[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 9771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04989]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Loveland Area Projects, Colorado River Storage Project, Central 
Arizona Project, Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project, 
and Parker-Davis Project--Rate Order No. WAPA-187

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of the WestConnect Point-to-Point 
Regional Transmission Service Participation Agreement formula rates.

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SUMMARY: Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes to extend 
its existing formula rates for on-peak and off-peak transmission 
service provided under the WestConnect Point-to-Point Regional 
Transmission Service Participation Agreement (WestConnect PA) through 
May 31, 2024. The existing rate schedule for this service, Rate 
Schedule WC-8, expires on May 31, 2019.

DATES: A consultation and comment period starts with the publication of 
this notice and will end on April 1, 2019. WAPA will accept written 
comments any time during the consultation and comment period.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Mr. Ronald E. Moulton, Senior Vice 
President and Regional Manager, Desert Southwest Region, Western Area 
Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, or email: 
[email protected]. WAPA will post information about the proposed 
formula rate extension and written comments received to its website at: 
https://www.wapa.gov/regions/DSW/PowerMarketing/Pages/westconnect.aspx.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Mr. Thomas Hackett, Rates Manager, Colorado River Storage Project, 
(801) 524-5503 or email: [email protected]; Ms. Tina Ramsey, Rates 
Manager, Desert Southwest Region, (602) 605-2525 or email: 
[email protected]; or Mrs. Sheila D. Cook, Rates Manager, Rocky 
Mountain Region, (970) 461-7211 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 15, 2014, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Rate Schedule WC-8 under Rate 
Order No. WAPA-163 for a 5-year period through May 31, 2019.\1\ This 
schedule applies to non-firm point-to-point transmission service 
provided under the WestConnect PA that uses WAPA's transmission 
facilities. In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a), WAPA is proposing to 
extend the existing formula rates under Rate Schedule WC-8 for the 
period of June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2024.
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    \1\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule on a Final 
Basis, FERC Docket No. EF14-8-000, 149 FERC ] 62,196 (2014).
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    By Delegation Order No. 00-037.00B, effective November 19, 2016, 
the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power 
and transmission rates to WAPA's Administrator; (2) the authority to 
confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis 
to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; \2\ and (3) the authority to 
confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, to remand or 
to disapprove such rates to FERC.
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    \2\ In Delegation Order No. 00-002.00Q, effective November 1, 
2018, the Secretary of Energy also delegated to the Under Secretary 
of Energy the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect 
on an interim basis power and transmission rates for WAPA.
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    In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a), WAPA has determined that it is 
not necessary to hold public information or public comment forums for 
this action but is initiating a 14-day consultation and comment period. 
Written comments received by the end of the consultation and comment 
period will be considered by WAPA as part of its decision-making 
process. After considering comments, WAPA will take further action on 
the proposed formula rate extension consistent with 10 CFR 903.23(a).

    Dated: March 4, 2019.
Mark A. Gabriel,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-04989 Filed 3-15-19; 8:45 am]
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