Robert D. Willis Power Rate, 45820 [E6-13030]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southwestern Power Administration
Robert D. Willis 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 2006 Power Repayment
Studies (PRS) 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 U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers’ generation investment at
the project. The Administrator has
developed a proposed Robert D. Willis
rate schedule, which is supported by a
PRS, to recover the required revenues.
Beginning January 1, 2007, the proposed
rates would increase annual revenues
approximately 25.8 percent from
$648,096 to $815,580.
DATES: The consultation and comment
period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice and will end October 10, 2006. A
combined Public Information and
Comment Forum will be held in Tulsa,
Oklahoma at 1 p.m. central time on
September 14, 2006.
ADDRESSES: If the Forum is requested, it
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.
The
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
(DOE), effective October 1, 1977.
Guidelines for preparation of the PRS
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
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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 DOE guidelines
Southwestern’s Administrator prepared
a Current PRS 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 significant increases in generation
investment at the project. The Revised
PRS shows that an increase in annual
revenue of $167,484 (a 25.8 percent
increase), beginning January 1, 2007, 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 and Comment
Forum (Forum) is scheduled to be held
on September 14, 2006, 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
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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
Forum should indicate in writing by
letter, email, or facsimile transmission
(918–525–6656) by September 5, 2006,
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.
Persons interested in speaking at the
Forum should indicate in writing by
letter, email, or facsimile transmission
(918–525–6656) at least seven (7)
calendar days prior to the Forum so that
a list of speakers can be developed. The
chairman may allow others to speak if
time permits.
A transcript of the Forum will be
made. 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 10, 2006. 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: July 27, 2006.
Michael A. Deihl,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6–13030 Filed 8–9–06; 8:45 am]
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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 2006 Power Repayment
Studies (PRS) 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'
generation investment at the project. The Administrator has developed a
proposed Robert D. Willis rate schedule, which is supported by a PRS,
to recover the required revenues. Beginning January 1, 2007, the
proposed rates would increase annual revenues approximately 25.8
percent from $648,096 to $815,580.
DATES: The consultation and comment period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register notice and will end October 10,
2006. A combined Public Information and Comment Forum will be held in
Tulsa, Oklahoma at 1 p.m. central time on September 14, 2006.
ADDRESSES: If the Forum is requested, it 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 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 (DOE), effective October 1, 1977. Guidelines for
preparation of the PRS 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 DOE guidelines Southwestern's Administrator prepared a
Current PRS 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 significant increases in generation
investment at the project. The Revised PRS shows that an increase in
annual revenue of $167,484 (a 25.8 percent increase), beginning January
1, 2007, 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 and Comment Forum (Forum) is scheduled to be
held on September 14, 2006, 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 Forum should indicate in
writing by letter, email, or facsimile transmission (918-525-6656) by
September 5, 2006, 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.
Persons interested in speaking at the Forum should indicate in
writing by letter, email, or facsimile transmission (918-525-6656) at
least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Forum so that a list of
speakers can be developed. The chairman may allow others to speak if
time permits.
A transcript of the Forum will be made. 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 10, 2006. 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: July 27, 2006.
Michael A. Deihl,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-13030 Filed 8-9-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P