[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35199-35200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16618]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration


Parker-Davis Project--Proposed Firm Power Rates, Firm and Non-
Firm Transmission Service and Transmission Service for Salt Lake 
Integrated Projects

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Western Area Power Administration (Western) is announcing 

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an extension of the consultation and comment period on the rate 
increases for Firm Power, Firm and Non-Firm Transmission from the 
Parker-Davis Project, and Firm transmission service for SLCA/IP. These 
rates were originally announced in the Federal Register on March 21, 
1995, at 60 FR 14935-14936.
    This Act is taken in response to public comments that additional 
time is needed for review and comments on the following issues: (1) the 
most current operation and maintenance numbers for the Bureau of 
Reclamation, (2) the current multi-project costs and revenues, (3) the 
new methodology for interest offsets, (4) the compound interest 
amortization for repayment of Parker-Davis investments, (5) the 5-year 
cost ratesetting methodology, (6) the annual carry-over of revenues, 
(7) the crosswalk adjustments.

PROCEDURES: Concurrently with publication of this notice, a letter 
explaining the changes in detail along with a revised power repayment 
study will be distributed to the Parker-Davis power and transmission 
customers, to the SLCA/IP transmission customers, and to other 
interested parties. Customers and interested parties are invited to 
comment on the proposed rates and the methodology used to develop the 
rates. Comments already submitted will be given full consideration in 
this extended comment period and do not need to be resubmitted.
    Following the close of the consultation and comment period. Western 
will prepare another power repayment study which will include any 
changes due to consideration of public comments. Western will recommend 
the results of those studies as the final proposed rates to the Deputy 
Secretary to be placed in effect on an interim basis prior to 
submission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for 
approval on a final basis.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The consultation and comment period will be extended to 
July 12, 1995. Written comments should be received by the end of the 
consultation and comment period to be assured consideration. Comments 
may be sent to: Mr. Tyler Carlson, Area Manager, Western Area Power 
Administration, Phoenix Area Office, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-
6457, (602) 352-2523.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Power and transmission rates for the Parker-
Davis Project are established pursuant to the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) and the Reclamation Act of 
1902 (43 U.S.C. 388 et seq), as amended and supplemented by subsequent 
enactments, particularly section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project of 
1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)) and other acts specific to the project.
    By Amendment No. 3 to Delegation Order No. 0204-108, published 
November 10, 1993 (58 FR 59716), the Secretary of Energy delegated (1) 
the authority to develop long-term power and transmission rates on a 
nonexclusive basis to the Administrator of Western; (2) the authority 
to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim 
basis to the Deputy Secretary; and (3) the authority to confirm, 
approve, and place into effect on a final basis, to remand, or to 
disapprove such rates to FERC. Existing DOE procedures for public 
participation in power rate adjustment (10 CFR Part 903) became 
effective on September 18, 1985 (50 FR 37835).

    AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION: All brochures, studies, comments, 
letters, memoranda, and other documents made or kept by Western for the 
purpose of developing the proposed rates for firm power and firm and 
nonfirm transmission service are and will be made available for 
inspection and copying at the Phoenix Area Office, located at 615 South 
43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85005.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, June 26, 1995.
J.M. Shafer,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-16618 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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