Central Valley Project, National Defense Authorization Act Power Allocation

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration

Central Valley Project, National Defense Authorization Act Power

Allocation

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal

Power Marketing Administration of the Department of Energy (DOE),

announces the availability of 17.0 megawatts (MW) of power under

Section 2929 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

1994 (Pub. L. 103-160, 107 Stat. 1547, 1935 (1993)) (NDA Act). The

power will be allocated under the Final NDA Act Procedures

(Procedures). The Procedures were developed by Western and published in

59 FR 61604, December 1, 1994, to fulfill the requirements of the NDA

Act.

DATES: This additional 17 MW of NDA Act power will be allocated

pursuant to the Procedures beginning on February 26, 1996. As stated in

the procedures, applications from eligible entities requesting NDA Act

Power from Western are being accepted up to November 30, 2003. Requests

shall be considered on a first-come, first-served basis consistent with

the general allocation and contract principle of the Procedures.

ADDRESSES: Information regarding the availability of NDA Act Power, and

a copy of the Procedures, are available for public inspection and

copying at Western's Sierra Nevada Regional Office located at 114

Parkshore Drive, Folsom, California 95630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zola M. Jackson, Power Marketing

Manager, Sierra Nevada Customer Service Regional Office, Western Area

Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, California 95630-

4710, (916) 353-4421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The NDA Act was signed into public law on November 30, 1993. The

Procedures, published in 59 FR 61604, on December 1, 1994, explain the

process developed by Western to implement the NDA Act. The Procedures

identify power classified as NDA Act Power and the types of services

and contracts offered. Also set forth under the Procedures are the

general eligibility criteria to be applied to all applicants requesting

an allocation of NDA Act Power. The Procedures also address the process

to be used by applicants when applying for NDA Act Power, which

includes demonstration that certain economic development criteria are

being met for closed military bases.

Section 2929 of the NDA Act provides that, for a 10-year period

beginning on November 30, 1993, the electric power allocations provided

as of November 30, 1993, by Western from the Central Valley Project

(CVP) to military installations in the State of California that have

been closed or approved for closure pursuant to the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (Title XXIX of Pub. L. 101-510; 104

Stat. 1808) (1990 Act) shall be reserved for sale through long-term

contracts to preference entities that agree to use such power to

promote economic development at a military installation that is closed

or approved for closure pursuant to the 1990 Act. To the extent power

reserved by the NDA Act is not disposed of through long-term contracts,

it shall be made available on a temporary basis beginning November 30,

1993, for a 10-year period to military installations in the State of

California through short-term contracts. By implementing the

Procedures, Western established the criteria to allocate the power made

available as a result of the NDA Act.

As of the date of this publication, McClellan Air Force Base, a

military installation with a CVP contract rate of delivery, is

scheduled to close pursuant to the 1990 Act. Western is providing

notice that in addition to the 34.209 MW already made available for

allocation under 59 FR 61604, that 17.0 MW is available for allocation

as NDA Act Power to entities qualifying pursuant to the final NDA Act

Procedures on a first-come, first-served basis beginning 30 days after

publication of this Federal Register. Interested parties may contact

Western at the address and telephone listed in this Federal Register

for more information.

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Long-

term Type III

Military installation firm withdrawable Total

power

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McClellan Air Force Base, McClellan AFB,

CA...................................... 15.094 1.906 17.0

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TOTAL.............................. 15.094 1.906 17.0

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Regulatory Procedure Requirements

Environmental Compliance: The National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and implementing regulations

issued by the Council on Environmental Quality, 40 C.F.R. 1500 et seq.,

and the Department of Energy, 10 C.F.R. 1021, require that the

environmental effects of agency decisions be studied and considered by

decision makers. Studies were made to determine whether there were

significant impacts to the environment as a result of the original

allocation of the power to the military installations. These studies

and analyses were included in the Revised Environmental Assessment for

the Sacramento Area Office, Western Area Power Administration, 1994

Power Marketing Plan (DOE/EA-0467, Revised August, 1992) and related

Finding of No Significant Impact. Pursuant to Western's proposal to

implement the requirements of Section 2929 of the National Defense

Authorization Act, Western determined that the preparation of an

environmental impact statement was not required and issued a FONSI on

April 12, 1995. This current announcement of available NDA Act Power,

under the Procedures, involves the same 529 MW of Power previously

analyzed and addressed in the 1994 Power Marketing Plan EA, as well as

the April 12, 1995, FONSI and therefore will require no further NEPA

documentation.

Issued at Golden, Colorado, January 12, 1995.

J. M. Shafer,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-1395 Filed 1-25-96; 8:45 am]

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