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service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–1848 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am]
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information forum on April 2, 2008,
beginning at 10:30 a.m. MST, in
Phoenix, AZ. Western will accept oral
and written comments at a public
comment forum on April 23, 2008,
beginning at 10:30 a.m. MST at the same
location. Western will accept written
comments any time during the
consultation and comment period.
The public information
forum and public comment forum will
be held at the Desert Southwest
Customer Service Regional Office,
located at 615 South 43rd Avenue,
Phoenix, AZ, on the dates cited above.
Send written comments to: J. Tyler
Carlson, Regional Manager, Desert
Southwest Customer Service Region,
Western Area Power Administration,
P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005–
6457, e-mail carlson@wapa.gov. Written
comments may also be faxed to (602)
605–2490, attention: Jack Murray.
Western will post information about the
rate process on its Web site at https://
www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/BCP/
RateAdjust.htm. Western will post
official comments received via letter,
fax, and e-mail to its Web site after the
close of the comment period. Western
must receive written comments by the
end of the consultation and comment
period to ensure they are considered in
Western’s decision process.
As access to Western facilities is
controlled, any U.S. citizen wishing to
attend any meeting held at Western
must present an official form of picture
identification, such as a U.S. driver’s
license, U.S. passport, U.S. Government
ID, or U.S. Military ID, at the time of the
meeting. Foreign nationals should
contact Western at least 45 days in
advance of the meeting to obtain the
necessary form for admittance to
Western.
ADDRESSES:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Boulder Canyon Project
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Base Charge
and Rates Adjustment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Western Area Power
Administration (Western) is proposing
an adjustment to the Boulder Canyon
Project (BCP) electric service base
charge and rates. The current base
charge and rates expire September 30,
2008, under Rate Schedule BCP–F7. The
current base charge is not sufficient to
cover all annual costs including
operation, maintenance, replacements,
and interest expense, and to repay
investment obligations within the
required period. The proposed base
charge will provide sufficient revenue to
cover all annual costs and to repay
investment obligations within the
allowable period. A detailed rate
package that identifies the reasons for
the base charge and rates adjustment
will be available in March 2008. The
proposed base charge and rates are
scheduled to become effective on
October 1, 2008, and will remain in
effect through September 30, 2009. This
Federal Register notice initiates the
formal process for the proposed base
charge and rates.
DATES: The consultation and comment
period will begin today and will end
May 1, 2008. Western will present a
detailed explanation of the proposed
base charge and rates at a public
Mr.
Jack Murray, Rates Team Lead, Desert
Southwest Customer Service Region,
Western Area Power Administration,
P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
6457, (602) 605–2442, e-mail
jmurray@wapa.gov.
The
proposed base charge and rates for BCP
electric service are designed to recover
an annual revenue requirement that
includes the investment repayment,
interest, operation and maintenance,
replacements, payment to states, visitor
services, and uprating payments. The
total costs are offset by the projected
revenue from water sales, visitor
services, water pumping energy sales,
facilities use charges, regulation and
spinning reserve services, miscellaneous
leases, and late fees. The projected
annual revenue requirement is the base
charge for electric service and is divided
equally between capacity dollars and
energy dollars. Annual energy dollars
are divided by annual energy sales, and
annual capacity dollars are divided by
annual capacity sales to determine the
proposed energy rate and the proposed
capacity rate.
The Deputy Secretary of Energy
approved the existing rate formula for
calculating the base charge and rates in
Rate Schedule BCP–F7 for BCP electric
service on August 11, 2005, (Rate Order
No. WAPA–120, 70 FR 50316, August
26, 2005). The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
confirmed and approved the rate
formula on a final basis in Docket No.
EF05–5091–000 issued June 22, 2006
(115 FERC ¶ 61,362). Rate Schedule
BCP–F7 became effective on October 1,
2005, for the period ending September
30, 2010. The base charge for FY 2009
is $71,211,438, the forecasted energy
rate is 8.74 mills per kilowatthour
(mills/kWh), the forecasted capacity rate
is $1.77 per kilowattmonth (kWmonth),
and the composite rate is 17.49 mills/
kWh.
Under Rate Schedule BCP–F7, the
proposed rates for BCP electric service
will result in an overall composite rate
decrease of about one percent. The
following table compares the current
and proposed base charge and rates.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
COMPARISON OF CURRENT AND PROPOSED BASE CHARGE AND RATES
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Current
October 1, 2007
through
September 30, 2008
Composite Rate (mills/kWh) ............................................................................
Base Charge ($) ..............................................................................................
Energy Rate (mills/kWh) ..................................................................................
Capacity Rate ($/kWmonth) ............................................................................
The increase in the electric service
base charge and capacity rate is
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slight decrease in overall annual costs
and a slight increase in other revenues
when compared to FY 2008. However,
since there is no projected year-end
carryover into FY 2009 the result is an
overall increase in the base charge for
FY 2009. Another factor contributing to
the increase in the capacity rate is the
decrease in capacity sales associated
with lower Lake Mead water elevations.
The decrease in the composite and
energy rates is due to a slight increase
in the FY 2009 energy sales from FY
2008.
Legal Authority
Western will hold both a public
information forum and a public
comment forum. After review of public
comments and possible amendments or
adjustments, Western will recommend
the Deputy Secretary of Energy approve
the proposed base charge and rates on
a final basis.
Western is establishing an electric
service base charge and rates for BCP
under the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152); the
Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32
Stat. 388), as amended and
supplemented by subsequent laws,
particularly section 9(c) of the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43
U.S.C. 485h(c)), and other acts that
specifically apply to the project
involved.
By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00,
effective December 6, 2001, the
Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The
authority to develop power and
transmission rates to Western’s
Administrator; (2) the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis to the
Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the
authority to confirm, approve, and place
into effect on a final basis, to remand or
to disapprove such rates to the
Commission. Existing Department of
Energy (DOE) procedures for public
participation in power rate adjustments
(10 CFR part 903) were published on
September 18, 1985.
Availability of Information
All brochures, studies, comments,
letters, memorandums or other
documents that Western initiates or uses
to develop the proposed rates are
available for inspection and copying at
the Desert Southwest Customer Service
Regional Office, Western Area Power
Administration, located at 615 South
43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ. Many of
these documents and supporting
information are also available on
Western’s Web site at https://
www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/BCP/
RateAdjust.htm.
Ratemaking Procedure Requirements
Environmental Compliance
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the
Council On Environmental Quality
Regulations for implementing NEPA (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE NEPA
Implementing Procedures and
Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021), Western
has determined this action is
categorically excluded from preparing
an environmental assessment or an
environmental impact statement.
Determination Under Executive Order
12866
Western has an exemption from
centralized regulatory review under
Executive Order 12866, accordingly, no
clearance of this notice by the Office of
Management and Budget is required.
Dated: January 10, 2008.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8–1872 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8523–6]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d):
Availability of 16 Total Maximum Daily
Loads (TMDL) in Louisiana
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
administrative record files for 16
TMDLs and the calculations for these
TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for
waters listed in the Pearl River and the
Terrebonne River Basins of Louisiana,
under section 303(d) of the Clean Water
Act (CWA). These TMDLs were
completed in response to a court order
in the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al.
v. Clifford, et al., No. 96–0527, (E.D.
La.).
Comments must be submitted in
writing to EPA on or before March 3,
2008.
DATES:
Comments on the 16
TMDLs should be sent to Diane Smith,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Water Quality Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX
75202–2733 or e-mail:
smith.diane@epa.gov. For further
information, contact Diane Smith at
(214) 665–2145 or fax 214.665.7373. The
administrative record files for the 16
TMDLs are available for public
inspection at this address as well.
Documents from the administrative
record files may be viewed at https://
www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/
tmdl/index.htm, or obtained by calling
or writing Ms. Smith at the above
address. Please contact Ms. Smith to
schedule an inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996,
two Louisiana environmental groups,
the Sierra Club and Louisiana
Environmental Action Network
(plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal
Court against the EPA, styled Sierra
Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96–
0527, (E.D. La.). Among other claims,
plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to
establish Louisiana TMDLs in a timely
manner. EPA proposes six of these
TMDLs pursuant to a consent decree
entered in this lawsuit.
ADDRESSES:
AGENCY:
EPA Seeks Comment on 16 TMDLs
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability for comment of the
By this notice EPA is seeking
comment on the following 16 TMDLs
for waters located within Louisiana
basins:
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Peters Creek—Headwaters to Pearl River ...............................................................
Holmes Bayou—From the Pearl River to the West Pearl River (scenic) .................
West Pearl River—From Headwaters to confluence with Holmes Bayou (scenic) ..
West Pearl River—From confluence with Holmes Bayou to the Rigolets (includes
east and west mouths) (scenic).
Pushepatapa Creek—MS State Line to Pearl River floodplain ................................
Bogue Lusa Creek—Headwaters to Pearl River ......................................................
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[FR Doc No: E8-1872]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Boulder Canyon Project
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Base Charge and Rates Adjustment.
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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is proposing
an adjustment to the Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) electric service base
charge and rates. The current base charge and rates expire September
30, 2008, under Rate Schedule BCP-F7. The current base charge is not
sufficient to cover all annual costs including operation, maintenance,
replacements, and interest expense, and to repay investment obligations
within the required period. The proposed base charge will provide
sufficient revenue to cover all annual costs and to repay investment
obligations within the allowable period. A detailed rate package that
identifies the reasons for the base charge and rates adjustment will be
available in March 2008. The proposed base charge and rates are
scheduled to become effective on October 1, 2008, and will remain in
effect through September 30, 2009. This Federal Register notice
initiates the formal process for the proposed base charge and rates.
DATES: The consultation and comment period will begin today and will
end May 1, 2008. Western will present a detailed explanation of the
proposed base charge and rates at a public information forum on April
2, 2008, beginning at 10:30 a.m. MST, in Phoenix, AZ. Western will
accept oral and written comments at a public comment forum on April 23,
2008, beginning at 10:30 a.m. MST at the same location. Western will
accept written comments any time during the consultation and comment
period.
ADDRESSES: The public information forum and public comment forum will
be held at the Desert Southwest Customer Service Regional Office,
located at 615 South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, on the dates cited
above. Send written comments to: J. Tyler Carlson, Regional Manager,
Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power
Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, e-mail
carlson@wapa.gov. Written comments may also be faxed to (602) 605-2490,
attention: Jack Murray. Western will post information about the rate
process on its Web site at https://www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/BCP/
RateAdjust.htm. Western will post official comments received via
letter, fax, and e-mail to its Web site after the close of the comment
period. Western must receive written comments by the end of the
consultation and comment period to ensure they are considered in
Western's decision process.
As access to Western facilities is controlled, any U.S. citizen
wishing to attend any meeting held at Western must present an official
form of picture identification, such as a U.S. driver's license, U.S.
passport, U.S. Government ID, or U.S. Military ID, at the time of the
meeting. Foreign nationals should contact Western at least 45 days in
advance of the meeting to obtain the necessary form for admittance to
Western.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jack Murray, Rates Team Lead,
Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power
Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, (602) 605-2442,
e-mail jmurray@wapa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed base charge and rates for BCP
electric service are designed to recover an annual revenue requirement
that includes the investment repayment, interest, operation and
maintenance, replacements, payment to states, visitor services, and
uprating payments. The total costs are offset by the projected revenue
from water sales, visitor services, water pumping energy sales,
facilities use charges, regulation and spinning reserve services,
miscellaneous leases, and late fees. The projected annual revenue
requirement is the base charge for electric service and is divided
equally between capacity dollars and energy dollars. Annual energy
dollars are divided by annual energy sales, and annual capacity dollars
are divided by annual capacity sales to determine the proposed energy
rate and the proposed capacity rate.
The Deputy Secretary of Energy approved the existing rate formula
for calculating the base charge and rates in Rate Schedule BCP-F7 for
BCP electric service on August 11, 2005, (Rate Order No. WAPA-120, 70
FR 50316, August 26, 2005). The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) confirmed and approved the rate formula on a final basis
in Docket No. EF05-5091-000 issued June 22, 2006 (115 FERC ] 61,362).
Rate Schedule BCP-F7 became effective on October 1, 2005, for the
period ending September 30, 2010. The base charge for FY 2009 is
$71,211,438, the forecasted energy rate is 8.74 mills per kilowatthour
(mills/kWh), the forecasted capacity rate is $1.77 per kilowattmonth
(kWmonth), and the composite rate is 17.49 mills/kWh.
Under Rate Schedule BCP-F7, the proposed rates for BCP electric
service will result in an overall composite rate decrease of about one
percent. The following table compares the current and proposed base
charge and rates.
Comparison of Current and Proposed Base Charge and Rates
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Current October 1, Proposed October 1,
2007 through 2008 through % Change
September 30, 2008 September 30, 2009
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Composite Rate (mills/kWh)....................... 17.64 17.49 -1
Base Charge ($).................................. 66,975,283 71,211,438 6
Energy Rate (mills/kWh).......................... 8.82 8.74 -1
Capacity Rate ($/kWmonth)........................ 1.63 1.77 9
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The increase in the electric service base charge and capacity rate
is primarily the result of projecting no year-end carryover from FY
2008 into FY 2009. Initial analysis of the projected financial data for
FY 2009 reflects a
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slight decrease in overall annual costs and a slight increase in other
revenues when compared to FY 2008. However, since there is no projected
year-end carryover into FY 2009 the result is an overall increase in
the base charge for FY 2009. Another factor contributing to the
increase in the capacity rate is the decrease in capacity sales
associated with lower Lake Mead water elevations. The decrease in the
composite and energy rates is due to a slight increase in the FY 2009
energy sales from FY 2008.
Legal Authority
Western will hold both a public information forum and a public
comment forum. After review of public comments and possible amendments
or adjustments, Western will recommend the Deputy Secretary of Energy
approve the proposed base charge and rates on a final basis.
Western is establishing an electric service base charge and rates
for BCP under the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7152); the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388), as amended
and supplemented by subsequent laws, particularly section 9(c) of the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)), and other acts
that specifically apply to the project involved.
By Delegation Order No. 00-037.00, effective December 6, 2001, the
Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power and
transmission rates to Western's Administrator; (2) the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis
to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm,
approve, and place into effect on a final basis, to remand or to
disapprove such rates to the Commission. Existing Department of Energy
(DOE) procedures for public participation in power rate adjustments (10
CFR part 903) were published on September 18, 1985.
Availability of Information
All brochures, studies, comments, letters, memorandums or other
documents that Western initiates or uses to develop the proposed rates
are available for inspection and copying at the Desert Southwest
Customer Service Regional Office, Western Area Power Administration,
located at 615 South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ. Many of these documents
and supporting information are also available on Western's Web site at
https://www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/BCP/RateAdjust.htm.
Ratemaking Procedure Requirements
Environmental Compliance
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the Council On Environmental Quality
Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and DOE
NEPA Implementing Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021), Western
has determined this action is categorically excluded from preparing an
environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement.
Determination Under Executive Order 12866
Western has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under
Executive Order 12866, accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the
Office of Management and Budget is required.
Dated: January 10, 2008.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-1872 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]
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