[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 58 (Friday, March 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13430-13431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6882]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Post-2009 Resource Pool--Loveland Area Projects--Proposed Power 
Allocation

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Power Allocation.

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SUMMARY: Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power 
marketing agency of the Department of Energy, announces its Post-2009 
Resource Pool--Loveland Area Projects--Proposed Power Allocation 
developed under the requirements of subpart C--Power Marketing 
Initiative of the Energy Planning and Management Program (Program) 
Final Rule, 10 CFR part 905.
    Western's Notice of Allocation Procedures and Call for Applications 
was published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 62981 on October 22, 
2008. Applications were accepted at Western's Rocky Mountain Customer 
Service Region until 4 p.m. MST, December 19, 2008. Review of those 
applications resulted in this Notice of Proposed Power Allocation.

DATES: The comment period on this Notice of Proposed Power Allocation 
begins today and ends April 27, 2009. To be assured of consideration, 
Western must receive all written comments by the end of the comment 
period. Western will hold a single public comment forum about the 
Proposed Power Allocation on April 16, 2009, at 1 p.m. MDT; see address 
below.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Regional Manager, Rocky Mountain 
Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, 5555 East 
Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538-8986. Comments may be 
delivered by certified mail, commercial mail, e-mail 
[email protected], or fax 970-461-7204.
    Information about the Post-2009 Resource Pool Allocation 
Procedures, including comments, letters, and other supporting 
documents, is available for public inspection and copying at the Rocky 
Mountain Customer Service Region office, Western Area Power 
Administration, 5555 East Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538-
8986.
    A single public comment forum (not to exceed 3 hours) on the 
Proposed Power Allocation will be held on April 16, 2009, at 1 p.m. 
MDT, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, 10 East 120th 
Avenue, Northglenn, CO 80233.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Steshyn, Public Utilities 
Specialist, 970-461-7237, or Melanie Reed, Contracts and Energy 
Services Manager, 970-461-7229. Written requests for information should 
be sent to Rocky Mountain Customer Service Region, Western Area Power 
Administration, Attn: J6200, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539-3003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western published the Post-2009 Resource 
Pool--Loveland Area Projects--Allocation Procedures and Call for 
Applications (73 FR 62981) on October 22, 2008, to implement subpart C-
Power Marketing Initiative of the Program's Final Rule, 10 CFR part 
905, published at 60 FR 5415, October 29, 1995. The Program, developed 
in part to implement section 114 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
became effective on November 20, 1995. The Program establishes project-
specific power resource pools and the allocation of power from these 
pools to new preference customers. The allocation procedures, in 
conjunction with the General Power Marketing and Allocation Criteria 
(51 FR 4012, January 31, 1986), establish the framework for allocating 
power from the Loveland Area Projects (LAP) resource pool. Only 
comments relevant to the Proposed Power Allocation will be accepted 
during the comment period. After considering public comments, Western 
will publish the Final Power Allocation in the Federal Register.
    Written comments on the Proposed Power Allocation must be received 
at the address above by 4 p.m. MDT on April 27, 2009. Western will 
respond only to comments received on the Proposed Power Allocation and 
publish the Final Power Allocation after the end of the comment period.

I. Post-2009 Pool Resources

    Western will allocate up to 1 percent (1%) of the LAP long-term 
hydroelectric resource available as of October 1, 2009. Approximately 
6.9 megawatts (MW) of capacity and 11.3 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy 
will be available for the summer season. Winter availability will be 
approximately 6.1 MW of capacity and 9.1 GWh of energy. This resource 
pool will be created by reducing existing customers' allocations by up 
to 1%.

II. Proposed Power Allocation

    In response to the call for applications, Western received four 
applications for the Post-2009 LAP resource pool. The total amount of 
energy requested by the applicants was 65.6 GWh. The resource pool will 
be allocated proportionately by season based on average seasonal loads 
for the period April 2007 through March 2008. The resource pool for 
capacity will be allocated proportionately by season based on average 
seasonal demand. The allocations below are subject to the minimum (100 
kilowatts) and maximum (5,000 kilowatts) allocation criteria. The 
proposed allocations for the four qualified allottees are shown in the 
table below.

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                                                                 Proposed post-2009 power allocation
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                     Allottees                           Summer            Winter          Summer       Winter
                                                      kilowatthours     kilowatthours    kilowatts    kilowatts
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City of Arma, KS..................................           529,330           408,687          324          272
City of Cimarron, KS..............................         1,142,083         1,066,248          698          709
City of Russell, KS...............................         7,600,131         6,231,356        4,645        4,141
University of Wyoming.............................         2,030,893         1,399,859        1,241          931
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    Total Resource Pool...........................        11,302,437         9,106,150        6,908        6,053
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    Allottees must be able to obtain delivery of their allocations. A 
letter of commitment from each allottee's serving utility or 
transmission provider confirming that the allottee will receive the 
benefit of Western's Proposed Power Allocation must be received by May 
11, 2009. If a copy of the letter is not received by the date above, 
Western may redistribute the allottee's portion of the resource pool to 
those allottees that remain. Western may extend this deadline for 
receiving a letter of commitment if a written request to do so is 
received by Western by the deadline.
    The proposed allocations shown in the table above are based on the 
LAP marketable resource currently available. If the LAP marketable 
resource is adjusted in the future, all allocations may be adjusted 
accordingly.

III. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520, Western received approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to collect the Applicant Profile Data under control number 
1910-5136, which was used to develop this Proposed Power Allocation.

IV. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act

    Western completed an environmental impact statement on the Program, 
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The 
Record of Decision was published in the Federal Register, 60 FR 53181, 
October 12, 1995. Western will comply with any additional NEPA 
requirements for this resource pool.

    Dated: March 20, 2009.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
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