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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. NJ19–4–000]
[Project No. 2299–082; Project No. 14581–
002]
City of Riverside, California; Notice of
Filing
Take notice that on December 10,
2018, the City of Riverside, California
submitted its tariff filing: City of
Riverside 2019 TRBAA & ETC Update to
be effective 1/1/2019.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
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Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
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electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
eFiling link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on March 11, 2019.
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Dated: February 27, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Turlock Irrigation District; Modesto
Irrigation District; Notice of
Environmental Site Review
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and Turlock and Modesto
Irrigation Districts will conduct an
environmental site review of the Don
Pedro and La Grange Projects. The
projects are located on the Tuolumne
River, in Stanislaus and Tuolumne
Counties, California.
Date and Time: Wednesday, March
27, 2019, 10:00 a.m.–about 4 p.m. (PDT).
Location: Meet at Don Pedro
Recreation Agency Parking Lot, 10200
Bonds Flat Road, La Grange, California
95329.
The site visit is open to the public and
resource agencies.
If you plan to attend, please notify Jim
Hastreiter, at (503) 552–2760 or
james.hastreiter@ferc.gov, no later than
March 20, 2019.
Dated: February 27, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Boulder Canyon Project
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Fiscal Year 2019 Boulder
Canyon Project base charge and rates for
electric service.
AGENCY:
The Deputy Secretary of
Energy approves, on a final basis, the
Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) base
charge and rates for Fiscal Year (FY)
2019 under Rate Schedule BCP–F10.
Under Rate Schedule BCP–F10, the BCP
base charge and rates are calculated
annually.
DATES: The FY 2019 base charge and
rates will be effective April 1, 2019 and
will remain in effect through September
30, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Ronald E. Moulton, Senior Vice
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President and Regional Manager, or Ms.
Tina Ramsey, Rates Manager, Desert
Southwest Region, Western Area Power
Administration, P.O. Box 6457,
Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, (602) 605–
2525, or dswpwrmrk@wapa.gov.
Hoover
Dam, authorized by the Boulder Canyon
Project Act of 1928, as amended (43
U.S.C. 617 et seq.), sits on the Colorado
River along the Arizona-Nevada border.
Hoover Dam’s power plant has 19
generating units (two for plant use) and
an installed capacity of 2,078.8
megawatts (4,800 kilowatts for plant
use). In collaboration with the Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation), the Western
Area Power Administration (WAPA)
markets and delivers hydropower from
Hoover Dam’s power plant through
high-voltage transmission lines and
substations to Arizona, Southern
California, and Southern Nevada.
The rate-setting methodology for BCP
calculates an annual base charge rather
than a unit rate for Hoover Dam
hydropower. The base charge recovers
an annual revenue requirement that
includes projected costs from
investment repayment, interest,
operations, maintenance and
replacements, payments to States, and
Hoover Dam visitor services. Non-power
revenue projections such as water sales,
Hoover Dam visitor services, ancillary
services, and late fees help offset these
projected costs. Customers are billed a
percentage of the base charge in
proportion to their Hoover power
allocation. A unit rate is calculated for
comparative purposes but is not used to
determine charges for service.
On June 6, 2018, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC)
confirmed and approved Rate Schedule
BCP–F10 for a five-year period ending
September 30, 2022.1 Rate Schedule
BCP–F10 and the BCP Electric Service
Agreement require WAPA to determine
the annual base charge and rates for the
next fiscal year before October 1 of each
year. The FY 2018 BCP base charge and
rates expired on September 30, 2018.
Therefore, the Administrator of the
WAPA approved rates for short-term
sales of BCP electric service until the
Deputy Secretary of Energy approved
the final base charge and rates.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule
on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF18–1–000, 163
FERC ¶ 62,154 (2018).
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COMPARISON OF BASE CHARGE AND RATES
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Base Charge ($) ..............................................................................................
Composite Rate (mills/kWh) ............................................................................
Energy Rate (mills/kWh) ..................................................................................
Capacity Rate ($/kW-Mo) ................................................................................
The FY 2019 base charge for BCP
electric service decreased by $7.2
million to $69.7 million; a 9.3%
reduction. This FY 2019 decrease
follows a one-time increase to the FY
2018 base charge due to Reclamation’s
collection of $15 million in working
capital in FY 2018. There is no need to
collect working capital in the FY 2019
base charge, but other factors—namely,
a $5.1 million decrease in non-power
revenue and Reclamation’s deferment of
$2.7 million in BCP operations and
maintenance costs from FY 2018 to FY
2019—placed upward pressure on the
base charge. This necessitated a $7.8
million offset against the $15 million
decrease in the FY 2019 base charge,
resulting in an overall decrease of $7.2
million in the FY 2019 base charge
compared to the FY 2018 base charge.
WAPA’s costs remain relatively flat and
do not result in a measurable effect on
the base charge.
The notice of the proposed FY 2019
base charge and rates for electric service
was published consistent with
procedures set forth in 10 CFR part 903
and 18 CFR part 300. WAPA took the
following steps to involve the public in
the rate adjustment process:
1. WAPA published a Federal
Register 2 notice announcing the
proposed formula rates, initiating the
90-day public consultation and
comment period, setting forth the date
and location of public information and
public comment forums, and outlining
the procedures for public participation.
2. On August 29, 2018, WAPA held a
public information forum in Phoenix,
Arizona. WAPA’s representatives
explained the proposed changes to the
formula rates, answered questions, and
provided handouts.
3. On September 28, 2018, WAPA
held a public comment forum in
Phoenix, Arizona, to provide attendees
an opportunity to comment and ask
questions for the record.
4. WAPA posted information about
this public process at https://
www.wapa.gov/regions/DSW/Rates/
Pages/boulder-canyon-rates.aspx.
5. The consultation and comment
period ended on October 29, 2018, and
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FY 2018
FY 2019
$76,910,193
19.98
9.99
$1.99
$69,741,657
18.92
9.46
$1.88
WAPA received one comment. The
comment appears below, paraphrased
where appropriate without
compromising its meaning.
Comment: A commenter requested
that the rate process administered by
WAPA be accomplished in a timely
manner and prior to October 1.
Response: WAPA experienced delays
in implementing the BCP rate process
due, in part, to the beginning of a new
BCP marketing period on October 1,
2018. The true-up of financial balances
between the previous and current BCP
contractors, for example, took longer
than anticipated. WAPA notes that
required administrative actions
associated with the new marketing
period have been implemented.
Following DOE’s review of WAPA’s
proposal, I hereby approve on a final
basis the FY 2019 base charge and rates
for BCP electric service under Rate
Schedule BCP–F10 through September
30, 2019.
Dated: March 1, 2019.
Mark W. Menezes,
Under Secretary of Energy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0738 and EPA–HQ–
OAR–2010–0682; FRL–9990–25–OAR]
Notice of Request for Approval of
Alternative Means of Emission
Limitation
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
This action provides public
notice and solicits comment on the
alternative means of emission limitation
(AMEL) request from Shell Oil Products
U.S. Martinez Refinery (Shell Martinez)
under the Clean Air Act, to operate a
multi-point ground flare (MPGF) at a
refinery in Martinez, California. In this
action, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting
comment on all aspects of this AMEL
request and the corresponding operating
SUMMARY:
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¥1.06
¥0.53
¥$0.11
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¥9.3
¥5.3
¥5.3
¥5.4
conditions that would demonstrate that
the requested AMEL will achieve a
reduction in emissions of hazardous air
pollutants (HAP) at least equivalent to
the reduction in emissions required by
the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants from
Petroleum Refineries (‘‘Petroleum
Refinery Maximum Achievable Control
Technology (MACT)’’). The Shell
Martinez delayed coking unit (DCU)
MPGF cannot meet the flare tip velocity
limits in the Petroleum Refinery MACT.
Based on our review of this request and
supporting information, we conclude
that, by following the conditions
specified in this notice, the Shell
Martinez DCU MPGF will achieve at
least equivalent emissions reductions as
flares complying with the Petroleum
Refinery MACT requirements.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be
received on or before April 10, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your
comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0738, at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
detail about how the EPA treats
submitted comments. Regulations.gov is
our preferred method of receiving
comments. However, the following
other submission methods are also
accepted:
• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–
2014–0738 in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (202) 566–9744. Attention
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–
0738.
• Mail: To ship or send mail via the
United States Postal Service, use the
following address: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center,
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–
0738, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20460.
• Hand/Courier Delivery: Use the
following Docket Center address if you
are using express mail, commercial
delivery, hand delivery, or courier: EPA
Docket Center, EPA WJC West Building,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Boulder Canyon Project
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Fiscal Year 2019 Boulder Canyon Project base charge and rates
for electric service.
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SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of Energy approves, on a final basis, the
Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) base charge and rates for Fiscal Year (FY)
2019 under Rate Schedule BCP-F10. Under Rate Schedule BCP-F10, the BCP
base charge and rates are calculated annually.
DATES: The FY 2019 base charge and rates will be effective April 1,
2019 and will remain in effect through September 30, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ronald E. Moulton, Senior Vice
President and Regional Manager, or Ms. Tina Ramsey, Rates Manager,
Desert Southwest Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box
6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, (602) 605-2525, or dswpwrmrk@wapa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Hoover Dam, authorized by the Boulder Canyon
Project Act of 1928, as amended (43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.), sits on the
Colorado River along the Arizona-Nevada border. Hoover Dam's power
plant has 19 generating units (two for plant use) and an installed
capacity of 2,078.8 megawatts (4,800 kilowatts for plant use). In
collaboration with the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the Western
Area Power Administration (WAPA) markets and delivers hydropower from
Hoover Dam's power plant through high-voltage transmission lines and
substations to Arizona, Southern California, and Southern Nevada.
The rate-setting methodology for BCP calculates an annual base
charge rather than a unit rate for Hoover Dam hydropower. The base
charge recovers an annual revenue requirement that includes projected
costs from investment repayment, interest, operations, maintenance and
replacements, payments to States, and Hoover Dam visitor services. Non-
power revenue projections such as water sales, Hoover Dam visitor
services, ancillary services, and late fees help offset these projected
costs. Customers are billed a percentage of the base charge in
proportion to their Hoover power allocation. A unit rate is calculated
for comparative purposes but is not used to determine charges for
service.
On June 6, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
confirmed and approved Rate Schedule BCP-F10 for a five-year period
ending September 30, 2022.\1\ Rate Schedule BCP-F10 and the BCP
Electric Service Agreement require WAPA to determine the annual base
charge and rates for the next fiscal year before October 1 of each
year. The FY 2018 BCP base charge and rates expired on September 30,
2018. Therefore, the Administrator of the WAPA approved rates for
short-term sales of BCP electric service until the Deputy Secretary of
Energy approved the final base charge and rates.
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\1\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule on a Final
Basis, FERC Docket No. EF18-1-000, 163 FERC ] 62,154 (2018).
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Comparison of Base Charge and Rates
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FY 2018 FY 2019 Amount change Percent change
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Base Charge ($)................................. $76,910,193 $69,741,657 -$7,168,536 -9.3
Composite Rate (mills/kWh)...................... 19.98 18.92 -1.06 -5.3
Energy Rate (mills/kWh)......................... 9.99 9.46 -0.53 -5.3
Capacity Rate ($/kW-Mo)......................... $1.99 $1.88 -$0.11 -5.4
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The FY 2019 base charge for BCP electric service decreased by $7.2
million to $69.7 million; a 9.3% reduction. This FY 2019 decrease
follows a one-time increase to the FY 2018 base charge due to
Reclamation's collection of $15 million in working capital in FY 2018.
There is no need to collect working capital in the FY 2019 base charge,
but other factors--namely, a $5.1 million decrease in non-power revenue
and Reclamation's deferment of $2.7 million in BCP operations and
maintenance costs from FY 2018 to FY 2019--placed upward pressure on
the base charge. This necessitated a $7.8 million offset against the
$15 million decrease in the FY 2019 base charge, resulting in an
overall decrease of $7.2 million in the FY 2019 base charge compared to
the FY 2018 base charge. WAPA's costs remain relatively flat and do not
result in a measurable effect on the base charge.
The notice of the proposed FY 2019 base charge and rates for
electric service was published consistent with procedures set forth in
10 CFR part 903 and 18 CFR part 300. WAPA took the following steps to
involve the public in the rate adjustment process:
1. WAPA published a Federal Register \2\ notice announcing the
proposed formula rates, initiating the 90-day public consultation and
comment period, setting forth the date and location of public
information and public comment forums, and outlining the procedures for
public participation.
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\2\ 83 FR 36,586 (July 30, 2018).
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2. On August 29, 2018, WAPA held a public information forum in
Phoenix, Arizona. WAPA's representatives explained the proposed changes
to the formula rates, answered questions, and provided handouts.
3. On September 28, 2018, WAPA held a public comment forum in
Phoenix, Arizona, to provide attendees an opportunity to comment and
ask questions for the record.
4. WAPA posted information about this public process at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/DSW/Rates/Pages/boulder-canyon-rates.aspx.
5. The consultation and comment period ended on October 29, 2018,
and WAPA received one comment. The comment appears below, paraphrased
where appropriate without compromising its meaning.
Comment: A commenter requested that the rate process administered
by WAPA be accomplished in a timely manner and prior to October 1.
Response: WAPA experienced delays in implementing the BCP rate
process due, in part, to the beginning of a new BCP marketing period on
October 1, 2018. The true-up of financial balances between the previous
and current BCP contractors, for example, took longer than anticipated.
WAPA notes that required administrative actions associated with the new
marketing period have been implemented.
Following DOE's review of WAPA's proposal, I hereby approve on a
final basis the FY 2019 base charge and rates for BCP electric service
under Rate Schedule BCP-F10 through September 30, 2019.
Dated: March 1, 2019.
Mark W. Menezes,
Under Secretary of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-04343 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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