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[FR Doc No: 94-11426]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Policy, Planning and Program Evaluation

 

DOE Headquarters Washington DC Chicago Operations Office

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Acceptance of unsolicited application.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Policy, Planning and 
Program Evaluation, through the Chicago Operations Office, announces 
that it intends to award a grant to the Western Interstate Energy Board 
(WINB) of Denver, Colorado. The proposed award meets the criteria in 10 
CFR 600.14 (d) and 10 CFR 600.14 (e). The financial assistance is for 
support of the Western Interstate Energy Board workshop on the Linkage 
Between Western Utility Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and Regional 
Transmission Planning in a Competitive Environment. The workshop will 
be hosted at WINB facilities, and is scheduled for the May 30, 1994 
thru December 31, 1994 timeframe.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop will be attended by Western 
State representatives, and 2 Canadian provinces from western public 
utility commissions. The workshop will consist of state facility siting 
agencies, governors' energy agencies; and will address important issues 
relating to the Energy Policy Act of 1992, particularly Title VII. The 
objectives of the conference are:

    a. Improve the understanding of the types of linkages (or lack 
of linkages) between utility-specific IRP, state facility siting, 
and regional transmission planning given (1) the current level of 
competition, (2) increased wholesale competition and (3) retail 
competition.
    b. Identifying opportunities to enhance coordination of utility-
specific IRP and state facility siting with regional transmission 
planning.
    c. Improving the understanding of the influence of competition 
on utility-specific IRP in terms of planning objectives, planning 
processes, plan outputs and plan implementations, and identify 
potential changes to utility-specific IRP to allow IRP to meet 
planning objectives in a competitive environment.

    Results of this workshop will assist the western utilities and 
consumers in the area by fostering utility cooperation. The proposed 
project will improve the understanding of the types of linkages between 
utility and specific IRP, state facility siting, and regional 
transmission planning, identify the opportunities to better coordinate 
utility specific IRP and improve the understanding of the effect of 
competition on utility-specific IRP and the changes in IRP required by 
a more competitive environment. Results will favorably impact the cost 
for producing and transmission of electricity, and the general public 
should gain with lower costs to electric utilities.
    The DOE will provide funds in the amount of $25,000.00, and the 
Western Interstate Energy Board will provide $25,636.00 for the 7 
months project period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlotte Shedrick, PO-30, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence SW., Washington, DC 20585, 
(202) 586-3195.

    Issued in Chicago, Illinois, on April 22, 1994.
Timothy S. Crawford,
Assistant Manager for Human Resources and Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-11426 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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