[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64080-64082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30706]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Proposed Allocation of the Post-2000 Resource Pool--Pick-Sloan
Missouri Basin Program, Eastern Division
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of clarification, response to comments and request for
additional comments.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to clarify and respond to
comments Western Area Power Administration (Western) received regarding
the ``levelized'' method of calculating the proposed allocations for
new Native American customers associated with the Post-2000 Resource
Pool--Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Eastern Division (P-SMBP-ED).
Western received numerous comments regarding the proposed allocation
published August 30, 1996, in 61 FR 45957 (Method One) and is prepared
to use an alternative method (Method Two). Western is, therefore,
soliciting comments only on the use of Method One or Method Two and
will base final allocations on those comments.
DATES: Written comments must be sent to the Upper Great Plains Regional
Manager by certified or return receipt requested U.S. mail and received
by close of business on January 6, 1997.
Western will hold a public meeting on the allocation method
alternatives on December 17, 1996, in Rapid City, South Dakota at the
following location: Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, 505 North 5th Street,
Rapid City, South Dakota.
Information forum--9 a.m. (not to exceed 2 hours)
Comment forum--immediately following the information forum
ADDRESSES: All comments regarding the methodology used to calculate the
proposed allocations for new Native American customers from the Post-
2000 Resource Pool should be directed to the following address: Mr.
Gerald C. Wegner, Regional Manager, Upper Great Plains Customer Service
Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 35800, Billings, MT
59107-5800. All documentation developed or retained by Western for the
purpose of developing the Proposed Allocation of the Post-2000 Resource
Pool will be available for inspection and copying at the Upper Great
Plains Customer Service Regional Office, 2900 Fourth Avenue North,
Billings, Montana.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert J. Harris, Power Marketing
Manager, Upper Great Plains Customer Service Region, Western Area Power
Administration, P.O. Box 35800, Billings, MT 59107-5800, (406) 247-
7394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western, a Federal power marketing agency of
the Department of Energy, published on August 30, 1996, in the Federal
Register (61 FR 45957), a notice of Proposed Allocation of its Post-
2000 Resource Pool to fulfill the requirements of Subpart C--Power
Marketing Initiative of the Energy Planning and Management Program
Final Rule, 10 CFR 905. On October 8, 1996, Western published a notice
to extend the time written comments could be submitted until October
21, 1996. The Post-2000
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Resource Pool Proposed Allocation of Power is Western's implementation
of Subpart C--Power Marketing Initiative of the Energy Planning and
Management Program Final Rule. Western published the final Post-2000
Resource Pool Allocation Procedures in the Federal Register on August
7, 1996, at 61 FR 41142.
As a result of comments received during the comment period
regarding the ``levelized'' method (Method One) of calculation used in
determining the proposed allocation, Western is proposing an
alternative method for comment. Method One, the alternative Method Two,
and a brief summary follow:
Method One: The proposed allocations of power under Method One for
new Native American customers and the data these allocations were based
upon are as follows:
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Average current Proposed post-2000 power
Estimated western service allocation
New Native American customers demand -----------------------------------------------
(kilowatts) Summer Winter Summer Winter
(percent) (percent) (kilowatts) (kilowatts)
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Blackfeet Nation................................... 18,600 34 29 5,454 5,184
Cheyenne River Sioux............................... 13,500 33 29 4,094 3,762
Chippewa Cree-Rocky Boy............................ 5,000 55 44 416 643
Crow Creek......................................... 4,100 50 47 546 405
Crow............................................... 12,500 55 44 1,040 1,609
Devils Lake Sioux.................................. 7,700 22 14 3,182 3,301
Flandreau Santee Sioux............................. 2,355 55 56 196 20
Fort Belknap Indian Community...................... 6,200 28 22 2,190 2,162
Fort Peck Tribes................................... 15,300 34 31 4,486 3,958
Lower Brule Sioux.................................. 3,100 33 29 940 864
Lower Sioux........................................ 3,750 0 0 2,375 2,133
Northern Cheyenne.................................. 9,400 36 37 2,568 1,868
Oglala Sioux-Pine Ridge............................ 29,600 28 24 10,456 9,729
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska............................ 5,100 15 14 2,464 2,186
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska............................ 2,100 8 6 1,162 1,068
Rosebud Sioux...................................... 21,300 49 43 3,051 2,954
Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska..................... 1,100 10 8 587 538
Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux............................ 7,500 40 38 1,749 1,415
Standing Rock Sioux................................ 12,900 30 29 4,299 3,595
Three Affiliated Tribes............................ 8,000 30 25 2,666 2,550
Turtle Mountain Chippewa........................... 18,000 35 18 5,098 6,996
Upper Sioux........................................ 1,250 42 39 267 223
White Earth Indian Reservation..................... 3,500 6 7 2,006 1,745
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska........................ 3,100 10 8 1,653 1,515
Yankton Sioux...................................... 5,300 25 24 2,031 1,742
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The proposed allocations for new Native American customers were
calculated based upon the estimated demand figures set forth in the
table above. Inconsistent demand estimates were adjusted by Western.
Western calculated the proposed power allocations in the table
above in such a manner as to levelize total Federal hydropower benefits
to each of the Native American tribes. This results in a total Federal
hydropower benefit of 63.323 percent in the summer season and 56.869
percent in the winter season to each of the tribes. To levelize the
total Federal hydropower benefits, the average current percentage of
Western service that each of the tribes receives through their current
power supplier(s) was utilized and is as shown in the table above. For
the Blackfeet Nation, Western used the weighted average of the current
percentage of Western service for the remaining tribes. The Blackfeet
Nation is served by Glacier Electric Cooperative, which is a total
requirements customer of Bonneville Power Administration; therefore,
the Blackfeet Nation does not receive Western service, but does receive
the benefit of Federal hydropower. The proposed allocations to new
Native American customers set forth in the table above are based on the
P-SMBP-ED marketable resource available at this time. If the P-SMBP-ED
marketable resource is adjusted in the future, the proposed allocations
will be adjusted accordingly.
Method Two: The proposed allocations of power under Method Two for
new Native American customers and the data these allocations were based
upon are as follows:
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Percent of Proposed post-2000 power
Estimated total allocation
New Native American customers demand estimated -------------------------
(kilowatts) demand Summer Winter
(percent) (kilowatts) (kilowatts)
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Blackfeet Nation......................................... 18,600 8.4448 5,487 5,250
Cheyenne River Sioux..................................... 13,500 6.1293 3,983 3,810
Chippewa Cree-Rocky Boy.................................. 5,000 2.2701 1,475 1,411
Crow Creek............................................... 4,100 1.8615 1,209 1,157
Crow..................................................... 12,500 5.6752 3,688 3,528
Devils Lake Sioux........................................ 7,700 3.4959 2,272 2,173
Flandreau Santee Sioux................................... 2,355 1.0692 695 665
Fort Belknap Indian Community............................ 6,200 2.8149 1,829 1,750
Fort Peck Tribes......................................... 15,300 6.9465 4,514 4,318
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Lower Brule Sioux........................................ 3,100 1.4075 914 875
Lower Sioux.............................................. 3,750 1.7026 1,106 1,058
Northern Cheyenne........................................ 9,400 4.2678 2,773 2,653
Oglala Sioux-Pine Ridge.................................. 29,600 13.4390 8,732 8,355
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska.................................. 5,100 2.3155 1,505 1,439
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.................................. 2,100 0.9534 619 593
Rosebud Sioux............................................ 21,300 9.6706 6,284 6,012
Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska........................... 1,100 0.4994 324 311
Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux.................................. 7,500 3.4051 2,213 2,117
Standing Rock Sioux...................................... 12,900 5.8568 3,806 3,641
Three Affiliated Tribes.................................. 8,000 3.6322 2,360 2,258
Turtle Mountain Chippewa................................. 18,000 8.1723 5,310 5,080
Upper Sioux.............................................. 1,250 0.5675 369 353
White Earth Indian Reservation........................... 3,500 1.5891 1,032 988
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.............................. 3,100 1.4075 914 875
Yankton Sioux............................................ 5,300 2.4063 1,564 1,496
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Under Method Two, the proposed allocations for new Native American
customers were calculated based upon the same estimated demand figures
as in Method One above. The proposed allocations were derived by
dividing the Native American tribes' share of the resource pool among
the tribes in the same proportion as each tribe's percent of total
estimated demand.
The proposed allocations to new Native American customers set forth
in the table above are based on the P-SMBP-ED marketable resource
available at this time. If the P-SMBP-ED marketable resource is
adjusted in the future, the proposed allocations will be adjusted
accordingly.
After all public comments have been thoroughly considered, Western
will prepare and publish the Final Post-2000 Resource Pool Allocation
in the Federal Register.
Issued at Golden, Colorado, November 21, 1996.
J.M. Shafer,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-30706 Filed 12-2-96; 8:45 am]
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