83 FR 10475 - Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-181
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)
Western Area Power Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)
| Page Range | 10475-10475 | |
| FR Document | 2018-04797 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 10475] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04797] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project--Rate Order No. WAPA-181 AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of transmission service rates. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes to extend the existing Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project transmission service rates through September 30, 2020. The existing Rate Schedules INT-FT5 and INT-NFT4 expire April 30, 2018. DATES: A consultation and comment period starts with the publication of this notice and will end on April 9, 2018. WAPA will accept written comments any time during the consultation and comment period. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Mr. Ronald E. Moulton, Regional Manager, Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, or email moulton@wapa.gov. WAPA will post information about the proposed transmission service rate extension and written comments received on its website at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/DSW/Rates/Pages/intertie-rates.aspx. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tina Ramsey, Rates Manager, Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, (602) 605-2565, or email ramsey@wapa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rate Schedules INT-FT5 and INT-NFT4 for Rate Order No. WAPA-157 were approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a 5-year period through April 30, 2018.\1\ The existing rates provide sufficient revenue to pay all annual costs, including interest expense, and repay required investment within the allowable period consistent with the cost recovery criteria set forth in DOE Order RA 6120.2. In accordance with 10 CFR part 903.23(a), WAPA is proposing to extend the existing rates under Rate Schedules INT-FT5 and INT-NFT4 for the period from May 1, 2018 through September 30, 2020. Extending these rate schedules through September 30, 2020 will provide WAPA and its customers time to evaluate the potential benefits of combining transmission service rates on Federal transmission projects in the Desert Southwest Region. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ FERC confirmed and approved Rate Order No. WAPA-157 on August 22, 2013, in Docket No. EF13-4-000. See Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedules on a Final Basis, 144 FERC ] 61,143. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Delegation Order No. 00-037.00B, effective November 19, 2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power and transmission rates to WAPA's 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, to remand or to disapprove such rates to FERC. In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a)(2), WAPA will not hold public information or public comment forums but is providing a 30-day consultation and comment period to receive comments on the proposed rate extension. Comments must be received by the end of the consultation and comment period to be considered by WAPA in its decision process. WAPA will post comments received to its website, https://www.wapa.gov/regions/DSW/Rates/Pages/intertie-rates.aspx. After considering public comments, WAPA will take further action on the proposed rate extension consistent with 10 CFR 903.23(a). Dated: January 25, 2018. Mark A. Gabriel, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2018-04797 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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including interest expense, and repay
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern cost recovery criteria set forth in DOE Request
Time on March 16, 2018. Order RA 6120.2. In accordance with 10
Dated: March 5, 2018. CFR part 903.23(a), WAPA is proposing AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Kimberly D. Bose, to extend the existing rates under Rate Agency (EPA).
Secretary. Schedules INT–FT5 and INT–NFT4 for ACTION: Notice.
[FR Doc. 2018–04778 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] the period from May 1, 2018 through
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P September 30, 2020. Extending these
receipt of an application 93167–EUP–R
rate schedules through September 30,
from Oxitec Ltd. requesting an
2020 will provide WAPA and its experimental use permit (EUP) for the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY customers time to evaluate the potential OX513A Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
benefits of combining transmission expressing tetracycline Trans-Activator
Western Area Power Administration service rates on Federal transmission Variant (tTAV) protein. The Agency has
projects in the Desert Southwest Region. determined that the permit may be of
Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest
Intertie Project—Rate Order No. By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, regional and national significance.
WAPA–181 effective November 19, 2016, the Therefore, because of the potential
Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The significance, EPA is seeking comments
AGENCY: Western Area Power authority to develop power and on this application.
Administration, DOE. transmission rates to WAPA’s DATES: Comments must be received on
ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of Administrator; (2) the authority to or before April 9, 2018.
transmission service rates. confirm, approve, and place such rates ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
into effect on an interim basis to the identified by docket identification (ID)
SUMMARY: The Western Area Power
Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0756, by
Administration (WAPA) proposes to
extend the existing Pacific Northwest- authority to confirm, approve, and place one of the following methods:
Pacific Southwest Intertie Project into effect on a final basis, to remand or • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
transmission service rates through to disapprove such rates to FERC. www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
September 30, 2020. The existing Rate In accordance with 10 CFR instructions for submitting comments.
Schedules INT–FT5 and INT–NFT4 Do not submit electronically any
903.23(a)(2), WAPA will not hold public
expire April 30, 2018. information you consider to be
information or public comment forums
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
DATES: A consultation and comment but is providing a 30-day consultation
or other information whose disclosure is
period starts with the publication of this and comment period to receive restricted by statute.
notice and will end on April 9, 2018. comments on the proposed rate • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
WAPA will accept written comments extension. Comments must be received Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
any time during the consultation and by the end of the consultation and DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
comment period. comment period to be considered by NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: WAPA in its decision process. WAPA • Hand Delivery: To make special
Mr. Ronald E. Moulton, Regional will post comments received to its arrangements for hand delivery or
Manager, Desert Southwest Customer website, https://www.wapa.gov/regions/ delivery of boxed information, please
Service Region, Western Area Power DSW/Rates/Pages/intertie-rates.aspx. follow the instructions at http://
Administration, P.O. Box 6457, After considering public comments, www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, or email WAPA will take further action on the Additional instructions on
moulton@wapa.gov. WAPA will post proposed rate extension consistent with commenting or visiting the docket,
information about the proposed 10 CFR 903.23(a). along with more information about
transmission service rate extension and dockets generally, is available at http://
Dated: January 25, 2018.
written comments received on its www.epa.gov/dockets.
website at https://www.wapa.gov/ Mark A. Gabriel,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
regions/DSW/Rates/Pages/intertie- Administrator.
Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
rates.aspx. [FR Doc. 2018–04797 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] Pollution Prevention Division (7511P),
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Office of Pesticide Programs,
Tina Ramsey, Rates Manager, Desert Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Southwest Customer Service Region, Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Western Area Power Administration, 20460–0001; main telephone number:
P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005– (703) 305–7090; email address:
6457, (602) 605–2565, or email ramsey@ BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov.
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wapa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rate I. General Information
1 FERC confirmed and approved Rate Order No.
Schedules INT–FT5 and INT–NFT4 for
WAPA–157 on August 22, 2013, in Docket No. A. Does this action apply to me?
Rate Order No. WAPA–157 were EF13–4–000. See Order Confirming and Approving
approved by the Federal Energy Rate Schedules on a Final Basis, 144 FERC This action is directed to the public
Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a 5- ¶ 61,143. in general. Although this action may be
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of proposed extension of transmission service rates. | |
| Dates | A consultation and comment period starts with the publication of this notice and will end on April 9, 2018. WAPA will accept written comments any time during the consultation and comment period. | |
| Contact | Ms. Tina Ramsey, Rates Manager, Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, (602) 605-2565, or email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 10475 |
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