Proposed Open Access Transmission Tariff; Public Hearing and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment

Bonneville is holding a proceeding pursuant to the Federal Power Act, to establish a generally applicable open access transmission tariff (OATT). Bonneville has designated this proceeding Docket No. TC- 20. The Bonneville Project Act of 1937 and the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act provide the Bonneville Administrator with broad authority to enter into contracts upon such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Administrator may deem necessary. The Federal Power Act provides procedures the Administrator may use when establishing terms and conditions of general applicability for transmission service across the Federal Columbia River Transmission System (FCRTS). By this notice, Bonneville announces the commencement of a proceeding to establish a generally applicable OATT, which includes the terms and conditions for transmission, ancillary, and generator interconnection services over the FCRTS to be effective on October 1, 2019.