Vol. 76 Wednesday, No. 178 September 14, 2011 Part III Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration The Central Valley Project, the California-Oregon Transmission Project, the Pacific Alternating Current Intertie, and Information on the Path 15 Transmission Upgrade—Rate Order No. WAPA–156; Notice VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:22 Sep 13, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\14SEN2.SGM 14SEN2 emcdonald on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 56906 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 178 / Wednesday, September 14, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Folsom, CA 95630–4710, (916) 353– CAISO market price or Western’s actual 4629, e-mail [email protected]. cost; Western Area Power Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 6. Western added Components 2 and Federal Register notice (FRN) replaces 3, standard cost recovery language, to The Central Valley Project, the the existing formula rates for power, CPP formula rate; and California-Oregon Transmission transmission, and ancillary services 7. Rate Schedules include Project, the Pacific Alternating Current under Rate Order No. 115, noticed on miscellaneous language changes and Intertie, and Information on the Path 15 November 22, 2004,1 as amended under billing clarifications. Transmission Upgrade—Rate Order Rate Order No. 128, noticed on July 26, Detailed explanations of changes to No. WAPA–156 2006,2 and as extended by Rate Order the provisional formula rate methodologies are described in the rate AGENCY: Western Area Power No. 139, noticed on August 12, 2008.3 order below. Administration, DOE. These rate schedules (CV–F12, CPP–1, ACTION: Notice of Rate Order. CV–T2, CV–NWT4, COTP–T2, PACI– Provisional Power Rates T2, CV–TPT6, CV–SPR3, CV–SUR3, Under the provisional formula rates, SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of CV–RFS3, and CV–EID3) expire on prior to the start of each fiscal year (FY), Energy confirmed and approved Rate September 30, 2011. The Deputy Western calculates and publishes an Order No. WAPA–156 and Rate Secretary of Energy, under Delegation annual Power Revenue Requirement Schedules CV–F13, CPP–2, CV–T3, CV– Order No. 00–037.00 and 00–001.00c, (PRR) to determine the total cost of NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI–T3, CV–TPT7, 10 CFR 903 and 18 CFR part 300, power to be allocated to Preference CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4, CV–SUR4, CV– confirms, approves, and places into Customers. As part of the rate RFS4, CV–EID4, and CV–GID1, placing effect on October 1, 2011, on an interim development, Western prepares a Power formula rates for power, transmission, basis, Rate Order WAPA–156, which Repayment Study (PRS) each FY to and ancillary services for the Central includes rate schedules CV–F13, CPP–2, determine if the expected revenue will Valley Project (CVP), transmission CV–T3, CV–NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI– be sufficient to repay, within the service on the California-Oregon T3, CV–TPT7, CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4, required time periods, all costs assigned Transmission Project (COTP), CV–SUR4, CV–RFS4, CV–EID4, and to the commercial power function. transmission service on the Pacific CV–GID1. The provisional formula rates Repayment criteria are based on Alternating Current Intertie (PACI), and shall be in effect until FERC confirms, legislation and applicable policies, third-party transmission service into approves, and places them into effect on including DOE Order RA 6120.2. effect on an interim basis. The Rate a final basis through September 30, Generally, the PRR includes estimated Order also provides information on the 2016, or until they are superseded. operation and maintenance (O&M) Western Area Power Administration’s expenses, purchase power for Project (Western) transmission capacity Changes From Existing Rates Use (PU) and FP Customers’ loads, entitlement on the Path 15 Transmission After considering all comments interest, and other expenses (including Upgrade. The provisional formula rates submitted during the public any other statutorily-required costs or will be in effect until the Federal Energy consultation and comment period, charges), investment repayment, and the Regulatory Commission (FERC) Western determined that the provisional Washoe Project annual costs that remain confirms, approves, and places them rates should continue the existing after project use loads are met. Revenues into effect on a final basis or until formula rate methodologies for power; from PU, transmission, ancillary superseded. The provisional formula CVP, COTP, and PACI transmission; services, and other services are offset rates will provide sufficient revenue to transmission of Western power by against expenses in the PRR. The pay all annual costs, including interest others; Custom Product Power (CPP); remainder is collected from Base expense, repayment of power and ancillary services with the Resource (BR) and FP Customers. The investments and aid to irrigation, within following summarized exceptions: PRR is reviewed during March of each the allowable periods. 1. Two new rate schedules: Unreserved Use Penalties (UUP) and year; and if the review results in a DATES: Rate Schedules CV–F13, CPP–2, change of $5 million or more, the PRR CV–T3, CV–NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI– Generator Imbalance (GI); 2. Annual true-up for First Preference is adjusted. The PRR is an estimate of T3, CV–TPT7, CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4, revenue and costs including investment CV–SUR4, CV–RFS4, CV–EID4, and (FP) percentages; 3. In addition to the existing 150 and repayment projections from the CV–GID1 will be placed into effect on percent penalty on the California PRS. Any deviation from estimate to an interim basis on the first day of the Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) actual will increase or decrease capital first full billing period beginning market price, Western will adopt a 150 project repayment. Project repayment is October 1, 2011, and will remain in percent penalty on Western’s actual cost analyzed and measured over the long effect until FERC confirms, approves, when charging for ancillary services and term to ensure repayment is met and to and places the rate schedules into effect will charge the greater of the two; maintain rate stability. on a final basis for a 5-year period 4. Costs incurred under Energy The PRR is allocated first to FP ending September 30, 2016, or until the Imbalance (EI)/GI when disposing of Customers then to BR Customers. The rate schedules are superseded. surplus energy, including negative FP Customers are defined in the Trinity FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: pricing of such energy, will be charged River Division Act of 1955 4 and the Mr. Thomas R. Boyko, Regional to the responsible party; Flood Control Act of 1962.5 Western Manager, Sierra Nevada Customer 5. For intermittent resources provides first preference of CVP power Service Region, Western Area Power interconnected to Western’s system, to customers in Trinity, Tuolumne, and Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Western will not charge the 150 percent Calaveras Counties, as provided under Folsom, CA 95630–4710, (916) 353– penalty and will charge the greater of those acts and as implemented under 4418, or Ms. Regina Rieger, Rates Western’s 2004 Marketing Plan. A BR Manager, Sierra Nevada Customer 1 See 69 FR 70510 (2004). Service Region, Western Area Power 2 See 71 FR 45821 (2006). 4 See 69 Stat. 719 (1955). Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, 3 See 73 FR 48381 (2008). 5 See 76 Stat. 1173, 1191–1192 (1962). VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:22 Sep 13, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14SEN2.SGM 14SEN2 emcdonald on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES2 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 178 / Wednesday, September 14, 2011 / Notices 56907 Customer, under the 2004 Marketing for EI service, customers operating (10 CFR part 903) were published on Plan, is an entity that has executed a BR outside of their contractual bandwidth September 18, 1985. contract and is allocated a percentage of (under-delivery) will pay the greater of Under Delegation Order Nos. 00– the BR. The FP percentages are 150 percent of Western’s actual cost or 037.00 and 00–001.00C, 10 CFR part reviewed during March of each year; 150 percent of the market price. Given 903, and 18 CFR part 300, I hereby and if the review results in a change of that Western’s EI Customers are and will confirm, approve, and place into effect one-half of 1 percent for any FP continue to operate under existing on October 1, 2011, on an interim basis, Customer, the PRR obligation is agreements, Western will continue its Rate Order No. WAPA–156, which reallocated to both FP and BR existing rate methodology for EI. During includes Rate Schedules CV–F13, CPP– Customers. Based on customer or after the applicable rate period, 2, CV–T3, CV–NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI– comments received during this rate Western will review FERC Order No. T3, CV–TPT7, CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4, process, Western agreed to perform an 890, as well as Western’s existing CV–SUR4, CV–RFS4, CV–EID4, and annual true-up of FP percentages and settlements and billing processes, and CV–GID1, for the CVP, COTP, and PACI adjust FP and BR revenue requirements will reconsider transitioning to FERC’s of Western. By this Order, I am placing each October. methodology. the rates into effect in less than 30 days In order for Western to meet the loads Finally, in response to FERC’s Order to meet contract deadlines, to avoid of Full Load Service (FLS) Customers or No. 890, Western added two new rate financial difficulties and to provide a any portion of the loads of Variable schedules to be effective during the new rate for a new service. The provisional Resource (VR) Customers not met by BR, rate period: UUP and GI.