[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11431-11432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6178]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southeastern Power Administration


Intent To Formulate Power Marketing Policy Jim Woodruff Project

AGENCY: Southeastern Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to its Procedure for Public Participation in the 
Formulation of Marketing Policy published in the Federal Register of 
July 6, 1978, Southeastern intends to formulate a marketing policy for 
future disposition of power from its Jim Woodruff Project.
    Southeastern has not established a written marketing policy for the 
Jim Woodruff Project. Southeastern has negotiated contracts for the 
sale of project power, which are maintained in the headquarter offices 
of Southeastern. Proposals and recommendations for consideration in 
formulating a proposed marketing policy are solicited, as are requests 
for further information or consultation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before May 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Five copies of written proposals or recommendations should 
be submitted to the Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration, 
Elberton, Georgia 30635, (706) 213-3800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles A. Borchardt, Administrator, 
Southeastern Power Administration,

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Elberton, Georgia 30635, (706) 213-3800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Jim Woodruff Project, with 36,000 
kilowatts of installed capacity, is on the Apalachicola River two 
tenths of a mile below the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint 
Rivers and approximately on the Georgia-Florida border. The project is 
a run-of-the-river project subject to reduced generation during periods 
of high or low streamflow conditions. Southeastern executed a contract 
with Florida Power Corporation (Florida Power) on July 19, 1957 that 
provided for, among other things, transmission of project power to the 
preference customers, support capacity and energy necessary to insure 
the dependability of the project capacity, and project integration. 
Capacity and energy from the project are sold to two municipal and four 
electric cooperative preference customers in the panhandle of Florida. 
Excess energy is sold to Florida Power. The proposed policy establishes 
the marketing area for project power and deals with the allocation of 
power among or for the benefit of area customers. The proposed policy 
will also deal with utilization of area utility systems for essential 
purposes, wholesale rates, resale rates, and energy and economic 
efficiency measures.
    Under Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), 
Southeastern is responsible for the transmission and disposition of 
electric power and energy from reservoir projects operated by the 
Department of Army. Southeastern has negotiated a contract with Florida 
Power under this authority. To pay the transmission, support capacity 
and firming, and integration fees under this contract to Florida Power 
Southeastern must obtain an appropriation each year in a budget 
approved by Congress and the President. Because of budget constraints, 
Southeastern has had difficulty in obtaining these appropriations. This 
difficulty has compelled Southeastern to consider selling the 
government power at the bus bar of the project. Southeastern requests 
comments on this change in its marketing practices. Current practices 
do not contemplate such a disposition of the power from the project.

    Issued in Elberton, Georgia, February 28, 1997.
Charles A. Borchardt,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-6178 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am]
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