Notice2024-30858
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program-Eastern Division-Rate Order No. WAPA-218
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Published
December 30, 2024
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Energy DepartmentWestern Area Power Administration
Abstract
The Upper Great Plains (UGP) region of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes new formula rates for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program--Eastern Division (P-SMBP--ED) transmission and ancillary services for UGP's costs to be recovered under the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should UGP decide to expand its participation in SPP in the Western Interconnection. These rates will be used by UGP to provide rate data to SPP, the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) of which UGP is a member, after SPP's planned expansion of the RTO into the Western Interconnection on April 1, 2026. The existing UGP rates for services expire on September 30, 2025, but are being extended under a separate rate process, Rate Order No, WAPA-217, to continue to provide existing rate data to SPP between October 1, 2025, and final implementation date of the planned RTO expansion into the Western Interconnection. The proposed rates will address UGP operating changes and new provisions and settlement requirements under the proposed revisions to SPP's Tariff filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to accommodate their RTO expansion into the Western Interconnection. The proposed formula rates will become effective on the go-live date of the expansion of the SPP RTO into the Western Interconnection (scheduled for April 1, 2026, as of the date of this notice) and will remain in effect for five years from the effective date, which with an effective date of April 1, 2026, will be March 31, 2031, or until superseded.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30858]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program--Eastern Division--Rate Order
No. WAPA-218
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed transmission and ancillary services formula
rates.
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SUMMARY: The Upper Great Plains (UGP) region of the Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA) proposes new formula rates for the Pick-Sloan
Missouri Basin Program--Eastern Division (P-SMBP--ED) transmission and
ancillary services for UGP's costs to be recovered under the Southwest
Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should UGP
decide to expand its participation in SPP in the Western
Interconnection. These rates will be used by UGP to provide rate data
to SPP, the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) of which UGP is a
member, after SPP's planned expansion of the RTO into the Western
Interconnection on April 1, 2026. The existing UGP rates for services
expire on September 30, 2025, but are being extended under a separate
rate process, Rate Order No, WAPA-217, to continue to provide existing
rate data to SPP between October 1, 2025, and final implementation date
of the planned RTO expansion into the Western Interconnection. The
proposed rates will address UGP operating changes and new provisions
and settlement requirements under the proposed revisions to SPP's
Tariff filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to
accommodate their RTO expansion into the Western Interconnection. The
proposed formula rates will become effective on the go-live date of the
expansion of the SPP RTO into the Western Interconnection (scheduled
for April 1, 2026, as of the date of this notice) and will remain in
effect for five years from the effective date, which with an effective
date of April 1, 2026, will be March 31, 2031, or until superseded.
DATES: A consultation and comment period will begin December 30, 2024
and end March 31, 2025. UGP will present a detailed explanation of the
proposed formula rates and other modifications at a public information
forum that will be held on February 19, 2025, at 8 a.m. MST to no later
than 9 a.m. MST. UGP will also host a public comment forum on February
19, 2025, at 9:15 a.m. MST to no later than 10 a.m. MST. The public
information forum and the public comment forum will be conducted
virtually. Instructions for participating in the forums will be posted
on UGP's Rates website at least 14 days prior to the public information
and comment forums at: <a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ugp/ugp-rates">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ugp/ugp-rates</a>
and other posting locations noted below.
UGP will accept comments any time during the consultation and
comment period.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to be informed of FERC actions
concerning the proposed formula rates 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 Ave. North,
6th Floor, Billings, MT 59101-1266, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#baeffdeaeee8dbcedfc9facddbcadb94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="37627067636556435244774056475619505841">[email protected]</span></a>. UGP
will post information about the proposed formula rates and written
comments received to its 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 other posting locations noted below in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Cady-Hoffman, Rates Manager,
Upper Great Plains Region, Western Area Power Administration, (406)
255-2920 or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e0e2e7fac3f4e2f3e2ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4a7a5a0bd84b3a5b4a5eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 28, 2020, FERC approved and
confirmed Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR, WAUGP-AS1, WAUW-AS3, WAUW-AS4,
WAUW-AS5, WAUW-AS6, and WAUW-AS7 under Rate Order No. WAPA-188 on a
final basis through September 30, 2025.\1\ These existing formula-based
rate schedules are for transmission and ancillary services for the
transmission facilities in the P-SMBP--ED that UGP transferred to the
functional control of SPP for its existing membership. The existing
formula rates are viewable online at the following locations: (1) UGP's
Open Access Same-time Information System (OASIS) at: <a href="https://www.oasis.oati.com/wapa/index.html">https://www.oasis.oati.com/wapa/index.html</a>; (2) 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>.
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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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On April 28, 2023, WAPA published a Federal Register notice titled
``Recommendation for the 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'' (88 FR 26298). On June 4, 2024,
SPP submitted revisions to its Tariff, Bylaws, and Membership Agreement
to expand the SPP RTO into the Western Interconnection to FERC.\2\ If
SPP succeeds in obtaining FERC's approval of its Tariff, Bylaws, and
Membership Agreement revisions, and upon further approval by the
Administrator, UGP plans to expand its participation in SPP in the
Western Interconnection.
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\2\ Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Submission of Revisions to
Tariff, Bylaws, and Membership Agreement to Expand the Regional
Transmission Organization into the Western Interconnections (Part 1
of 2) and (Part 2 of 2), Docket Nos. ER24-2184, ER24-2185 (June 4,
2024).
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As of the date of this notice, SPP's anticipated deadline for
filing certain SPP Tariff documents for UGP (including annual revenue
requirements (ARR), formula rate templates, and formula rate
implementation protocols proposed in this rate filing, as well as other
pertinent documents not included in this rate filing) with FERC is
October 2025. UGP is publishing this notice of proposed formula rates
and initiating the rate consultation and comment period at this time in
order for UGP to obtain FERC-approved formula rates prior to this SPP
deadline.
If UGP does not expand its participation in SPP in the Western
Interconnection, further actions under this notice of proposed rates
will be canceled, and existing formula rates will remain in effect. If
canceled, UGP will inform customers by letter and by posting notice of
such on UGP's OASIS website (<a href="http://www.oasis.oati.com/wapa/index.html">www.oasis.oati.com/wapa/index.html</a>), on
UGP's Rates website (<a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ugp/ugp-rates">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ugp/ugp-rates</a>),
and on the ``Western Area Power Administration UGP Information'' link
on SPP's Member Related Postings website (<a href="http://opsportal.spp.org/OASIS/Directory/Member%20Related%20Postings">opsportal.spp.org/OASIS/Directory/Member%20Related%20Postings</a>) and will withdraw the formula
rates proposed in this notice.
UGP needs to adopt new formula rates for transmission and ancillary
services so that UGP's costs can continue to be recovered under the SPP
Tariff with the SPP expansion of its RTO and Integrated Marketplace
into the Western Interconnection, and to address the new and revised
SPP settlements proposed in SPP's FERC filing for the RTO
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expansion. UGP's revenue requirements are added to the annual revenue
requirements of other transmission owners in the multi-owner SPP
pricing Zone 19, also identified as the Upper Missouri Zone (UMZ) for
transmission service billed by SPP within the UMZ. UGP's revenue
requirements under these proposed rates also impact other costs for
transmission service within the broader SPP footprint.
The proposed rates continue the formula-based methodology that
includes an annual update on January 1 of every year, to the financial
data in the rate formulas, and include Rate Formula Implementation
Protocols to clarify UGP's rate implementation and annual update
procedures with changes related to the planned RTO expansion in the
Western Interconnection to: (1) Terminate the Balancing Authority Area
(BAA)-related ancillary services (and associated worksheets in the Rate
Formula Templates) for Regulation and Frequency Response Service,
Operating Reserves--Spinning Reserve Service and Supplemental Reserve
Service, Energy Imbalance Service (EI), and Generator Imbalance Service
(GI); (2) Incorporate changes in the Rate Formula Templates to
calculate the Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement (ATRR) for the
Miles City Direct Current (DC) Tie for SPP's settlements purposes
related to SPP's proposed DC Tie Access Charge; \3\ (3) Incorporate
changes in the Rate Formula Templates to calculate the subtotals of the
ATRR for the SPP West and East BAAs separately for SPP's settlements
purposes; (4) Incorporate a new worksheet in the Rate Formula Templates
to calculate the Incremental Market Efficiency Use \4\ (Incremental
MEU) share for the Miles City DC Tie; (5) Incorporate changes in the
Rate Formula Templates to calculate the ATRRs for SPP Base Plan
Upgrades separately for SPP's settlements purposes in each of the SPP
West and East BAAs; and (6) Update, as needed, the existing Rate
Formula Templates to smooth the true-up process impacts, increase
transparency, and incorporate the changes noted above. The proposed
formula rates will remain in effect for five years from the effective
date, which with an effective date of April 1, 2026, will be March 31,
2031, or until WAPA changes the formula rates through another public
rate process pursuant to 10 CFR part 903, whichever occurs first.
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\3\ ``DC Tie Access Charge: A charge on a transmission
reservation utilizing a West DC Tie that sinks outside of the Zone
where the West DC Tie is located. The Transmission Customer shall be
responsible for DC Tie Access Charge determined in accordance with
Schedule 14.'' (SPP Proposed Tariff at Part I, Section 1, D
Definitions.)
\4\ ``Incremental Market Efficiency Use (Incremental MEU)
Charge: A market recovery mechanism to compensate West DC Tie
Transmission Owners for the expected loss of life of certain West DC
Tie facilities due to increased utilization of the West DC Ties by
the Integrated Marketplace.'' (SPP Proposed Tariff at Part I,
Section 1, I Definitions.)
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UGP is a Transmission Owner member of SPP pursuant to negotiated
provisions in its SPP Membership Agreement, Bylaws, and SPP Tariff.
Transmission and ancillary services are provided by SPP under the SPP
Tariff for UGP's facilities transferred to the functional control of
SPP. UGP has transmission facilities in both the Eastern and Western
Interconnections separated by the Miles City DC Tie and the Fort Peck
Power Plant substation. UGP currently operates its Western Area Power
Administration, Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) BAA in the Western
Interconnection as the Balancing Authority (BA) and has not previously
placed the portion of its transmission system located in the Western
Interconnection into SPP's Integrated Marketplace. However, with the
planned SPP expansion of its RTO into the Western Interconnection, UGP
will merge its WAUW BAA into the SPP West BAA and discontinue its
current role as a BA. UGP will also place its remaining transmission
system and other generation and load located in the Western
Interconnection (in the existing WAUW BAA footprint) into SPP's
Integrated Marketplace on the effective date of UGP's expanded
participation in SPP in the Western Interconnection.
The proposed formula rates will provide sufficient revenue to
recover annual operation, maintenance, replacement, and interest
expense while ensuring repayment of the project within the cost
recovery criteria set forth in Department of Energy (DOE) Order RA
6120.2. For more information on the proposed rates, please see the
customer rate brochure located on UGP's OASIS website, on UGP's Rates
website, and on SPP's Member Related Postings website (see web
addresses listed previously).
Proposed Transmission Formula Rates
UGP proposes changes to its current formula rate calculation
methodology for its ATRR, currently provided under Rate Schedule WAUGP-
ATRR. These changes will more clearly, transparently, and separately
document UGP's facilities in the Western Interconnection, the Eastern
Interconnection, and at the Miles City DC Tie and associated subtotals
of the overall ATRR for each of these sub-sets of facilities. SPP will
utilize these ATRR subtotals, along with zonal and regional load and
other applicable information, to calculate the applicable charges and
revenue distribution for SPP transmission service under the SPP Tariff.
Consistent with UGP's current formula rates, UGP proposes to
continue recovering transmission-related expenses and investments on a
forward-looking basis by using projections to estimate transmission
costs for the upcoming year, with a true-up of incurred costs in a
subsequent year. Transmission-related annual costs include operation
and maintenance, administrative and general costs, interest, and
depreciation. The annual costs will be reduced by applicable revenue
credits received by UGP under the SPP Tariff.
Revenue requirement data will be submitted to SPP in standard
formula rate templates with costs classified as either ``Zonal'' or
``Regional,'' applying the definitions in the SPP Tariff. ``Zonal''
costs are those that meet certain criteria and are recovered within the
local pricing zone, while ``Regional'' costs are those meeting certain
criteria eligible to be recovered across SPP's applicable West or East
BAA, dependent upon where the transmission upgrade is located in the
Western or Eastern Interconnection for SPP's settlement purposes under
the SPP Tariff. The Formula Rate Template for UGP ATRR and related
information will be posted on UGP's OASIS website, on UGP's Rates
website, and on SPP's Member Related Postings website (see web
addresses listed previously).
Proposed Miles City DC Tie Incremental Market Efficiency Use Share
Formula Rate
In its FERC filing for the proposed expansion of the RTO into the
Western Interconnection, SPP proposes to expand its Integrated
Marketplace across the seam between the Eastern and Western
Interconnections by including the West DC Ties \5\ into the Integrated
Marketplace 5-minute market dispatch. To enable this market dispatch
between the Eastern and Western Interconnections, SPP included a new
Section 8.11 to Attachment AE of the SPP Tariff for the calculation of
the Incremental MEU amounts. The
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Incremental MEU compensates each West DC Tie Transmission Owner for the
expected loss of life of that owner's West DC Tie facilities due to
increased utilization of the West DC Ties by the Integrated
Marketplace.
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\5\ ``West DC Ties: A direct current interconnection between the
Eastern Interconnection and Western Interconnection for which the DC
Tie Access Charge and the Incremental Market Efficiency Use Charge
may be applicable. In the Integrated Marketplace, the West DC Ties
will be Non-Biddable Locations that will be used in the settlements
in the TCR [Transmission Congestion Rights] Markets. The West DC
Ties are Miles City, Stegall, or Sidney.'' (SPP Proposed Tariff at
Part I, Section W Definitions.).
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For SPP to compensate UGP as a West DC Tie Transmission Owner of
the Miles City DC Tie for Incremental MEU under SPP's Tariff, UGP
proposes to provide its Miles City DC Tie Incremental MEU share under
Rate Schedule UGP-DCTIE-IMEU. SPP will utilize this Miles City DC Tie
Incremental MEU share along with other applicable information to
calculate the amount to be paid to UGP for the expected loss of life of
certain Miles City DC Tie facilities due to increased utilization of
those West DC Tie facilities by SPP in the Integrated Marketplace.
To simplify the calculation of the Incremental MEU and provide a
consistent forward-looking known amount to be included in the market
uplift, a loss-of-life will be estimated for each of the eligible
groups of West DC Tie equipment due to expected market operation
impacts, and a levelized annual estimate will be provided to SPP. The
loss-of-life calculations will be based upon pre-defined impact metrics
directly related to the increased market use for each of the West DC
Tie equipment groups eligible for cost recovery. Revenue received from
SPP for UGP's Miles City DC Tie Incremental MEU share will be credited
against the Miles City DC Tie portion of the UGP ATRR described above.
The Miles City DC Tie Incremental MEU share data will be submitted
to SPP in a standard formula rate template in accordance with the new
SPP Tariff Attachment AE, Addendum 3A. The Formula Rate Template for
the Miles City DC Tie Incremental MEU share will be posted on UGP's
OASIS website, on UGP's Rates website, and on SPP's Member Related
Postings website (see web addresses listed previously).
Proposed Formula Rate for Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch
Service
UGP proposes to continue to use its current formula rate
calculation methodology for Scheduling, System Control, and Dispatch
Service (SSCD), currently provided under Rate Schedule WAUGP-AS1. This
rate schedule will continue to include transmission facilities in the
Western Interconnection. The Formula Rate Template for SSCD and related
information will be posted on UGP's OASIS website, on UGP's Rates
website, and on SPP's Member Related Postings website (see web
addresses listed previously).
Formula Rate Implementation Protocols
For transmission service provided by SPP under SPP's Tariff, UGP
will continue to provide information relating to UGP's rate
implementation and annual update procedures and timelines in ``Formula
Rate Implementation Protocols'' (Protocols). The Protocols, together
with the above-mentioned formula rate templates, comprise the Formula
Rates that will be submitted to SPP to be incorporated into the SPP
Tariff. All relevant information pertaining to UGP's annual updates,
customer notifications and review periods, and meetings will be
contained in the Protocols. The Protocols will be posted on UGP's OASIS
website, on UGP's Rates website, and on SPP's Member Related Postings
website (see web addresses listed previously).
Proposed Termination of Regulation and Frequency Response Service
Formula Rate
UGP proposes to terminate its current formula rate calculation
methodology for Regulation and Frequency Response Service (Regulation),
currently provided under Rate Schedule WAUW-AS3. This rate schedule
addresses Regulation associated with UGP's WAUW BAA in the Western
Interconnection. Given the SPP Integrated Marketplace will extend into
the Western Interconnection, and UGP will merge its WAUW BAA into the
SPP West BAA, UGP will no longer provide Regulation in the WAUW BAA as
the BA.
Proposed Termination of Operating Reserves Service-Spinning and
Supplemental Formula Rates
UGP proposes to terminate its current formula rate calculation
methodology for Operating Reserve-Spinning Reserve Service and for
Operating Reserve-Supplemental Reserve Service (collectively, Operating
Reserves), currently provided under Rate Schedules WAUW-AS5 and WAUW-
AS6, respectively. These rate schedules address Operating Reserves
associated with UGP's WAUW BAA in the Western Interconnection. Given
the SPP Integrated Marketplace will extend into the Western
Interconnection, and UGP will merge its WAUW BAA into the SPP West BAA,
UGP will no longer provide Operating Reserves in the WAUW BAA as the
BA.
Proposed Termination of Energy Imbalance and Generator Imbalance
Service Formula Rates
UGP proposes to terminate its current formula rate calculation
methodologies for EI, currently provided under Rate Schedule WAUW-AS4,
and GI, currently provided under Rate Schedule WAUW-AS7. These rate
schedules address Energy Imbalance and Generator Imbalance associated
with UGP's WAUW BAA in the Western Interconnection. Given that the SPP
Integrated Marketplace will extend into the Western Interconnection,
and UGP will merge its WAUW BAA into the SPP West BAA, UGP will no
longer provide Energy Imbalance and Generator Imbalance in the WAUW BAA
as the BA.
Legal Authority
DOE procedures for public participation in power and transmission
rate adjustments are located at 10 CFR part 903. The proposed action is
a major rate adjustment, as defined by 10 CFR 903.2(d). In accordance
with 10CFR 903.15(a) and 10CFR 903.16(a), UGP will hold public
information and public comment forums for this rate adjustment. UGP
will review and consider all timely public comments at the conclusion
of the consultation and comment period and adjust the proposal as
appropriate. The rates will then be approved on an interim basis.
WAPA is establishing the formula rates for UGP in accordance with
section 302 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).\6\
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\6\ This Act transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of
Energy the power marketing functions of the Secretary of the
Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat.
388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent laws, particularly
section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C.
485h(c)) and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C.
825s); and other acts that specifically apply to the projects
involved.
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By Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-RATES-2016, effective November19,
2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) the authority to develop
power and transmission rates to the WAPA 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-S3-2024, effective August 30, 2024, the Secretary of Energy also
delegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into
effect on an interim basis to the
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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.
Availability of Information
All brochures, studies, comments, letters, memorandums, or other
documents that UGP initiates or uses to develop the proposed formula
rates are available for inspection and copying at the Upper Great
Plains Regional office located at 2900 4th Ave. North, 6th Floor,
Billings, Montana. Many of these documents and supporting information
are also available 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 other posting locations noted.
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 action can be categorically excluded from those
requirements.\7\
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\7\ 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 December
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 December 19, 2024.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-30858 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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