[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45551-45552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19304]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Post-2014 Resource Pool; Loveland Area Projects, Proposed Power
Allocation
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Power Allocation.
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SUMMARY: Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power
marketing agency within the Department of Energy, has announced its
Post-2014-Loveland Area Projects (LAP) Resource Pool Proposed Power
Allocation developed under the requirements of the Power Marketing
Initiative of Western's Energy Planning and Management Program
(Program).
Western notified the public of allocation procedures and called for
applications on December 17, 2010. Applications were accepted at
Western's Rocky Mountain Customer Service Region until 4 p.m. MST,
March 4, 2011. Review of the applications received resulted in this
Notice of Proposed Power Allocation.
DATES: The comment period on this Notice of Proposed Power Allocation
begins today and ends at 4 p.m. on September 12, 2011. To be assured of
consideration, Western must receive all written comments by the end of
the comment period. Western will hold a public information and comment
forum about the Proposed Power Allocation on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
at 1:30 p.m. M.D.T (see ADDRESSES section for the forum location).
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Mr. Bradley S. Warren, Regional
Manager, Rocky Mountain Customer Service Region, Western Area Power
Administration, 5555 East Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538-
8986. Comments may be delivered by certified mail, commercial mail, e-
mail [email protected], or fax (970) 461-7204.
Information about the Post-2014 Resource Pool-Loveland Area
Projects allocation procedures, including comments, letters, and other
supporting documents, is available for public inspection and copying at
the Rocky Mountain Customer Service Region office, Western Area Power
Administration, 5555 East Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538-
8986. Background information can also be found at http://www.wapa.gov/rm/PMcontractRM/Post2014.html.
A public information and comment forum on the Proposed Power
Allocation will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2011, from 1:30-4:30
p.m. M.D.T., at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Spa and Conference Center,
4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland, CO 80538; telephone number (970)
593-6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Swails, Public Utilities
Specialist, (970) 461-7339, or Ms. Melanie Reed, Contracts and Energy
Services Manager, (970) 461-7229. Written requests for information
should be sent to Rocky Mountain Customer Service Region, Western Area
Power Administration, Attn: J6200, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539-
3003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western published the Post-2014 Resource
Pool-Loveland Area Projects, Allocation Procedures and Call for
Applications (75 FR 78988) on December 17, 2010, to implement Subpart
C-Power Marketing Initiative of the Program's Final Rule, 10 CFR part
905, published at 60 FR 54151. The Program, developed in part to
implement Section 114 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, became
effective on November 20, 1995. The Program establishes project-
specific power resource pools and the allocation of power from these
pools to new preference customers. The allocation procedures, in
conjunction with the General Power Marketing and Allocation Criteria
(51 FR 4012, January 31, 1986), establish the framework for allocating
power from the LAP resource pool.
Western seeks comments relevant to the Proposed Power Allocation
during the comment period. After considering public comments, Western
will publish the Final Power Allocation in the Federal Register.
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I. Post-2014 Pool Resources
Western will allocate up to 1 percent of the LAP long-term firm
hydroelectric resource available as of October 1, 2014. The amount of
the resource that will become available on October 1, 2014, is
approximately 6.9 megawatts (MW) for the summer season and 6.1 MW for
the winter season, and associated energy. This resource pool will be
created by reducing existing customers' allocations by up to 1 percent.
II. Proposed Power Allocation
In response to the call for applications, Western received seven
applications for the Post-2014 LAP Resource Pool. Western determined
that one applicant does not meet the Post-2014 LAP Resource Pool
General Eligibility Criteria. The resource pool for capacity and energy
will be allocated proportionately by season to the six qualified
applicants based on average seasonal loads for the period October 2009
through September 2010. The proposed allocations for the six qualified
allottees are shown in the table below and are subject to the minimum
(100 kilowatts) and maximum allocation (5,000 kilowatts) criteria.
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Allottees Proposed Post-2014 LAP Resource Pool Power Allocation
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Summer kilowatt Winter kilowatt Summer Winter
hours hours kilowatts kilowatts
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City of Jetmore, Kansas................. 458,186 301,817 280 201
City of Pomona, Kansas.................. 355,544 254,622 217 169
City of Waterville, Kansas.............. 257,578 191,505 157 127
Doniphan Electric Cooperative 859,388 839,671 526 558
Association, Inc.......................
Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.... 7,156,517 5,561,057 4,374 3,697
Nemaha-Marshall Electric Cooperative 2,215,224 1,957,478 1,354 1,301
Association, Inc.......................
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Total Resource Pool................. 11,302,437 9,106,150 6,908 6,053
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By June 1, 2014, each allottee must have firm delivery arrangements
in place, to be effective October 1, 2014, unless otherwise agreed to
in writing by Western. Western must receive a letter of commitment from
each allottee's serving utility or transmission provider by June 1,
2014, confirming that the allottee will be able to receive the benefit
of Western's Post-2014 LAP Resource Pool Power Allocation. If Western
does not receive the commitment letter by June 1, 2014, unless
otherwise agreed in writing by Western, Western will withdraw its offer
of an allocation.
Western does not own transmission in Kansas. Final allocation of
the Post-2014 LAP Resource Pool is contingent upon Western's
contractual arrangements for delivery of Federal power into Kansas.
The proposed allocations shown in the table above are based on the
LAP marketable resource currently available. If the LAP marketable
resource is adjusted in the future, all allocations may be adjusted
accordingly.
III. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C.
3501-3520, Western received approval from the Office of Management and
Budget to collect the Applicant Profile Data under control number 1910-
5136, which was used to develop this Proposed Power Allocation.
IV. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.); Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508); and DOE NEPA Regulations (10 CFR
part 1021), Western has determined that this action is categorically
excluded from preparing an environmental assessment or an environmental
impact statement.
Dated: July 22, 2011.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-19304 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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