83 FR 50354 - Availability of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI)
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)
Bonneville Power Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)
| Page Range | 50354-50354 | |
| FR Document | 2018-21725 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 50354] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21725] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Bonneville Power Administration Availability of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI) AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of document availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Copies of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI), which contain the policy and establish the procedures that BPA uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of its purchases of goods and services, including construction, are available in printed form or at the following internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/business/bpi. Copies of the Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI), which contain the policy and establish the procedures that BPA uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of financial assistance instruments (principally grants and cooperative agreements), are available in printed form or available at the following internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/business/bfai. ADDRESSES: Unbound copies of the BPI or BFAI may be obtained by sending a request to the Head of the Contracting Activity, Routing CGP-7, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208- 3621. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas M. Jenkins, Head of the Contracting Activity; direct telephone (503) 230-5498; or email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was established in 1937 as a Federal Power Marketing Agency in the Pacific Northwest. BPA operations are financed from rate payer revenues rather than annual appropriations. BPA's purchasing operations are conducted under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and related statutes. Pursuant to these special authorities, the BPI is promulgated as a statement of purchasing policy and as a body of interpretative regulations governing the conduct of BPA purchasing activities, and reflects BPA's private sector approach to purchasing the goods and services that it requires. BPA's financial assistance operations are conducted under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 839 et seq. The BFAI express BPA's financial assistance policy. The BFAI also comprise BPA's rules governing implementation of the principles set forth in 2 CFR part 200. BPA's solicitations and contracts include notice of applicability and availability of the BPI and the BFAI, as appropriate, for offerors to obtain information on particular purchases or financial assistance transactions. Signed in Portland, Oregon, on September 6, 2018 Nicholas M. Jenkins, Manager, Purchasing/Property Governance. [FR Doc. 2018-21725 Filed 10-4-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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streams with 11,893 lineal feet of enhancement. In addition, alternative SUMMARY: Copies of the Bonneville
temporary impact as well as 0.4 acres of dam alignments and conservation pool Purchasing Instructions (BPI), which
stock tanks. sizes were considered. contain the policy and establish the
DATES: Written comments on the Draft The U.S. Environmental Protection procedures that BPA uses in the
EIS will be accepted until November 21, Agency Region VI, U.S. Fish and solicitation, award, and administration
2018. Oral and/or written comments Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, of its purchases of goods and services,
may also be presented at the Public Texas Commission on Environmental including construction, are available in
Hearing. Quality, Texas Parks and Wildlife printed form or at the following internet
Department and the Texas Historical address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/
ADDRESSES: A Public Hearing will be Commission have participated as business/bpi.
held Thursday, October 25, 2018 cooperating agencies in the formulation Copies of the Bonneville Financial
starting at 5:30 p.m. at the H.L. Milton of the Draft EIS. Assistance Instructions (BFAI), which
Sports Complex, 601 W Mill Street, Copies of the Draft EIS will also be contain the policy and establish the
Ladonia, TX 75449. available for review at: procedures that BPA uses in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Ladonia City Hall, 100 Center solicitation, award, and administration
Chandler J. Peter, EIS Project Manager, Plaza, Ladonia, TX 75449. of financial assistance instruments
at 817–886–1731 or chandler.j.peter@ 2. Wolfe City Public Library, 102 TX– (principally grants and cooperative
usace.army.mil. 11, Wolfe City, TX 75496. agreements), are available in printed
3. Commerce Public Library, 1210
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft form or available at the following
Park Street, Commerce, TX 75428.
EIS was prepared in accordance with 4. Honey Grove Library, 500 N 6th internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/
the National Environmental Policy Act Street, Honey Grove, TX 75446. corporate/business/bfai.
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the 5. Bonham Public Library, 305 E 5th ADDRESSES: Unbound copies of the BPI
Corps’ regulations for NEPA Street, Bonham, TX 75418. or BFAI may be obtained by sending a
implementation (33 Code of Federal 6. Greenville Public Library, 1 Lou request to the Head of the Contracting
Regulations [CFR] parts 230 and 325, Finney Lane, Greenville, TX 75401 Activity, Routing CGP–7, Bonneville
Appendices B and C). The Corps, Fort 7. Upper Trinity Regional Water Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621,
Worth, Regulatory Branch is the lead District, 900 North Kealy Street, Portland, Oregon 97208–3621.
federal agency responsible for the Draft Lewisville, TX 75067. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
EIS and information contained in the 8. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Nicholas M. Jenkins, Head of the
EIS serves as the basis for a decision Worth Regulatory Office, 819 Taylor Contracting Activity; direct telephone
regarding issuance of a Section 404 Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. (503) 230–5498; or email nmjenkins@
permit. It also provides information for Send written comments regarding the bpa.gov.
federal, state and local agencies having Proposed Action and Draft EIS to
Chandler J. Peter, EIS Project Manager, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was
jurisdictional responsibility for affected established in 1937 as a Federal Power
resources. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort
Worth District—Regulatory Division, Marketing Agency in the Pacific
The purpose of the Draft EIS is to Northwest. BPA operations are financed
provide decision-makers and the public 819 Taylor Street, Room 3A37, P.O. Box
17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 or via from rate payer revenues rather than
with information pertaining to the annual appropriations. BPA’s
Proposed Action and alternatives, and email: chandler.j.peter@usace.army.mil.
Requests to be placed on or removed purchasing operations are conducted
to disclose environmental impacts and under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and related
identify mitigation measures to reduce from a mailing list for the Final EIS
should also be sent to this address. statutes. Pursuant to these special
impacts. UTRWD proposes to construct authorities, the BPI is promulgated as a
Lake Ralph Hall (including principal Electronic copies of the Draft EIS may
be obtained from the Fort Worth statement of purchasing policy and as a
and emergency spillways, dam, and body of interpretative regulations
reservoir) with a conservation pool Regulatory Division or its website at:
https://www.swf.usace.army.mil/ governing the conduct of BPA
storage capacity of approximately purchasing activities, and reflects BPA’s
160,235 AF. Construction of a new raw Missions/Regulatory/Permitting/
Proposed-Lake-Ralph-Hall/. private sector approach to purchasing
water pipeline from the proposed Lake the goods and services that it requires.
Ralph Hall to the Tom Harpool Water Stephen L. Brooks, BPA’s financial assistance operations
Treatment Plant is also proposed, as Chief, Regulatory Division, Fort Worth are conducted under 16 U.S.C. 832 et
well as a new balancing reservoir and District. seq. and 16 U.S.C. 839 et seq. The BFAI
pump station. [FR Doc. 2018–21538 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am] express BPA’s financial assistance
The purpose for the project is to BILLING CODE 3720–58–P policy. The BFAI also comprise BPA’s
provide additional firm annual yield to rules governing implementation of the
the 20 water providers and communities principles set forth in 2 CFR part 200.
to address anticipated water demands DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BPA’s solicitations and contracts
associated with projected growth. include notice of applicability and
In addition to the Proposed Action, Bonneville Power Administration availability of the BPI and the BFAI, as
the Draft EIS analyzes the No Action appropriate, for offerors to obtain
Alternative. Other alternatives were Availability of the Bonneville
information on particular purchases or
evaluated but not carried forward for Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and
financial assistance transactions.
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detailed consideration, including water Bonneville Financial Assistance
supplied from five new (undeveloped) Instructions (BFAI) Signed in Portland, Oregon, on September
reservoirs; securing supplies from other 6, 2018
AGENCY: Bonneville Power Nicholas M. Jenkins,
existing sources, Oklahoma, additional Administration (BPA), Department of
Dallas Water Utilities Supply, the Gulf Manager, Purchasing/Property Governance.
Energy (DOE).
of Mexico, Cypress Creek Basin, [FR Doc. 2018–21725 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of document availability. | |
| Contact | Nicholas M. Jenkins, Head of the Contracting Activity; direct telephone (503) 230-5498; or email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 50354 |
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