Notice2024-19080
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program-Eastern Division-Rate Order No. WAPA-217
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Published
August 26, 2024
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentWestern Area Power Administration
Abstract
The Upper Great Plains (UGP) region of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA or Western) proposes to extend existing formula rates (without any changes) for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program-- Eastern Division (P-SMBP--ED) through September 30, 2030. The existing rates UGP proposes to extend are: WAUGP-ATRR (Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement), WAUGP-AS1 (Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch Service), WAUW-AS3 (Regulation and Frequency Response Service), WAUW-AS4 (Energy Imbalance Service), WAUW-AS5 (Operating Reserve-Spinning Reserve Service), WAUW-AS6 (Operating Reserve- Supplemental Reserve Service), and WAUW-AS7 (Generator Imbalance Service). The existing rates expire on September 30, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68432-68433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19080]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program--Eastern Division--Rate Order
No. WAPA-217
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of transmission and ancillary
services formula rates.
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SUMMARY: The Upper Great Plains (UGP) region of the Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA or Western) proposes to extend existing formula
rates (without any changes) for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program--
Eastern Division (P-SMBP--ED) through September 30, 2030. The existing
rates UGP proposes to extend are: WAUGP-ATRR (Annual Transmission
Revenue Requirement), WAUGP-AS1 (Scheduling, System Control, and
Dispatch Service), WAUW-AS3 (Regulation and Frequency Response
Service), WAUW-AS4 (Energy Imbalance Service), WAUW-AS5 (Operating
Reserve-Spinning Reserve Service), WAUW-AS6 (Operating Reserve-
Supplemental Reserve Service), and WAUW-AS7 (Generator Imbalance
Service). The existing rates expire on September 30, 2025.
DATES: A consultation and comment period will begin August 26, 2024 and
end September 25, 2024. UGP 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:
Lloyd Linke, Regional Manager, Upper Great Plains Region, Western Area
Power Administration, 2900 4th Avenue North, 6th Floor, Billings, MT
59101-1266, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b3e2c3b3f390a1f0e182b1c0a1b0a450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6e3f1e6e2e4d7c2d3c5f6c1d7c6d798d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>. UGP will post information
about the proposed formula rate extension and written comments received
to its website at: <a href="http://www.wapa.gov/ugp/ugp-rates">www.wapa.gov/ugp/ugp-rates</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Cady-Hoffman, Rates Manager,
Upper Great Plains Region, Western Area Power Administration, 2900 4th
Avenue North, 6th Floor, Billings, MT
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59101-1266, (406) 255-2920 or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce9b899e9a9cafbaabbd8eb9afbeafe0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2471637470764550415764534554450a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 28, 2020, FERC approved and
confirmed Western Area Power Administration--Upper Great Plains
Region's transmission and ancillary services formula rates under Rate
Schedules WAUGP-ATRR, WAUGP-AS1, WAUW-AS3, WAUW-AS4, WAUW-AS5, WAUW-
AS6, and WAUW-AS7 under Rate Order No. WAPA-188 for a five-year period
through September 30, 2025.\1\
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\1\ Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedules on a Final
Basis, FERC Docket Nos. EF20-3-000 and EF20-3-001.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a),\2\ UGP is proposing to extend
the existing formula rates under Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR, WAUGP-AS1,
WAUW-AS3, WAUW-AS4, WAUW-AS5, WAUW-AS6, and WAUW-AS7 for the period of
October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The existing formula rates
are viewable online at the following locations: (1) UGP's OASIS at:
<a href="https://www.oasis.oati.com/wapa/index.html">https://www.oasis.oati.com/wapa/index.html</a>; (2) on UGP's Rates website
at: <a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ugp/ugp-rates">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ugp/ugp-rates</a>; and (3) the
``Western Area Power Administration UGP Information'' link on SPP's
Member Related Postings website at: <a href="http://opsportal.spp.org/OASIS/Directory/Member%20Related%20Postings">opsportal.spp.org/OASIS/Directory/Member%20Related%20Postings</a>. The existing formula rates provide
sufficient revenue to pay all annual costs, including interest expense,
and repay investment within the allowable period consistent with the
cost recovery criteria set forth in Department of Energy (DOE) Order RA
6120.2.
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\2\ 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019).
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On April 28, 2023, WAPA published a Federal Register notice titled
``Recommendation for Western Area Power Administration's Rocky Mountain
Region and Colorado River Storage Project Management Center to Pursue
Final Negotiations Regarding Membership in the Southwest Power Pool
Regional Transmission Organization and for the Upper Great Plains
Region to Expand Its Participation''.\3\ On September 8, 2023, WAPA's
Administrator authorized staff to move forward with the recommendation
to pursue final negotiations for membership and expanded participation
in the Southwest Power Pool Regional Transmission Organization (SPP
RTO). UGP's expanded participation in the SPP RTO will have impacts on
the above rate methodologies. Extending the existing formula rates for
five years allows UGP time to evaluate rate methodologies to conduct a
major rate adjustment process to put new formula rates in place that
would become effective upon UGP's expanded participation in the SPP RTO
(currently planned on April 1, 2026).
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\3\ 88 FR 26298 (Apr. 28, 2023).
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In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a), UGP has determined that it is
not necessary to hold public information or public comment forums for
this rate action but is initiating a 30-day consultation and comment
period to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed
extension. UGP will review and consider all timely public comments at
the conclusion of the consultation and comment period and adjust the
proposal as appropriate.
Legal Authority
By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-RATES-2016, 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-S3-
2023, effective April 10, 2023, the 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 Infrastructure. By
Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023, effective April 10, 2023, the
Under Secretary for Infrastructure further redelegated the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis
to WAPA's Administrator.
Ratemaking Procedure Requirements
Environmental Compliance
Categorical exclusion determinations were previously issued for
these rates under the following categorical exclusion listed in
appendix B to subpart D of 10 CFR part 1021: B4.3 (Electric power
marketing rate changes).\4\ Those categorical exclusion determinations
are also applicable to this rate action. Copies of the categorical
exclusion determinations are available on WAPA's website at:
<a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ugp/environment/">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ugp/environment/</a>.
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\4\ The determination was done 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 August 19,
2024, by Tracey A. LeBeau, 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 August 21, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-19080 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
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