Notice2025-16885
2028 Resource Pool-Parker-Davis Project, Proposed Power Allocations
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Published
September 3, 2025
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Energy DepartmentWestern Area Power Administration
Abstract
Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), a Federal Power Marketing Administration of the Department of Energy (DOE), announces its Parker-Davis Project (P-DP) proposed 2028 resource pool power allocations. WAPA developed the proposed power allocations under its Final 2028 P-DP Power Marketing Plan and Call for 2028 Resource Pool Applications (Final 2028 Plan), published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2024. Applications received by the January 31, 2025, deadline were considered for a proposed resource pool power allocation. This notice provides a list of the allottees and seeks comments from the public on the proposed resource pool allocations.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42576-42578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16885]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
2028 Resource Pool--Parker-Davis Project, Proposed Power
Allocations
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Parker-Davis Project proposed 2028 resource pool
power allocations and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), a Federal Power
Marketing Administration of the Department of Energy (DOE), announces
its Parker-Davis Project (P-DP) proposed 2028 resource pool power
allocations. WAPA developed the proposed power allocations under its
Final 2028 P-DP Power Marketing Plan and Call for 2028 Resource Pool
Applications (Final 2028 Plan), published in the Federal Register on
November 12, 2024. Applications received by the January 31, 2025,
deadline were considered for a proposed resource pool power allocation.
This notice provides a list of the allottees and seeks comments from
the public on the proposed resource pool allocations.
DATES: The comment period on this notice of proposed power allocations
begins today and ends October 20, 2025. WAPA will accept comments by
email or delivered by common carrier such as U.S. mail. WAPA reserves
the right not to consider comments received or postmarked after the
close of the comment period.
A single public information and comment forum about the proposed
2028 resource pool power allocations will be held virtually on October
3, 2025, beginning at 1 p.m. MST and concluding when comments are
complete, or no later than 4 p.m. MST. Information for the virtual
meeting may be found on WAPA's Desert Southwest Region (DSW) website at
least 14 days prior to the event at <a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/dsw/pdpremarketing">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/dsw/pdpremarketing</a>.
Oral and written comments may be presented at the public comment
forum. A transcript of oral comments made at this forum will be
available from the court reporter and on DSW's website identified
previously. WAPA will accept written comments at any time during the
comment period.
After all public comments have been considered, WAPA will publish
the P-DP Final 2028 Resource Pool Power Allocations in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments about the proposed 2028 resource
pool power allocations to: Scott R. Lund, Regional Manager, Desert
Southwest Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457,
Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81f1e5f1acf3e4ece0f3eae4f5e8efe6c1f6e0f1e0afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7978397ca95828a86958c82938e8980a790869786c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>. All
documentation developed or retained by WAPA for the purpose of
developing the proposed 2028 resource pool power allocations is
available for inspection and copying at the DSW Regional Office,
located at 615 South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85009. Many of these
documents and supporting information are also available on DSW's
website at: <a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/dsw/pdpremarketing">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/dsw/pdpremarketing</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Henn, Power Marketing
Advisor, Desert Southwest Region, Western Area Power Administration,
phone: (602) 812-2348, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2d2c6d28fd0c7cfc3d0c9c7d6cbccc5e2d5c3d2c38cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5c5d1c598c7d0d8d4c7ded0c1dcdbd2f5c2d4c5d49bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
WAPA published the Final 2028 P-DP Power Marketing Plan (Final 2028
Plan) on November 12, 2024 (89 FR 88999) to define how WAPA will market
hydropower from the P-DP beginning October 1, 2028, and ending
September 30, 2048. The current marketing plan and contracts expire on
September 30, 2028. As part of the Final 2028 Plan, WAPA adjusted each
existing preference contractor's Contract Rate of Delivery (CROD) by
applying a pro rata share of an anticipated 3,750-kilowatt (kW)
capacity increase at Davis Dam Unit 3 and then reduced the adjusted
CROD by two percent to create a resource pool. The resulting resource
pool included 5,259 kW of summer season capacity, including 748 kW of
summer season withdrawable capacity, and 4,041 kW of winter season
capacity, including 146 kW of winter season withdrawable capacity, for
allocation to new allottees. Allocations from the resource pool were
offered to entities using the Eligibility Criteria and Allocation
Criteria for Resource Pool Allocations described in the Final 2028
Plan. WAPA would return excess resource pool capacity to existing
contractors by pro rata share if necessary. Per the Final 2028 Plan,
resource pool applications were due by January 31, 2025.
Proposed 2028 Resource Pool Allocations
In response to the call for resource pool applications, WAPA
received four applications for the 2028 resource pool. WAPA used a two-
step process to determine proposed power allocations from the 2028
resource pool. First,
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WAPA determined which applicants met the Eligibility Criteria as
defined in the Final 2028 Plan. Next, WAPA used its discretion to
determine the amount of the proposed allocations with consideration
given to applicant historical load and consistency with the P-DP 2008
resource pool power allocations (71 FR 40503).
WAPA determined that two of the four applicants did not meet the
Eligibility Criteria requirements and therefore were ineligible to
receive an allocation. One application came from a preference entity
that has an existing Federal hydropower contract with WAPA. Therefore,
as addressed in responses to comments in the Final 2028 Plan, it does
not qualify for the P-DP 2028 resource pool. The second application
came from an entity that does not meet the utility status requirement.
Electric utility status means the applicant has responsibility to meet
load growth, has a distribution system, and is ready, willing, and able
to purchase P-DP Federal power from WAPA on a wholesale basis for
resale to retail customers. The applicant does not have a distribution
system and, as a result, does not qualify for the P-DP 2028 resource
pool.
WAPA is proposing allocations for the two entities that met all
Eligibility Criteria requirements. The proposed 2028 resource pool
allocations are preliminary and may change based on comments received.
After reviewing and considering comments, WAPA will publish a notice of
Final 2028 Resource Pool Allocations in the Federal Register and
respond to comments.
The proposed 2028 resource pool allottees and proposed capacity
allocations for firm electric service (FES) are listed in the following
table:
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Proposed Parker-Davis Project post-2028 resource pool capacity allocations
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Summer Winter
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Non-withdrawable Total FES Non-withdrawable Total FES
FES allocation Withdrawable FES allocation FES allocation Withdrawable FES allocation
(kW) allocation (kW) (kW) (kW) allocation (kW) (kW)
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Industry Public Utilities............................. 703 304 1,007 936 73 1,009
San Pasqual Band of Indians........................... 703 304 1,007 936 73 1,009
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Total 2028 Resource Pool.......................... 1,406 608 2,014 1,872 146 2,018
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WAPA's proposed resource pool allocations will not use the entire
resource pool capacity. After adjusting each existing P-DP contractor's
CROD by applying the anticipated 3,750 kW increase in marketable
capacity, reducing the adjusted CROD by two percent, and then
redistributing remaining resource pool capacity to existing contractors
by pro rata share, the net effect to each existing contractor's current
CROD would be an increase of approximately 0.67 percent in the summer
and approximately 0.87 percent in the winter. The proposed CROD
adjustments for existing contractors are posted on DSW's website at
<a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/dsw/pdpremarketing">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/dsw/pdpremarketing</a>. The existing CROD
for Priority Use Power contractors will remain unchanged.
All allocations, including the new resource pool allocations, will
be based on P-DP marketable capacity deemed to be available effective
October 1, 2028.
Contracting Process
WAPA will apply the principles of the Power Marketing Initiative
(PMI) (10 CFR 905.30 through 905.37) to P-DP for the forthcoming
marketing period. Energy associated with the new resource pool will be
based on a pro rata share of the allottee's seasonal CROD and published
in the form of Quarterly Energy, as defined in the Final 2028 Plan.
WAPA solely determines the terms, conditions, rates, or charges of
its power contracts. Each allottee is responsible for obtaining
transmission arrangements beyond WAPA's system for delivery of Federal
power to the allottee's load. WAPA must receive a letter of commitment
from each allottee's serving utility or transmission provider by
January 31, 2028, confirming the allottee will be able to receive the
benefit of WAPA's 2028 resource pool, unless otherwise agreed to in
writing by WAPA. Upon request, WAPA may assist an allottee in obtaining
transmission arrangements for delivery of power.
Allottees will be required to execute an electric service contract
no later than May 31, 2028, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by
WAPA. Electric service contracts will be effective upon WAPA's
signature, and service will begin on October 1, 2028, and continue
through September 30, 2048.
Legal Authorities
The Final 2028 Plan was established under the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.); 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. 485h(c)); and other acts specifically
applicable to the projects involved. Allocating power from the resource
pool falls within the Final 2028 Plan and is covered by this authority.
Regulatory Procedure Requirements
Environmental Compliance
WAPA has determined this proposed action fits within the following
categorical exclusions listed in appendix B of 10 CFR part 1021: B4.1
(Contracts, policies, and marketing and allocation plans for electric
power) and B4.4 (Power marketing services and activities).
Categorically excluded projects and activities do not require
preparation of either an environmental impact statement or an
environmental assessment.\1\A copy of the categorical exclusion
determination is available on WAPA's website under the categorical
exclusion 2024 menu at <a href="http://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/dsw/environment">www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/dsw/environment</a>.
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\1\ The determination was done in compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and DOE's
NEPA Implementing Procedures (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 Federal
Register notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 28,
2025,
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by Tracey A. LeBeau, Administrator, Western Area Power Administration.
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 29, 2025.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-16885 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am]
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