[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 61859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25011]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EF02-4011-000]


Southwestern Power Administration; Notice of Filing

September 26, 2002.
    Take notice that the Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy on 
September 20, 2002, submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) for confirmation and approval on a final basis, 
pursuant to the authority vested in the Commission by Delegation Order 
No. 00-037.00, effective December 6, 2001, the following Southwestern 
Power Administration (Southwestern) Integrated System rate schedules:
    Rate Schedule P-02, Wholesale Rates for Hydro Peaking Power
    Rate Schedule NFTS-02, Wholesale Rates for Non-Federal
    Transmission/Interconnection Facilities Service
    Rate Schedule EE-02, Wholesale Rate for Excess Energy
    The Integrated System (System) rate schedules were confirmed and 
approved on an interim basis by the Secretary in Rate Order No. SWPA-48 
for the period October 1, 2002, through September 30, 2006, and have 
been submitted to the Commission for confirmation and approval on a 
final basis for the same period. The System rates will increase the 
annual revenue from $109,463,500 to $115,006,176 primarily to recover 
increased expenditures in operation and maintenance (O&M) and 
investment. In addition, an analysis of the Purchased Power Deferral 
Account indicates the need for an annual increase of $595,827 to 
recover the purchased energy costs. The total annual revenue increase 
will be $6,138,503, or 5.6 percent effective October 1, 2002. 
Southwestern has continued the rate structure that conforms with the 
intent of the Commission Order No. 888; consequently, the actual rate 
impact on each customer will vary based on the type of service 
requested and provided. The proposal also includes a continuation of 
the Administrator's Discretionary Purchased Power Adder Adjustment, to 
adjust the purchased power adder annually up to $0.0011 per kilowatt-
hour as necessary, under a formula-type rate, with notification to the 
Commission.
    The Secretary has also submitted for confirmation and approval on a 
final basis the previous extension of the Integrated System rates. The 
extension was confirmed and approved on an interim basis by the Deputy 
Secretary in Rate Order No. SWPA-45 effective October 1, 2001, through 
September 30, 2002.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 
385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining 
the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make 
protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a 
party must file a motion to intervene. All such motions or protests 
should be filed on or before the comment date, and, to the extent 
applicable, must be served on the applicant and on any other person 
designated on the official service list. This filing is available for 
review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to 
access the document. For assistance, call (202) 502-8222 or TTY, (202) 
502-8659. Protests and interventions may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Comment Date: 
October 21, 2002.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-25011 Filed 10-1-02; 8:45 am]
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