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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 935]

PacifiCorp; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project
Operation

May 4, 2006.
    On April 28, 2004, PacifiCorp, licensee for the Merwin
Hydroelectric Project, filed an application for a new or subsequent
license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's
regulations thereunder. The Merwin Project is located on the Lewis
River in Clark and Cowlitz County, Washington.
    The license for Project No. 935 was initially issued for a period
ending December 11, 2009. On April 8, 1999, the Commission amended the
license and accelerated the Merwin project expiration date to April 30,
2006. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the
Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year-to-
year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and
conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the
project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other
applicable section of the FPA. If the project's prior license waived
the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b)
of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth
at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an
application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to
operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the
Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project
has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be
required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations
until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or
otherwise orders disposition of the project.
    If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is
hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 935 is issued to
PacifiCorp for a period effective May 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007,
or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other
disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new
license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before April
30, 2007, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an
annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed
automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless
the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to
section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that PacifiCorp, is
authorized to continue operation of the Merwin Project until such time
as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0265; FRL-9947-64-OAR]

EPA's Review of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's Biennial
Environmental Compliance Report for the Period 2012 to 2014

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed
its review of the Department of Energy's (DOE) most recent Biennial
Environmental Compliance Report (BECR) for the Waste Isolation Pilot
Project (WIPP), covering the period April 1, 2012 through March 31,
2014. Section 9(a)(2) of the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act requires the DOE
to submit documentation to the EPA of the WIPP's continued compliance
with designated federal laws pertaining to public health and safety or
the environment. The Secretary of Energy was notified that the EPA had
completed its review via a letter from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
dated June 3, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Stone, WIPP Project Officer, Mail
Code 6PD-O, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202. Nick Stone may be reached by telephone at
(214) 665-7226.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0265; FRL-9947-64-OAR. Docket materials
are publicly available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket in
the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. As provided in EPA's regulations at 40 CFR
part 2, and in accordance with normal EPA docket procedures, if copies
of any docket materials are requested, a reasonable fee may be charged
for photocopying.
    2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.regulations.gov.

II. Background

    The EPA conducted this review under the authority of Section 9 of
the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (WIPP LWA, Pub. L. Nos. 102-579 and 104-
201). Section 9(a)(1) of the WIPP LWA requires that, as of the date of
the enactment of the WIPP LWA, the DOE shall comply with respect to the
WIPP with (1) regulations for the management and storage of radioactive
waste (40 CFR part 191, subpart A); (2) the Clean Air Act; (3) the
Solid Waste Disposal Act; (4) the Safe Drinking Water Act; (5) the
Toxic Substances Control Act; (6) the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; and (7) all other applicable
Federal laws pertaining to public health and safety or the environment.
Section 9(a)(2) of the WIPP LWA requires the DOE biennially to submit
to the EPA documentation of continued compliance with the laws,
regulations, and permit requirements set forth in Section 9(a)(1).
    As outlined in the EPA's letter to the Secretary of Energy, the
Agency has been able to conclude its review of the WIPP BECR for the
reporting period, April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014 based on receipt
of all cumulative documentation from DOE and the Settlement Agreement
between the State of New Mexico and the Department. EPA will consider
the DOE's compliance with the Settlement Agreement as part of its
review of the Department's compliance for the next reporting period,
from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2016, and subsequent reporting periods
as appropriate. The Agency will continue its oversight of the WIPP and
continue to work cooperatively with the DOE, the State of New Mexico
and the public to ensure that the WIPP is protective of human health
and the environment. All relevant information related to this review--
including this notice and the letter to the Secretary of Energy--are
available online via the WIPP news Web site (https://www.epa.gov/radiation/wipp-news) and the aforementioned docket on regulations.gov
(EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0265).
    This determination is not in any way related to, or a part of, the
EPA's certification and recertification decisions regarding whether the
WIPP complies with the Agency's disposal

regulations for transuranic radioactive waste at 40 CFR part 191.

    Dated: June 3, 2016.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
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