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Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Southwestern Power Administration
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Robert D. Willis Power Rate
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2710–035–ME]
PPL Maine, LLC; Notice of Availability
of Environmental Assessment
August 19, 2005.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR part
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the
Office of Energy Projects has reviewed
the application for a new license for the
Orono Hydroelectric Project, located on
the Stillwater Branch of the Penobscot
River, in Penobscot County, Maine, and
has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA). In the EA,
Commission staff analyze the potential
environmental effects of relicensing the
project and conclude that issuing a new
license for the project, with appropriate
environmental measures, would not
constitute a major federal action that
would significantly affect the quality of
the human environment.
A copy of the EA is on file with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection. The EA may also be viewed
on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659.
Any comments should be filed within
30 days from the issuance date of this
notice, and should be addressed to the
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
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Southwestern Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of public review and
comment.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Administrator,
Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern), has prepared Current
and Revised 2005 Power Repayment
Studies that show the need for an
increase in annual revenues to meet cost
recovery criteria. Such increased
revenues are required primarily due to
significant increases in expected U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers’ generation
investment and increases in operations
and maintenance expenses at the
project. The Administrator has
developed a proposed Robert D. Willis
rate schedule, which is supported by a
power repayment study, to recover the
required revenues. Beginning January 1,
2006, the proposed rates would increase
annual revenues approximately 43.1
percent from $452,952 to $648,096.
DATES: The consultation and comment
period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice and will end October 28, 2005.
1. Public Information Forum—
September 13, 2005, 1 p.m. central time,
Tulsa, OK.
2. Public Comment Forum—October
13, 2005, 1 p.m. central time, Tulsa, OK.
ADDRESSES: If forums are requested,
they will be held in Southwestern’s
offices, Room 1402, Williams Center
Tower I, One West Third Street, Tulsa,
Oklahoma 74103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Corporate
Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, U.S. Department of
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Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa,
Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6696,
gene.reeves@swpa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Energy was created by an
Act of the U.S. Congress, Department of
Energy Organization Act, Pub. L. 95–91,
dated August 4, 1977. Southwestern’s
power marketing activities were
transferred from the Department of the
Interior to the Department of Energy,
effective October 1, 1977. Guidelines for
preparation of power repayment studies
are included in DOE Order No. RA
6120.2 entitled Power Marketing
Administration Financial Reporting.
Procedures for Public Participation in
Power and Transmission Rate
Adjustments of the Power Marketing
Administrations are found at Title 10,
part 903, Subpart A of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 903).
Procedures for the confirmation and
approval of rates for the Federal Power
Marketing Administrations are found at
title 18, part 300, Subpart L of the Code
of Federal Regulations (18 CFR part
300).
Southwestern markets power from 24
multi-purpose reservoir projects, with
hydroelectric power facilities
constructed and operated by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers. These projects
are located in the states of Arkansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Southwestern’s marketing area includes
these States plus Kansas and Louisiana.
The costs associated with the
hydropower facilities of 22 of the 24
projects are repaid via revenues
received under the Integrated System
rates, as are Southwestern’s
transmission facilities that consist of
1,380 miles of high-voltage transmission
lines, 24 substations, and 46 microwave
and VHF radio sites. Costs associated
with the Robert D. Willis and Sam
Rayburn Dams, two projects that are
isolated hydraulically, electrically, and
financially from the Integrated System
are repaid by separate rate schedules.
Following Department of Energy
guidelines, the Administrator,
Southwestern, prepared a Current
Power Repayment study using the
existing Robert D. Willis rate. The Study
indicates that Southwestern’s legal
requirement to repay the investment in
the power generating facility for power
and energy marketed by Southwestern
will not be met without an increase in
revenues. The need for increased
revenues is due to expected increases in
generation investment and operations
and maintenance power-related
expenses. The Revised Power
Repayment Study shows that an
increase in annual revenue of $195,144
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(a 43.1 percent increase), beginning
January 1, 2006, is needed to satisfy
repayment criteria.
Opportunity is presented for
Southwestern customers and other
interested parties to receive copies of
the Robert D. Willis Power Repayment
Studies and the proposed rate schedule.
If you desire a copy of the Robert D.
Willis Power Repayment Data Package
with the proposed Rate Schedule,
submit your request to Mr. Forrest E.
Reeves, Assistant Administrator, Office
of Corporate Operations, Southwestern
Power Administration, One West Third
Street, Tulsa, OK 74103, (918) 595–6696
or via e-mail to swparates@swpa.gov.
A Public Information Forum is
scheduled to be held on September 13,
2005, to explain to customers and
interested parties the proposed rate and
supporting studies. The proceeding will
be transcribed, if held. A chairman, who
will be responsible for orderly
procedure, will conduct the Forum.
Questions concerning the rate, studies,
and information presented at the Forum
will be answered, to the extent possible,
at the Forum. Questions not answered at
the Forum will be answered in writing.
However, questions involving
voluminous data contained in
Southwestern’s records may best be
answered by consultation and review of
pertinent records at Southwestern’s
offices.
Persons interested in attending the
Public Information Forum should
indicate in writing by letter, e-mail, or
facsimile transmission (918–595–6656)
by September 6, 2005, their intent to
appear at such Forum. Should no one
indicate an intent to attend by the
above-cited deadline, no such Forum
will be held.
A Public Comment Forum is
scheduled to be held on October 13,
2005, at which interested persons may
submit written comments or make oral
presentations of their views and
comments related to the rate proposal.
The proceeding will be transcribed, if
held. A chairman, who will be
responsible for orderly procedure, will
conduct the Forum. Southwestern’s
representatives will be present, and they
and the chairman may ask questions of
the speakers.
Persons interested in attending the
Public Comment Forum should indicate
in writing by letter, email, or facsimile
transmission (918–595–6656) by
October 3, 2005, their intent to appear
at such Forum. Should no one indicate
their intent to attend by the above-cited
deadline, no such Forum will be held.
Persons interested in speaking at the
Forum should submit requests in
writing by October 3, 2005, to the
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Administrator, Southwestern, indicating
their intent to appear at such Forum, so
that a list of speakers can be developed.
The chairman may allow others to speak
if time permits.
A transcript of each Forum will be
made. Copies of the transcripts may be
obtained directly from the transcribing
service for a fee. Copies of the
transcripts may be obtained directly
from the transcribing service for a fee.
Copies of all documents introduced will
also be available from the transcribing
service for a fee.
Written comments on the proposed
Robert D. Willis Rate are due on or
before October 28, 2005. Five copies of
the written comments, together with a
diskette in MS Word or Corel Word
Perfect, should be submitted to Forrest
E. Reeves, Assistant Administrator,
Southwestern Power Administration,
U.S. Department of Energy, One West
Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103.
Following review of the oral and
written comments and the information
gathered during the course of the
proceedings, the Administrator will
submit the final Robert D. Willis Rate
Proposal, and Power Repayment Studies
in support of the proposed rate to the
Deputy Secretary of Energy for
confirmation and approval on an
interim basis, and subsequently to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) for confirmation and approval
on a final basis. The FERC will allow
the public an opportunity to provide
written comments on the proposed rate
increase before making a final decision.
Dated: August 15, 2005.
Michael A. Deihl,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05–17104 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southwestern Power Administration
Sam Rayburn Dam Power Rate
Southwestern Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of public review and
comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Administrator,
Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern), has prepared Current
and Revised 2005 Power Repayment
Studies that show the need for an
increase in annual revenues to meet cost
recovery criteria. Such increased
revenues are required due to significant
increases in expected U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers’ generation investment and
slight increases in operations and
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maintenance expenses at the project.
The Administrator has developed a
proposed Sam Rayburn Dam rate
schedule, which is supported by a
power repayment study, to recover the
required revenues. Beginning January 1,
2006, the proposed rate would increase
annual revenues 12 percent from
$2,513,724 to $2,816,064.
DATES: The consultation and comment
period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice and will end November 28, 2005.
1. Public Information Forum—
September 13, 2005, 9 a.m. central time,
Tulsa, OK.
2. Public Comment Forum—October
13, 2005, 9 a.m. central time, Tulsa, OK.
ADDRESSES: If forums are requested,
they will be held in Southwestern’s
offices, Williams Center Tower I, One
West Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma
74103.
Mr.
Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Corporate
Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, U.S. Department of
Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa,
Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6696,
gene.reeves@swpa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The U.S.
Department of Energy was created by an
Act of the U.S. Congress, in the
Department of Energy Organization Act,
Pub. L. 95–91, dated August 4, 1977.
Southwestern’s power marketing
activities were transferred from the
Department of the Interior to the
Department of Energy, effective October
1, 1977. Guidelines for preparation of
power repayment studies are included
in DOE Order No. RA 6120.2 entitled
Power Marketing Administration
Financial Reporting. Procedures for
Public Participation in Power and
Transmission Rate Adjustments of the
Power Marketing Administrations are
found at Title 10, part 903, Subpart A
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR part 903). Procedures for the
confirmation and approval of rates for
the Federal Power Marketing
Administrations are found at title 18,
part 300, Subpart L of the Code of
Federal Regulations (18 CFR part 300).
Southwestern markets power from 24
multi-purpose reservoir projects, with
hydroelectric power facilities
constructed and operated by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers. These projects
are located in the states of Arkansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Southwestern’s marketing area includes
these States as well as Kansas and
Louisiana. The costs associated with the
hydropower facilities of 22 of the 24
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southwestern Power Administration
Robert D. Willis Power Rate
AGENCY: Southwestern Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern), has prepared Current and Revised 2005 Power Repayment
Studies that show the need for an increase in annual revenues to meet
cost recovery criteria. Such increased revenues are required primarily
due to significant increases in expected U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'
generation investment and increases in operations and maintenance
expenses at the project. The Administrator has developed a proposed
Robert D. Willis rate schedule, which is supported by a power repayment
study, to recover the required revenues. Beginning January 1, 2006, the
proposed rates would increase annual revenues approximately 43.1
percent from $452,952 to $648,096.
DATES: The consultation and comment period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register notice and will end October 28,
2005.
1. Public Information Forum--September 13, 2005, 1 p.m. central
time, Tulsa, OK.
2. Public Comment Forum--October 13, 2005, 1 p.m. central time,
Tulsa, OK.
ADDRESSES: If forums are requested, they will be held in Southwestern's
offices, Room 1402, Williams Center Tower I, One West Third Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Corporate Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, One West Third Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595-6696, gene.reeves@swpa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy was created by
an Act of the U.S. Congress, Department of Energy Organization Act,
Pub. L. 95-91, dated August 4, 1977. Southwestern's power marketing
activities were transferred from the Department of the Interior to the
Department of Energy, effective October 1, 1977. Guidelines for
preparation of power repayment studies are included in DOE Order No. RA
6120.2 entitled Power Marketing Administration Financial Reporting.
Procedures for Public Participation in Power and Transmission Rate
Adjustments of the Power Marketing Administrations are found at Title
10, part 903, Subpart A of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR part
903). Procedures for the confirmation and approval of rates for the
Federal Power Marketing Administrations are found at title 18, part
300, Subpart L of the Code of Federal Regulations (18 CFR part 300).
Southwestern markets power from 24 multi-purpose reservoir
projects, with hydroelectric power facilities constructed and operated
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These projects are located in the
states of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Southwestern's
marketing area includes these States plus Kansas and Louisiana. The
costs associated with the hydropower facilities of 22 of the 24
projects are repaid via revenues received under the Integrated System
rates, as are Southwestern's transmission facilities that consist of
1,380 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, 24 substations, and 46
microwave and VHF radio sites. Costs associated with the Robert D.
Willis and Sam Rayburn Dams, two projects that are isolated
hydraulically, electrically, and financially from the Integrated System
are repaid by separate rate schedules.
Following Department of Energy guidelines, the Administrator,
Southwestern, prepared a Current Power Repayment study using the
existing Robert D. Willis rate. The Study indicates that Southwestern's
legal requirement to repay the investment in the power generating
facility for power and energy marketed by Southwestern will not be met
without an increase in revenues. The need for increased revenues is due
to expected increases in generation investment and operations and
maintenance power-related expenses. The Revised Power Repayment Study
shows that an increase in annual revenue of $195,144
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(a 43.1 percent increase), beginning January 1, 2006, is needed to
satisfy repayment criteria.
Opportunity is presented for Southwestern customers and other
interested parties to receive copies of the Robert D. Willis Power
Repayment Studies and the proposed rate schedule. If you desire a copy
of the Robert D. Willis Power Repayment Data Package with the proposed
Rate Schedule, submit your request to Mr. Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Corporate Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, One West Third Street, Tulsa, OK 74103, (918) 595-6696
or via e-mail to swparates@swpa.gov.
A Public Information Forum is scheduled to be held on September 13,
2005, to explain to customers and interested parties the proposed rate
and supporting studies. The proceeding will be transcribed, if held. A
chairman, who will be responsible for orderly procedure, will conduct
the Forum. Questions concerning the rate, studies, and information
presented at the Forum will be answered, to the extent possible, at the
Forum. Questions not answered at the Forum will be answered in writing.
However, questions involving voluminous data contained in
Southwestern's records may best be answered by consultation and review
of pertinent records at Southwestern's offices.
Persons interested in attending the Public Information Forum should
indicate in writing by letter, e-mail, or facsimile transmission (918-
595-6656) by September 6, 2005, their intent to appear at such Forum.
Should no one indicate an intent to attend by the above-cited deadline,
no such Forum will be held.
A Public Comment Forum is scheduled to be held on October 13, 2005,
at which interested persons may submit written comments or make oral
presentations of their views and comments related to the rate proposal.
The proceeding will be transcribed, if held. A chairman, who will be
responsible for orderly procedure, will conduct the Forum.
Southwestern's representatives will be present, and they and the
chairman may ask questions of the speakers.
Persons interested in attending the Public Comment Forum should
indicate in writing by letter, email, or facsimile transmission (918-
595-6656) by October 3, 2005, their intent to appear at such Forum.
Should no one indicate their intent to attend by the above-cited
deadline, no such Forum will be held. Persons interested in speaking at
the Forum should submit requests in writing by October 3, 2005, to the
Administrator, Southwestern, indicating their intent to appear at such
Forum, so that a list of speakers can be developed. The chairman may
allow others to speak if time permits.
A transcript of each Forum will be made. Copies of the transcripts
may be obtained directly from the transcribing service for a fee.
Copies of the transcripts may be obtained directly from the
transcribing service for a fee. Copies of all documents introduced will
also be available from the transcribing service for a fee.
Written comments on the proposed Robert D. Willis Rate are due on
or before October 28, 2005. Five copies of the written comments,
together with a diskette in MS Word or Corel Word Perfect, should be
submitted to Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant Administrator, Southwestern
Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, One West Third Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103.
Following review of the oral and written comments and the
information gathered during the course of the proceedings, the
Administrator will submit the final Robert D. Willis Rate Proposal, and
Power Repayment Studies in support of the proposed rate to the Deputy
Secretary of Energy for confirmation and approval on an interim basis,
and subsequently to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for
confirmation and approval on a final basis. The FERC will allow the
public an opportunity to provide written comments on the proposed rate
increase before making a final decision.
Dated: August 15, 2005.
Michael A. Deihl,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-17104 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]
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