[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 19966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8752]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Boulder Canyon Project--Post-2017 Application of the Energy 
Planning and Management Program Power Marketing Initiative

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western), Desert 
Southwest Region, a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of 
Energy (DOE), is extending the comment period regarding the application 
of the Energy Planning and Management Program (Program) Power Marketing 
Initiative (PMI) (10 CFR part 905) to the Boulder Canyon Project (BCP).
    This Federal Register notice extends the comment period for the 
proposed application of the PMI to the BCP and all other proposals 
contained in Western's November 20, 2009, Federal Register notice.

DATES: The consultation and comment period for the application of the 
PMI to BCP has been extended from January 29, 2010, to September 30, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to: Mr. Darrick Moe, Western Area 
Power Administration, Desert Southwest Regional Manager, P.O. Box 6457, 
Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457. Comments may also be faxed to (602) 605-2490 or 
e-mailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Simonton, Remarketing 
Specialist, Desert Southwest Region, Western Area Power Administration, 
P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005, telephone (602) 605-2675, e-mail 
[email protected]. Further information regarding this effort can be 
found at http://www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 20, 2009, Western published a 
notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 60256) announcing its Post-2017 
remarketing effort for the BCP. This Federal Register notice included a 
proposal to apply the PMI to the BCP as well as other aspects related 
to the remarketing of BCP generation capacity and energy after the 
current long-term contracts expire on September 30, 2017.
    Western subsequently held public information forums from December 
1-3, 2009, and public comment forums from January 19-21, 2010. As a 
result of these forums, several requests were made to extend the 
comment period to allow for further study of the proposals and external 
developments.
    This extension of the January 29 deadline to September 30 provides 
Western additional time to examine the issues raised in the comments 
received on the proposed application of the PMI to the BCP and the 
other Western proposals, and provides all interested parties additional 
opportunity to consult with Western and comment on the proposals.

    Dated: April 8, 2010.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-8752 Filed 4-15-10; 8:45 am]
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