81_FR_18669 81 FR 18607 - Notice of Extension of Rate Schedules

81 FR 18607 - Notice of Extension of Rate Schedules

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 62 (March 31, 2016)

Page Range18607-18608
FR Document2016-07288

The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy confirmed and approved an extension of Rate Schedules JW-1-J and JW-2-F through September 30, 2016. This short 11 day extension will allow the billing and rate terms to align going forward in the new rate to be proposed effective October 1, 2016 and to be announced in a separate Federal Register Notice.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07288]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Extension of Rate Schedules

AGENCY: Southeastern Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Rate Extension.

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SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy confirmed and 
approved an extension of Rate Schedules JW-1-J and JW-2-F through 
September 30, 2016. This short 11 day extension will allow the billing 
and rate terms to align going forward in the new rate to be proposed 
effective October 1, 2016 and to be announced in a separate Federal 
Register Notice.

DATES: Approval of extension of the rate schedules is effective 
September 20, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virgil G. Hobbs III, Assistant 
Administrator, Finance & Marketing, Southeastern Power Administration, 
Department of Energy, 1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635-
6711, (706) 213-3800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission, by Order issued December 22, 
2011, in Docket No. EF11-12-000, confirmed and approved Wholesale Power 
Rate Schedules JW-1-J and JW-2-F for a period ending September 19, 
2016.

    Dated: March 25, 2016.
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall,
Deputy Secretary.

Department of Energy

Deputy Secretary

    Rate Order No. SEPA-60.
    In the Matter of: Southeastern Power Administration--Jim 
Woodruff Project Power Rates

Order Confirming and Approving Power Rates On an Interim Basis

    Pursuant to Sections 302(a) of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act, Public Law 95-91, the functions of the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Federal Power Commission under Section 5 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1944, 16 U.S.C. 825s, relating to the Southeastern 
Power Administration (``Southeastern'' or ``SEPA'') were transferred to 
and vested in the Secretary of Energy. By Delegation Order No. 00-
037.00A, effective October 25, 2013, the Secretary of Energy delegated 
to Southeastern's Administrator the authority to develop power and 
transmission rates, delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Energy the 
authority to confirm, approve, and place in effect such rates on an 
interim basis, and delegated to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (``Commission'') the authority to confirm, approve, and 
place into effect on a final basis or to disapprove rates developed by 
the Administrator under the delegation. This rate order is issued by 
the Deputy Secretary pursuant to said delegation.
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 903.23(b), an existing rate may be extended on a 
temporary basis by the Deputy Secretary without advanced notice or 
comment. The Deputy Secretary shall publish said extension in the 
Federal Register and promptly advise the Commission of the extension.

Background

    Power from the Jim Woodruff Project is presently sold under 
Wholesale Power Rate Schedules JW-1-J and JW-2-F. These rate schedules 
were approved by the Commission on December 22, 2011, for a period 
ending September 19, 2016 (137 FERC ]62,248). Effective June 21, 2015, 
Southeastern, Duke Energy Florida, and

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the preference customers agreed to a change in the billing cycle to 
conform to the calendar month. Previously, the billing cycle occurred 
on the 20th of each month. This rate extension is to cover the 
transition period in the billing cycle before implementing new rate 
schedules.

Discussion

System Repayment

    An examination of Southeastern's revised system power repayment 
study, prepared in February, 2016, for the Jim Woodruff Project, shows 
that with the extended rates, all system power costs are paid within 
the 50-year repayment period required by existing law and DOE Order RA 
6120.2.

Environmental Impact

    Southeastern has reviewed the possible environmental impacts of the 
rate adjustment under consideration and has concluded the extended 
rates would not significantly affect the quality of the human 
environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969. The proposed action is not a major Federal action for which 
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is required.

Availability of Information

    Information regarding these rates, including studies, and other 
supporting materials, is available for public review in the offices of 
Southeastern Power Administration, 1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, 
Georgia 30635-6711.

[FR Doc. 2016-07288 Filed 3-30-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 62 / Thursday, March 31, 2016 / Notices 18607 of siting the transmission line, the span lead times/current availability for Tech Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635– between structures would also provide some replacement parts.’’ 6711, (706) 213–3800. flexibility for avoiding floodplains. That is, Comment. Mr. Fuksa’s email states that the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The in some areas it would be reasonable to National Park Service added the Fuksa minimize the number of structures in a portion of the Chisholm Trail to the National Commission, by Order issued December floodplain by controlling the spans or to Registry of Historic Places (NRHP) in 22, 2011, in Docket No. EF11–12–000, place the structures outside the floodplain, September 2015, and designated the John and confirmed and approved Wholesale which would then be spanned by the Mary Fuksa Family Farm (including Power Rate Schedules JW–1–J and JW– transmission line.’’ dustbowl-era farmyard, buildings, and 2–F for a period ending September 19, If a transmission structure would be structures) as a national historic area and 2016. required to be sited in a floodplain, it would added it to the NRHP in December 2015. Mr. be designed and constructed to meet the Fuksa urges DOE to adopt Alternative Route Dated: March 25, 2016. anticipated design loads from a maximally- 2B instead of the Applicant Proposed Route Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, credible flooding event in accordance with in this location. Deputy Secretary. applicable regulatory standards. Therefore, a Response. The location of the Chisholm flooding event would be unlikely to result in Trail relative to the Applicant Proposed Department of Energy the failure of a transmission structure. Route is identified and discussed in Section Deputy Secretary In the unlikely event that structure failure 3.9.5.2 of the Final EIS. Impacts to property did occur as a result of a flooding event, the structures would be addressed through Rate Order No. SEPA–60. system repair would be similar to failures micrositing within the 1,000-foot-wide In the Matter of: Southeastern Power from other off-normal events. As presented in corridor and implementing EPM LU–5, Administration—Jim Woodruff Project Power the Final EIS comment response document which states that Clean Line will make Rates (Appendix Q, page 3–307), ‘‘Temporary reasonable efforts, consistent with design interruption of the power transmission criteria, to accommodate requests from Order Confirming and Approving system could occur to the Project from a individual landowners to adjust the siting of Power Rates On an Interim Basis variety of off-normal events such as natural the ROW on their properties. These disasters, terrorism, or accidents. The Project Pursuant to Sections 302(a) of the adjustments may include consideration of would be designed to prevent outages from routes along or parallel to existing divisions Department of Energy Organization Act, these events to the maximum extent of land (e.g., agricultural fields and parcel Public Law 95–91, the functions of the practicable. While it stands to reason that boundaries) and existing compatible linear Secretary of the Interior and the Federal interruption of a smaller regional power infrastructure (e.g., roads, transmission lines, Power Commission under Section 5 of transmission system would impact a smaller and pipelines), with the intent of reducing the Flood Control Act of 1944, 16 U.S.C. customer base than a larger system, neither the impact of the ROW on private properties. 825s, relating to the Southeastern Power situation is necessarily considered DOE has developed a Programmatic Administration (‘‘Southeastern’’ or disastrous. There are multiple thousands of Agreement that, in accordance with the ‘‘SEPA’’) were transferred to and vested miles of aboveground electrical transmission regulations that implement Section 106 of the in the Secretary of Energy. By lines providing electrical power to NHPA, provides a framework for the consumers over long distances in the United Delegation Order No. 00–037.00A, assessment of potential Project effects to States. Interruptions of power have occurred historic properties (this would include effective October 25, 2013, the Secretary to power transmission systems in the past potential effects to the Fuksa portion of the of Energy delegated to Southeastern’s and have been mitigated and power restored Chisholm Trail and the John and Mary Fuksa Administrator the authority to develop through standard industry, engineering, and Family Farm), and adoption of strategies to power and transmission rates, delegated security practices. The Project alone would resolve potential effects. to the Deputy Secretary of Energy the not represent a critically high percentage of [FR Doc. 2016–07282 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am] authority to confirm, approve, and place power transmission service to consumers in effect such rates on an interim basis, BILLING CODE 6450–01–P nationally and therefore temporary and delegated to the Federal Energy disruption of the grid would be considered Regulatory Commission manageable. The Applicant would operate the system and respond to any unplanned DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (‘‘Commission’’) the authority to outages according to those practices and confirm, approve, and place into effect identified EPMs, BMPs, plans and Notice of Extension of Rate Schedules on a final basis or to disapprove rates procedures, and applicable regulatory developed by the Administrator under AGENCY: Southeastern Power requirements.’’ the delegation. This rate order is issued Clean Line has provided additional Administration, DOE. by the Deputy Secretary pursuant to information in their Operations and ACTION: Notice of Rate Extension. said delegation. Maintenance Plan (Section 3.12; Corrective Pursuant to 10 CFR 903.23(b), an Actions), which states, ‘‘To minimize the SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy confirmed and existing rate may be extended on a frequency and duration of corrective approved an extension of Rate temporary basis by the Deputy Secretary activities, Clean Line has designed robust structures that incorporate the appropriate Schedules JW–1–J and JW–2–F through without advanced notice or comment. NESC [National Electric Safety Code] September 30, 2016. This short 11 day The Deputy Secretary shall publish said requirements. Current engineering plans call extension will allow the billing and rate extension in the Federal Register and for stop-structures every 5–10 miles to terms to align going forward in the new promptly advise the Commission of the prevent cascading events. Clean Line plans to rate to be proposed effective October 1, extension. utilize weather-monitoring systems currently in place in the project area . . . and to 2016 and to be announced in a separate Background communicate elevated risk levels to Federal Register Notice. Power from the Jim Woodruff Project interconnecting utilities in order to ensure DATES: Approval of extension of the rate mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES is presently sold under Wholesale operational readiness. A spare parts schedules is effective September 20, Power Rate Schedules JW–1–J and JW– inventory will be put in place along the route 2016. 2–F. These rate schedules were to address both high and low probability weather events. Standby contracts for labor FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: approved by the Commission on and emergency equipment will provide for Virgil G. Hobbs III, Assistant December 22, 2011, for a period ending quick responses to any outages. A spare parts Administrator, Finance & Marketing, September 19, 2016 (137 FERC inventory will include information on critical Southeastern Power Administration, ¶62,248). Effective June 21, 2015, components and parts, storage location, and Department of Energy, 1166 Athens Southeastern, Duke Energy Florida, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 30, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

18608 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 62 / Thursday, March 31, 2016 / Notices the preference customers agreed to a conservation standards for direct upon incorporation into the U.S. Code change in the billing cycle to conform operation external power supplies (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309, as codified), to the calendar month. Previously, the (application) pertaining to certain basic establishes the ‘‘Energy Conservation billing cycle occurred on the 20th of models imported by Green Electronics. Program for Consumer Products Other each month. This rate extension is to Specifically, the application requests a Than Automobiles.’’ External power cover the transition period in the billing one-year exemption from compliance supplies are among the products cycle before implementing new rate with the standard beginning on affected by these provisions. schedules. February 10, 2016, the compliance date Under EPCA, the energy conservation for such standard. DOE is publishing the program consists essentially of four Discussion parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3) non-confidential portion of Green System Repayment Electronics’ application and soliciting Federal energy conservation standards, comments, data, and information and (4) certification and enforcement An examination of Southeastern’s concerning Green Electronics’ procedures. The testing requirements revised system power repayment study, application. consist of test procedures that prepared in February, 2016, for the Jim manufacturers of covered products must Woodruff Project, shows that with the DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, use as the basis for (1) certifying to DOE extended rates, all system power costs and information until May 31, 2016. that their products comply with the are paid within the 50-year repayment ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, applicable energy conservation period required by existing law and identified by docket/case number, by standards adopted under EPCA, and (2) DOE Order RA 6120.2. any of the following methods: making representations about the Environmental Impact • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// efficiency of those products. Similarly, www.regulations.gov. Follow the DOE must use these test procedures to Southeastern has reviewed the instructions for submitting comments. determine whether the products comply possible environmental impacts of the • Email: ExemptionExt with any relevant standards rate adjustment under consideration and PowerSupply2016STD0013@ee.doe.gov. has concluded the extended rates would promulgated under EPCA. Include ‘‘docket/case number’’ in the Consistent with EPCA, DOE has not significantly affect the quality of the subject line of the message. undertaken several rulemakings human environment within the meaning • Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. concerning external power supplies of the National Environmental Policy Department of Energy, Building (‘‘EPSs’’). Specifically, DOE issued a Act of 1969. The proposed action is not Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, final rule on March 27, 2009, that a major Federal action for which 1000 Independence Avenue SW., defined and added terms and preparation of an Environmental Impact Washington, DC 20585–0121. definitions relevant to EPSs to 10 CFR Statement is required. Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please part 430, subpart B, Appendix Z Availability of Information submit one signed original paper copy. (hereafter referred to as Appendix Z). • Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda See 74 FR 13318. In June 2011, DOE Information regarding these rates, Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, including studies, and other supporting further amended Appendix Z by adding Building Technologies Office, 950 a test method for multiple-voltage EPSs. materials, is available for public review L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, in the offices of Southeastern Power 76 FR 31750 (June 1, 2011). In addition Washington, DC 20024. Please submit to the test procedure rulemaking Administration, 1166 Athens Tech one signed original paper copy. Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635–6711. activities, DOE undertook a rulemaking FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. to establish energy conservation [FR Doc. 2016–07288 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am] Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of standards for EPSs. After releasing a BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Energy, Building Technologies Office, preliminary analysis and issuing a Mail Stop EE–5B, Forrestal Building, notice of proposed rulemaking, DOE 1000 Independence Avenue SW., published a final rule (hereafter referred DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Washington, DC 20585–0121. to as 2014 standards rulemaking) Telephone: (202) 586–0371. Email: prescribing new standards for some Office of Energy Efficiency and ashley.armstrong@ee.doe.gov. non-Class A EPSs and amended Renewable Energy Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of standards for some Class A EPSs. See 79 [Docket Number: EERE–2016–BT–STD– Energy, Office of the General Counsel, FR 7845 (Feb. 10, 2014). As part of this 0013] Mail Stop GC–33, Forrestal Building, rulemaking, DOE established new 1000 Independence Avenue SW., definitions for direct operation EPSs Notice of Application From Green Washington, DC 20585–0103. and indirect operation EPSs in 10 CFR Electronics for a Small Business Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 430.2. Direct operation EPSs, regardless Exemption Regarding Certain Products Michael.kido@hq.doe.gov. of whether they are Class A or non-Class From the Department of Energy’s A EPSs, are subject to more stringent SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: External Power Supply Energy standards than the statutorily-prescribed Conservation Standards I. Background and Authority Level IV standard requirements. The AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Title III of the Energy Policy and standards for direct operation EPSs are Renewable Energy, Department of Conservation Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. identified via a Level VI marking per 10 Energy. 6291, et seq.; ‘‘EPCA’’ or, in context, CFR 430.32(w)(4) and are hereafter mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ACTION: Notice of application for ‘‘the Act’’) sets forth a variety of referred to as Level VI standards in this exemption and request for comment. provisions designed to improve energy document. DOE did not establish any efficiency. (All references to EPCA refer standards for indirect operation EPSs. SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt to the statute as amended through the However, indirect operation EPSs that of and publishes an application Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of meet the definition of a Class A EPS, are submitted by Green Electronics for a 2015—Pub. L. 114–11 (April 30, 2015).) required to meet the statutory Level IV small business exemption from the U.S. Part B of title III, which for editorial standards already established in EPCA. Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy reasons was re-designated as Part A While the Level IV standards have been VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 30, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Rate Extension.
DatesApproval of extension of the rate schedules is effective September 20, 2016.
ContactVirgil G. Hobbs III, Assistant Administrator, Finance & Marketing, Southeastern Power Administration, Department of Energy, 1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635- 6711, (706) 213-3800.
FR Citation81 FR 18607 
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