Desert Southwest Region and Western Area Lower Colorado Balancing Authority-Rate Order No. WAPA-200

Citation86 FR 36133
Record Number2021-14499
Published date08 July 2021
SectionNotices
CourtWestern Area Power Administration
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 36133-36134]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-14499]
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                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                Western Area Power Administration
                Desert Southwest Region and Western Area Lower Colorado Balancing
                Authority--Rate Order No. WAPA-200
                AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
                ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of formula rates.
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                SUMMARY: The Desert Southwest Region (DSW) of the Western Area Power
                Administration (WAPA) proposes to extend existing formula rates for
                Network Integration Transmission Service (Network) on the Parker-Davis
                Project (P-DP) and Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project
                (Intertie), along with formula rates for ancillary services,
                transmission losses, and unreserved use penalties applicable to Western
                Area Lower Colorado Balancing Authority. The existing formula rates
                under Rate Schedules PD-NTS4, INT-NTS4, DSW-SD4, DSW-RS4, DSW-FR4, DSW-
                EI4, DSW-SPR4, DSW-SUR4, DSW-GI2, DSW-TL1, and DSW-UU1 expire on
                September 30, 2021. These rate schedules would remain unchanged and
                would be extended through September 30, 2026.
                DATES: A consultation and comment period will begin July 8, 2021 and
                end July 23, 2021. DSW will accept written comments at any time during
                the consultation and comment period.
                ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to be informed of Federal
                Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) actions concerning the proposed
                extension submitted by WAPA to FERC for approval should be sent to:
                Jack D. Murray, Acting Regional Manager, Desert Southwest Region,
                Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005-
                6457, or email: [email protected]. DSW will post information about the
                proposed formula rate extension and written comments received to its
                website at: https://www.wapa.gov/regions/DSW/Rates/Pages/rates.aspx.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Ramsey, Rates Manager, Desert
                Southwest Region, Western Area Power Administration, (602) 605-2565 or
                email: [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 12, 2017, FERC approved and
                confirmed Rate Schedules P-DP Network (PD-NTS4), Intertie Network (INT-
                NTS4), Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch (DSW-SD4), Reactive
                Supply and Voltage Control (DSW-RS4), Regulation and Frequency Response
                (DSW-FR4), Energy Imbalance (DSW-EI4), Generator Imbalance (DSW-GI2),
                Spinning Reserve (DSW-SPR4), Supplemental Reserve (DSW-SUR4),
                Transmission Losses (DSW-TL1), and Unreserved Use Penalties (DSW-UU1)
                under Rate Order No. WAPA-175 for a 5-year period through September 30,
                2021.\1\ These rate schedules also contain formula rates that are
                calculated each fiscal year to include the most recent financial, load,
                and schedule information, as applicable.
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                 \1\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedules on a Final
                Basis, FERC Docket Nos. EF16-6-000 and EF16-6-001, 158 FERC ] 62,027
                (2017).
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                 In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a),\2\ DSW is proposing to extend
                the existing formula rates under these Rate Schedules for Network,
                ancillary services, transmission losses, and unreserved use penalties
                for a 5-year period through September 30, 2026. The existing formula
                rates for these services were designed to recover the costs incurred
                for providing each service, which is consistent with the cost recovery
                criteria set forth in Department of Energy (DOE) Order No. RA 6120.2.
                These formula rates continue to provide sufficient revenue to cover
                expenses, and no adjustments are necessary.
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                 \2\ 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019).
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                 In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a), WAPA has determined it is not
                necessary to hold public information or public comment forums for this
                rate action, but is initiating a 15-day consultation and comment period
                to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed extension.
                DSW will review and consider all timely public comments at the
                conclusion of the consultation and comment period and adjust the
                proposal, if appropriate.
                Legal Authority
                 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, or to remand or
                disapprove such rates, to FERC. By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S4-2021,
                effective February 25, 2021, the Acting Secretary of Energy also
                delegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into
                effect on an interim basis to the Under Secretary for Science (and
                Energy). By Redelegation Order No. S4-DEL-OE1-2021, effective March 25,
                2021, the Acting Under Secretary for Science (and Energy) redelegated
                the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on
                an interim basis to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity. By
                Redelegation Order No. 00-002.10-05, effective July 8, 2020, the
                Assistant Secretary for Electricity further redelegated the authority
                to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim
                basis to WAPA's Administrator. This redelegation order, despite
                predating the February 2021 and March 2021 delegations, remains valid.
                Ratemaking Procedure Requirements
                Environmental Compliance
                 WAPA is in the process of determining whether an environmental
                assessment or an environmental impact statement should be prepared or
                if this
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                action can be categorically excluded from those requirements.\3\
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                 \3\ In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act
                (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347; the Council on
                Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR
                parts 1500-1508); and DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures and
                Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021).
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                Determination Under Executive Order 12866
                 WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under
                Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the
                Office of Management and Budget is required.
                Signing Authority
                 This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 28,
                2021, by Tracey A. LeBeau, Interim Administrator, Western Area Power
                Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of
                Energy. That document, with the original signature and date, is
                maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance
                with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
                undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
                sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
                an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
                process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
                publication in the Federal Register.
                 Signed in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2021.
                Treena V. Garrett,
                Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
                [FR Doc. 2021-14499 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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