[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15116-15117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6417]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Southeastern Power Administration


Proposed Rate Adjustment for Kerr-Philpott System

AGENCY: Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern), DOE.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and opportunities for review and 
comment.

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SUMMARY: Southeastern proposes to replace existing schedules of rates 
and charges applicable for the sale of power from the Kerr-Philpott 
System effective for a five-year period from October 1, 2001, to 
September 30, 2006. Additionally, opportunities will be available for 
interested persons to review the present rates, the proposed rates and 
supporting studies, to participate in a forum, and to submit written 
comments. Southeastern will evaluate all comments received in this 
process.

DATES: Written comments are due on or before June 13, 2001. A public 
information and comment forum will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, 
at 10:00 A.M. on April 17, 2001. Persons desiring to speak at the forum 
should notify Southeastern at least seven (7) days before the forum is 
scheduled so that a list of forum participants can be prepared. Others 
present at the forum may speak if time permits. Persons desiring to 
attend the forum should notify Southeastern at least seven (7) days 
before the forum is scheduled. Unless Southeastern has been notified by 
the close of business on April 10, 2001, that at least one person 
intends to be present at the forum, the forum may be canceled with no 
further notice.

ADDRESSES: Five copies of written comments should be submitted to: 
Charles Borchardt, Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration, 
Department of Energy, Elberton, GA 30635. The public comment forum will 
meet at the Raleigh Marriott-Crabtree Valley, 4500 Marriott Drive, 
Raleigh, NC 27612, (919) 781-7000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leon Jourolmon, Assistant 
Administrator, Finance and Marketing, Southeastern Power 
Administration, Department of Energy, Samuel Elbert Building, Elberton, 
GA 30635, (706) 213-3800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(FERC), by order issued February 13, 1997, confirmed and approved Rate 
Schedules KP-1-D, JHK-2-B, JHK-3-B, and PH-1-B for the period October 
1, 1996, to September 30, 2001. A current repayment study prepared in 
February of 2001 shows that existing rates are not adequate to recover 
all costs required by present repayment criteria. Southeastern is 
proposing new rates to recoup these unrecovered costs.
    A revised repayment study with a revenue increase of $2,308,000 in 
Fiscal Year 2002 and all future years over the current repayment study 
shows that all costs are repaid within their service life. Therefore, 
Southeastern is proposing to revise the existing rates to generate this 
additional revenue. The increase is primarily due to costs associated 
with the rehabilitation of the John H. Kerr Project currently underway, 
a new transmission agreement with Virginia Electric & Power Company, 
and retirement and pension benefits expenses not previously recovered.

Proposed Unit Rates

    Under the proposed rates, the capacity charge will increase from 
the current $1.86 per kilowatt per month to $2.05 per kilowatt per 
month. The energy charge will increase from the current 7.67 mills per 
kilowatt-hour to 8.62 mills per kilowatt-hour. In addition, 
Southeastern proposes to establish a Tandem Transmission rate, which is 
designed to recover the cost of transmitting power from a project to 
the border of another transmitting system. This rate is to be a 
formulary pass-through rate based on the charges by transmission 
facilitators and is initially estimated to be $0.61 per kilowatt per 
month.
    Southeastern is proposing the following rate schedules to be 
effective for the period from October 1, 2001, to September 30, 2006.

Rate Schedule VA-1

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in Virginia to whom 
power may be transmitted and scheduled pursuant to contracts between 
the Government and Virginia Electric and Power Company.

Rate Schedule VA-2

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in Virginia to whom 
power may be transmitted pursuant to contracts between the Government 
and Virginia Electric and Power Company. The customer is responsible 
for providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government.

Rate Schedule VA-3

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in Virginia to whom 
power may be scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government and 
Virginia Electric and Power Company. The

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customer is responsible for providing a transmission arrangement.

Rate Schedule VA-4

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in the service area of 
Virginia Electric and Power Company. The customer is responsible for 
providing a scheduling arrangement with the Government and for 
providing a transmission arrangement.

Rate Schedule CP&L-1

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in Virginia to whom 
power may be transmitted and scheduled pursuant to contracts between 
the Government and Carolina Power & Light.

Rate Schedule CP&L-2

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in Virginia to whom 
power may be transmitted pursuant to contracts between the Government 
and Carolina Power & Light. The customer is responsible for providing a 
scheduling arrangement with the Government.

Rate Schedule CP&L-3

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in Virginia to whom 
power may be scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government and 
Carolina Power & Light. The customer is responsible for providing a 
transmission arrangement.

Rate Schedule CP&L-4

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in the service area of 
Carolina Power & Light. The customer is responsible for providing a 
scheduling arrangement with the Government and for providing a 
transmission arrangement.

Rate Schedule AP-1

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in Virginia to whom 
power may be transmitted and scheduled pursuant to contracts between 
the Government and American Electric Power Service Corporation.

Rate Schedule AP-2

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in Virginia to whom 
power may be transmitted pursuant to contracts between the Government 
and American Electric Power. The customer is responsible for providing 
a scheduling arrangement with the Government.

Rate Schedule AP-3

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in Virginia to whom 
power may be scheduled pursuant to contracts between the Government and 
American Electric Power. The customer is responsible for providing a 
transmission arrangement.

Rate Schedule AP-4

    Available to public bodies and cooperatives in the service area of 
American Electric Power. The customer is responsible for providing a 
scheduling arrangement with the Government and for providing a 
transmission arrangement.
    The referenced repayment studies are available for examination at 
the Samuel Elbert Building, Elberton, GA 30635. Proposed Rate Schedules 
VA-1, VA-2, VA-3, VA-4, CP&L-1, CP&L-2, CP&L-3, CP&L-4, AP-1, AP-2, AP-
3, and AP-4 are also available.

    Dated: March 6, 2001.
Charles A. Borchardt,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-6417 Filed 3-14-01; 8:45 am]
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