Western Area Power Administration March 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy, announces its Post-2009 Resource PoolLoveland Area ProjectsProposed Power Allocation developed under the requirements of subpart CPower Marketing Initiative of the Energy Planning and Management Program (Program) Final Rule, 10 CFR part 905.

The Western Area Power Administration (Western) proposes to adopt a Transmission Infrastructure Program. The Program is being proposed to implement section 402 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) for the purpose of constructing, financing, facilitating, planning, operating, maintaining, or studying construction of new or upgraded electric power transmission lines and related facilities with at least one terminus within the area served by Western and for delivering or facilitating the delivery of power generated by renewable energy resources constructed or reasonably expected to be constructed. The proposed Program would use authority granted under this section to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury to accomplish these purposes. The Recovery Act also calls for Western to use a public process to develop practices and policies that implement the authority granted by this section. To expedite the development process, Western is offering this initial proposal. This Federal Register notice (FRN) seeks public comment on these proposed principles, policies and practices.