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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.
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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 Sam Rayburn
Dam rate schedule, which is supported
by a power repayment study, to recover
the required revenues. Beginning
January 1, 2009, the proposed rates
would increase annual revenues
approximately 14.3 percent from
$3,456,696 to $3,949,872.
DATES: The consultation and comment
period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice and will end December 3, 2008.
A combined Public Information and
Comment Forum is scheduled to be held
in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 1 p.m. central
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time on November 18, 2008, if
requested.
ADDRESSES: If the Forum is requested, it
will be held in Southwestern’s offices,
Room 1500, 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 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, Southwestern’s
Administrator prepared a Current Power
Repayment Study using the existing
Sam Rayburn Dam rate. The Study
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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 $493,176 (a 14.3 percent
increase), beginning January 1, 2009, is
needed to satisfy repayment criteria.
Opportunity is presented for
Southwestern customers and other
interested parties to receive copies of
the Sam Rayburn Dam Power
Repayment Studies and the proposed
rate schedule. If you desire a copy of the
Sam Rayburn Dam 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 November 18, 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 November 10, 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)
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
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available from the transcribing service
for a fee.
Written comments on the proposed
Sam Rayburn Dam Rate are due on or
before December 3, 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 Sam Rayburn Dam 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: October 21, 2008.
Jon C. Worthington,
Administrator.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OARM–2005–0001; FRL–8737–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; General
Administrative Requirements for
Assistance Programs; EPA ICR No.
0938.16, OMB Control Number 2030–
0020
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30,
2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
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OARM–2005–0001, by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–9744.
• Mail: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Environmental Information
Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: Office of
Environmental Information Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OARM–2005–
0001. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an e-mail
comment directly to EPA without going
through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William G. Hedling, Office of Grants
and Debarment, National Policy,
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Training and Compliance Division, Mail
Code: 3903R, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–564–5377; fax number:
(202) 565–2499; e-mail address:
Hedling.William@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OARM–2005–0001, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Office of Environmental
Information Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is 202–
566–1744, and the telephone number for
the Office of Environmental Information
Docket is 202–566–1752.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a
copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Southwestern Power Administration
Sam Rayburn Dam 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 Sam
Rayburn Dam rate schedule, which is supported by a power repayment
study, to recover the required revenues. Beginning January 1, 2009, the
proposed rates would increase annual revenues approximately 14.3
percent from $3,456,696 to $3,949,872.
DATES: The consultation and comment period will begin on the date of
publication of this Federal Register notice and will end December 3,
2008. A combined Public Information and Comment Forum is scheduled to
be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 1 p.m. central time on November 18, 2008,
if requested.
ADDRESSES: If the Forum is requested, it will be held in Southwestern's
offices, Room 1500, 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 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, Southwestern's
Administrator prepared a Current Power Repayment Study using the
existing Sam Rayburn Dam 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 $493,176 (a 14.3 percent
increase), beginning January 1, 2009, is needed to satisfy repayment
criteria.
Opportunity is presented for Southwestern customers and other
interested parties to receive copies of the Sam Rayburn Dam Power
Repayment Studies and the proposed rate schedule. If you desire a copy
of the Sam Rayburn Dam 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 November 18, 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
November 10, 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) 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
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available from the transcribing service for a fee.
Written comments on the proposed Sam Rayburn Dam Rate are due on or
before December 3, 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 Sam Rayburn Dam 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: October 21, 2008.
Jon C. Worthington,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-26137 Filed 10-31-08; 8:45 am]
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