[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35022-35023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13791]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Parker-Davis Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-162

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Extension of Firm Electric and Transmission 
Service Formula Rates.

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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a power 
marketing administration within the Department of Energy (DOE), is 
proposing to extend the existing firm electric and transmission service 
formula rates for the Parker-Davis Project (P-DP) through September 30, 
2018. The existing Rate Schedules PD-F7, PD-FT7, PD-FCT7, and PD-NFT7 
expire on September 30, 2013. This notice of proposed extension of 
rates is issued pursuant to 10 CFR 903.23(a). Publication of this 
Federal Register notice begins the formal process for the proposed 
extension of the formula rates.

DATES: A consultation and comment period will end on July 11, 2013. 
Western will accept oral and written comments any time during the 
consultation and comment period. In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a), 
Western has determined it is not necessary to hold a public information 
or public comment forum.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Mr. Darrick Moe, Regional Manager, 
Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power 
Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, email 
[email protected]. Written comments may also be faxed to (602) 605-2490, 
attention: Jack Murray. Western will post official comments received 
via letter, fax, and email to its Web site at http://www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/RateAdjust/Main.htm after the close of the comment period. 
Western must receive written comments by the end of the consultation 
and comment period to ensure they are considered in Western's decision 
process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jack Murray, Rates Manager, Desert 
Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, 
P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, (602) 605-2442, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Delegation Order No. 00-037.00, effective 
December 6, 2001, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority 
to develop power and transmission rates to Western's Administrator; (2) 
the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on 
an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of Energy, and (3) the 
authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, 
to remand, or to disapprove such rates to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC).
    The existing rate schedules consist of separate rates for firm 
electric service, firm point-to-point transmission service, firm 
transmission service of Salt Lake City Area/Integrated Projects power, 
and non-firm point-to-point transmission service on the P-DP 
transmission system. Rate Schedules PD-F7, PD-FT7, PD-FCT7, and PD-NFT7 
were approved under Rate Order No. WAPA-138 \1\ for a 5-year period 
beginning on October 1, 2008, and ending September 30, 2013.
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    \1\ FERC confirmed and approved the rate schedules on a final 
basis through delegated order on February 27, 2009, in Docket No. 
EF08-5041-000 (126 FERC ] 62,157).
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    The existing firm electric and transmission service formula rates 
provide adequate revenue to pay all annual costs, including interest 
expense, and to repay investment within the allowable period. The rates 
are calculated annually to ensure repayment of the project within the 
cost recovery criteria set forth in DOE Order RA 6120.2.
    Western is proposing no change at this time to the rate formulas. 
Since no changes are anticipated to the formula rates and the existing 
rate formulas provide sufficient revenue to recover all appropriate 
costs, Western proposes to extend the current rate schedules pursuant 
to 10 CFR 903.23(a).
    All documents made or kept by Western for developing the proposed 
extension for the rate schedules are available for inspection and 
copying at the Desert Southwest Customer Service Regional Office, 
Western Area Power Administration, 615 South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 
85009-5313. These documents are also available on Western's Web site 
at: http://

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www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/RateAdjust/Main.htm.
    After review of public comments, Western will take further action 
on the proposed extension of formula rates consistent with 10 CFR part 
903.

    Dated: May 28, 2013.
Mark A. Gabriel,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-13791 Filed 6-10-13; 8:45 am]
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