83_FR_9897 83 FR 9851 - Call for 2025 Resource Pool Applications

83 FR 9851 - Call for 2025 Resource Pool Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)

Page Range9851-9852
FR Document2018-04672

The Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration. (WAPA), a Federal power marketing administration of DOE, published its 2025 Power Marketing Plan (Marketing Plan) for the Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SNR) in the Federal Register on August 15, 2017. The Marketing Plan specifies the terms and conditions under which WAPA will market power from the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the Washoe Project beginning January 1, 2025, and continuing through December 31, 2054. As required by the Marketing Plan, WAPA is issuing a call for applications for SNR's 2025 Resource Pool. Preference entities who wish to apply for a new allocation of power from WAPA's SNR must submit a formal application using the Applicant Profile Data (APD) form and must meet the Eligibility and Allocation Criteria described in the Marketing Plan. In addition, if a customer that currently has an allocation of power wishes to apply for an additional power allocation, it also must submit an application using the APD form and meet the Eligibility and Allocation Criteria. The General Criteria, and Contract Principles as defined in the Marketing Plan will apply to new allottees and existing customers.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Call for 2025 Resource Pool Applications

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of the Sierra Nevada Region's call for 2025 Resource 
Pool applications.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power 
Administration. (WAPA), a Federal power marketing administration of 
DOE, published its 2025 Power Marketing Plan (Marketing Plan) for the 
Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region (SNR) in the Federal Register on 
August 15, 2017. The Marketing Plan specifies the terms and conditions 
under which WAPA will market power from the Central Valley Project 
(CVP) and the Washoe Project beginning January 1, 2025, and continuing 
through December 31, 2054. As required by the Marketing Plan, WAPA is 
issuing a call for applications for SNR's 2025 Resource Pool. 
Preference entities who wish to apply for a new allocation of power 
from WAPA's SNR must submit a formal application using the Applicant 
Profile Data (APD) form and must meet the Eligibility and Allocation 
Criteria described in the Marketing Plan. In addition, if a customer 
that currently has an allocation of power wishes to apply for an 
additional power allocation, it also must submit an application using 
the APD form and meet the Eligibility and Allocation Criteria. The 
General Criteria, and Contract Principles as defined in the Marketing 
Plan will apply to new allottees and existing customers.

DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m., PDT, on May 7, 2018. 
WAPA will accept applications through its on-line APD form, 
electronically, or by certified mail (or its equivalent). Applications 
sent by regular mail will be accepted if postmarked at least 3 days 
before May 7, 2018, and received no later than May 10, 2018. WAPA will 
not consider applications that are not received by the prescribed 
dates.

ADDRESSES: Entities interested in applying for an allocation of WAPA 
power may submit an application on-line at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/2025-Program.aspx, or may complete the 
APD form also available at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/2025-Program.aspx and mail it to Ms. Sandee 
Peebles, Public Utilities Specialist, Sierra Nevada Customer Service 
Region, Western Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, 
CA 95630. APD forms with an e-signature may be emailed to 
[email protected]. The e-signature must be received by WAPA within 
the time required in the DATES section. If an entity submits an APD 
form via the web page or email and an e-signature is not available, the 
applicant must mail the signed APD form signature page to the physical 
address above, or scan the signed page and send it via email to 
[email protected]. WAPA will publish a notice of Proposed Allocations 
in the Federal Register after evaluating all applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sandee Peebles, Public Utilities 
Specialist, Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region, Western Area Power 
Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630, telephone (916) 
353-4454, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Marketing Plan describes how SNR will market its power 
resources beginning January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2054. As part 
of the Marketing Plan, WAPA will create the 2025 Resource Pool, which 
offers no less than 2 percent of SNR's marketable power resources. The 
Resource Pool percentage may be increased as discussed in the Marketing 
Plan. WAPA, at its discretion, will allocate a percentage of the 2025 
Resource Pool to selected applicants that meet the Eligibility Criteria 
defined in the Marketing Plan. This allocation percentage will be 
multiplied by the 2025 Resource Pool percentage to determine the 
applicant's percentage of the Base Resource as described in the 
Marketing Plan. WAPA will publish a notice of Proposed Allocations in 
the Federal Register once those allocations have been determined. The 
public will have an opportunity to comment on the Proposed Allocations. 
After reviewing the comments, WAPA will publish a notice of Final 
Allocations in the Federal Register. Once the final 2025 Resource Pool 
allocations have been published, WAPA will work with the new allottees 
to develop a customized product to meet their needs as requested by 
such allottees and as more fully described in the Marketing Plan.

Call for 2025 Resource Pool Applications

Applications for Power

    Through this Federal Register notice, WAPA formally requests 
applications from qualified preference entities wishing to purchase 
power from SNR from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2054. 
Existing customers do not need to submit an application unless they are 
seeking to increase their allocation. All applicants must submit 
applications using the APD form, so that WAPA has a uniform basis upon 
which to evaluate the applications. To be considered, applicants must 
meet the Eligibility Criteria contained in the

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Marketing Plan and must submit a completed APD application form by the 
deadline specified in the DATES section. To ensure full consideration 
is given to all applicants, WAPA will not consider requests for power 
or applications submitted before publication of this Federal Register 
notice or after the deadlines specified in the DATES section.

Applicant Profile Data

    The APD has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
under Control No. 1910-5136. Applications may be completed on-line on 
WAPA's web page at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/2025-Program.aspx or submitted by mail, as described in the 
ADDRESSES section. APD forms are available on WAPA's web page or by 
request to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure it submits its 
application in a timely manner so WAPA receives the applications before 
the date and time stated in the DATES section.
    Applicants must provide all information requested on the APD form, 
if available and applicable. Please indicate if the requested 
information is not applicable or not available. WAPA may request, in 
writing, additional information from any applicant whose application is 
deficient. The applicant will have 10 business days from the postmark 
date on WAPA's request to provide the information. In the event an 
applicant fails to provide all information to WAPA, the application 
will not be considered.
    The information in the APD form should be answered as if prepared 
by the entity/organization seeking the allocation of Federal power.
    The information collected under this process will not be part of a 
system of records covered by the Privacy Act and may be available under 
the Freedom of Information Act. If you are submitting any confidential 
or business sensitive information, please mark such information before 
submitting your application.

Recordkeeping Requirement

    If WAPA accepts an application and the applicant receives an 
allocation of Federal power, the applicant must keep all information 
related to the APD for a period of 3 years after signing a contract for 
Federal power. There is no recordkeeping requirement for unsuccessful 
applicants who do not receive an allocation of Federal power.
    WAPA has obtained Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 
1910-5136 for collection of the above information. The APD is collected 
to enable WAPA to properly perform its function of marketing limited 
amounts of Federal hydropower. The data supplied will be used by WAPA 
to evaluate who will receive an allocation of Federal power.

Contracting Process

    After WAPA has evaluated the applications, WAPA will publish a 
notice of Proposed Allocations in the Federal Register. The public will 
have an opportunity to comment on the Proposed Allocations. After 
reviewing the comments, WAPA will publish a notice of Final Allocations 
in the Federal Register. WAPA will begin the contracting process with 
the new allottees after publishing the final allocations in the Federal 
Register, tentatively scheduled for early 2019. WAPA will offer a pro-
forma contract for power allocated under the Final 2025 Resource Pool 
Allocations. Allottees will be required to execute a contract within 6 
months of the contract offer. Electric service contracts will be 
effective upon WAPA's signature, and service will begin on January 1, 
2025 and continue through December 31, 2054.

Authorities

    SNR's 2025 Power Marketing Plan, published in the Federal Register 
(82 FR 38675) on August 15, 2017, was established pursuant to the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101-7352); the 
Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388) as amended 
and supplemented by subsequent enactments, particularly section 9(c) of 
the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485(c)); and other acts 
specifically applicable to the projects involved. This action falls 
within the Marketing Plan and, thus, is covered by the same authority.

Regulatory Procedure Requirements

Environmental Compliance

    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 
U.S.C. 4321-4370), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing 
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and DOE NEPA implementing 
regulations (10 CFR part 1021), WAPA completed a Categorical Exclusion 
(CX). This NEPA review identified and analyzed environmental effects 
related to the Marketing Plan. This action falls within the Marketing 
Plan and, thus, is covered by the CX.

Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 
3501, et seq.), WAPA has received approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget for the collection of customer information in 
this rule, under control number 1910-5136.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required 
to respond to a Federal collection of information unless it displays a 
valid OMB control number.

Determination Under Executive Order 12866

    WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under 
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this Federal 
Register notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required.

    Dated: February 20, 2018.
Mark A. Gabriel,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-04672 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 46 / Thursday, March 8, 2018 / Notices 9851 ADDRESSES: Written comments may be SUMMARY: The Department of Energy address above, or scan the signed page sent to Claudia Cantoni or by fax at (DOE), Western Area Power and send it via email to 2025RPApps@ (301) 903–5488, or by email at Administration. (WAPA), a Federal wapa.gov. WAPA will publish a notice claudia.cantoni@science.doe.gov. power marketing administration of DOE, of Proposed Allocations in the Federal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: published its 2025 Power Marketing Register after evaluating all Requests for additional information or Plan (Marketing Plan) for the Sierra applications. copies of the information collection Nevada Customer Service Region (SNR) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. instrument and instructions should be in the Federal Register on August 15, Sandee Peebles, Public Utilities directed to Claudia Cantoni or by fax at 2017. The Marketing Plan specifies the Specialist, Sierra Nevada Customer (301) 903–5488, or by email at terms and conditions under which Service Region, Western Area Power claudia.cantoni@science.doe.gov. WAPA will market power from the Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Central Valley Project (CVP) and the Folsom, CA 95630, telephone (916) 353– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Washoe Project beginning January 1, information collection request contains: 4454, email peebles@wapa.gov. 2025, and continuing through December SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) OMB No. 1910–5166; (2) Information 31, 2054. As required by the Marketing Collection Request Title: Small Business Plan, WAPA is issuing a call for Background Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small applications for SNR’s 2025 Resource The Marketing Plan describes how Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Pool. Preference entities who wish to SNR will market its power resources Commercialization Survey; (3) Type of apply for a new allocation of power beginning January 1, 2025, through Request: Three-year extension; (4) from WAPA’s SNR must submit a December 31, 2054. As part of the Purpose: The DOE needs this formal application using the Applicant Marketing Plan, WAPA will create the information to satisfy the program Profile Data (APD) form and must meet 2025 Resource Pool, which offers no requirements of the Small Business Act, the Eligibility and Allocation Criteria less than 2 percent of SNR’s marketable including requirements established in described in the Marketing Plan. In power resources. The Resource Pool the SBIR program reauthorization addition, if a customer that currently percentage may be increased as legislation, Public Law 106–554 and has an allocation of power wishes to discussed in the Marketing Plan. Public Law 107–50. This data will be apply for an additional power WAPA, at its discretion, will allocate a collected by the DOE and provided to allocation, it also must submit an percentage of the 2025 Resource Pool to the Small Business Administration application using the APD form and selected applicants that meet the (SBA) to maintain information about meet the Eligibility and Allocation Eligibility Criteria defined in the SBIR/STTR awards issued through the Criteria. The General Criteria, and Marketing Plan. This allocation two programs. This data will be Contract Principles as defined in the percentage will be multiplied by the provided by DOE based on information Marketing Plan will apply to new 2025 Resource Pool percentage to collected from SBIR/STTR awardees. allottees and existing customers. determine the applicant’s percentage of This data will be used by DOE, SBA, the Base Resource as described in the DATES: Applications must be received and Congress to assess the commercial Marketing Plan. WAPA will publish a by 4 p.m., PDT, on May 7, 2018. WAPA impact of these two programs; (5) notice of Proposed Allocations in the will accept applications through its on- Annual Estimated Number of Federal Register once those allocations line APD form, electronically, or by Respondents: 2,500; (6) Annual have been determined. The public will certified mail (or its equivalent). Estimated Number of Total Responses: have an opportunity to comment on the Applications sent by regular mail will 2,500; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Proposed Allocations. After reviewing be accepted if postmarked at least 3 Burden Hours: 2,500; (8) Annual the comments, WAPA will publish a days before May 7, 2018, and received Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping notice of Final Allocations in the no later than May 10, 2018. WAPA will Cost Burden: $120,000. Federal Register. Once the final 2025 not consider applications that are not Statutory Authority: Section 9 of the received by the prescribed dates. Resource Pool allocations have been Small Business Act, as amended, published, WAPA will work with the ADDRESSES: Entities interested in codified at 15 U.S.C. 638(g) new allottees to develop a customized applying for an allocation of WAPA Issued in Washington, DC on January 30, power may submit an application on- product to meet their needs as requested 2018. line at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/ by such allottees and as more fully Manny Oliver, SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/2025- described in the Marketing Plan. SBIR/STTR Programs Director, Office of Program.aspx, or may complete the APD Call for 2025 Resource Pool Science, U.S. Department of Energy. form also available at https:// Applications [FR Doc. 2018–04671 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am] www.wapa.gov/regions/SN/ BILLING CODE 6450–01–P PowerMarketing/Pages/2025- Applications for Power Program.aspx and mail it to Ms. Sandee Through this Federal Register notice, Peebles, Public Utilities Specialist, WAPA formally requests applications DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region, from qualified preference entities Western Area Power Administration, wishing to purchase power from SNR Western Area Power Administration 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630. from January 1, 2025, through December APD forms with an e-signature may be 31, 2054. Existing customers do not Call for 2025 Resource Pool emailed to 2025RPApps@wapa.gov. 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9852 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 46 / Thursday, March 8, 2018 / Notices Marketing Plan and must submit a above information. The APD is collected Review Under the Paperwork Reduction completed APD application form by the to enable WAPA to properly perform its Act deadline specified in the DATES section. function of marketing limited amounts In accordance with the Paperwork To ensure full consideration is given to of Federal hydropower. The data all applicants, WAPA will not consider Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501, supplied will be used by WAPA to et seq.), WAPA has received approval requests for power or applications evaluate who will receive an allocation submitted before publication of this from the Office of Management and of Federal power. Budget for the collection of customer Federal Register notice or after the deadlines specified in the DATES section. Contracting Process information in this rule, under control number 1910–5136. Applicant Profile Data After WAPA has evaluated the Notwithstanding any other provision The APD has been approved by the applications, WAPA will publish a of law, no person is required to respond Office of Management and Budget under notice of Proposed Allocations in the to a Federal collection of information Control No. 1910–5136. Applications Federal Register. The public will have unless it displays a valid OMB control may be completed on-line on WAPA’s an opportunity to comment on the number. web page at https://www.wapa.gov/ Proposed Allocations. After reviewing Determination Under Executive Order regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/ the comments, WAPA will publish a 12866 2025-Program.aspx or submitted by notice of Final Allocations in the mail, as described in the ADDRESSES Federal Register. WAPA will begin the WAPA has an exemption from section. APD forms are available on contracting process with the new centralized regulatory review under WAPA’s web page or by request to the allottees after publishing the final Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no person listed in the FOR FURTHER allocations in the Federal Register, clearance of this Federal Register notice INFORMATION CONTACT section. It is the tentatively scheduled for early 2019. by the Office of Management and applicant’s responsibility to ensure it WAPA will offer a pro-forma contract Budget is required. submits its application in a timely for power allocated under the Final Dated: February 20, 2018. manner so WAPA receives the 2025 Resource Pool Allocations. Mark A. Gabriel, applications before the date and time Allottees will be required to execute a Administrator. stated in the DATES section. contract within 6 months of the contract [FR Doc. 2018–04672 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am] Applicants must provide all offer. Electric service contracts will be BILLING CODE 6450–01–P information requested on the APD form, effective upon WAPA’s signature, and if available and applicable. Please service will begin on January 1, 2025 indicate if the requested information is not applicable or not available. WAPA and continue through December 31, may request, in writing, additional 2054. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION information from any applicant whose AGENCY Authorities application is deficient. The applicant will have 10 business days from the SNR’s 2025 Power Marketing Plan, [FRL–9975–18–OW] postmark date on WAPA’s request to published in the Federal Register (82 provide the information. In the event an FR 38675) on August 15, 2017, was Notice of Charter Renewal applicant fails to provide all established pursuant to the Department AGENCY: Environmental Protection information to WAPA, the application of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. Agency (EPA). will not be considered. 7101–7352); the Reclamation Act of The information in the APD form June 17, 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388) as ACTION: Notice. should be answered as if prepared by amended and supplemented by the entity/organization seeking the SUMMARY: The Charter for the United subsequent enactments, particularly States Environmental Protection allocation of Federal power. section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project The information collected under this Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485(c)); and other Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will process will not be part of a system of acts specifically applicable to the records covered by the Privacy Act and be renewed for an additional two-year projects involved. This action falls period, as a necessary committee which may be available under the Freedom of within the Marketing Plan and, thus, is Information Act. If you are submitting is in the public interest, in accordance covered by the same authority. with the provisions of the Federal any confidential or business sensitive information, please mark such Regulatory Procedure Requirements Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 information before submitting your U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of EFAB is application. Environmental Compliance to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues Recordkeeping Requirement In compliance with the National associated with environmental If WAPA accepts an application and Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 financing. It is determined that EFAB is the applicant receives an allocation of U.S.C. 4321–4370), Council on in the public interest in connection with Federal power, the applicant must keep Environmental Quality NEPA the performance of duties imposed on all information related to the APD for a implementing regulations (40 CFR parts the Agency by law. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of the Sierra Nevada Region's call for 2025 Resource Pool applications.
DatesApplications must be received by 4 p.m., PDT, on May 7, 2018. WAPA will accept applications through its on-line APD form, electronically, or by certified mail (or its equivalent). Applications sent by regular mail will be accepted if postmarked at least 3 days before May 7, 2018, and received no later than May 10, 2018. WAPA will not consider applications that are not received by the prescribed dates.
ContactMs. Sandee Peebles, Public Utilities Specialist, Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630, telephone (916) 353-4454, email [email protected]
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