[Federal Register: October 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 204)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Revised Open Access Transmission Service Tariff
AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Informal Meeting and Comment Opportunity.
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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is revising
its Open Access Transmission Service Tariff (Tariff). Western's
existing Tariff was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) on April 12, 2002. Western intends to update
certain Tariff provisions, adopt the principal features of the
Commission's Standard Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP)
and Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA)
consistent with applicable law, and to make additional changes to
further Western's mission and transmission marketing efforts.
Publication of this Federal Register notice announces a public meeting
and an opportunity for informal comments on Western's revised Tariff
prior to filing with the Commission.
DATES: Western will accept comments on the revised Tariff until
November 22, 2004. Western will present a detailed explanation of the
revised Tariff at an informal public meeting to be held on November 8,
2004, 1 p.m. MST, Denver, CO. Western will accept oral and written
comments at this meeting, and will also accept written comments at any
time during the informal comment period.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting location is the Radisson Stapleton Plaza
Hotel, 3333 Quebec Street, Denver, CO.
Send written comments to Corporate Communications, Western Area
Power Administration, P.O. Box 281213, Lakewood, CO 80228-8213, e-mail
tariffcomments@wapa.gov, fax number (720) 962-7059.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For substantive questions, contact
Darrick C. Moe, Tariff Project Manager, Upper Great Plains Region,
Western Area Power Administration, Watertown, SD at (605) 882-7501. For
information on
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the informal meeting, copies of documents posted on Western's Web site,
or for questions on how to submit comments, contact Carolyn Hinkley,
Corporate Communications, Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood,
CO at (720) 962-7053. Both of these individuals can also be contacted
by e-mail at tariffcomments@wapa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western is a Federal power marketing
administration, charged with the responsibility of selling electricity
generated by power plants operated by the Bureau of Reclamation, the
Corps of Engineers, and the International Boundary and Water
Commission. Created in 1977 under Section 302 of the Department of
Energy Organization Act, Western markets and transmits Federal power
resources from various multi-purpose hydroelectric projects to
customers in 15 Central and Western States. Western has four Customer
Service Regional Offices and the Colorado River Storage Project
Management Center, each referred to in the revised Tariff as a Regional
Office.
Western is not a public utility under Sections 205 and 206 of the
Federal Power Act and is not specifically subject to the requirements
of the LGIP and LGIA. Western is a transmitting utility subject to
Section 211 of the Federal Power Act as amended by the Energy Policy
Act of 1992.
On July 24, 2003, the Commission issued Order No. 2003 requiring
all public utilities that own, control, or operate facilities used for
transmitting electric energy in interstate commerce to have on file
standard procedures and a standard agreement for interconnecting
generating facilities capable of producing more than 20 megawatts of
power to their transmission facilities. Order No. 2003 requires all
public utilities to modify their open access transmission tariffs to
incorporate the LGIP and LGIA and requires non-public utilities with a
``safe harbor'' Tariff to adopt the pro forma LGIP and LGIA to retain
``safe harbor'' status. Western seeks to retain its ``safe harbor''
status through compliance with the spirit and intent of Order No. 2003,
to the extent consistent with applicable law.
The revised Tariff, a summary of changes Western intends to make to
its existing Tariff, and information about the tariff process is posted
on Western's Web site at http://www.wapa.gov/oatt.htm. Western will
post comments received at the public meeting or by letter, fax or e-
mail to this Web site after the close of the comment period. Responses
to comments will also be posted after they are developed. Western must
receive written comments by the end of the informal comment period to
ensure they are considered in Western's filing with the Commission.
Dated: October 6, 2004.
Michael S. Hacskaylo,
Administrator.
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