[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 47487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15606]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration


Opportunity for Public Comment: Bonneville Power Administration 
Provider of Choice Draft Policy

AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of provider of choice draft policy and opportunity for 
public comment.

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SUMMARY: As part of its Provider of Choice effort, BPA is publishing a 
draft policy that describes the agency's long-term power sales 
marketing approach for the period following the expiration of existing 
long-term power sales contracts on September 30, 2028. The draft policy 
describes the agency's products and service offerings for this next 
contract period and how the agency proposes to distribute the costs and 
benefits from its system of federal resources, which includes the 
Federal Columbia River Power System, the Columbia Generating Station, 
as well as non-federal resources and short-term purchases of power 
power from the spot market. BPA expects to release the final policy and 
record of decision in early calendar year 2024, once all public 
comments have been reviewed. Following finalization of the policy, BPA 
will undertake a follow-on process to implement the policy through 
negotiation and development of contracts with the goal to offer and 
execute new long-term contracts by late 2025. Bonneville will use the 
time between contract signing and the start of power deliveries on 
October 1, 2028, to ready systems to ensure a smooth transition between 
contracts.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted through October 13, 2023. BPA 
will hold a public meeting to present the draft policy on July 26, 
2023, and a public meeting to answer clarifying questions on August 1, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments must be received by October 13, 2023 to be 
considered in the final policy and Administrator's Record of Decision 
(ROD). Comments can be submitted on-line at https://publiccomments.bpa.gov/ or mailed to: BPA, P.O. Box 14428, Portland, OR 
97293-4428. Please call BPA at 1-800-622-4519 if you are experiencing 
technical difficulties uploading your comment or attachments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Summer Goodwin, DKS-7, BPA 
Communications, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, 
Portland, Oregon 97208; by phone toll-free at 1-800-622-4519; or by 
email to bpa.gov">sggoodwin@bpa.gov.
    Responsible Official: Kim Thompson, Vice President for Northwest 
Requirements Marketing is the official responsible for the development 
of Provider of Choice policies and contracts.
    The full text of the draft policy and additional information can be 
found at the Provider of Choice website: https://www.bpa.gov/energy-and-services/power/provider-of-choice Public meeting information can be 
found on the BPA Event Calendar: Event Calendar--Bonneville Power 
Administration (bpa.gov).
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on July 5, 2023, by John Hairston, Administrator and Chief 
Executive Officer of the Bonneville Power Administration, pursuant to 
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with 
the original signature and date is maintained by the Department of 
Energy. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with 
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned 
Department of Energy Federal Register Liaison Officer has been 
authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for 
publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This 
administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this 
document upon publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on July 19, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-15606 Filed 7-21-23; 8:45 am]
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