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[FR Doc. E8–17877 Filed 8–4–08; 8:45 am]
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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.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Administrator,
Southwestern Power Administration
(Southwestern), has prepared Current
and Revised 2008 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
increases in U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ operations and maintenance
estimates. 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 October 1,
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2008, the proposed rates would increase
annual revenues approximately 14.0
percent from $815,580 to $929,388.
DATES: The consultation and comment
period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice and will end September 4, 2008.
A combined Public Information and
Comment Forum is scheduled to be held
in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 1 p.m. central
time on August 13, 2008, if requested.
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.
James K. McDonald, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Corporate
Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, U.S. Department of
Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa,
Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6690,
jim.mcdonald@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, Public Law
95–91, dated August 4, 1977.
Southwestern’s power marketing
activities were transferred from the
Department of 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 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 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
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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, Southwestern’s
Administrator 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 primarily to increases in
Corps of Engineers’ operations and
maintenance expenses at the project.
The Revised Power Repayment Study
shows that an increase in annual
revenue of $113, 808 (a 14.0 percent
increase), beginning October 1, 2008, 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 the Director,
Resources and Rates, Office of Corporate
Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, One West Third Street,
Tulsa, OK 74103, (918) 595–6680 or via
e-mail to swparates@swpa.gov.
A Public Information and Comment
Forum (Forum) is tentatively scheduled
to be held on August 13, 2008, 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, e-mail, or facsimile transmission
(918–595–6656) by August 7, 2008, 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, e-mail, or facsimile transmission
(918–595–6656) at least seven (7)
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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 September 4, 2008. Five copies of
the written comments should be
submitted to James K. McDonald,
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 28, 2008.
Jon C. Worthington,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8–17912 Filed 8–4–08; 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 2008 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 increases in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' operations and
maintenance estimates. 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 October 1, 2008, the
proposed rates would increase annual revenues approximately 14.0
percent from $815,580 to $929,388.
DATES: The consultation and comment period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register notice and will end September 4,
2008. A combined Public Information and Comment Forum is scheduled to
be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 1 p.m. central time on August 13, 2008,
if requested.
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. James K. McDonald, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Corporate Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, One West Third Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595-6690, jim.mcdonald@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,
Public Law 95-91, dated August 4, 1977. Southwestern's power marketing
activities were transferred from the Department of 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
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 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, Southwestern's
Administrator 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
primarily to increases in Corps of Engineers' operations and
maintenance expenses at the project. The Revised Power Repayment Study
shows that an increase in annual revenue of $113, 808 (a 14.0 percent
increase), beginning October 1, 2008, 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 the Director, Resources and
Rates, Office of Corporate Operations, Southwestern Power
Administration, One West Third Street, Tulsa, OK 74103, (918) 595-6680
or via e-mail to swparates@swpa.gov.
A Public Information and Comment Forum (Forum) is tentatively
scheduled to be held on August 13, 2008, 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, e-mail, or facsimile transmission (918-595-6656) by
August 7, 2008, 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, e-mail, or facsimile transmission (918-595-6656) at
least seven (7)
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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 September 4, 2008. Five copies of the written comments should
be submitted to James K. McDonald, 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 28, 2008.
Jon C. Worthington,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-17912 Filed 8-4-08; 8:45 am]
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