Parker-Davis ProjectProposed Firm Power Rates, Firm and Non- Firm Transmission Service and Transmission Service for Salt Lake Integrated Projects

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration

Parker-Davis Project--Proposed Firm Power Rates, Firm and Non-

Firm Transmission Service and Transmission Service for Salt Lake

Integrated Projects

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Western Area Power Administration (Western) is announcing

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an extension of the consultation and comment period on the rate

increases for Firm Power, Firm and Non-Firm Transmission from the

Parker-Davis Project, and Firm transmission service for SLCA/IP. These

rates were originally announced in the Federal Register on March 21,

1995, at 60 FR 14935-14936.

This Act is taken in response to public comments that additional

time is needed for review and comments on the following issues: (1) the

most current operation and maintenance numbers for the Bureau of

Reclamation, (2) the current multi-project costs and revenues, (3) the

new methodology for interest offsets, (4) the compound interest

amortization for repayment of Parker-Davis investments, (5) the 5-year

cost ratesetting methodology, (6) the annual carry-over of revenues,

(7) the crosswalk adjustments.

PROCEDURES: Concurrently with publication of this notice, a letter

explaining the changes in detail along with a revised power repayment

study will be distributed to the Parker-Davis power and transmission

customers, to the SLCA/IP transmission customers, and to other

interested parties. Customers and interested parties are invited to

comment on the proposed rates and the methodology used to develop the

rates. Comments already submitted will be given full consideration in

this extended comment period and do not need to be resubmitted.

Following the close of the consultation and comment period. Western

will prepare another power repayment study which will include any

changes due to consideration of public comments. Western will recommend

the results of those studies as the final proposed rates to the Deputy

Secretary to be placed in effect on an interim basis prior to

submission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for

approval on a final basis.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The consultation and comment period will be extended to

July 12, 1995. Written comments should be received by the end of the

consultation and comment period to be assured consideration. Comments

may be sent to: Mr. Tyler Carlson, Area Manager, Western Area Power

Administration, Phoenix Area Office, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-

6457, (602) 352-2523.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Power and transmission rates for the Parker-

Davis Project are established pursuant to the Department of Energy

Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) and the Reclamation Act of

1902 (43 U.S.C. 388 et seq), as amended and supplemented by subsequent

enactments, particularly section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project of

1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)) and other acts specific to the project.

By Amendment No. 3 to Delegation Order No. 0204-108, published

November 10, 1993 (58 FR 59716), the Secretary of Energy delegated (1)

the authority to develop long-term power and transmission rates on a

nonexclusive basis to the Administrator of Western; (2) the authority

to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim

basis to the Deputy Secretary; and (3) the authority to confirm,

approve, and place into effect on a final basis, to remand, or to

disapprove such rates to FERC. Existing DOE procedures for public

participation in power rate adjustment (10 CFR Part 903) became

effective on September 18, 1985 (50 FR 37835).

AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION: All brochures, studies, comments,

letters, memoranda, and other documents made or kept by Western for the

purpose of developing the proposed rates for firm power and firm and

nonfirm transmission service are and will be made available for

inspection and copying at the Phoenix Area Office, located at 615 South

43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85005.

Issued in Golden, Colorado, June 26, 1995.

J.M. Shafer,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95-16618 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]

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