[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48513-48514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23231]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project Transmission
Service, Phoenix Area
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of sale of additional capacity on the Pacific Northwest-
Pacific Southwest Intertie Project.
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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is requesting
comments on the proposed sale of firm transmission service available as
a result of the completion of construction of the Mead-Phoenix and
Mead-Adelanto Transmission Projects which are a part of the Pacific
Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project (AC Intertie).
DATE: Comments from all interested parties will be accepted until
October 19, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. J. Tyler Carlson, Area Manager,
Phoenix Area Office, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457,
Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, Telephone: (602) 352-2521, Facsimile: (602)
352-2630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Mead-Phoenix Project (MPP) is an electrical transmission system
that consists of 256 miles of 500-kV alternating current, convertible
to direct current, transmission line constructed from the Perkins
Switchyard, located next to Westwing Substation, northwest of Phoenix,
Arizona; through Mead Substation, located south of Boulder City,
Nevada; and on to Marketplace Switching Station. Mead-Adelanto Project
(MAP) is an electrical transmission system that consists of 202 miles
of 500-kV AC transmission line from Marketplace Substation to Adelanto
Switching Station in southern California. The 500-kV Marketplace
Switching Station will be constructed adjacent to and interconnected
with the existing McCullough Switching Station in southern Nevada. As
part of the MPP, a 1300 megavolt-ampere (MVA), 500/230-kV transformer
will be added to the Mead Substation. Western will have approximately
525 MW of capacity entitlement on this transformer.
Marketing Issues
Western is requesting comments on the proposed sale of additional
capacity in the AC Intertie created by the completion and availability
of MPP and MAP. The quantity of marketable capacity will be limited by
Western's entitlement to the available capacity. The additional
capacity on the AC Intertie is anticipated to be available as of
January 1, 1996. Western's contracted firm transmission service will
begin after the MPP and MAP are released for commercial service.
Marketing Criteria
Western will be marketing the capacity from MPP and MAP by line
segments in each direction. The following priority method will be used
in selecting allotees for this additional capacity and will be based on
requests for usage of each line segment as follows:
1. Perkins to Mead, Mead to Marketplace or Marketplace to Adelanto
(a) Both directions, same amount
(b) Both directions, different amounts
(c) one direction only
2. Perkins to Marketplace or Mead to Adelanto
(a) Both directions, same amount
(b) Both directions, different amounts
(c) one direction only
3. Perkins to Adelanto
(a) Both directions, same amount
(b) Both directions, different amounts
(c) one direction only.
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Where the priority of requests will be in the following order:
1(a), 1(b), 1(c); 2(a), 2(b), 2(c); 3(a), 3(b), 3(c).
Where if any one path is oversubscribed, the allocations will be
prorated.
Marketable Resource
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Point of receipt Point of delivery Capacity
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Perkins Switchyard.......... Mead Substation............. 412 MW.
Mead Substation............. Perkins Switchyard.......... 412 MW.
Mead Substation............. Marketplace Switching 580 MW.
Station.
Marketplace Switching Mead Substation............. 580 MW.
Station.
Marketplace Switching Adelanto Switching Station.. 100 MW.
Station.
Adelanto Switching Station.. Marketplace Switching 100 MW.
Station.
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Selection Process
Based on the comments received on this proposal, Western will
furnish the terms, conditions, and procedures governing the selection
of allotees in the next Federal Register notice to be published by mid-
October 1995. The mid-October Federal Register notice will also provide
a mechanism for applications of requests for transmission capacity.
Applicant deadline and Western's schedule will also be published in
the mid-October Federal Register notice.
Other Issues
The proposed rate for the additional capacity resulting from the
completion of MPP and MAP will be set forth in a public rate process
currently under way in the Phoenix Area Office. The proposed rate will
be based on Western's expectation that the Marketable Capacity used in
the proposed rate calculation for the 500-kV transmission lines will be
668 MW. A rate for firm transmission service will be determined in the
public rate process.
Determination Under Executive Order 12866
DOE has determined that this is not a significant regulatory action
because it does not meet the criteria of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735). Western has an exemption from centralized regulatory review
under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice
by the Office of Management and Budget is required.
Environmental Evaluation
Western will comply with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; Council On Environmental
Quality (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) and DOE NEPA regulations (10 CFR Parts
1500-1508) and DOE NEPA regulations (10 CFR Part 1021). Western has
determined that this action is categorically excluded from the
preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact
statement.
Issued in Golden, Colorado, September 7, 1995.
J. M. Shafer,
Administrator
[FR Doc. 95-23231 Filed 9-18-95; 8:45 am]
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