovolt submitted SOIs. Substance Nominations for 2011 (kV), two-terminal, direct-current (DC) 5. The amount of transmission Program transmission system with terminals in capacity and desired term of agreement Wyoming and Nevada and a potential for long-term firm transmission service AGENCY: Environmental Protection interconnection at the Intermountain and the interconnection or receipt Agency (EPA). Power Project near Delta, Utah. The points on the proposed path. ACTION: Request for chemical substance northern substation/converter station 6. A general description of financing nominations for the IRIS 2011 Program. would be located near the Platte for generation. substation, in Carbon County, Wyoming. 7. A statement of financial stability. SUMMARY: EPA’s IRIS is a human health The southern substation/converter Entities intending to submit a SOI assessment program that evaluates station would be located in southern should request from Western a SOI quantitative and qualitative risk Nevada near the Eldorado Valley. The Evaluation Agreement. Entities must information on effects that may result northern terminal of the line is then execute the SOI Evaluation from exposure to specific chemical anticipated to interconnect with the Agreement and pay a non-refundable substances found in the environment. planned 500-kV alternating current (AC) SOI Evaluation Cost in the sum of EPA is soliciting public nominations for system that PacifiCorp has proposed as $5,000. Western intends to use these chemical substances for its 2011 agenda. part of the Energy Gateway project. The funds to defray its cost in evaluating the EPA invites the public to submit southern terminal of the line would be SOIs and to continue its efforts in nominations for substances to be interconnected with the 500-kV AC considering its potential participation in considered for an assessment or substations within the Eldorado Valley, the TWE Project. By submitting an SOI reassessment in its IRIS Program in where power can be wheeled to the and associated Evaluation Cost, accordance with the instructions various markets in the region. The submitters will be included for future provided at the end of this notice. estimated cost for the project is $3 consideration for Western’s capacity in DATES: Nominations must be submitted billion and the planned in-service date the TWE Project should the project within 60 days of the publication of this is 2015. Western anticipates that it will proceed and Western participate in it. notice. The 60-day period begins be able to make approximately 250 MW Western will treat data submitted by October 18, 2010, and ends December of unidirectional surplus transmission entities in this process, including 17, 2010.

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