Provo River Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-221, 83008-83009 [2024-23768]

Download as PDF 83008 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices Tracking the Proceeding Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project will be available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. For more information and to register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp. 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EL24–80–000; EL24–81–000; EL24–82–000; EL24–83–000] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Southwest Power Pool, Inc., ISO New England, Inc.; Notice of Extension of Time [Project No. 2300–052] Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2024–23743 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [FR Doc. 2024–23674 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Shelburne Hydroelectric Project, located on the Androscoggin River in Coos County, New Hampshire and has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) for the project. No Federal land is occupied by project works or located within the project boundary. The FEA contains staff’s analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major Federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity to view and/or print the FEA via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov/), using 16:35 Oct 11, 2024 Dated: October 8, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Dated: October 7, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. VerDate Sep<11>2014 the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Ryan Hansen at (202) 502–8074 or ryan.hansen@ferc.gov. Jkt 265001 On September 30, 2024, Advanced Energy Economy, the American Clean Power Association, and the Solar Energy Industries Association (collectively, the Clean Energy Associations) filed a motion for a 14-day extension of time— from October 11, 2024 to October 25, 2024—for interested entities to submit responses in the above-referenced proceedings.1 No answers were filed. Upon consideration, notice is hereby given that an extension of time for interested entities to file responses in the above-referenced proceedings is granted to and including October 25, 2024. Dated: October 8, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–23745 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Midcontinent Indep. Sys. Operator, Inc., 187 FERC ¶ 61,170, at P 72 & ordering para. (E) (2024). PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration Provo River Project—Rate Order No. WAPA–221 Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of proposed formula rate for power service. AGENCY: The Colorado River Storage Project Management Center (CRSP MC) of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes a new formula rate for the Provo River Project (PRP) power service. The existing rate for this service expires on March 31, 2025. This rate action proposes no change to the existing formula rate under Rate Schedule PR–2 other than extending the effective date for a 5-year period through March 31, 2030. DATES: A consultation and comment period will begin October 15, 2024 and end November 14, 2024. CRSP MC will accept written comments any time during the consultation and comment period. ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to be informed of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) actions concerning the proposed formula rate submitted by WAPA to FERC for approval should be sent to: Rodney Bailey, CRSP Manager, CRSP MC, Western Area Power Administration, 1800 South Rio Grande Drive, Montrose, CO 81401, or email: CRSPMC-rateadj@wapa.gov. The CRSP MC will post information about the proposed formula rate and written comments received to its website at: www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ crsp/rates/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamala Gheller, Rates Manager, CRSP MC, Western Area Power Administration, (970) 240–6545 or email: gheller@wapa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 10, 2020, FERC approved and confirmed Rate Schedule PR–2 under Rate Order No. WAPA–189 on a final basis through March 31, 2025.1 This schedule applies to PRP power service. The existing formula rate provides sufficient revenue to recover annual costs within the cost recovery criteria set forth in Department of Energy (DOE) Order RA 6120.2. The proposed rate continues the formula-based methodology that includes an annual update to the financial data in the rate formula. CRSP MC intends the proposed SUMMARY: 1 Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF20–1–000. E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices formula-based rate to go into effect April 1, 2025. The proposed formula rate would remain in effect until March 31, 2030, or until WAPA changes the formula rate through another public rate process pursuant to 10 CFR part 903, whichever occurs first. The Deer Creek Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant are components of the Deer Creek Division of the PRP, located on the Provo River in Utah. The marketing plan for the PRP was published in the Federal Register (88 FR 16433) on March 17, 2023. New contracts are effective October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2054. This marketing plan sets the parameters for WAPA to market the output of the PRP. Final allocations of PRP power, as published in the Federal Register (89 FR 23994) on April 5, 2024, were provided to Heber Light and Power and seven members of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems and Utah Municipal Power Agency (Customers) in the Provo River drainage area. The Customers purchase all power generation from the project and pay the annual revenue requirement in monthly installment payments based on the estimates of operation, maintenance, and capitalized replacement expenses for the Deer Creek Power Plant. The payments are not dependent upon the power made available for sale or the rate of generation each year. CRSP MC reconciles the estimate to actual expenses at the end of the fiscal year and includes the difference in the next year’s annual revenue requirement. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Legal Authority Existing DOE procedures for public participation in power and transmission rate adjustments (10 CFR part 903) were published on September 18, 1985, and February 21, 2019.2 The proposed action constitutes a minor rate adjustment, as defined by 10 CFR 903.2(e). In accordance with 10 CFR 903.15(a) and 903.16(a), CRSP MC has determined it is not necessary to hold public information and public comment forums for this rate action but is initiating a 30-day consultation and comment period to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed formula rate. CRSP MC will review and consider all timely public comments at the conclusion of the consultation and comment period and make amendments or adjustments to the proposal as appropriate. Proposed rates will then be approved on an interim basis. 2 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 Oct 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 WAPA is establishing the formula rate for the PRP in accordance with section 302 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).3 By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL– RATES–2016, effective November 19, 2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) the authority to develop power and transmission rates to the WAPA Administrator; (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, or to remand or disapprove such rates, to FERC. By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3–2024, effective August 30, 2024, the Secretary of Energy also delegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Under Secretary for Infrastructure. By Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL– WAPA1–2023, effective April 10, 2023, the Under Secretary for Infrastructure further redelegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to WAPA’s Administrator. Availability of Information All brochures, studies, comments, letters, memorandums, or other documents that CRSP MC initiates or uses to develop the proposed formula rate are available for inspection and copying at the CRSP MC, located at 1800 South Rio Grande Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401. Many of these documents and supporting information are also available on WAPA’s website at: www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ crsp/rates/. Ratemaking Procedure Requirements Environmental Compliance WAPA is in the process of determining whether an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement should be prepared or if this action can be categorically excluded from those requirements.4 3 This Act transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of Energy the power marketing functions of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent laws, particularly section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)); and other acts that specifically apply to the project involved. 4 In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); and DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021). PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 83009 Determination Under Executive Order 12866 WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required. Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 8, 2024, by Tracey A. LeBeau, Administrator, Western Area Power Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document, with the original signature and date, is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. Signed in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2024. Jennifer Hartzell, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–23768 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2024–0063; FRL–12335–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR Number 0318.14, OMB Control Number 2040– 0050) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 11, 2024, during a 60-day SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83008-83009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23768]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Provo River Project--Rate Order No. WAPA-221

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of proposed formula rate for power service.

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SUMMARY: The Colorado River Storage Project Management Center (CRSP MC) 
of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes a new formula 
rate for the Provo River Project (PRP) power service. The existing rate 
for this service expires on March 31, 2025. This rate action proposes 
no change to the existing formula rate under Rate Schedule PR-2 other 
than extending the effective date for a 5-year period through March 31, 
2030.

DATES: A consultation and comment period will begin October 15, 2024 
and end November 14, 2024. CRSP MC will accept written comments any 
time during the consultation and comment period.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to be informed of Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) actions concerning the proposed 
formula rate submitted by WAPA to FERC for approval should be sent to: 
Rodney Bailey, CRSP Manager, CRSP MC, Western Area Power 
Administration, 1800 South Rio Grande Drive, Montrose, CO 81401, or 
email: [email protected]. The CRSP MC will post information about 
the proposed formula rate and written comments received to its website 
at: www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/crsp/rates/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamala Gheller, Rates Manager, CRSP 
MC, Western Area Power Administration, (970) 240-6545 or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 10, 2020, FERC approved and 
confirmed Rate Schedule PR-2 under Rate Order No. WAPA-189 on a final 
basis through March 31, 2025.\1\ This schedule applies to PRP power 
service.
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    \1\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule on a Final 
Basis, FERC Docket No. EF20-1-000.
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    The existing formula rate provides sufficient revenue to recover 
annual costs within the cost recovery criteria set forth in Department 
of Energy (DOE) Order RA 6120.2. The proposed rate continues the 
formula-based methodology that includes an annual update to the 
financial data in the rate formula. CRSP MC intends the proposed

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formula-based rate to go into effect April 1, 2025. The proposed 
formula rate would remain in effect until March 31, 2030, or until WAPA 
changes the formula rate through another public rate process pursuant 
to 10 CFR part 903, whichever occurs first.
    The Deer Creek Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant are components of 
the Deer Creek Division of the PRP, located on the Provo River in Utah. 
The marketing plan for the PRP was published in the Federal Register 
(88 FR 16433) on March 17, 2023. New contracts are effective October 1, 
2024, through September 30, 2054. This marketing plan sets the 
parameters for WAPA to market the output of the PRP. Final allocations 
of PRP power, as published in the Federal Register (89 FR 23994) on 
April 5, 2024, were provided to Heber Light and Power and seven members 
of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems and Utah Municipal Power 
Agency (Customers) in the Provo River drainage area.
    The Customers purchase all power generation from the project and 
pay the annual revenue requirement in monthly installment payments 
based on the estimates of operation, maintenance, and capitalized 
replacement expenses for the Deer Creek Power Plant. The payments are 
not dependent upon the power made available for sale or the rate of 
generation each year. CRSP MC reconciles the estimate to actual 
expenses at the end of the fiscal year and includes the difference in 
the next year's annual revenue requirement.

Legal Authority

    Existing DOE procedures for public participation in power and 
transmission rate adjustments (10 CFR part 903) were published on 
September 18, 1985, and February 21, 2019.\2\ The proposed action 
constitutes a minor rate adjustment, as defined by 10 CFR 903.2(e). In 
accordance with 10 CFR 903.15(a) and 903.16(a), CRSP MC has determined 
it is not necessary to hold public information and public comment 
forums for this rate action but is initiating a 30-day consultation and 
comment period to give the public an opportunity to comment on the 
proposed formula rate. CRSP MC will review and consider all timely 
public comments at the conclusion of the consultation and comment 
period and make amendments or adjustments to the proposal as 
appropriate. Proposed rates will then be approved on an interim basis.
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    \2\ 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019).
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    WAPA is establishing the formula rate for the PRP in accordance 
with section 302 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).\3\
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    \3\ This Act transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of 
Energy the power marketing functions of the Secretary of the 
Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation 
(Reclamation) under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 
388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent laws, particularly 
section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 
485h(c)); and other acts that specifically apply to the project 
involved.
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    By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-RATES-2016, effective November 19, 
2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) the authority to develop 
power and transmission rates to the WAPA Administrator; (2) the 
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an 
interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the authority 
to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, or to 
remand or disapprove such rates, to FERC. By Delegation Order No. S1-
DEL-S3-2024, effective August 30, 2024, the Secretary of Energy also 
delegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into 
effect on an interim basis to the Under Secretary for Infrastructure. 
By Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023, effective April 10, 2023, 
the Under Secretary for Infrastructure further redelegated the 
authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an 
interim basis to WAPA's Administrator.

Availability of Information

    All brochures, studies, comments, letters, memorandums, or other 
documents that CRSP MC initiates or uses to develop the proposed 
formula rate are available for inspection and copying at the CRSP MC, 
located at 1800 South Rio Grande Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401. Many of 
these documents and supporting information are also available on WAPA's 
website at: www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/crsp/rates/.

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements

Environmental Compliance

    WAPA is in the process of determining whether an environmental 
assessment or an environmental impact statement should be prepared or 
if this action can be categorically excluded from those 
requirements.\4\
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    \4\ In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347; the Council on 
Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR 
parts 1500-1508); and DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures and 
Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021).
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Determination Under Executive Order 12866

    WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under 
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the 
Office of Management and Budget is required.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 8, 
2024, by Tracey A. LeBeau, Administrator, Western Area Power 
Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of 
Energy. That document, with the original signature and date, is 
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance 
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the 
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to 
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as 
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative 
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon 
publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2024.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-23768 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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