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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Draft Recommendations of Joint
Outreach Team
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of draft
recommendations of Western/DOE Joint
Outreach Team.
AGENCY:
The Western Area Power
Administration (Western), a power
marketing administration (PMA) of the
Department of Energy (DOE), is
publishing the draft recommendations
of the Western/DOE Joint Outreach
Team (JOT) for review and comment by
Western’s customers, Tribes,
stakeholders, and the public at large.
DATES: To ensure consideration, all
comments should be received by
Western at the address below on or
before 4 p.m. MST January 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
the Joint Outreach Team at:
JOT@wapa.gov. Comments may also be
delivered by certified mail or
commercial mail to: Anita J. Decker,
Acting Administrator, Western Area
Power Administration, P.O. Box 281213,
Lakewood, CO 80228–8213 or fax to
(720) 962–7059.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information please contact
Ronald E. Moulton, Transmission
Services Manager, Western Area Power
Administration, or Jennifer DeCesaro,
Special Advisor, Renewable Energy and
Transmission, Department of Energy,
via email at JOT@wapa.gov. This notice
is also available on Western’s Web site
at https://ww2.wapa.gov/sites/western/
about/Pages/Definingfuture.aspx.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western’s
mission is to market and deliver
reliable, cost-based Federal
hydroelectric power and related services
to its customers. The Federal
government, through four Power
Marketing Administrations (PMAs),
owns and operates approximately
33,730 miles of transmission lines,
overlaying approximately 42 percent of
the continental United States. Of that
total, Western owns approximately
17,000 miles of high-voltage
transmission lines with a footprint
covering 15 states in the central and
western U.S. To facilitate the transition
of America’s transmission system to a
more resilient and flexible grid while
reducing costs to consumers, Western
and DOE formed the JOT. The team
conducted a series of informational
webinars, as well as stakeholder
outreach workshops in five locations
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and listening sessions in six locations in
Western’s service territory with over 500
participants registering to provide input
on the process and recommendations.
The information gathered, combined
with written stakeholder comments and
the expertise of Western and DOE
subject matter experts, informed the
development of the draft
recommendations that are now being
published for public comment.
Development of the final
recommendations will be informed by
comments received in response to this
Notice.
The draft recommendations are
available for review and comment at
Western’s Web site at https://
ww2.wapa.gov/sites/western/about/
Pages/Definingfuture.aspx. Western and
DOE seek comment on the substance of
the recommendations, whether any or
all of the individual recommendations
should be pursued and prioritization of
the various actions that may be
implemented or further pursued.
Comments submitted in response to this
notice should include the following
information:
1. Name and general description of
the entity submitting the comment.
2. Name, mailing address, telephone
number, and email address of the
entity’s primary contact.
3. Identification of any specific
recommendation the comment
references.
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 the DOE
NEPA Implementing Procedures and
Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021), Western
has determined that the publication of
the draft recommendations and
solicitation of comments is categorically
excluded from further NEPA analysis.
Future actions under this authority will
undergo appropriate NEPA analysis.
Dated: November 13, 2012.
Anita J. Decker,
Acting Administrator, Western Area Power
Administration.
Lauren Azar,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Draft Recommendations of Joint Outreach Team
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of draft recommendations of Western/DOE
Joint Outreach Team.
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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a power
marketing administration (PMA) of the Department of Energy (DOE), is
publishing the draft recommendations of the Western/DOE Joint Outreach
Team (JOT) for review and comment by Western's customers, Tribes,
stakeholders, and the public at large.
DATES: To ensure consideration, all comments should be received by
Western at the address below on or before 4 p.m. MST January 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Joint Outreach Team at:
JOT@wapa.gov. Comments may also be delivered by certified mail or
commercial mail to: Anita J. Decker, Acting Administrator, Western Area
Power Administration, P.O. Box 281213, Lakewood, CO 80228-8213 or fax
to (720) 962-7059.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information please contact
Ronald E. Moulton, Transmission Services Manager, Western Area Power
Administration, or Jennifer DeCesaro, Special Advisor, Renewable Energy
and Transmission, Department of Energy, via email at JOT@wapa.gov. This
notice is also available on Western's Web site at https://ww2.wapa.gov/sites/western/about/Pages/Definingfuture.aspx.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western's mission is to market and deliver
reliable, cost-based Federal hydroelectric power and related services
to its customers. The Federal government, through four Power Marketing
Administrations (PMAs), owns and operates approximately 33,730 miles of
transmission lines, overlaying approximately 42 percent of the
continental United States. Of that total, Western owns approximately
17,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines with a footprint
covering 15 states in the central and western U.S. To facilitate the
transition of America's transmission system to a more resilient and
flexible grid while reducing costs to consumers, Western and DOE formed
the JOT. The team conducted a series of informational webinars, as well
as stakeholder outreach workshops in five locations and listening
sessions in six locations in Western's service territory with over 500
participants registering to provide input on the process and
recommendations. The information gathered, combined with written
stakeholder comments and the expertise of Western and DOE subject
matter experts, informed the development of the draft recommendations
that are now being published for public comment. Development of the
final recommendations will be informed by comments received in response
to this Notice.
The draft recommendations are available for review and comment at
Western's Web site at https://ww2.wapa.gov/sites/western/about/Pages/Definingfuture.aspx. Western and DOE seek comment on the substance of
the recommendations, whether any or all of the individual
recommendations should be pursued and prioritization of the various
actions that may be implemented or further pursued. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should include the following information:
1. Name and general description of the entity submitting the
comment.
2. Name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of
the entity's primary contact.
3. Identification of any specific recommendation the comment
references.
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 the DOE
NEPA Implementing Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021), Western
has determined that the publication of the draft recommendations and
solicitation of comments is categorically excluded from further NEPA
analysis. Future actions under this authority will undergo appropriate
NEPA analysis.
Dated: November 13, 2012.
Anita J. Decker,
Acting Administrator, Western Area Power Administration.
Lauren Azar,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy.
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