Proposed Open Access Transmission Tariff; Public Hearing and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment, 62845-62849 [2018-26427]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
[BPA File No.: TC–20]
Proposed Open Access Transmission
Tariff; Public Hearing and
Opportunities for Public Review and
Comment
Bonneville Power
Administration (Bonneville),
Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and
opportunity to review and comment on
proposed open access transmission
tariff.
AGENCY:
Bonneville is holding a
proceeding pursuant to the Federal
Power Act, to establish a generally
applicable open access transmission
tariff (OATT). Bonneville has designated
this proceeding Docket No. TC–20. The
Bonneville Project Act of 1937 and the
Pacific Northwest Electric Power
Planning and Conservation Act provide
the Bonneville Administrator with
broad authority to enter into contracts
SUMMARY:
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upon such terms and conditions and in
such manner as the Administrator may
deem necessary. The Federal Power Act
provides procedures the Administrator
may use when establishing terms and
conditions of general applicability for
transmission service across the Federal
Columbia River Transmission System
(FCRTS). By this notice, Bonneville
announces the commencement of a
proceeding to establish a generally
applicable OATT, which includes the
terms and conditions for transmission,
ancillary, and generator interconnection
services over the FCRTS to be effective
on October 1, 2019.
DATES:
Prehearing Conference: The TC–20
tariff proceeding will begin with a
prehearing conference on Friday,
December 7, 2018, in the Bonneville
Rates Hearing Room, 1201 NE Lloyd
Boulevard, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon
97232. The TC–20 prehearing
conference will begin immediately
following the conclusion of the
prehearing conference for Bonneville’s
BP–20 Power and Transmission Rate
Proceeding, which begins at 9:00 a.m.
Intervention: Anyone intending to
become a party to the TC–20 proceeding
must file a petition to intervene on
Bonneville’s secure website no later
than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December
11, 2018. See Part III in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for details on requesting
access to the secure website and filing
a petition to intervene.
ADDRESSES: Participant Comments:
Written comments by non-party
participants must be received by
December 20, 2018 to be considered in
the Hearing Officer’s recommended
decision and the Administrator’s final
Record of Decision (ROD). See Part III,
in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, for
details on submitting participant
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Heidi Helwig, DKE–7, BPA
Communications, Bonneville Power
Administration, P.O. Box 3621,
Portland, Oregon 97208; by phone tollfree at 1–800–622–4519; or by email to
hyhelwig@bpa.gov.
The Hearing Clerk for this proceeding
can be reached via email at TC-20clerk@
martenlaw.com or via telephone at (503)
243–2200.
Please direct questions regarding
Bonneville’s secure site to the TC–20
Rate Hearing Coordinator via email at
TC-20RateHearingCoordinator@bpa.gov
or, if the question is time-sensitive, via
telephone at (503) 230–3102.
Responsible Officials: Rachel Dibble,
Manager of Transmission Products and
Rates, is the official responsible for the
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development of Bonneville’s open
access transmission tariff.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction and Procedural Matters
Part II. Scope of TC–20 Terms and
Conditions Proceeding
Part III. Public Participation in TC–20
Part IV. Summary of Open Access
Transmission Tariff Proposal
Part V. Proposed OATT
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Part I—Introduction and Procedural
Matters
A. Introduction and Procedural
Background
In this proceeding, Bonneville
proposes a generally applicable OATT
for transmission, ancillary, and
generator interconnection services over
the FCRTS to be effective on October 1,
2019. Bonneville’s organic statutes
authorize the Administrator to enter
into contracts and set terms and
conditions for transmission services
over the FCRTS as the Administrator
deems necessary to carry out
Bonneville’s duties and obligations. See
Bonneville Project Act of 1937, the
Pacific Northwest Consumer Power
Preference Act, the Federal Columbia
River Transmission System Act, and the
Pacific Northwest Electric Power
Planning and Conservation Act
(Northwest Power Act). Section
212(i)(2)(A) of the Federal Power Act
provides procedures the Bonneville
Administrator may use when
establishing terms and conditions of
general applicability for transmission
services across the FCRTS. These
procedures include publishing notice in
the Federal Register and conducting a
hearing that adheres to the procedural
requirements of paragraphs (1) through
(3) of Section 7(i) of the Northwest
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 839e(i) (the same
procedural requirements Bonneville
uses when setting rates). In accordance
with the Section 7(i) procedures, the
Hearing Officer conducts one or more
hearings to develop a full and complete
record, which includes the opportunity
for both oral presentation and written
submission of views, data, questions,
and arguments related to the proposal.
Section 212(i)(2)(A) provides that upon
conclusion of the hearing, the Hearing
Officer shall, unless the Hearing Officer
becomes unavailable to Bonneville,
make a recommended decision to the
Administrator, and the Administrator
then makes a separate and final
determination (discussed further in Part
III, Section C of this notice).
Bonneville has adopted rules of
procedure (Rules of Procedure) that
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govern its proceedings to establish terms
and conditions of transmission service.
In a public process that concluded
earlier this year, Bonneville updated
and revised the version of the rules that
had applied in Bonneville proceedings
since 1986. The revised rules, which
took effect September 12, 2018, will
apply to the TC–20 proceeding.
Bonneville has published the revised
Rules of Procedure in the Federal
Register, 83 FR 39993 (Aug. 13, 2018),
and posted the rules on its website at
https://www.bpa.gov/Finance/
RateCases/RulesProcedure/Pages/
default.aspx.
B. TC–20 Settlement Agreement
During September and October of
2018, Bonneville engaged its
transmission customers with long-term
point-to-point and network integration
transmission service contracts (‘‘longterm transmission service agreements’’)
in an attempt to reach settlement of the
generally applicable terms and
conditions for transmission, ancillary,
and generator interconnection services
that Bonneville would propose to adopt
during the TC–20 proceeding. These
discussions have resulted in a
settlement proposal that specifies the
OATT that Bonneville is proposing to
adopt in the TC–20 proceeding.
Bonneville and its long-term
transmission customers have signed the
TC–20 Settlement Agreement or
indicated their intent to sign it by
November 30, 2018.
Bonneville’s agreement to the TC–20
settlement is subject to certain
contingencies. First, Bonneville’s
customers with long-term transmission
service agreements must sign the TC–20
Settlement Agreement. Second, the TC–
20 settlement is also contingent upon
parties to the separate Power and
Transmission Rate Adjustment hearing
(the BP–20 proceeding) not objecting to
a proposed partial settlement with
respect to the Transmission, Ancillary,
and Control Area Services Rates for the
FY 2020–21 BP–20 rate period.
If the TC–20 settlement is successful,
Bonneville will file a motion requesting
the TC–20 Hearing Officer to enter the
TC–20 Settlement Agreement into the
TC–20 record and issue a recommended
decision to the Administrator which
recommends adoption of the TC–20
Settlement Agreement.
If settlement of the OATT proposed in
the TC–20 proceeding is unsuccessful,
then Bonneville will notify all parties
and decide how to proceed.
C. Proposed Procedural Schedule
A proposed schedule for the
proceeding is provided below and is
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based on an outcome in which
Bonneville’s proposed OATT is settled.
A final schedule will be established by
the Hearing Officer and may be
amended by the Hearing Officer as
needed during the proceeding. If
settlement of the proposed OATT is
unsuccessful, the Hearing Officer will
set up a scheduling conference to
amend the procedural schedule for the
TC–20 proceeding.
Prehearing Conference
Bonneville’s Initial Proposal Supporting
Adoption of the TC–
20 Settlement
Agreement.
Parties File Petitions to
Intervene.
December 7, 2018
December 7, 2018.
December 11, 2018.
D. Ex Parte Communications
Section 1010.5 of the Rules of
Procedure prohibits ex parte
communications. Ex parte
communications include any oral or
written communication (1) relevant to
the merits of any issue in the
proceeding; (2) that is not on the record;
and (3) with respect to which reasonable
prior notice has not been given. The ex
parte rule applies to communications
with all Bonneville and DOE employees
and contractors, the Hearing Officer,
and the Hearing Clerk during the
proceeding. Except as provided, any
communications with persons covered
by the rule regarding the merits of any
issue in the proceeding by other
Executive Branch agencies, Congress,
existing or potential Bonneville
customers, nonprofit or public interest
groups, or any other non-DOE parties
are prohibited. The rule explicitly
excludes and does not prohibit
communications (1) relating to matters
of procedure; (2) otherwise authorized
by law or the Rules of Procedure; (3)
from or to the Commission; (4) which all
litigants agree may be made on an ex
parte basis; (5) in the ordinary course of
business, about information required to
be exchanged under contracts, or in
information responding to a Freedom of
Information Act request; (6) between the
Hearing Officer and Hearing Clerk; (7) in
meetings for which prior notice has
been given; or (8) otherwise specified in
Section 1010.5(b) of the Rules of
Procedure. The ex parte rule remains in
effect until the Administrator’s Final
ROD is issued.
Part II—Scope of TC–20 Terms and
Conditions Proceeding
This section provides guidance to the
Hearing Officer regarding the scope of
the TC–20 proceeding and identifies
specific issues that are outside the
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scope. Bonneville’s proposed OATT
includes the terms and conditions for
transmission, ancillary, and
interconnection services over the
FCRTS. All terms and conditions of the
proposed OATT (discussed in Part V of
this notice) are within the scope of the
TC–20 proceeding. In addition to the
items listed, any other issue that is not
a term and condition issue is outside the
scope of this proceeding.
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A. Cost Estimates
Bonneville’s projections of its costs
are not determined in terms and
conditions proceedings. These
projections are determined by
Bonneville in other forums, such as the
Integrated Program Review public
process, with input from stakeholders.
Bonneville’s decisions regarding cost
projections are outside the scope of the
terms and conditions proceeding. If any
re-examination of cost projections is
necessary, such re-examination will
occur outside the terms and conditions
proceeding. Pursuant to Section
1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of Procedure,
the Administrator directs the Hearing
Officer to exclude from the record all
argument, testimony, or other evidence
that challenges the appropriateness or
reasonableness of the Administrator’s
decisions on costs and spending levels.
B. Rates
Bonneville recovers its costs and
expenses in rates. Bonneville is holding
a separate Power and Transmission Rate
Adjustment hearing (the BP–20
proceeding) regarding the proposed
fiscal year 2020–2021 power,
transmission, ancillary, and control area
services rates concurrently with this
proceeding. Bonneville is publishing a
separate notice in the Federal Register
regarding the BP–20 proceeding.
Bonneville’s decisions regarding rates
are outside the scope of the terms and
conditions proceeding. This exclusion
applies to rate designs, rate
methodologies, rate forecasts, interest
expense and credit, Treasury repayment
schedules, non-Federal debt repayment
schedules, revenue financing,
calculation of depreciation and
amortization expense, forecasts of
system replacements used in repayment
studies, transmission acquisition
expenses incurred by Power Services,
generation acquisition expenses
incurred by Transmission Services,
minimum required net revenue,
increase in, or the use of, financial
reserves, and the costs of risk mitigation
actions resulting from the expense and
revenue uncertainties included in the
risk analysis. Pursuant to Section
1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of Procedure,
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the Administrator directs the Hearing
Officer to exclude from the record all
argument, testimony, or other evidence
related to rates, or that challenges the
appropriateness or reasonableness of the
Administrator’s decisions on rates or
seeks in any way to propose revisions to
the rates.
C. Bonneville’s Tariff, Effective February
2, 2016
Bonneville offers transmission and
interconnection service pursuant to an
open access tariff with an effective date
of February 2, 2016 (2016 Tariff). In this
proceeding, Bonneville does not
propose to change the 2016 Tariff;
Bonneville proposes to establish a
separate OATT. The 2016 Tariff is not
within the scope of the TC–20
proceeding. Pursuant to Section
1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of Procedure,
the Administrator directs the Hearing
Officer to exclude from the record all
argument, testimony, or other evidence
related to the 2016 Tariff, including but
not limited to its terms and conditions,
the ongoing administration of contracts
offered under the 2016 Tariff, and
Bonneville’s decisions, business
practices and procedures, and policies
regarding the 2016 Tariff.
D. Bonneville’s 2018–2023 Strategic
Plan and Transmission Business Model
Bonneville’s 2018–2023 Strategic Plan
and the Transmission Business Model
describe Bonneville strategies and
policies which guided the development
of the proposed tariff; however, these
strategies and policies are not within the
scope of the TC–20 proceeding.
Pursuant to Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the
Rules of Procedure, the Administrator
directs the Hearing Officer to exclude
from the record all argument, testimony,
or other evidence that visits or revisits
the appropriateness or reasonableness of
the Administrator’s strategies and
policies in the 2018–2023 Strategic Plan
and the Transmission Business Model.
E. Business Practices Related to
Bonneville’s Proposed OATT
Bonneville’s business practices
provide implementation details for the
OATT. These business practices do not
significantly affect the terms and
conditions in the OATT. The business
practices, except as provided within the
TC–20 Settlement Agreement, are not
within the scope of the TC–20
proceeding. The TC–20 Settlement
Agreement includes a Business Practice
Process that Bonneville will use to
develop its transmission business
practices and the Balancing Reserve
Capacity Business Practice. Pursuant to
Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of
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Procedure, the Administrator directs the
Hearing Officer to exclude from the
record all argument, testimony, or other
evidence that proposes or challenges
Bonneville’s current and future business
practices, except as provided within the
TC–20 Settlement Agreement. If the TC–
20 settlement is not successful, the
Hearing Officer is directed to exclude
from the record all argument, testimony,
or other evidence that proposes or
challenges the Business Practice
Process, or other process Bonneville
uses or will use to develop its
transmission business practices, and the
Balancing Reserve Capacity Business
Practice. This exclusion does not apply
to arguments, testimony, or other
evidence that challenge, visit, or revisit
the appropriateness of Bonneville
decisions to consider certain
requirements or practices as
implementation details for business
practices or proposals to include such
requirements and practices in the
OATT.
F. Customer-Specific Contracts and
Disputes
Contracts and contract disputes
between Bonneville and its customers
are not within the scope of the TC–20
proceeding. Pursuant to Section
1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of Procedure,
the Administrator directs the Hearing
Officer to exclude from the record all
argument, testimony, or other evidence
related to contracts and contract
disputes of Bonneville customers.
G. Oversupply Management Protocol,
Attachment P of Bonneville’s OATT
The proposed OATT includes
Attachment P, the Oversupply
Management Protocol. Attachment P is
approved by the Commission under
Section 211A of the Federal Power Act
and will not be revisited in this
proceeding. Bonneville Power Admin.,
154 FERC ¶ 61,078 (2016). Pursuant to
Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of
Procedure, the Administrator directs the
Hearing Officer to exclude from the
record all argument, testimony, or other
evidence related to the Oversupply
Management Protocol, including but not
limited to: The terms of the Oversupply
Management Protocol (Attachment P);
whether the Oversupply Management
Protocol complies with orders of the
Commission; whether Bonneville took
all actions to avoid using the
Oversupply Management Protocol,
including the payment of negative
prices to generators outside of
Bonneville’s balancing authority area;
and issues concerning the rates for
recovering the costs of the Oversupply
Management Protocol.
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H. Regional Transmission Planning
Attachment K to the 2016 OATT
addresses certain transmission planning
processes, including the coordinated
regional transmission planning process
that Bonneville has adopted as a
member of ColumbiaGrid, a regional
transmission planning organization in
the Northwest. Representatives from
Bonneville and other Northwest
transmission entities are engaged in an
ongoing effort to scope and form a new
regional planning organization (RPO),
which, if successful, would result in a
new coordinated regional transmission
planning process. Because of the
ongoing discussions about a new RPO
and the uncertainty about the
coordinated regional transmission
planning process that Bonneville will
follow in the future, Attachment K and
related topics are not within the scope
of the TC–20 proceeding. Pursuant to
Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of
Procedure, the Administrator directs the
Hearing Officer to exclude from the
record all argument, testimony, or other
evidence related to Attachment K
transmission planning, including the
formation of or participation in a
regional transmission planning
organization and a coordinated regional
transmission planning process.
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Part III—Public Participation in TC–20
A. Distinguishing Between
‘‘Participants’’ and ‘‘Parties’’
Bonneville distinguishes between
‘‘participants in’’ and ‘‘parties to’’ the
hearings. Separate from the formal
hearing process, Bonneville will receive
written comments, views, opinions, and
information from participants, who may
submit comments without being subject
to the duties of, or having the privileges
of, parties. Participants are not entitled
to participate in the prehearing
conference; may not cross-examine
parties’ witnesses, seek discovery, or
serve or be served with documents; and
are not subject to the same procedural
requirements as parties. Bonneville
customers who will receive
transmission or interconnection service
under the terms and conditions subject
to this proceeding, or their affiliated
customer groups, may not submit
participant comments. Members or
employees of organizations that have
intervened in the terms and conditions
proceeding may submit participant
comments as private individuals (that
is, not speaking for their organizations),
but may not use the comment
procedures to address specific issues
raised by their intervenor organizations.
Written comments by participants
will be included in the record and
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considered by the Hearing Officer and
the Administrator if they are received by
December 20, 2018. The proposed TC–
20 Settlement Agreement and
attachments are provided in Section IV
of this notice. Participants should
submit comments through Bonneville’s
website at www.bpa.gov/comment or in
hard copy to: BPA Public Involvement,
DKE–7, Bonneville Power
Administration, P.O. Box 3621,
Portland, Oregon 97208. All comments
should contain the designation ‘‘TC–20’’
in the subject line.
B. Interventions
Any entity or person intending to
become a party in the TC–20 proceeding
must file a petition to intervene through
Bonneville’s secure website (https://
www.bpa.gov/secure/Ratecase/). A firsttime user of Bonneville’s secure website
must create a user account to submit an
intervention. Returning users may
request access to the TC–20 proceeding
through their existing accounts, and
may submit interventions once their
permissions have been updated. The
secure website contains a link to the
user guide, which provides step-by-step
instructions for creating user accounts,
generating filing numbers, submitting
filings, and uploading interventions.
Please contact the Rate Hearing
Coordinator via email at TC20RateHearingCoordinator@bpa.gov (or
via telephone at (503) 230–3102) with
any questions regarding the submission
process. Interventions must conform to
the format and content requirements set
forth in Bonneville’s Rules of Procedure
Sections 1010.6 and 1010.11.
Interventions must be uploaded to the
TC–20 proceeding secure website by the
deadline established in the procedural
schedule.
A petition to intervene must state the
name and address of the entity or
person requesting party status and the
entity’s or person’s interest in the
hearing. Bonneville customers and
affiliated customer groups will be
granted intervention based on petitions
filed in conformance with Rules of
Procedure. Other petitioners must
explain their interests in sufficient
detail to permit the Hearing Officer to
determine whether the petitioners have
a relevant interest in the hearing. The
deadline for opposing a timely
intervention is two business days after
the deadline for filing petitions to
intervene. Bonneville or any party may
oppose a petition for intervention. All
petitions will be ruled on by the Hearing
Officer. Late interventions are strongly
disfavored. Opposition to an untimely
petition to intervene must be filed
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within two business days after service of
the petition.
C. Developing the Record
The hearing record will include,
among other things, the transcripts of
the hearing, written evidence and
arguments entered into the record by
Bonneville and the parties, written
comments from participants, and other
material accepted into the record by the
Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer
will review the record and certify the
record to the Administrator for final
decision.
The Hearing Officer will develop a
recommended decision for the
Administrator regarding OATT terms
and conditions. The Hearing Officer’s
recommended decision must be based
on the record and include the Hearing
Officer’s findings and conclusions, and
the reasons or basis thereof, on all
material issues of fact, law, or discretion
raised by the parties and Bonneville in
their initial briefs.
The Administrator will make a final
determination regarding the terms and
conditions in Bonneville’s OATT. The
Final Record of Decision (ROD) will be
made available to all parties.
Part IV—Summary of Open Access
Transmission Tariff Proposal
In this proceeding, Bonneville is
proposing to establish an OATT
containing the terms and conditions of
general applicability for transmission,
ancillary, and interconnection service
over the FCRTS to be effective on
October 1, 2019. These proposed terms
and conditions are closely modeled after
the Commission’s pro forma tariff to the
extent possible and include (1) point-topoint transmission service (PTP
service); (2) network integration
transmission service (NT service); (3)
ancillary services; and (4) generator
interconnection procedures and
requirements. The proposed OATT
assumes the TC–20 settlement is
successful. In the event the TC–20
settlement is unsuccessful, Bonneville
will publish a revised OATT proposal
consistent with the procedural schedule
established and amended by the Hearing
Officer.
Part V—Proposed OATT and TC–20
Settlement Agreement
Bonneville’s proposed OATT and the
TC–20 Settlement Agreement are part of
this notice and are available to view and
download on Bonneville’s website at
www.bpa.gov/goto/TC20.
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Signed on the 21st day of November, 2018.
Elliot E. Mainzer,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
[BPA File No.: BP–20]
Fiscal Year (FY) 2020–2021 Proposed
Power and Transmission Rate
Adjustments Public Hearing and
Opportunities for Public Review and
Comment
Bonneville Power
Administration (Bonneville),
Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of FY 2020–2021
proposed power and transmission rate
adjustments.
AGENCY:
Bonneville is holding a
proceeding pursuant to Section 7(i) of
the Pacific Northwest Electric Power
Planning and Conservation Act
(Northwest Power Act) to establish
power and transmission rates for FY
2020–2021. Bonneville has designated
this proceeding Docket No. BP–20. The
Northwest Power Act provides that
Bonneville must establish, and
periodically review and revise, its
power and transmission rates so that
they recover, in accordance with sound
business principles, the costs associated
with the acquisition, conservation, and
transmission of electric power,
including amortization of the Federal
investment in the Federal Columbia
River Power System (FCRPS) over a
reasonable number of years, and
Bonneville’s other costs and expenses.
For transmission rates only, the
Northwest Power Act requires that the
costs of the Federal transmission system
be equitably allocated between Federal
and non-Federal power utilizing the
system. The Northwest Power Act
requires that Bonneville’s rates be
established based on the record of a
formal hearing. By this notice,
Bonneville announces the
commencement of a power and
transmission rate adjustment proceeding
for power, transmission, and ancillary
and control area services rates to be
effective on October 1, 2019.
DATES: Prehearing Conference: The
BP–20 proceeding begins with a
prehearing conference at 9:00 a.m. on
Friday, December 7, 2018, in the
Bonneville Rates Hearing Room, 1201
NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 200,
Portland, Oregon 97232.
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Intervention: Anyone intending to
become a party to the BP–20 proceeding
must file a petition to intervene on
Bonneville’s secure website no later
than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December
11, 2018. See Part III in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for details on requesting
access to the secure website and filing
a petition to intervene.
ADDRESSES: Participant Comments:
Written comments by non-party
participants must be received by March
1, 2019, to be considered in the
Administrator’s Record of Decision
(ROD). See Part III in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for details on submitting
participant comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Heidi Helwig, DKE–7, BPA
Communications, Bonneville Power
Administration, P.O. Box 3621,
Portland, Oregon 97208; by phone tollfree at 1–800–622–4519; or by email to
hyhelwig@bpa.gov.
The Hearing Clerk for this proceeding
can be reached via email at BP-20clerk@
martenlaw.com or via telephone at (503)
243–2200.
Please direct questions regarding
Bonneville’s secure website to the BP–
20 Rate Hearing Coordinator via email at
BP-20RateHearingCoordinator@bpa.gov
or, if the question is time-sensitive, via
telephone at (503) 230–3102.
Responsible Officials: Mr. Daniel H.
Fisher, Power Rates Manager, is the
official responsible for the development
of Bonneville’s power rates, and Ms.
Rebecca E. Fredrickson, Transmission
Rates Manager, is the official
responsible for the development of
Bonneville’s transmission, ancillary,
and control area services rates.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction and Procedural Matters
Part II. Scope of BP–20 Rate Proceeding
Part III. Public Participation in BP–20
Part IV. Summary of Rate Proposals
Part V. Proposed BP–20 Rate Schedules and
BP–20 Partial Rates Settlement
Part I—Introduction and Procedural
Matters
A. Introduction and Procedural Matters
Section 7(i) of the Northwest Power
Act requires that Bonneville’s rates be
established according to certain
procedures, including publication in the
Federal Register of a notice of the
proposed rates; one or more hearings
conducted as expeditiously as
practicable by a Hearing Officer;
opportunity for both oral presentation
and written submission of views, data,
questions, and arguments related to the
proposed rates; and a decision by the
Administrator based on the record.
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Bonneville has revised the Rules of
Procedure that govern its rate
proceedings. In a public process that
concluded earlier this year, Bonneville
updated and revised the version of the
rules that had applied in Bonneville
proceedings since 1986. The revised
rules, which took effect September 12,
2018, will apply in the BP–20
proceeding. Bonneville has published
the revised Rules of Procedure in the
Federal Register, 83 FR 39993 (Aug. 13,
2018), and posted the rules on its
website at https://www.bpa.gov/
Finance/RateCases/RulesProcedure/
Pages/.aspx.
B. Proposed Settlement of Rates for
Transmission, Ancillary, and Control
Area Services
Since early October, Bonneville has
engaged customers with long-term
transmission service to attempt to reach
agreement on the transmission rates,
including ancillary and control area
services rates, for the FY 2020–2021 rate
period. These discussions have resulted
in the BP–20 Partial Rates Settlement
Agreement that Bonneville is proposing
to adopt in the BP–20 proceeding. This
Partial Rates Settlement, which includes
transmission, ancillary, and control area
services rate schedules, is provided in
Part V of this notice. The settlement
does not address power rates or risk
mitigation adjustment mechanisms.
Bonneville’s agreement to the BP–20
Partial Rates Settlement is subject to
certain contingencies. First, the partial
settlement is contingent on customers
with long-term transmission service
entering into a separate settlement
agreement with Bonneville regarding
the terms and conditions of
transmission service. That settlement
agreement will be addressed in a
separate proceeding that Bonneville will
conduct under section 212(i)(2)(A) of
the Federal Power Act (‘‘TC–20
Proceeding’’). If the settlement of the
TC–20 proceeding does not move
forward, the BP–20 Partial Rates
Settlement will be void.
Second, the BP–20 Partial Rates
Settlement calls for Bonneville to file a
motion with the BP–20 Hearing Officer
to establish a deadline for parties to
either object to the proposed settlement
or waive the right to contest the
settlement. Bonneville intends to file its
motion soon after the BP–20 prehearing
conference. If the settlement of the TC–
20 proceeding continues to move
forward, and no party objects to the BP–
20 Partial Rates Settlement, Bonneville
staff will recommend that the
Administrator adopt the Partial Rates
Settlement. Under those circumstances,
Bonneville anticipates that the
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62845-62849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26427]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
[BPA File No.: TC-20]
Proposed Open Access Transmission Tariff; Public Hearing and
Opportunities for Public Review and Comment
AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and opportunity to review and comment
on proposed open access transmission tariff.
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SUMMARY: Bonneville is holding a proceeding pursuant to the Federal
Power Act, to establish a generally applicable open access transmission
tariff (OATT). Bonneville has designated this proceeding Docket No. TC-
20. The Bonneville Project Act of 1937 and the Pacific Northwest
Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act provide the Bonneville
Administrator with broad authority to enter into contracts upon such
terms and conditions and in such manner as the Administrator may deem
necessary. The Federal Power Act provides procedures the Administrator
may use when establishing terms and conditions of general applicability
for transmission service across the Federal Columbia River Transmission
System (FCRTS). By this notice, Bonneville announces the commencement
of a proceeding to establish a generally applicable OATT, which
includes the terms and conditions for transmission, ancillary, and
generator interconnection services over the FCRTS to be effective on
October 1, 2019.
DATES:
Prehearing Conference: The TC-20 tariff proceeding will begin with
a prehearing conference on Friday, December 7, 2018, in the Bonneville
Rates Hearing Room, 1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 200, Portland,
Oregon 97232. The TC-20 prehearing conference will begin immediately
following the conclusion of the prehearing conference for Bonneville's
BP-20 Power and Transmission Rate Proceeding, which begins at 9:00 a.m.
Intervention: Anyone intending to become a party to the TC-20
proceeding must file a petition to intervene on Bonneville's secure
website no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. See Part
III in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details on requesting access to
the secure website and filing a petition to intervene.
ADDRESSES: Participant Comments: Written comments by non-party
participants must be received by December 20, 2018 to be considered in
the Hearing Officer's recommended decision and the Administrator's
final Record of Decision (ROD). See Part III, in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, for details on submitting participant comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Heidi Helwig, DKE-7, BPA
Communications, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621,
Portland, Oregon 97208; by phone toll-free at 1-800-622-4519; or by
email to [email protected].
The Hearing Clerk for this proceeding can be reached via email at
[email protected] or via telephone at (503) 243-2200.
Please direct questions regarding Bonneville's secure site to the
TC-20 Rate Hearing Coordinator via email at [email protected] or, if the question is time-sensitive,
via telephone at (503) 230-3102.
Responsible Officials: Rachel Dibble, Manager of Transmission
Products and Rates, is the official responsible for the
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development of Bonneville's open access transmission tariff.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction and Procedural Matters
Part II. Scope of TC-20 Terms and Conditions Proceeding
Part III. Public Participation in TC-20
Part IV. Summary of Open Access Transmission Tariff Proposal
Part V. Proposed OATT
Part I--Introduction and Procedural Matters
A. Introduction and Procedural Background
In this proceeding, Bonneville proposes a generally applicable OATT
for transmission, ancillary, and generator interconnection services
over the FCRTS to be effective on October 1, 2019. Bonneville's organic
statutes authorize the Administrator to enter into contracts and set
terms and conditions for transmission services over the FCRTS as the
Administrator deems necessary to carry out Bonneville's duties and
obligations. See Bonneville Project Act of 1937, the Pacific Northwest
Consumer Power Preference Act, the Federal Columbia River Transmission
System Act, and the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and
Conservation Act (Northwest Power Act). Section 212(i)(2)(A) of the
Federal Power Act provides procedures the Bonneville Administrator may
use when establishing terms and conditions of general applicability for
transmission services across the FCRTS. These procedures include
publishing notice in the Federal Register and conducting a hearing that
adheres to the procedural requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3) of
Section 7(i) of the Northwest Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 839e(i) (the same
procedural requirements Bonneville uses when setting rates). In
accordance with the Section 7(i) procedures, the Hearing Officer
conducts one or more hearings to develop a full and complete record,
which includes the opportunity for both oral presentation and written
submission of views, data, questions, and arguments related to the
proposal. Section 212(i)(2)(A) provides that upon conclusion of the
hearing, the Hearing Officer shall, unless the Hearing Officer becomes
unavailable to Bonneville, make a recommended decision to the
Administrator, and the Administrator then makes a separate and final
determination (discussed further in Part III, Section C of this
notice).
Bonneville has adopted rules of procedure (Rules of Procedure) that
govern its proceedings to establish terms and conditions of
transmission service. In a public process that concluded earlier this
year, Bonneville updated and revised the version of the rules that had
applied in Bonneville proceedings since 1986. The revised rules, which
took effect September 12, 2018, will apply to the TC-20 proceeding.
Bonneville has published the revised Rules of Procedure in the Federal
Register, 83 FR 39993 (Aug. 13, 2018), and posted the rules on its
website at https://www.bpa.gov/Finance/RateCases/RulesProcedure/Pages/default.aspx.
B. TC-20 Settlement Agreement
During September and October of 2018, Bonneville engaged its
transmission customers with long-term point-to-point and network
integration transmission service contracts (``long-term transmission
service agreements'') in an attempt to reach settlement of the
generally applicable terms and conditions for transmission, ancillary,
and generator interconnection services that Bonneville would propose to
adopt during the TC-20 proceeding. These discussions have resulted in a
settlement proposal that specifies the OATT that Bonneville is
proposing to adopt in the TC-20 proceeding. Bonneville and its long-
term transmission customers have signed the TC-20 Settlement Agreement
or indicated their intent to sign it by November 30, 2018.
Bonneville's agreement to the TC-20 settlement is subject to
certain contingencies. First, Bonneville's customers with long-term
transmission service agreements must sign the TC-20 Settlement
Agreement. Second, the TC-20 settlement is also contingent upon parties
to the separate Power and Transmission Rate Adjustment hearing (the BP-
20 proceeding) not objecting to a proposed partial settlement with
respect to the Transmission, Ancillary, and Control Area Services Rates
for the FY 2020-21 BP-20 rate period.
If the TC-20 settlement is successful, Bonneville will file a
motion requesting the TC-20 Hearing Officer to enter the TC-20
Settlement Agreement into the TC-20 record and issue a recommended
decision to the Administrator which recommends adoption of the TC-20
Settlement Agreement.
If settlement of the OATT proposed in the TC-20 proceeding is
unsuccessful, then Bonneville will notify all parties and decide how to
proceed.
C. Proposed Procedural Schedule
A proposed schedule for the proceeding is provided below and is
based on an outcome in which Bonneville's proposed OATT is settled. A
final schedule will be established by the Hearing Officer and may be
amended by the Hearing Officer as needed during the proceeding. If
settlement of the proposed OATT is unsuccessful, the Hearing Officer
will set up a scheduling conference to amend the procedural schedule
for the TC-20 proceeding.
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Prehearing Conference..................... December 7, 2018
Bonneville's Initial Proposal Supporting December 7, 2018.
Adoption of the TC-20 Settlement
Agreement.
Parties File Petitions to Intervene....... December 11, 2018.
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D. Ex Parte Communications
Section 1010.5 of the Rules of Procedure prohibits ex parte
communications. Ex parte communications include any oral or written
communication (1) relevant to the merits of any issue in the
proceeding; (2) that is not on the record; and (3) with respect to
which reasonable prior notice has not been given. The ex parte rule
applies to communications with all Bonneville and DOE employees and
contractors, the Hearing Officer, and the Hearing Clerk during the
proceeding. Except as provided, any communications with persons covered
by the rule regarding the merits of any issue in the proceeding by
other Executive Branch agencies, Congress, existing or potential
Bonneville customers, nonprofit or public interest groups, or any other
non-DOE parties are prohibited. The rule explicitly excludes and does
not prohibit communications (1) relating to matters of procedure; (2)
otherwise authorized by law or the Rules of Procedure; (3) from or to
the Commission; (4) which all litigants agree may be made on an ex
parte basis; (5) in the ordinary course of business, about information
required to be exchanged under contracts, or in information responding
to a Freedom of Information Act request; (6) between the Hearing
Officer and Hearing Clerk; (7) in meetings for which prior notice has
been given; or (8) otherwise specified in Section 1010.5(b) of the
Rules of Procedure. The ex parte rule remains in effect until the
Administrator's Final ROD is issued.
Part II--Scope of TC-20 Terms and Conditions Proceeding
This section provides guidance to the Hearing Officer regarding the
scope of the TC-20 proceeding and identifies specific issues that are
outside the
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scope. Bonneville's proposed OATT includes the terms and conditions for
transmission, ancillary, and interconnection services over the FCRTS.
All terms and conditions of the proposed OATT (discussed in Part V of
this notice) are within the scope of the TC-20 proceeding. In addition
to the items listed, any other issue that is not a term and condition
issue is outside the scope of this proceeding.
A. Cost Estimates
Bonneville's projections of its costs are not determined in terms
and conditions proceedings. These projections are determined by
Bonneville in other forums, such as the Integrated Program Review
public process, with input from stakeholders. Bonneville's decisions
regarding cost projections are outside the scope of the terms and
conditions proceeding. If any re-examination of cost projections is
necessary, such re-examination will occur outside the terms and
conditions proceeding. Pursuant to Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of
Procedure, the Administrator directs the Hearing Officer to exclude
from the record all argument, testimony, or other evidence that
challenges the appropriateness or reasonableness of the Administrator's
decisions on costs and spending levels.
B. Rates
Bonneville recovers its costs and expenses in rates. Bonneville is
holding a separate Power and Transmission Rate Adjustment hearing (the
BP-20 proceeding) regarding the proposed fiscal year 2020-2021 power,
transmission, ancillary, and control area services rates concurrently
with this proceeding. Bonneville is publishing a separate notice in the
Federal Register regarding the BP-20 proceeding. Bonneville's decisions
regarding rates are outside the scope of the terms and conditions
proceeding. This exclusion applies to rate designs, rate methodologies,
rate forecasts, interest expense and credit, Treasury repayment
schedules, non-Federal debt repayment schedules, revenue financing,
calculation of depreciation and amortization expense, forecasts of
system replacements used in repayment studies, transmission acquisition
expenses incurred by Power Services, generation acquisition expenses
incurred by Transmission Services, minimum required net revenue,
increase in, or the use of, financial reserves, and the costs of risk
mitigation actions resulting from the expense and revenue uncertainties
included in the risk analysis. Pursuant to Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the
Rules of Procedure, the Administrator directs the Hearing Officer to
exclude from the record all argument, testimony, or other evidence
related to rates, or that challenges the appropriateness or
reasonableness of the Administrator's decisions on rates or seeks in
any way to propose revisions to the rates.
C. Bonneville's Tariff, Effective February 2, 2016
Bonneville offers transmission and interconnection service pursuant
to an open access tariff with an effective date of February 2, 2016
(2016 Tariff). In this proceeding, Bonneville does not propose to
change the 2016 Tariff; Bonneville proposes to establish a separate
OATT. The 2016 Tariff is not within the scope of the TC-20 proceeding.
Pursuant to Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of Procedure, the
Administrator directs the Hearing Officer to exclude from the record
all argument, testimony, or other evidence related to the 2016 Tariff,
including but not limited to its terms and conditions, the ongoing
administration of contracts offered under the 2016 Tariff, and
Bonneville's decisions, business practices and procedures, and policies
regarding the 2016 Tariff.
D. Bonneville's 2018-2023 Strategic Plan and Transmission Business
Model
Bonneville's 2018-2023 Strategic Plan and the Transmission Business
Model describe Bonneville strategies and policies which guided the
development of the proposed tariff; however, these strategies and
policies are not within the scope of the TC-20 proceeding. Pursuant to
Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of Procedure, the Administrator
directs the Hearing Officer to exclude from the record all argument,
testimony, or other evidence that visits or revisits the
appropriateness or reasonableness of the Administrator's strategies and
policies in the 2018-2023 Strategic Plan and the Transmission Business
Model.
E. Business Practices Related to Bonneville's Proposed OATT
Bonneville's business practices provide implementation details for
the OATT. These business practices do not significantly affect the
terms and conditions in the OATT. The business practices, except as
provided within the TC-20 Settlement Agreement, are not within the
scope of the TC-20 proceeding. The TC-20 Settlement Agreement includes
a Business Practice Process that Bonneville will use to develop its
transmission business practices and the Balancing Reserve Capacity
Business Practice. Pursuant to Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of
Procedure, the Administrator directs the Hearing Officer to exclude
from the record all argument, testimony, or other evidence that
proposes or challenges Bonneville's current and future business
practices, except as provided within the TC-20 Settlement Agreement. If
the TC-20 settlement is not successful, the Hearing Officer is directed
to exclude from the record all argument, testimony, or other evidence
that proposes or challenges the Business Practice Process, or other
process Bonneville uses or will use to develop its transmission
business practices, and the Balancing Reserve Capacity Business
Practice. This exclusion does not apply to arguments, testimony, or
other evidence that challenge, visit, or revisit the appropriateness of
Bonneville decisions to consider certain requirements or practices as
implementation details for business practices or proposals to include
such requirements and practices in the OATT.
F. Customer-Specific Contracts and Disputes
Contracts and contract disputes between Bonneville and its
customers are not within the scope of the TC-20 proceeding. Pursuant to
Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of Procedure, the Administrator
directs the Hearing Officer to exclude from the record all argument,
testimony, or other evidence related to contracts and contract disputes
of Bonneville customers.
G. Oversupply Management Protocol, Attachment P of Bonneville's OATT
The proposed OATT includes Attachment P, the Oversupply Management
Protocol. Attachment P is approved by the Commission under Section 211A
of the Federal Power Act and will not be revisited in this proceeding.
Bonneville Power Admin., 154 FERC ] 61,078 (2016). Pursuant to Section
1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of Procedure, the Administrator directs the
Hearing Officer to exclude from the record all argument, testimony, or
other evidence related to the Oversupply Management Protocol, including
but not limited to: The terms of the Oversupply Management Protocol
(Attachment P); whether the Oversupply Management Protocol complies
with orders of the Commission; whether Bonneville took all actions to
avoid using the Oversupply Management Protocol, including the payment
of negative prices to generators outside of Bonneville's balancing
authority area; and issues concerning the rates for recovering the
costs of the Oversupply Management Protocol.
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H. Regional Transmission Planning
Attachment K to the 2016 OATT addresses certain transmission
planning processes, including the coordinated regional transmission
planning process that Bonneville has adopted as a member of
ColumbiaGrid, a regional transmission planning organization in the
Northwest. Representatives from Bonneville and other Northwest
transmission entities are engaged in an ongoing effort to scope and
form a new regional planning organization (RPO), which, if successful,
would result in a new coordinated regional transmission planning
process. Because of the ongoing discussions about a new RPO and the
uncertainty about the coordinated regional transmission planning
process that Bonneville will follow in the future, Attachment K and
related topics are not within the scope of the TC-20 proceeding.
Pursuant to Section 1010.4(b)(8) of the Rules of Procedure, the
Administrator directs the Hearing Officer to exclude from the record
all argument, testimony, or other evidence related to Attachment K
transmission planning, including the formation of or participation in a
regional transmission planning organization and a coordinated regional
transmission planning process.
Part III--Public Participation in TC-20
A. Distinguishing Between ``Participants'' and ``Parties''
Bonneville distinguishes between ``participants in'' and ``parties
to'' the hearings. Separate from the formal hearing process, Bonneville
will receive written comments, views, opinions, and information from
participants, who may submit comments without being subject to the
duties of, or having the privileges of, parties. Participants are not
entitled to participate in the prehearing conference; may not cross-
examine parties' witnesses, seek discovery, or serve or be served with
documents; and are not subject to the same procedural requirements as
parties. Bonneville customers who will receive transmission or
interconnection service under the terms and conditions subject to this
proceeding, or their affiliated customer groups, may not submit
participant comments. Members or employees of organizations that have
intervened in the terms and conditions proceeding may submit
participant comments as private individuals (that is, not speaking for
their organizations), but may not use the comment procedures to address
specific issues raised by their intervenor organizations.
Written comments by participants will be included in the record and
considered by the Hearing Officer and the Administrator if they are
received by December 20, 2018. The proposed TC-20 Settlement Agreement
and attachments are provided in Section IV of this notice. Participants
should submit comments through Bonneville's website at www.bpa.gov/comment or in hard copy to: BPA Public Involvement, DKE-7, Bonneville
Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208. All
comments should contain the designation ``TC-20'' in the subject line.
B. Interventions
Any entity or person intending to become a party in the TC-20
proceeding must file a petition to intervene through Bonneville's
secure website (https://www.bpa.gov/secure/Ratecase/). A first-time
user of Bonneville's secure website must create a user account to
submit an intervention. Returning users may request access to the TC-20
proceeding through their existing accounts, and may submit
interventions once their permissions have been updated. The secure
website contains a link to the user guide, which provides step-by-step
instructions for creating user accounts, generating filing numbers,
submitting filings, and uploading interventions. Please contact the
Rate Hearing Coordinator via email at [email protected] (or via telephone at (503) 230-3102)
with any questions regarding the submission process. Interventions must
conform to the format and content requirements set forth in
Bonneville's Rules of Procedure Sections 1010.6 and 1010.11.
Interventions must be uploaded to the TC-20 proceeding secure website
by the deadline established in the procedural schedule.
A petition to intervene must state the name and address of the
entity or person requesting party status and the entity's or person's
interest in the hearing. Bonneville customers and affiliated customer
groups will be granted intervention based on petitions filed in
conformance with Rules of Procedure. Other petitioners must explain
their interests in sufficient detail to permit the Hearing Officer to
determine whether the petitioners have a relevant interest in the
hearing. The deadline for opposing a timely intervention is two
business days after the deadline for filing petitions to intervene.
Bonneville or any party may oppose a petition for intervention. All
petitions will be ruled on by the Hearing Officer. Late interventions
are strongly disfavored. Opposition to an untimely petition to
intervene must be filed within two business days after service of the
petition.
C. Developing the Record
The hearing record will include, among other things, the
transcripts of the hearing, written evidence and arguments entered into
the record by Bonneville and the parties, written comments from
participants, and other material accepted into the record by the
Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer will review the record and certify
the record to the Administrator for final decision.
The Hearing Officer will develop a recommended decision for the
Administrator regarding OATT terms and conditions. The Hearing
Officer's recommended decision must be based on the record and include
the Hearing Officer's findings and conclusions, and the reasons or
basis thereof, on all material issues of fact, law, or discretion
raised by the parties and Bonneville in their initial briefs.
The Administrator will make a final determination regarding the
terms and conditions in Bonneville's OATT. The Final Record of Decision
(ROD) will be made available to all parties.
Part IV--Summary of Open Access Transmission Tariff Proposal
In this proceeding, Bonneville is proposing to establish an OATT
containing the terms and conditions of general applicability for
transmission, ancillary, and interconnection service over the FCRTS to
be effective on October 1, 2019. These proposed terms and conditions
are closely modeled after the Commission's pro forma tariff to the
extent possible and include (1) point-to-point transmission service
(PTP service); (2) network integration transmission service (NT
service); (3) ancillary services; and (4) generator interconnection
procedures and requirements. The proposed OATT assumes the TC-20
settlement is successful. In the event the TC-20 settlement is
unsuccessful, Bonneville will publish a revised OATT proposal
consistent with the procedural schedule established and amended by the
Hearing Officer.
Part V--Proposed OATT and TC-20 Settlement Agreement
Bonneville's proposed OATT and the TC-20 Settlement Agreement are
part of this notice and are available to view and download on
Bonneville's website at www.bpa.gov/goto/TC20.
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Signed on the 21st day of November, 2018.
Elliot E. Mainzer,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
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