Western Area Power Administration (Western) plans to construct a new doublecircuit, 230kilovolt (kV) transmission line,
approximately 31 miles long, between Western's O'Banion Substation and the area just south of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Elverta Substation and reconstruct SMUD's existing 230 kV/115 kV transmission line

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

EPA is adopting a comprehensive program to dramatically reduce pollution from locomotives and marine diesel engines. The controls will apply to all types of locomotives, including linehaul, switch, and passenger, and all types of marine diesel engines below 30 liters per cylinder displacement, including commercial and recreational, propulsion and

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat for the Louisiana black bear under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Concurrently, we withdraw our December 2, 1993, proposal for Louisiana black bear critical habitat (58 FR 63560). In total, approximately 1,330,000 acres (538,894 hectares

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Western Area Power Administration

This rule establishes an industry-funded promotion, research, and information program for sorghum, which includes but is not limited to, grain sorghum, sorghum forage, sorghum hay, sorghum haylage, sorghum billets, and sorghum silage. For the purpose of clarity, the term sorghum means all the above mentioned types of sorghum unless specifically

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Western Area Power Administration

This document makes non-substantive, editorial revisions to the Commission's Table of Frequency Allocations (Allocation Table) and to various other Commission Rules. The purpose of this action is to update and clarify the Allocation Table, to remove obsolete and outdated provisions from the Commission's Rules, and to ensure that the Allocation

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION : Western Area Power Administration

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Proclamation 8250 of April 30, 2008

Law Day, U.S.A., 2008
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
The right of ordinary men and

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing administration of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), published its 2004 Power Marketing Plan (Marketing Plan) for Western's Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SNR) in the Federal Register on June 25, 1999 (64 FR 34417). The Marketing Plan specifies the terms and

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is proposing modifications to the rate methodology used to develop ParkerDavis Project (PDP) firm electric and transmission service formula rates. The modifications to the rate methodology will change the allocation factors used to apportion certain expenses between generation and transmission

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

This rule requires, consistent with international law, certain ships to report identifying and position data electronically. This rule implements an amendment to chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), regulation 191, and enables the Coast Guard to correlate Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Western Area Power Administration

The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations governing education records maintained by educational agencies and institutions under section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act, which is also known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (FERPA). These proposed regulations are needed to implement amendments to

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION : Western Area Power Administration

This action promulgates national emission standards for the aerosol coatings (aerosol spray paints) category under section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The standards implement section 183(e) of the CAA, as amended in 1990, which requires the Administrator to control volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from certain categories of

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

Western initiated a public process to modify the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) firm power rates and extend the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) transmission and ancillary services rates by publishing a notice in the Federal Register on January 4, 2008. Western held a Public Information Forum on February 5, 2008, and a

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is proposing a minor rate adjustment for nonfirm energy from the Stampede Powerplant (Stampede), of the Washoe Project, located in Sierra County, California. The current rate expires September 30, 2010. The proposed formula rate will provide sufficient revenue to repay all annual costs, including

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

This Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) creates new pilot training, experience, and operating requirements for persons operating the Mitsubishi MU2B series airplane (MU2B). These requirements follow an increased accident and incident rate in the MU 2B and are based on a Federal Aviation Administration safety evaluation of the MU2B. This

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Western Area Power Administration

This proposed rule would establish a roster of approved independent public accountants and public accounting firms (IPAs) that would be permitted to perform audits or related services required by participants in certain HUD programs and submitted to HUD. The proposed rule would also establish eligibility, application, and removal procedures for

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT : Western Area Power Administration

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Executive Order 13458 of February 4, 2008

Implementation of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

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Notice of February 5, 2008

Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Cote d'Ivoire
On

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is proposing an adjustment to the Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) electric service base charge and rates. The current base charge and rates expire September 30, 2008, under Rate Schedule BCPF7. The current base charge is not sufficient to cover all annual costs including operation, maintenance,

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

This document establishes a new series for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Loan Guaranty regulations, which will be phased in over an approximately elevenmonth timeframe, as mortgage servicing industry segments ``go live'' on a new computerbased tracking system being established by VA. This new series replicates existing regulations for

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Western Area Power Administration

This final rule is intended to further the safety of passenger train occupants through both enhancements and additions to FRA's existing requirements for emergency systems on passenger trains. In this final rule, FRA is enhancing existing requirements for emergency window exits and establishing requirements for rescue access windows for emergency

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Western Area Power Administration

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Executive Order 13457 of January 29, 2008

Protecting American Taxpayers From Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks
By the authority vested in me as President by the

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

The Western Area Power Administration (Western) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that Western is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.\1\ Western invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

This document issues the final rules in the third periodic review of the transition of the nation's broadcast television system from analog to digital television. It provides a progress report on the DTV transition and issues the procedures and rule changes necessary to ensure that broadcasters timely complete their transitions. Congress has

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION : Western Area Power Administration

The Western Area Power Administration (Western) intends to construct the Trinity Public Utilities District (PUD) Direct Interconnection Project (Project) in Trinity County, California. Consumers in the Trinity PUD service area routinely experience nearly 20,000 consumer hours per year in outages, according to the Trinity PUD. In the winter, many

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

The Department of Homeland Security is establishing minimum standards for Stateissued driver's licenses and identification cards that Federal agencies would accept for official purposes on or after May 11, 2008, in accordance with the REAL ID Act of 2005. This rule establishes standards to meet the minimum requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Western Area Power Administration