Western Area Power Administration September 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Applications for the 2015 Resource Pool Power Allocations, Sierra Nevada Region
The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing administration of the Department of Energy, published a Call for 2015 Resource Pool Applications in the Federal Register (74 FR 26671, June 3, 2009) (Call for 2015 Applications). Western issued the Call for 2015 Applications pursuant to the 2004 Power Marketing Plan (Marketing Plan) for the Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SNR) (64 FR 34417, June 25, 1999). In the Call for 2015 Applications, Western stated that all applications were due by 4 p.m., PDT, on August 3, 2009. This notice extends the filing date for applications to 4 p.m., PDT, on October 28, 2009.
Record of Decision: Montana Alberta Tie Limited (DOE/EIS-0399)
The Western Area Power Administration (Western), an agency of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has decided to finance a portion of the Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line (MATL Project) in exchange for ownership of 50 megawatts (MW) of southbound capacity on the line and ownership of approximately 18 miles of transmission line. This decision is contingent on the MATL Project meeting all necessary conditions under Western's Transmission Infrastructure Program (TIP). MATL proposed to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a new 214-mile, single-circuit 230-kV electric transmission line across the U.S.-Canada border near Cut Bank, Montana, and DOE prepared the Environmental Impact Statement for the Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) 230-kV Transmission Line (DOE/EIS-0399), herein referred to as the MATL Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), as co- lead with the State of Montana, to analyze the environmental impacts that would be associated with construction and operation of the line. The environmental mitigation measures and electric reliability conditions required by DOE's permit for the line are identified in the Record of Decision (ROD); Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. issued by DOE on November 17, 2008, (73 FR 67860), herein referred to as the first ROD.
Modification of the Groton Generation Station Interconnection Agreement, Brown County, SD
The Western Area Power Administration (Western), an agency of the DOE, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement \1\ (EIS) on modifying its Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) with Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) to eliminate current operating limits for the Groton Generation Station. Basin Electric currently owns and operates the generating station with a condition in the LGIA that limits the output of the generating station to 50 average megawatts (MW). Western is issuing this notice to inform the public and interested parties about Western's intent to prepare an EIS, conduct a public scoping process, and invite the public to comment on the scope, proposed action, alternatives, and other issues to be
Interconnection of the Hualapai Valley Solar Project, Mohave County, AZ
The Western Area Power Administration (Western), an agency of the DOE, intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the proposed interconnection of the Hualapai Valley Solar Project (Project) in Mohave County, near Kingman, Arizona. Hualapai Valley Solar, LLC (HVS) has applied to Western to interconnect the proposed Project to Western's power transmission system. Western is issuing this notice to inform the public and interested parties about Western's intent to prepare an EIS, conduct a public scoping process, and invite the public to comment on the scope, proposed action, alternatives, and
Notice of Cancellation of the Transmission Agency of Northern California Transmission Project, Environmental Impact Statement
Western Area Power Administration (Western), an agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), is canceling preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC) Transmission Project, which would have included building and upgrading over 600 miles of 230- kilovolt (kV) and 500-kV transmission lines and associated equipment and facilities in northern California.
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