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1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / tuesday , August 15, 2017 / Notices 38675 . significant environmental impacts. This period. Two public meetings will be DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. is because Super Hornet flight training held from 5:00 to 7:00 on: is nearly identical to Hornet flight 1. tuesday , August 29, 2017 , at the Western Area Power Administration training. Consequently, there would be Columbian Club, 1236 Prosperity Road, little to no change to the type and 2025 Power Marketing Plan Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451. quantity of flight training operations at AGENCY: Western Area Power NAS Oceana and NALF Fentress as a 2. Wednesday, August 30, 2017 , at the Hickory Ruritan Club, 2752 Battlefield Administration, DOE. result of the transition. The analysis also ACTION: notice of final plan. showed there would be only minor Boulevard South, Chesapeake, Virginia noise increases in a few areas; however, 23322.

2 SUMMARY: The Department of Energy no increases would be greater than The public meetings will be open (DOE), Western Area Power decibels (dB) Day-Night Average Sound house sessions with informational Administration (WAPA), announces its Level (DNL). A 3 dB DNL or less change poster stations. Members of the public final 2025 Power Marketing Plan in noise levels is barely perceptible to will have the opportunity to ask (Marketing Plan) for the Sierra Nevada the human ear. No significant questions of DoN representatives and Region (SNR). On December 31, 2024, environmental impacts were identified subject matter experts. Attendees will all of SNR's long-term power sales for the other resources analyzed in the also be able to provide verbal comments contracts will expire. This notice EA, including air quality, public health to a stenographer or submit written responds to comments received on the and safety, environmental justice, land comments during the public meetings.

3 Proposed 2025 Power Marketing Plan use, biological resources, and cultural In addition to participating in the public (Proposed Plan) and sets forth the resources. Accordingly, the DoN meetings, members of the public may Marketing Plan. The Marketing Plan announces to public the redesignation submit comments via the Postal specifies the terms and conditions of the EIS as an EA for this action. Service using the mailing address under which WAPA will market power With this redesignation of the EIS as identified in the contact information from the Central Valley Project (CVP). an EA, the DoN is initiating a 30-day later in this notice or electronically and the Washoe Project beginning public review and comment period on using the project Web site (http:// January 1, 2025. This Marketing Plan the Draft EA beginning on August 16, ). All supersedes all previous marketing plans 2017 and ending on September 15, comments made at the public meetings, for these projects.

4 WAPA will offer new 2017 . The Draft EA is available at the or postmarked or received online by contracts for the sale of power to following link: http:// September 15, 2017 , will become part of existing customers as more fully A printed the public record and be considered in described in the Marketing Plan. copy and an electronic copy of the Draft the Final EA. Entities who wish to apply for a new EA have also been placed in the The DoN may release the city, state, allocation of power from WAPA, and following libraries: and 5-digit zip code of individuals who who meet the criteria defined in the 1. Great Neck Area Library, 1251 provide comments during the Draft EA Marketing Plan, should submit formal Bayne Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia public review and comment period. applications. Application procedures 23454. However, the names, street addresses, will be set forth in the Call for 2025. 2. Meyera E.

5 Oberndorf Central email addresses and screen names, Resource Pool Applications in a Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard, telephone numbers, or other personally separate Federal Register notice to be Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452. identifiable information of those published after the Marketing Plan is 3. Oceanfront Area Library, 700 applicable. individuals will not be released by the Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia DoN unless required by law. Prior to DATES: The Marketing Plan will become Beach, Virginia 23451. 4. Princess Ann Area Library, 1444 each commenter making verbal applicable September 14, 2017 in order Nimmo Parkway, Virginia Beach, comments to the stenographer at the to make power allocations and complete Virginia 23456. public meetings the commenter will be the other processes necessary to begin 5. Wahab Public Law Library, 2425 asked whether he or she agrees to a providing services on January 1, 2025.

6 Nimmo Parkway, Judicial Center, Bldg release of their personally identifiable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 10B, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456. information. Those commenters Sonja Anderson, Vice President of 6. Windsor Wood Area Library, 3612 submitting written comments, either Power Marketing, Sierra Nevada South Plaza Trail, Virginia Beach, using comment forms or via the project Customer Service Region, Western Area Virginia 23452. Web site, will be asked whether they Power Administration, 114 Parkshore 7. Chesapeake Central Library, 298 authorize release of personally Drive, Folsom, CA, 95630 4710, by Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Virginia identifiable information by checking a email at or by 23322. release'' box. telephone (916) 353 4421. Information 8. Greenbrier Library, 1214 Volvo FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NAS on development of the Marketing Plan Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320.

7 Oceana Strike Fighter Transition EA can be found at The DoN will hold public meetings to regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/. Project Manager (Code EV21/TW); Naval inform the public and answer questions Facilities Engineering Command about the Draft EA and the proposed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, action as well as provide opportunities Norfolk, Virginia 23508. Development of the 2025 Power for the public to comment on the Draft mstockstill on DSK30JT082 PROD with NOTICES. EA. Federal , state, and local agencies Dated: August 7, 2017 . Marketing Plan and officials, Native American Indian Nichols, WAPA currently markets power from Tribes and Nations, and interested Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate the CVP and the Washoe Project under organizations and individuals are General's Corps, Navy, Federal Register long-term contracts to approximately 80. encouraged to provide comments in Liaison Officer.

8 Preference customers in northern and person at the public meetings or in [FR Doc. 2017 17142 Filed 8 14 17; 8:45 am] central California and Nevada. On writing during the 30-day public review BILLING CODE 3810 FF P December 31, 2024, all of SNR's long- VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\ 15 AUN1. 38676 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / tuesday , August 15, 2017 / Notices term power sales contracts will expire. capability of MW with an estimated WAPA's transmission lines and receive This notice sets forth WAPA's annual generation of 10,000 MWh. service over transmission lines owned Marketing Plan and responds to To deliver CVP power, WAPA owns by other utilities. The Washoe Project is comments received on the Proposed the 94 circuit-mile Malin-Round not directly connected to the CVP. Plan. The Marketing Plan specifies the Mountain 500-kilovolt (kV) Sierra Pacific Power Company (SPPC).

9 Terms and conditions under which transmission line (an integral part of the owns and operates the only WAPA will market power from CVP and Pacific AC Intertie (PACI)), the 84 transmission system available for access the Washoe Project beginning January 1, circuit-mile Los Banos-Gates No. 3 500- to the Washoe Project. 2025. This Marketing Plan supersedes kV transmission line, 803 circuit miles all previous marketing plans for these of 230-kV transmission line, 7 circuit The following table lists a range of projects. miles of 115-kV transmission line, and estimated CVP and Washoe Project CVP power facilities include 11 approximately 63 circuit miles of 69-kV power resources and adjustments. This powerplants with a maximum operating and below transmission line. WAPA table is for informational purposes only capability of about 2,113 megawatts also has partial ownership in the 342- and does not imply the power resources (MW) and an estimated average annual mile California-Oregon Transmission and adjustments shown will be the generation of million megawatthours Project (COTP) 500-kV transmission actual amounts available or adjustments (MWh).

10 The Washoe Project, Stampede line. Many of WAPA's existing applied. Powerplant has a maximum operating customers have no direct access to Estimated CVP power resources and adjustments prior to first preference entitlements and base resource allocations Power resources/adjustment Range/value Annual energy generation .. 2,400,000 8,600,000 MWh. Monthly energy generation .. 87,000 1,100,000 MWh. Monthly capacity .. 360 1,900 MW. Annual project use .. 334,000 MWh 1,670,000 MWh. Monthly project use .. 10,000 180,000 MWh. Monthly project use (on peak) .. 30 360 MW. Monthly maintenance .. 0 300 MW. Reserves hydro .. minimum 5% of monthly capacity. CVP transmission and transformation losses from the generator bus to a 230 kV load bus .. WAPA began developing the WAPA's responses to those comments. Response: WAPA has modified the Marketing Plan with a series of three Comments are grouped by subject and definition of Base Resource in the informal public information meetings.