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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 2014 / Notices

are satisfied and has adopted the Final
EIS.
Proposed Federal Action
Western’s proposed Federal action is
to allow Basin Electric’s Project to
interconnect to Western’s Williston
Substation and Williston to Charlie
Creek 230-kV transmission line.

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Basin Electric Proposed Project
Basin Electric is proposing to
construct, own and operate a new 345kV transmission line and associated
supporting infrastructure. The Project
will consist of approximately 278 miles
of transmission line, including 265
miles of new 345-kV transmission line
and 13 miles of new 230-kV
transmission line, five new substations
and equipment additions, but no
expansion to four existing substations.
The proposed Project would connect to
the Integrated System, the high-voltage
transmission grid in the upper Great
Plains managed by Western, at several
locations, including Western’s Williston
Substation and a point along its
Williston to Charlie Creek 230-kV
transmission line. This Project is
referred to as Alternative C in the Final
EIS. Alternative C combines Alternative
A, McKenzie County portions of
Alternative B from the Draft EIS, and
three new substations (Red, White, and
Blue substations).
The new 345-kV transmission line
would start at the AVS Electric
Generation Station located near Beulah,
North Dakota, and extend west where it
would connect with Basin Electric’s
existing Charlie Creek 345-kV
Substation located near Grassy Butte.
The line would then extend north where
it would connect with Basin Electric’s
proposed Judson Substation near
Williston and terminate at Basin
Electric’s newly proposed Tande
Substation. Additional 230-kV
transmission lines would be constructed
between the new Judson 345-kV
Substation and Western’s existing
Williston Substation, between a new
345/230/115-kV substation referred to as
the Blue Substation and Western’s
existing 230-kV transmission line, and
also between the Tande 345-kV
Substation and Basin Electric’s existing
Neset 230-kV Substation located near
Tioga, North Dakota. Additionally, the
White Substation would be constructed
along with the Red Substation to the
Blue Substation transmission line
segment to interconnect with the local
115-kV system for load-serving
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Description of Alternatives
Three transmission line alternatives,
two transmission line variations in the
Little Missouri National Grasslands
(LMNG), and the No Action alternative
were evaluated. Alternative C is
described above; Alternative D is similar
to Alternative C with the primary
difference being the construction of a
double-circuit 345-kV line north of
Killdeer for 63 miles to the Blue
Substation. Alternative E is similar to
Alternative D with the primary
difference being the construction of two
parallel 345-kV transmission lines north
of Killdeer rather than a double-circuit
line. The variations across the LMNG
include double-circuiting the 345-kV
line with Western’s existing 230-kV
transmission Line. RUS has identified
Alternative C as its preferred alternative
because it best meets the purpose and
need and minimizes or mitigates
potential impacts.
Mitigation Measures
For the transmission facility
component of the proposed Project,
Basin Electric has committed to best
management practices and mitigation
measures as outlined in Appendix A of
the Final EIS. Western will abide by the
Biological Assessment as it pertains to
the interconnection at Western’s
existing Williston Substation and
Williston to Charlie Creek 230-kV
transmission line.
In compliance with the National
Historic Preservation Act, RUS/
Western/USFS has executed a
Programmatic Agreement with the
North Dakota State Historic Preservation
Office along with Basin Electric (as an
invited signatory). Western has
reviewed the October 17, 2014, letter to
RUS from the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation (ACHP)
concerning the Killdeer Mountain
Battlefield (KMB) core and study areas;
and has also reviewed the October 24,
2014, response letter from RUS to the
Advisory Council, including the ACHP’s
ability to participate in consultation
meetings, and that the more limited area
was determined to be National Register
of Historic Places (NRHP) eligible. Of
significance to the ROD is that neither
interconnection to the Williston
Substation nor to the Williston to
Charlie Creek 230-kV transmission line
are in or close to the limited NRHP core
area, nor the even larger KMB study
area, and will have no effect on any of
these areas.
Western requires its construction
contractors to implement standard
environmental protection provisions.
These provisions are provided in

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Western’s Construction Standard 13 and
will be applied to the proposed
interconnection.
The best management practices and
mitigation measures in the Final EIS
reflect all practicable means to avoid or
minimize environmental harm from the
proposed Project and Western’s
proposed action.
Decision
Western’s decision is to allow Basin
Electric’s request for interconnection to
Western’s Williston Substation and its
Williston to Charlie Creek 230-kV
transmission line.2 Western’s decision
to grant this interconnection request
satisfies the agency’s statutory mission
and Basin Electric’s objectives while
minimizing harm to the environment.
Full implementation of this decision is
contingent upon Basin Electric
obtaining all other applicable permits
and approvals as well as executing an
interconnection agreement in
accordance with Western’s General
Requirements for Interconnection.
This decision is based on the
information contained in the Antelope
Valley Station to Neset Transmission
Project Final EIS. This ROD was
prepared pursuant to the requirements
of the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations for Implementing
NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508) and
DOE’s Procedures for Implementing
NEPA (10 CFR part 1021).
Dated: November 21, 2014.
Mark A. Gabriel,
Administrator.
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Submission for OMB Review
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Final Notice of Submission for
OMB Review—Extension Without
Change: Employer Information Report
(EEO–1).
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC or Commission)
hereby gives notice that it has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget

SUMMARY:

2 On November 16, 2011, DOE’s Acting General
Counsel delegated to Western’s Administrator all
the authorities of the General Counsel respecting
environmental impact statements.

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 2014 / Notices
(OMB) a request for a three-year
extension without change of the
Employer Information Report (EEO–1).
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be submitted on or before January
7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR and
applicable supporting documentation
submitted to OMB for this review may
be obtained from: Ronald Edwards,
Director, Program Research and Surveys
Division, Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street
NE., Room 4SW30F, Washington, DC
20507. Comments on this final notice
must be submitted to Chad A.
Lallemand, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503 or electronically mailed to
[email protected].
Copies of comments should be sent to
Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive
Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission,
131 M Street NE., Washington, DC
20507. As a convenience to
commenters, the Executive Secretariat
will accept comments totaling six or
fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘FAX’’)
machine. This limitation is necessary to
assure access to the equipment. The
telephone number of the fax receiver is
(202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll-free
number). Receipt of FAX transmittals
will not be acknowledged, except that
the sender may request confirmation of
receipt by calling the Executive
Secretariat staff at (202) 663–4070
(voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TTY). (These
are not toll-free telephone numbers.)
Instead of sending written comments to
EEOC, you may submit comments and
attachments electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments. All comments received
through this portal will be posted
without change, including any personal
information you provide. Copies of
comments submitted by the public to
EEOC directly or through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal will be available for
review, by advance appointment only,
at the Commission’s library between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time or can be reviewed at http://
www.regulations.gov. To schedule an
appointment to inspect the comments at
EEOC’s library, contact the library staff
at (202) 663–4630 (voice) or (202) 663–
4641 (TTY). (These are not toll-free
numbers.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Edwards, Director, Program

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Research and Surveys Division, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission,
131 M Street NE., Room 4SW30F,
Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663–4949
(voice) or (202) 663–7063 (TTY).
Requests for this notice in an alternative
format should be made to the Office of
Communications and Legislative Affairs
at (202) 663–4191 (voice) or (202) 663–
4494 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice
that EEOC would be submitting this
request was published in the Federal
Register on June 30, 2014 (79 FR 36802),
allowing for a 60 day public comment
period. One comment was received.
This comment was in favor of the
continued use of the EEO–1, and also
suggested making a change to the
reporting procedures that currently
prevent parent companies from
electronically submitting EEO–1 reports
for different subsidiary companies
operating at the same physical location
within the same industry classification.
EEOC has contacted the organization
that made the comment and is in the
process of setting up a meeting to
determine how this suggestion can be
implemented by the next reporting
cycle.
Overview of Information Collection
Collection Title: Employer
Information Report (EEO–1).
OMB Number: 3046–0007.
Frequency of Report: Annual.
Type of Respondent: Private
employers with 100 or more employees
and certain federal government
contractors and first-tier subcontractors
with 50 or more employees.
Description of Affected Public: Private
employers with 100 or more employees
and certain federal government
contractors and first-tier subcontractors
with 50 or more employees.
Number of Responses: 307,103.
Reporting Hours: 1,044,150.
Respondent Cost: $19.83 million.
Federal Cost: $650,000.1
Number of Forms: 1.
Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e–8(c), requires
employers to make and keep records
relevant to a determination of whether
unlawful employment practices have
been or are being committed, to preserve
1 The burden and cost estimates in this notice
represent the most current figures through the 2013
EEO–1 filing period. The above estimates differ
from those published in the Federal Register on
June 30, 2014 (79 FR 36802); that notice was
inadvertently submitted for publication with
inaccurate cost and burden estimates included. This
was in error and the above numbers reflect the
estimates that should have been included in the
June 30, 2014 Federal Register notice.

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such records, and to produce such
reports as the Commission prescribes by
regulation or order. Accordingly, the
EEOC issued regulations prescribing the
EEO–1 reporting requirement.
Employers in the private sector with 100
or more employees and some federal
contractors with 50 or more employees
have been required to submit EEO–1
reports annually since 1966. The
individual reports are confidential.
EEO–1 data is used by EEOC to
investigate charges of employment
discrimination against employers in
private industry and to provide
information about the employment
status of minorities and women. The
data is shared with the Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs
(OFCCP), U.S. Department of Labor, and
several other federal agencies. Pursuant
to § 709(d) of Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, as amended, EEO–1 data is
also shared with state and local Fair
Employment Practices Agencies
(FEPAs).
Burden Statement: The estimated
number of respondents required to
submit the annual EEO–1 survey is
70,070 private employers. The annual
number of responses is approximately
307,103. The form is estimated to
impose 1,044,150 burden hours
annually or 3.4 hours per response. In
order to help reduce survey burden,
respondents are encouraged to report
data electronically whenever possible.
Dated: November 25, 2014.
For the Commission.
Jenny R. Yang,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2014–28667 Filed 12–5–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6570–01–P

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements Under Title VII
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: State and Local Government
Information Report (EEO–4):
Cancellation of hearing.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that
the Commission is cancelling the public
hearing on the above proposed
information collection—extension with
change: The State and Local
Government Information Report (EEO–
4). (79 FR 51155, August 27, 2014). No
requests to present oral testimony at a
hearing concerning the information
collection were received from the
public. Therefore, it will not be
necessary to hold the hearing.

SUMMARY:

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