The Deputy Secretary of Energy confirmed and approved Rate Order No. WAPA134 and Rate Schedule LF7, placing firm electric service rates from the Loveland Area Projects (LAP) of the Western Area Power Administration (Western) into effect on an interim basis. The provisional rates will be in effect until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

The Deputy Secretary of Energy confirmed and approved Rate Order No. WAPA135 and Rate Schedules PSEDF9 and PSEDFP9, placing firm power and firm peaking power rates from the PickSloan Missouri Basin ProgramEastern Division (PSMBPED) of the Western Area Power Administration (Western) into effect on an interim basis. The provisional rates will be in

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

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Proclamation 8202 of November 8, 2007

World Freedom Day, 2007
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
On World Freedom Day, we

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

Western Area Power Administration (Western) announces the availability of the Supplemental Draft Big Stone II Power Plant and Transmission Project (Project) Environmental Impact Statement (Supplemental Draft EIS) for public review and comment. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and U.S. Department of Defense, U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

EPA is updating its data requirements in part 158 of Title 40 in the Code of Federal Regulations for the registration of conventional pesticide products. As scientific understanding of potential hazards posed by pesticides has evolved, some data requirements have been imposed on a casebycase basis but not codified since 1984. Besides providing the

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

This document makes technical changes and revises cross references in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to reflect changes in pesticide data requirements being promulgated elsewhere in today's Federal Register. These technical changes are solely to conform other parts of the CFR to the new rules, and have no substantive impact on any

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

This is the final rule for Biochemical and Microbial Pesticide Data Requirements. The Agency published a proposed rule on March 8, 2006, on the data requirements to support registration of biochemical and microbial pesticides and proposed to update definitions for both biochemical and microbial pesticides. The Agency received comments from 20

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

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Presidential Determination No. 2008-2 of October 11, 2007

Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization Office

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

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Presidential Determination No. 2008-3 of October 16, 2007

Provision of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Brazil
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense
Pursuant to

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

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Presidential Determination No. 2008-4 of October 18, 2007

Presidential Determination With Respect to Foreign Governments' Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent

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Presidential Determination No. 2008-5 of October 19, 2007

Presidential Determination Relating to Assistance for Saudi Arabia
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

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Notice of October 24, 2007

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

The Department of Energy (DOE) received applications from North Branch Resources, LLC (NBR) and Generadora del Desierto, S.A. de C.V. (GDD) to construct the proposed San Luis Rio Colorado Project in Yuma County, Arizona. NBR and GDD (collectively termed the Applicants) are each wholly owned subsidiaries of North Branch Holding, LLC. GDD applied to

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT : Western Area Power Administration

The Department of Energy (DOE) has determined that energy conservation standards for liquidimmersed and mediumvoltage, drytype distribution transformers will result in significant conservation of energy, are technologically feasible, and are economically justified. On this basis, DOE is today adopting energy conservation standards for

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the final rule with comment period entitled ``Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2008 Rates'' that appeared in the August 22, 2007 Federal Register.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Western Area Power Administration

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise currently designated critical habitat for the Peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 384,410 acres (ac) (155,564 hectares (ha)) of land in Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial counties,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Western Area Power Administration

EPA is finalizing seven targeted regulatory changes to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for lead and copper. This final rule strengthens the implementation of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) in the following areas: monitoring, treatment processes, public education, customer awareness, and lead service line replacement. These

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

We are approving, with certain exceptions and an additional requirement, an amendment to the Montana regulatory program (the ``Montana program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Montana proposed revisions to, additions of, and deletions of its program rules (ARM 17.24.3011309). The amendment

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Western Area Power Administration

The Deputy Secretary of Energy confirmed and approved Rate Order No. WAPA130 and Rate Schedules INTFT4 and INTNFT3, placing firm and nonfirm transmission service rates for the Pacific Northwest Pacific Southwest Intertie Project (Intertie) of the Western Area Power Administration (Western) into effect on an interim basis. The provisional rates will

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is publishing this notice to inform interested parties of the draft Study Work Plan for performing the Wind Hydropower Integration Feasibility Study (WHFS). The WHFS involves a study on the integration of wind energy generated by Indian tribes and hydropower generated by the Army Corps of Engineers

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

This final rule will establish a system of revisit user fees applicable to health care facilities that have been cited for deficiencies during initial certification, recertification, or substantiated complaint surveys and require a revisit to confirm that corrections to previouslyidentified deficiencies have been remedied. Consistent with the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Western Area Power Administration

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is amending its procedures for implementing the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). This also includes minor, technical amendments to the Agency's procedures for implementing Executive Order 12114, ``Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions.''

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

The Deputy Secretary of Energy has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Base Charge and Rates (Rates) for Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) electric service provided by the Western Area Power
Administration (Western). The Rates will provide sufficient revenue to pay all annual costs, including interest expense, and repay investments, within the allowable

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

This action proposes amendments to the national emission standards for petroleum refineries to address the risk remaining after application of the 1995 standards. This action also provides the results of EPA's 8year review of developments in practices, processes, and control technologies that have occurred since the time EPA adopted the emissions

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration