[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43519-43520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18206]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Parker-Davis Project; Transmission Capacity for Renewable Energy 
Between Electrical District No. 5 Substation and the Palo Verde Hub

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Request for Statements of Interest (SOI).

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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal 
power marketing agency of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), 
is requesting SOIs from entities that are interested in purchasing 
transmission service. Western is evaluating a proposal which would 
create a new transmission path on the Parker-Davis Project (P-DP) that 
could facilitate the transmission of renewable generation, and is 
seeking interest from any entity or entities desiring to purchase Long-
Term Firm Transmission Service to deliver such renewable generation 
over the P-DP transmission system.

DATES: To be assured consideration, all responses should be received by 
Western on or before 4 p.m. m.s.t. on August 25, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send written responses to: Darrick Moe, Regional Manager, 
Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power 
Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457. Responses may be 
delivered by certified mail, commercial mail, e-mail [email protected], 
or fax 602-605-2490.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information please contact 
Mr. Todd Rhoades, Project Manager, Desert Southwest Regional Office, 
Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-
6457, (602) 605-2613, e-mail [email protected]. This notice is also 
available on Western's Web site at http://www.wapa.gov/fedreg/fedreg10.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western markets and transmits wholesale 
hydroelectric power, generated at Federal dams across the western 
United States. Western's transmission system was developed to deliver 
this hydropower to its customers. The P-DP includes Davis Dam and 
Powerplant, Parker Dam and Powerplant and approximately 1,700 miles of 
high-voltage transmission lines and the associated substations and 
switchyards. The P-DP serves as a major transmission system for 
delivery of power over long distances in Arizona, with facilities 
extending into the southern parts of California and Nevada. Palo Verde 
is a major trading hub for wholesale power, offering access to multiple 
markets in the western United States.
    In this notice, Western solicits SOIs to allow Western to determine 
the level of interest for long-term firm transmission service on the P-
DP for the purpose of transmitting renewable energy. Specifically, 
Western is soliciting interest from entities looking to transfer 
renewable energy from the area south of Phoenix, Arizona to the Palo 
Verde market hub. Points of receipt for transmission service could 
include any of Western's substations in the vicinity of Electrical 
District No. 5 (ED-5) Substation near Eloy, Arizona; Casa Grande 
Substation near Casa Grande, Arizona; or Test Track Substation near 
Maricopa, Arizona. An expression of interest in purchasing P-DP long-
term firm transmission service made by submitting a SOI is not binding 
or promissory. SOIs submitted with

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respect to this notice should include the following information:
    1. Name and general description of the entity submitting the SOI;
    2. Name, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and 
e-mail address of that entity's primary contact;
    3. Description of the renewable energy resources the proposed 
transmission path would serve, including type(s) of renewable 
resources, general location of load or markets, and any other 
information that would be useful;
    4. The amount of long-term firm transmission service and the 
interconnection or receipt points on the proposed path.

Environmental Compliance

    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality 
Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and the DOE 
NEPA Implementing Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021), Western 
has determined that this action is categorically excluded from further 
NEPA analysis. Future actions under this authority will undergo 
appropriate NEPA analysis.

    Dated: July 16, 2010.
Anthony H. Montoya,
Chief Operating Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-18206 Filed 7-23-10; 8:45 am]
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