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Filed Date: 3/26/13. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY last three digits in the docket number Accession Number: 20130326–5190. filed to access the document. For Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/16/13. Federal Energy Regulatory assistance, please contact FERC Online Commission Support at FERC Docket Numbers: ER13–1163–000. [Docket No. CP13–104–000] [email protected] or call toll-free Applicants: Public Service at (866) 206–3676, or, for TTY, contact Company. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; (202) 502–8659. Comments, protests and Description: Palo Verde-Morgan Notice of Request Under Blanket interventions may be filed electronically 500kV Transmission Project Joint Authorization via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 Participation Agreement to be effective CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 5/24/2013. Take notice that on March 15, 2013, instructions on the Commission’s Web Filed Date: 3/25/13. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Accession Number: 20130325–5108. (Columbia) 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2500, Commission strongly encourages Houston, Texas 77056, filed in Docket Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/13. intervenors to file electronically. No. CP13–104–000, an application Any person or the Commission’s staff Docket Numbers: ER13–1164–000. pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, may, within 60 days after issuance of Applicants: American Electric Power and 157.216(b) of the Commission’s the instant notice by the Commission, Service Corporation, Ohio Power Regulations under the Natural Gas Act file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Company, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (NGA) as amended, to abandon and Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR Description: AEP submits new RAA construct certain natural gas pipeline 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice Schedule 8.1 Appendix-Ohio Power facilities in Johnson and Martin of intervention and pursuant to Section Company FRR Capacity Rate to be Counties, Kentucky, under Columbia’s 157.205 of the regulations under the effective 8/8/2012. blanket certificate issued in Docket No. NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 1 Filed Date: 3/25/13. CP83–76–000, all as more fully set request. If no protest is filed within the Accession Number: 20130325–5148. forth in the application which is on file time allowed therefore, the proposed Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/13. with the Commission and open to the activity shall be deemed to be public for inspection. Take notice that the Commission authorized effective the day after the Columbia proposes to abandon and time allowed for filing a protest. If a received the following open access replace approximately 6.5 miles of bare, transmission tariff filings: protest is filed and not withdrawn coupled 10-inch diameter pipeline within 30 days after the allowed time Docket Numbers: OA13–3–000. originally constructed in 1912 without for filing a protest, the instant request Applicants: New York Independent cathodic protection on its Line PM–117 shall be treated as an application for System Operator, Inc. in Johnson and Martin Counties, authorization pursuant to Section 7 of Description: Annual Compliance Kentucky. Columbia also proposes to the NGA. Report Regarding Unreserved Use and replace the abandoned pipeline with Dated: March 26, 2013. Late Study Penalties of the New York approximately 7.4 miles of new 6-inch Independent System Operator, Inc. diameter coated, cathodically protected, Kimberly D. Bose, Filed Date: 3/26/13. steel pipeline. Columbia states that the Secretary. Accession Number: 20130326–5255. reduction in pipeline diameter would [FR Doc. 2013–07544 Filed 4–1–13; 8:45 am] have no adverse effect on Columbia’s BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/16/13. ability to meet its operational and firm The filings are accessible in the commitments on this pipeline. Commission’s eLibrary system by Columbia also states that it would cost DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY clicking on the links or querying the approximately $15,400,000 to replace docket number. the aging pipe on Line PM–117. Western Area Power Administration Any person desiring to intervene or Columbia states that because of the Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest protest in any of the above proceedings necessary relocation of a significant Intertie Project—Rate Order No. must file in accordance with Rules 211 portion of Line PM–117, Columbia has WAPA–157 and 214 of the Commission’s identified 10 mainline consumer taps Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and that would be abandoned as part of the AGENCY: Western Area Power 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern proposed replacement. Columbia also Administration, DOE. time on the specified comment date. states that continuity of service to the ACTION: Notice of Final Transmission Protests may be considered, but affected consumers would be Service Rates. intervention is necessary to become a maintained by converting them to an party to the proceeding. alternate energy source. SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Any questions concerning this Energy confirmed and approved Rate information relating to filing application may be directed to Fredric Order No. WAPA–157 and Rate requirements, interventions, protests, J. George, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas Schedules INT–FT5 and INT–NFT4, service, and qualifying facilities filings Transmission, LLC, P.O. Box 1273, placing firm and nonfirm transmission can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Charleston, West Virginia 25325–1273 service rates for the Pacific Northwest- docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For or via telephone at (304) 357–2359 or by Pacific Southwest Intertie Project other information, call (866) 208–3676 facsimile (304) 357–3206. (Intertie) of the Western Area Power (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. This filing is available for review at Administration (Western) into effect on the Commission or may be viewed on an interim basis. The provisional rates Dated: March 26, 2013. the Commission’s Web site at http:// will be in effect until the Federal Energy Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Regulatory Commission (FERC) Deputy Secretary. Enter the docket number excluding the confirms, approves, and places them [FR Doc. 2013–07587 Filed 4–1–13; 8:45 am] into effect on a final basis, or until they BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 22 FERC ¶ 62,029 (1983). are replaced by other rates. The

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provisional rates will provide sufficient 903) were published on September 18, Balancing Authority (BA): The responsible revenue to pay all annual costs, 1985. entity that integrates resource plans ahead including interest expense, and repay Under Delegation Order Nos. of time, maintains load-interchange- required investment within the 00–037.00 and 00–001.00D, and in generation balance within a designated area, and supports interconnection allowable periods. compliance with 10 CFR part 903 and frequency in real-time. DATES: Rate Schedules INT–FT5 and 18 CFR part 300, I hereby confirm, Capacity: The electric capability of a INT–NFT4 are effective on the first day approve, and place Rate Order No. transformer, transmission circuit, or other of the first full billing period beginning WAPA–157 and the proposed rates for equipment, expressed in kilowatts (kW). on or after May 1, 2013. transmission service into effect on an Customer: An entity with a contract or interim basis. The new Rate Schedules service agreement that receives service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. INT–FT5 and INT–NFT4 will be from Western’s Desert Southwest Region. Jack Murray, Rates Manager, Desert submitted promptly to FERC for Deficits: Deferred or unrecovered annual Southwest Customer Service Regional expenses. confirmation and approval on a final DOE: Department of Energy. Office, Western Area Power basis. Administration, P.O. Box 6457, DOE Order RA 6120.2: A DOE order Dated: March 27, 2013. outlining power marketing administration Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, (602) 605– financial reporting and ratemaking Daniel B. Poneman, 2442, email [email protected]. procedures. Deputy Secretary of Energy. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Desert Southwest Region: The Desert previous Rate Schedules INT–FT4 and In the matter of: Western Area Power Southwest Customer Service Region of Administration Rate Adjustment for the INT–NFT3 for Rate Order No. WAPA– Western. Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory 130, were approved by FERC for a 5- Project. Commission. year period through September 30, Firm: A type of product and/or service that 2012.1 These Rate Schedules were Order Confirming, Approving, and is available at the time requested by the extended temporarily through Placing the Pacific Northwest-Pacific customer. September 30, 2013, under Rate Order Southwest Intertie Project Transmission FRN: Federal Register notice. No. WAPA–159.2 Rate Schedules INT– Service Rates Into Effect on an Interim Intertie: Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest FT4 and INT–NFT3 are being Basis Intertie Project. Kilovolt (kV): Electrical unit of measure of superseded by Rate Schedules INT–FT5 These rates were established in and INT–NFT4. Under Rate Schedule potential difference that equals 1,000 volts. accordance with section 302 of the Kilowatt (kW): Electrical unit of capacity that INT–FT4, the rate for firm point-to-point Department of Energy (DOE) equals 1,000 watts. transmission service is $15.24 per Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152). This Kilowatt hour (kWh): Electrical unit of energy kilowatt year (kW-year). The provisional Act transferred to and vested in the that equals 1,000 watts in 1 hour. rate for firm point-to-point transmission Secretary of Energy the power marketing Kilowatt month (kW-month): Electrical unit service under Rate Schedule INT–FT5 is functions of the Secretary of the of the monthly amount of capacity. $19.32/kW-year, which represents an Department of the Interior and the Kilowatt year (kW-year): Electrical unit of the increase of 26.8 percent when compared Bureau of Reclamation under the yearly amount of capacity. Mill: A monetary denomination of the United with the existing rate. Under Rate Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Schedule INT–NFT3, the rate for States that equals one tenth of a cent or one Stat. 388), as amended and thousandth of a dollar. nonfirm point-to-point transmission supplemented by subsequent laws, Mills per kilowatt hour (mills/kWh): A unit service is 1.74 mills per kilowatt hour particularly section 9(c) of the of charge. (mills/kWh). The provisional rate for Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act of nonfirm point-to-point transmission U.S.C. 485h(c)), and other Acts that 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.). service under Rate Schedule INT–NFT4 specifically apply to the project Nonfirm: A type of product and/or service is 2.21 mills/kWh, which represents an involved. not always available at the time requested by the customer. increase of 27 percent when compared By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, with the existing rate. Open Access Same Time Information System effective December 6, 2001, the (OASIS): An electronic posting system that By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The a service provider maintains for effective December 6, 2001, the authority to develop power and transmission access data that allows all Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The transmission rates to Western’s customers to view information authority to develop power and Administrator, (2) the authority to simultaneously. transmission rates to Western’s confirm, approve, and place such rates O&M: Operation and Maintenance. Administrator, (2) the authority to into effect on an interim basis to the Power Repayment Study (PRS): A study used confirm, approve, and place such rates Deputy Secretary of Energy, and (3) the to determine how much revenue is needed into effect on an interim basis to the to cover annual costs and future repayment authority to confirm, approve, and place obligations. Deputy Secretary of Energy, and (3) the into effect on a final basis, to remand, Proposed Rate: A rate that has been authority to confirm, approve, and place or to disapprove such rates to the recommended by Western to the Deputy into effect on a final basis, to remand, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Secretary of Energy for approval. or to disapprove such rates to FERC. Existing DOE procedures for public Provisional Rate: A rate that has been Existing Department of Energy participation in power rate adjustments confirmed, approved, and placed into procedures for public participation in (10 CFR part 903) were published on effect on an interim basis by the Deputy power rate adjustments (10 CFR part September 18, 1985. Secretary of Energy. PPW: Purchase Power and Wheeling. Rate Brochure: A document prepared for 1 Acronyms and Definitions Rate Order No. WAPA–130 was approved by public distribution explaining the rationale FERC on a final basis on March 18, 2008, in Docket As used in this Rate Order, the and background for the rate proposal No. EF08–5191–000 (122 FERC ¶ 62,236). following acronyms and definitions 2 Rate Order No. WAPA–159 was approved by the contained in this rate order dated June Deputy Secretary of Energy on August 27, 2012 (77 apply: 2012. FR 54575; September 5, 2012), and filed with FERC Administrator: Administrator for the Western Reclamation: United States Department of for informational purposes only. Area Power Administration. Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.

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Western: Western Area Power comment period. All formally submitted revised its estimated in-service date to Administration. comments have been considered in the point that potential users withdrew Effective Date preparing this Rate Order. their interest. This, and the subsequent 11. Western provided a Web site for lack of congressional funding, resulted The new provisional rates will take information about this rate adjustment in the May 1969 indefinite effect on the first day of the first full process. The Web site is located at postponement of the Celilo-Mead 750- billing period beginning on or after May www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/Intertie/ kV DC transmission line construction. 1, 2013, and will remain in effect RateAdjust.htm. The only facilities constructed were through April 30, 2018, pending Comments Mead Substation and all facilities south approval by FERC on a final basis. of Mead Substation, which provide AC Representatives of the following Public Notice and Comment transmission service. Pursuant to organizations made oral comments: section 302 of the Department of Energy Western followed the Procedures for Arizona Power Authority, Phoenix, Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152), dated Public Participation in Power and Arizona; Arizona Municipal Power August 4, 1977, these Reclamation Transmission Rate Adjustments and Users’ Association, Phoenix, Arizona; constructed facilities were transferred to Extensions, 10 CFR part 903, in K.R. Saline & Associates, Mesa, Arizona; Western. developing these rates. The steps and Irrigation & Electrical Districts Western took to involve interested Association of Arizona, Phoenix, Western’s Desert Southwest Region parties in the rate process were: Arizona. administers these facilities as a stand- 1. A FRN was published on June 11, Written comments were received from alone transmission project for 2012, (77 FR 34381) announcing the the following organizations: Arizona operational, financial, and repayment proposed rates for transmission service, Municipal Power Users’ Association, purposes. The transmission facilities initiating a public consultation and Phoenix, Arizona; Griffith Energy LLC, consist of a 256-mile, 500-kV comment period, and setting forth the Houston, Texas; and Irrigation & transmission line from Mead Substation dates and locations of public Electrical Districts Association of () to Perkins Substation information and public comment Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona. (Arizona); a 202-mile, 500-kV forums. Project Description transmission line from Mead Substation 2. On June 14, 2012, Western notified to Adelanto Switching Substation all Intertie customers and interested The Intertie was authorized by (); a 238-mile, 345-kV parties of the rate adjustment and Section 8 of the Pacific Northwest transmission line from Mead Substation provided a copy of the published FRN. Power Marketing Act of August 31, 1964 to Liberty Substation (Arizona); a 19- 3. On June 28, 2012, Western held a (16 U.S.C. 837g). The basic purpose of mile, 230-kV transmission line from public information forum in Phoenix, the Intertie was to provide, through Liberty Substation to Westwing Arizona. Western explained the transmission system interconnections Substation (Arizona); and a 22-mile, proposed rates and potential changes to among certain Federal and non-Federal 230-kV transmission line from the proposed rates, answered questions, power systems, maximum use of power Westwing Substation to Pinnacle Peak and provided rate brochures and resources to meet growing demands. Substation (Arizona). presentation handouts. This purpose was to be accomplished 4. On July 10, 2012, Western held a through the exchange of summer-winter Existing and Provisional Rates surplus peaking capacity between the public comment forum in Phoenix, The existing rates for point-to-point Arizona, to give the public an northwest and southwest to reduce capital expenditures for new generating transmission service consist of a firm opportunity to comment for the record. rate and a nonfirm rate. The current rate Four individuals commented at this capacity; the sale of northwest secondary energy to the southwest; the for firm point-to-point transmission forum. service under Rate Schedule INT–FT4 is 5. On August 14, 2012, Western sale of southwest energy to the $15.24/kW-year. The current rate for received a data request for information. northwest to ‘‘firm’’ peaking nonfirm point-to-point transmission 6. On August 31, 2012, Western hydroelectric sources during critical service under Rate Schedule INT–NFT3 provided the information requested by water years; conservation of significant is 1.74 mills/kWh. The existing rates sending a compact disc containing amounts of fuel through the use of under Rate Schedules INT–FT4 and numerous electronic data files. surplus hydroelectric energy; and INT–NFT3 expire September 30, 2013. 7. On September 10, 2012, Western increased efficiency in the operation of received requests to extend the 90-day hydroelectric and thermal resources. As The provisional rates will supersede consultation and comment period to authorized, the Intertie was to be a the existing rates and become effective allow interested parties sufficient time cooperative construction venture by on an interim basis on the first day of to analyze the information Western Federal and non-Federal entities, the first full billing period beginning on distributed on August 31, 2012, and incorporating the capability for or after May 1, 2013. The provisional respond accordingly. alternating current (AC) and direct rate for firm point-to-point transmission 8. On September 19, 2012, Western’s current (DC) transmission service. service under Rate Schedule INT–FT5 is Acting Administrator extended the The Lower Colorado Region of $19.32/kW-year. The provisional rate for consultation and comment period Reclamation was assigned construction nonfirm point-to-point transmission through October 8, 2012. jurisdiction for: (i) The Celilo-Mead 750- service under Rate Schedule INT–NFT4 9. On September 20, 2012, Western kV DC transmission line from the is 2.21 mills/kWh. The provisional rates notified all Intertie customers and -Nevada border to Mead will result in a rate increase of interested parties of the extension and Substation; (ii) Mead Substation; and approximately 27 percent when provided a copy of the notice from (iii) all facilities south of Mead compared to the existing rates. A Western’s Acting Administrator. Substation. Several delays in comparison of the existing and 10. Western received three comment construction funding for the Celilo- provisional rates for transmission letters during the consultation and Mead 750-kV DC transmission line service follows:

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COMPARISON OF EXISTING AND PROVISIONAL RATESPACIFIC NORTHWEST—PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INTERTIE PROJECT

Provisional rates Change Transmission service Existing rates (effective 5/1/13) (percent)

Firm Point-to-Point ...... $15.24/kW-year ...... $19.32/kW-year ...... 26.8 Nonfirm Point-to-Point ...... 1.74 mills/kWh ...... 2.21 mills/kWh ...... 27.0

Certification of Rates that sufficient revenues will be available purchase power costs to recover. Since to meet future obligations. then, Western’s BA for the Desert Western’s Acting Administrator The existing rates are insufficient and Southwest Region has initiated power certified that the provisional rates for do not provide adequate revenues to purchases for reliability purposes and transmission service under Rate cover costs. The revenue deficiency is a the associated costs are allocated to all Schedules INT–FT5 and INT–NFT4 are result of lower-than-projected sales of of the applicable transmission projects the lowest possible rates consistent with transmission service. The existing rates within the BA, including the Intertie. sound business principles. The were based on projected sales of 500-kV These annual purchase power costs are provisional rates were developed transmission service increasing each subject to recovery and have been following administrative policies and year during the 5-year cost evaluation included in the provisional rates. period. The actual demand for applicable laws. Another factor impacting the rate transmission capacity was significantly increase is the requirement to pay off Transmission Rate Discussion less than expected and the projected maturing debt associated with the sales did not materialize. As a result, the According to Reclamation Law, original project. In 1970, a major revenue derived from the sales of 500- Western must establish rates sufficient element of the original project was kV transmission service over the 5-year placed into commercial service, which to recover annual O&M, purchase cost evaluation period has been power, transmission service and other considerably lower than planned. The initiated the repayment cycle. This debt costs, interest expense, and repay provisional rates include a notable of $28.4 million must be paid by 2020, investments. Western prepares a PRS reduction in the sales forecast for 500- which is the last year this investment is each fiscal year to determine if the kV transmission service over the next allowed to remain unpaid. Principal existing rates will provide adequate 5-year cost evaluation period, which is payments for this debt have been revenues to repay all power system the primary factor that led to the rate included in the provisional rates. costs within the required time. increase. Statement of Revenue and Related Repayment criteria are based on existing A secondary factor of the rate increase Expenses law and applicable policies, including is that when the existing rates were DOE Order RA 6120.2. To meet the cost established, purchase power was The following table provides a recovery criteria outlined in DOE Order handled separately for each power summary of projected revenue and RA 6120.2, a PRS using the provisional system and the Intertie, being a stand- expense data for the provisional rates rates has been developed to demonstrate alone transmission project, had no through the 5-year approval period.

INTERTIE TRANSMISSION RATES—COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR APPROVAL PERIOD—TOTAL REVENUES AND EXPENSES

Existing Provisional rates rates Difference ($000) ($000) ($000)

Total Revenues ...... $172,149 $187,873 $15,724 Revenue Distribution Expenses: O&M ...... 34,337 38,090 3,753 Purchase Power ...... 0 3,700 3,700 Transmission Service & Other ...... 9,232 8,411 (821) Interest ...... 91,105 92,206 1,101

Total Expenses ...... 134,674 142,407 7,733 Principal Payments: Capitalized Deficits ...... 34,188 30,092 (4,096) Original Project and Additions ...... 3,177 15,019 11,842 Replacements ...... 110 355 245

Total Principal Payments ...... 37,475 45,466 7,991

Total Revenue Distribution ...... 172,149 187,873 15,724

Comments quotes from comment letters are used since the existing rates have been The comments and responses for clarification where necessary. extended until September 30, 2013. regarding the proposed rates, Comment: Western should either Response: The existing rates do not paraphrased for brevity when not suspend or terminate the rate provide sufficient revenue to cover all affecting the meaning of the adjustment until the next fiscal year annual costs and repay outstanding debt statement(s), are discussed below. Direct within the allowable time frame. Since

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the existing rates were set to expire on Comment: Do the proposed rates Environmental Quality Regulations for September 30, 2012, a temporary include capitalized costs from the use of implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts extension was requested so that Western prepayments? 1500–1508); and DOE NEPA could have additional time to complete Response: The proposed rates do not Implementing Procedures and the rate adjustment process. The include any construction projects that Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021), Western proposed rates will supersede the have been funded via prepayments. In has determined that this action is existing rates when approved. addition, none of the customer categorically excluded from preparing Comment: Customers wish to approved construction projects for an environmental assessment or an continue a dialogue with Western over prepayment funding involve Intertie environmental impact statement. certain costs that have been included in transmission facilities. the proposed rates. Comment: Has Western’s Operations Determination Under Executive Order Response: These costs are associated Consolidation Project or Balancing 12866 with the PPW program for Western’s BA Authority Consolidation resulted in any Western has an exemption from in the Desert Southwest Region. cost increases that are included in the centralized regulatory review under Western is committed to working with proposed rates? Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no its customers to ensure the allocation of Response: The proposed rates do not clearance of this notice by the Office of purchase power costs is appropriate. An include any cost increases associated Management and Budget is required. with these consolidation activities and internal team is being formed to Submission to the Federal Energy efforts. The factors leading to the examine all aspects of the PPW Regulatory Commission program, including required reserves, proposed rate increase are the continual and will work collaboratively with shortfall in sales of 500-kV transmission The provisional interim rates herein customers as additional information service, inclusion of purchased power confirmed, approved, and placed into becomes available. costs, and the required debt payments effect, together with supporting Comment: Western should consider that must be made by FY 2020. documents, will be submitted to FERC phasing in the proposed rate increase Comment: Does Western’s BA in the for confirmation and final approval. over two or more years to lessen the Rocky Mountain Region have any cost Order negative impact on its customers. impact on the proposed rates? Western should develop lower rates as Response: The proposed rates only In view of the foregoing and under the an alternative to its proposed rates. include costs associated with Western’s authority delegated to me, I confirm and Response: The proposed rates will BA in the Desert Southwest Region. approve on an interim basis, effective provide adequate revenue to cover debt Comment: The proposed rate increase May 1, 2013, Rate Schedules INT–FT5 payments that must be made by 2020. It will cause prices for energy delivered by and INT–NFT4 for the Pacific would not be financially prudent to customers using the Intertie to become Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie delay the proposed rate increase. Such uncompetitive with other competing Project of the Western Area Power action would only shorten the period of energy suppliers. Administration. The rate schedules time available to accumulate sufficient Response: Western acknowledges that shall remain in effect on an interim revenue and result in substantial rate the proposed rates represent a basis pending FERC’s confirmation and increases until the outstanding debt is significant increase for the Intertie approval of them or substitute rates on paid. customers. However, Western is a final basis through April 30, 2018. Comment: Western should extend the required to establish rates that are Dated: March 27, 2013, sufficient to recover annual costs and 90-day consultation and comment Daniel B. Poneman, period to allow sufficient time to review repay investments to satisfy the cost Deputy Secretary of Energy. and comment on the information recovery criteria outlined in DOE Order Certification of Rates provided in the data request response RA 6120.2. The proposed rates are cost- dated August 31, 2012. based and do not include a rate of return Western Area Power Administration Response: Western’s Acting on capital investment. Western will Administrator extended the continue to explore methods to control Desert Southwest Customer Service consultation and comment period from costs and maintain stable transmission Region September 10, 2012, to October 8, 2012. service rates. I certify that the rates under Rate A copy of the notice of extension was Availability of Information Schedules INT–FT5 and INT–NFT4 for sent to all Intertie customers and the Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest interested parties on September 20, All brochures, studies, comments, Intertie Project were developed 2012, and posted to Western’s Web site letters, memorandums, and other following administrative policies and at www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/Intertie/ documents that Western used to applicable laws and the rates are the RateAdjust.htm and to Western’s OASIS develop the provisional rates are lowest possible, consistent with sound at www.oatioasis.com/WALC/ available for inspection and copying at business principles. the Desert Southwest Customer Service index.html. Dated: February 13, 2013. Comment: Western should make Regional Office, Western Area Power Administration, 615 South 43rd Anita J. Decker, available to all customers and interested Acting Administrator. parties the information provided in a Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009–5313. data request response dated August 31, Many of these documents and Long-Term and Short-Term Firm Point- 2012. supporting information are available on To-Point Transmission Service Response: Concur. The information Western’s Web site at www.wapa.gov/ Effective: The first day of the first full provided consisted of numerous dsw/pwrmkt/Intertie/RateAdjust.htm. billing period beginning on or after May electronic data files that were originally Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 1, 2013, and will remain in effect sent on a compact disc. Western posted through April 30, 2018, or until a copy of these files to its Web site at Environmental Compliance superseded by another rate schedule. www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/Intertie/ In compliance with the NEPA of 1969 Applicable: To firm point-to-point RateAdjust.htm on September 20, 2012. 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capacity and energy are supplied to the short-term rate. The penalty for more customer and Western or their Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest than one assessment of unreserved use authorized representatives. Intertie Project (Intertie) transmission for any given duration (e.g., daily) Adjustment for Losses: Capacity and system at points of interconnection with increases to next longest duration (e.g., energy losses incurred in connection other systems and transmitted and weekly). The penalty for multiple with the transmission and delivery of delivered, less losses, to points of instances of unreserved use (e.g., more capacity and energy under this rate delivery on the Intertie transmission than one hour) within a day is based on schedule shall be supplied by the system. the daily short-term rate. The penalty customer in accordance with the service Long-Term Rate: For transmission for multiple instances of unreserved use agreement or contract. If losses are not service of one year or longer, the rate is isolated to one calendar week is based fully provided by a customer, charges $19.32 for each kilowatt (kW) per year, on the weekly short-term rate. The for financial compensation may apply. payable monthly at the rate of $1.61 for penalty for multiple instances of Unreserved Use: Western will assess a each kW per month. unreserved use during more than one charge for any unreserved use of the Short-Term Rates: For transmission week in a calendar month is based on transmission system. Unreserved use service up to one year, the maximum the monthly short-term rate. occurs when a customer uses rate for each kW is as follows: A customer that exceeds its reserved transmission service that it has not Monthly: $1.61 capacity at any point of receipt or point reserved or uses transmission service in Weekly: $0.3715 of delivery, or a customer that uses excess of its reserved capacity. Daily: $0.0529 transmission service at a point of receipt Unreserved use may also include a Hourly: 2.21 mills or point of delivery that it has not customer’s failure to curtail reserved, is required to pay for all transmission when requested. Discounts may be offered from time- The charge for unreserved use is two ancillary services that were provided by to-time in accordance with Western’s times the maximum allowable rate for the Western Area Lower Colorado Open Access Transmission Tariff the service at issue, assessed as follows: (WALC) Balancing Authority and (OATT). The penalty for a single hour of associated with the unreserved use. The Billing: Western will bill firm point- unreserved use is based on the daily customer will pay for ancillary services to-point transmission service customers short-term rate. The penalty for more based on the amount of transmission monthly by applying the rates listed than one assessment of unreserved use service used and not reserved. above to the amount of capacity for any given duration (e.g., daily) reserved. Payment for long-term Nonfirm Transmission Service increases to next longest duration (e.g., transmission service will be required Effective: The first day of the first full weekly). The penalty for multiple one month in advance of said service. instances of unreserved use (e.g., more Character and Conditions of Service: billing period beginning on or after May 1, 2013, and will remain in effect than one hour) within a day is based on Alternating current at 60 hertz, three- the daily short-term rate. The penalty phase, delivered and metered at the through April 30, 2018, or until superseded by another rate schedule. for multiple instances of unreserved use voltages and points of delivery isolated to one calendar week is based Applicable: To nonfirm transmission established by the service agreement or on the weekly short-term rate. The service customers where capacity and contract. penalty for multiple instances of energy are supplied to the Northwest- Adjustments for Reactive Power: unreserved use during more than one Pacific Southwest Intertie Project There shall be no entitlement to transfer week in a calendar month is based on (Intertie) transmission system at points of reactive kilovolt-amperes at delivery the monthly short-term rate. points, except when such transfers may of interconnection with other systems A customer that exceeds its reserved be mutually agreed upon by the and transmitted and delivered, less capacity at any point of receipt or point customer and Western or their losses, to points of delivery on the of delivery, or a customer that uses authorized representatives. Intertie transmission system. transmission service at a point of receipt Adjustments for Losses: Capacity and Rate: The nonfirm transmission or point of delivery that it has not energy losses incurred in connection service rate is 2.21 mills for each reserved, is required to pay for all with the transmission and delivery of kilowatt per hour. Discounts may be ancillary services that were provided by capacity and energy under this rate offered from time-to-time in accordance the Western Area Lower Colorado schedule shall be supplied by the with Western’s Open Access (WALC) Balancing Authority and customer in accordance with the service Transmission Tariff (OATT). associated with the unreserved use. The agreement or contract. If losses are not Billing: Western will bill nonfirm customer will pay for ancillary services fully provided by a customer, charges transmission service customers monthly based on the amount of transmission for financial compensation may apply. by applying the rate listed above to the service used and not reserved. Unreserved Use: Western will assess a amount of capacity reserved. [FR Doc. 2013–07618 Filed 4–1–13; 8:45 am] charge for any unreserved use of the Character and Conditions of Service: transmission system. Unreserved use Alternating current at 60 hertz, three- BILLING CODE 6450–01–P occurs when a customer uses phase, interruptible, delivered and transmission service that it has not metered at the voltages and points of reserved or uses transmission service in delivery established by service ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION excess of its reserved capacity. agreement or in advance by Western. AGENCY Unreserved use may also include a Curtailment conditions shall be [EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0182; FRL–9382–3] customer’s failure to curtail determined by Western and in transmission when requested. accordance with Western’s OATT. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; The charge for unreserved use is two Adjustments for Reactive Power: Notice of Public Meeting times the maximum allowable rate for There shall be no entitlement to transfer AGENCY: Environmental Protection the service at issue, assessed as follows: of reactive kilovolt amperes at delivery Agency (EPA). The penalty for a single hour of points, except when such transfers may ACTION: Notice. unreserved use is based on the daily be mutually agreed upon by the

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