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Description: Compliance filing: 

Implementation of Approved 

Stipulation and Agreement in Docket 

No. RP23–675–000 to be effective 1/1/ 

2024. 

Filed Date: 12/1/23. 

Accession Number: 20231201–5238. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/13/23. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

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elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

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service, and qualifying facilities filings 

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docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

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Dated: December 4, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26971 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. NJ24–3–000] 

City of Banning, California; Notice of 

Filing 

Take notice that on November 30, 

2023, City of Banning, California 

submits tariff filing: City of Banning 

2024 Transmission Revenue Balancing 

Account Adjustment/Existing 

Transmission Contracts Update 

Amendment to be effective 1/1/2024. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

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Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

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intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on December 21, 2023. 

Dated: December 4, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26972 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Desert Southwest Region—Rate Order 

No. WAPA–209 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of rate order concerning 

formula rates for transmission and firm 

electric service. 

SUMMARY: New formula rates for firm 

and nonfirm point-to-point (P2P) and 

network integration (Network) 

transmission service have been 

confirmed, approved, and placed into 

effect on an interim basis for the Desert 

Southwest Region (DSW) of the Western 

Area Power Administration (WAPA). 

The revisions to the existing formula 

rates for Parker-Davis Project (PDP) firm 

electric service (FES) and firm 

transmission service of Salt Lake City 

Area/Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) 

power have also been confirmed, 

approved, and placed into effect on an 

interim basis. The new formula rates 

and revisions to existing formula rates 

combine the facilities use charge for 

Electrical District No. 5 to Palo Verde 

Hub Project (ED5–PVH) and the 

transmission service rates of Central 

Arizona Project (CAP), the southern 

portion of Pacific Northwest-Pacific 

Southwest Intertie Project (Intertie), and 

PDP. 

DATES: The provisional formula rates 

under Rate Schedules DSW–FT1, DSW– 

NFT1, DSW–NTS1, PD–F8, and PD– 

FCT8 are effective on the first day of the 

first full billing period beginning on or 

after January 1, 2024, and will remain in 

effect through September 30, 2028, 

pending confirmation and approval by 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) on a final basis or 

until superseded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack 

D. Murray, Regional Manager, Desert 

Southwest Region, Western Area Power 

Administration, P.O. Box 6457, 

Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, or email: 

dswpwrmrk@wapa.gov, or Tina Ramsey, 

Rates Manager, Desert Southwest 

Region, Western Area Power 

Administration, (602) 605–2565 or 

email: dswpwrmrk@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following Rate Schedules have been 

approved and confirmed by FERC on a 


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1Order Confirming and Approving Rate 

Schedules on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF20– 

10–000. 

2 88 FR 59904 (Aug. 30, 2023) (extending rate 

schedules and placing them into effect on an 

interim basis); FERC filing in Docket No. EF23–9– 

000. 

3Order Confirming and Approving Rate 

Schedules on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF21– 

6–000. 

4The ED5–PVH is a 109-mile transmission project 

completed under WAPA’s Transmission 

Infrastructure Program (TIP). TIP was established to 

implement section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant 

Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98–381), which was enacted 

pursuant to section 402 of the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5), and 

manage WAPA’s $3.25 billion borrowing authority 

to support projects facilitating the delivery of 

renewable resources in the western United States. 

5 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 

(Feb. 21, 2019). 

1This Act transferred to, and vested in, the 

Secretary of Energy the power marketing functions 

of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior 

and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) under 

the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 

388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent 

laws, particularly section 9(c) of the Reclamation 

Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)), and other 

acts that specifically apply to the projects involved. 

final basis, or approved by WAPA’s 

Administrator on an interim basis and 

pending final approval and 

confirmation by FERC, through the 

dates indicated below: 

Rate schedules Rate order Nos. 

Dates 

Approval Expiration 

CAP-FT3 1 ............................................................... WAPA-193 .............................................................. 12/10/2020 12/31/2025 

INT-FT5 2 ................................................................. WAPA-210 .............................................................. 10/1/2023 9/30/2024 

PD-FT7 2 ................................................................. WAPA-210 .............................................................. 10/1/2023 9/30/2024 

CAP-NFT3 1 ............................................................ WAPA-193 .............................................................. 12/10/2020 12/31/2025 

INT-NFT4 2 .............................................................. WAPA-210 .............................................................. 10/1/2023 9/30/2024 

PD-NFT7 2 ............................................................... WAPA-210 .............................................................. 10/1/2023 9/30/2024 

CAP-NITS3 1 ........................................................... WAPA-193 .............................................................. 12/10/2020 12/31/2025 

INT-NTS4 3 .............................................................. WAPA-200 .............................................................. 10/25/2022 9/30/2026 

PD-NTS4 3 ............................................................... WAPA-200 .............................................................. 10/25/2022 9/30/2026 

PD-F7 2 .................................................................... WAPA-210 .............................................................. 10/1/2023 9/30/2024 

PD-FCT7 2 ............................................................... WAPA-210 .............................................................. 10/1/2023 9/30/2024 

Rate Schedules CAP–FT3, INT–FT5, 

and PD–FT7 apply to long-term and 

short-term firm P2P transmission 

service. Rate Schedules CAP–NFT3, 

INT–NFT4, and PD–NFT7 apply to 

nonfirm P2P transmission service. Rate 

Schedules CAP–NITS3, INT–NTS4, and 

PD–NTS4 apply to Network 

transmission service. Rate Schedules 

PD–F7 and PD–FCT7 apply to PDP FES 

and transmission service of SLCA/IP 

power, respectively. Existing rate 

schedules do not apply to ED5–PVH; 

rather, since the project began 

commercial operation in 2015, DSW has 

charged for the use of ED5–PVH 

facilities through a contractual 

arrangement with customers.4 The 

facilities use charge for ED5–PVH is 

designed to recover all costs incurred by 

WAPA in connection with the project 

including debt service, operation, 

maintenance, replacements, and 

extraordinary repairs. 

WAPA published a Federal Register 

notice (Proposed FRN) on June 30, 2023 

(88 FR 42355), proposing new formula 

rates for firm and nonfirm P2P and 

Network transmission service and 

revisions to the existing formula rates 

for PDP FES and firm transmission 

service of SLCA/IP power. The 

proposed new formula rates and 

revisions to existing formula rates 

would combine the facilities use charge 

for the ED5–PVH and the transmission 

service rates of CAP, the southern 

portion of Intertie, and PDP. The 

Proposed FRN also initiated a 90-day 

public consultation and comment 

period and set forth the dates and 

location of the public information and 

public comment forums. 

Legal Authority 

By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL– 

RATES–2016, effective November 19, 

2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: 

(1) the authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to the WAPA 

Administrator; (2) the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

into effect on a final basis, or to remand 

or disapprove such rates, to FERC. By 

Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3–2023, 

effective April 10, 2023, the Secretary of 

Energy also delegated the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Under Secretary for Infrastructure. By 

Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL– 

WAPA1–2023, effective April 10, 2023, 

the Under Secretary for Infrastructure 

further redelegated the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to 

WAPA’s Administrator. This rate action 

is issued under Redelegation Order No. 

S3–DEL–WAPA1–2023 and Department 

of Energy procedures for public 

participation in rate adjustments set 

forth at 10 CFR part 903.5

Following a review of DSW’s 

proposal, Rate Order No. WAPA–209, 

which provides the formula rates for 

transmission and firm electric service, is 

hereby confirmed, approved, and placed 

into effect on an interim basis. WAPA 

will submit Rate Order No. WAPA–209 

to FERC for confirmation and approval 

on a final basis. 

Department of Energy Administrator, 

Western Area Power Administration 

In the Matter of: Western Area Power 

Administration, Desert Southwest 

Region, Transmission and Firm 

Electric Service, Formula Rates, Rate 

Order No. WAPA–209 

Order Confirming, Approving, and 

Placing the Formula Rates for the 

Desert Southwest Region Into Effect on 

an Interim Basis 

The formula rates in Rate Order No. 

WAPA–209 are established following 

section 302 of the Department of Energy 

(DOE) Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 

7152).1

By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL– 

RATES–2016, effective November 19, 

2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: 

(1) the authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to the Western Area 

Power Administration (WAPA) 

Administrator; (2) the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

into effect on a final basis, or to remand 

or disapprove such rates, to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 

By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3– 


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2 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 

(Feb. 21, 2019). 

2023, effective April 10, 2023, the 

Secretary of Energy also delegated the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim basis 

to the Under Secretary for 

Infrastructure. By Redelegation Order 

No. S3–DEL–WAPA1–2023, effective 

April 10, 2023, the Under Secretary for 

Infrastructure further redelegated the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim basis 

to WAPA’s Administrator. This rate 

action is issued under Redelegation 

Order No. S3–DEL–WAPA1–2023 and 

DOE procedures for public participation 

in rate adjustments set forth at 10 CFR 

part 903.2

Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions 

As used in this Rate Order, the 

following acronyms, terms, and 

definitions apply: 

ATRR: Annual Transmission Revenue 

Requirement. 

Capacity: The electric capability of a 

generator, transformer, transmission 

circuit, or other equipment. It is 

expressed in kilowatts (kW) or 

megawatts (MW). 

Capacity Rate: The rate which sets 

forth the charges for capacity. It is 

expressed in dollars per kilowatt-month 

and applied to each kilowatt of the 

customer’s monthly contractual energy 

reservation. 

DOE: Department of Energy. 

Energy: Measured in terms of the 

work it can do over time. Electric energy 

is expressed in kilowatt-hours or 

megawatt-hours. 

Energy Rate: The rate which sets forth 

the charges for energy. It is expressed in 

mills per kilowatt-hour and applied to 

each kilowatt-hour delivered to each 

customer. 

FES: Firm electric service. 

FRN: Federal Register notice—a 

document published in the Federal 

Register for WAPA to provide 

information of public interest. 

kW: Kilowatt—the electrical unit of 

capacity that equals 1,000 watts. 

kWh: Kilowatt-hour—the electrical 

unit of energy that equals 1,000 watts in 

1 hour. 

kW-month: Kilowatt-month—the 

electrical unit of the monthly amount of 

capacity. 

kW-year: Kilowatt-year—the electrical 

unit of the yearly amount of capacity. 

mills/kWh: Mills per kilowatt-hour— 

the unit of charge for energy (equal to 

one tenth of a cent or one thousandth 

of a dollar). 

NEPA: National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended. 

Network: Network integration. 

OATT: Open Access Transmission 

Tariff, including all schedules or 

attachments thereto, as amended from 

time to time and approved by FERC. 

Order RA 6120.2: DOE Order 

outlining Power Marketing 

Administration financial reporting and 

rate-making procedures. 

P2P: Point-to-point. 

Power: Capacity and energy. 

Provisional Formula Rates: Formula 

rates that are confirmed, approved, and 

placed into effect on an interim basis by 

the Secretary or his/her designee. 

Effective Date 

The provisional formula rates under 

Rate Schedules DSW–FT1, DSW–NFT1, 

DSW–NTS1, PD–F8, and PD–FCT8 will 

take effect the first day of the full billing 

period beginning on or after January 1, 

2024, and will remain in effect through 

September 30, 2028, pending approval 

by FERC on a final basis or until 

superseded. 

Public Notice and Comment 

WAPA’s Desert Southwest Region 

(DSW) followed the Procedures for 

Public Participation in Power and 

Transmission Rate Adjustments and 

Extensions, 10 CFR part 903, in 

developing these formula rates. DSW 

took the following steps to involve 

interested parties in the rate process: 

1. On June 30, 2023, a Federal 

Register notice (88 FR 42355) (Proposed 

FRN) announced the proposed formula 

rates and initiated a 90-day public 

consultation and comment period. 

2. On June 30, 2023, DSW notified 

customers and interested parties of the 

proposed formula rates and provided a 

copy of the Proposed FRN by email. 

3. On August 7, 2023, DSW held a 

public information forum via video 

conference and in person at DSW’s 

Phoenix, Arizona office. DSW 

representatives explained the proposed 

formula rates and answered questions. 

4. On August 29, 2023, DSW held a 

public comment forum via video 

conference and in person at DSW’s 

Phoenix, Arizona office to provide an 

opportunity for customers and other 

interested parties to comment for the 

record. 

5. DSW established a public website 

to post information about the rate 

process. The website is located at 

www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ 

dsw/rates/otr. 

6. During the 90-day consultation and 

comment period, which ended on 

September 28, 2023, DSW received 

comments from eleven entities. DSW’s 

responses to questions received prior to 

the public comment forum were posted 

to the public website. 

7. The comments received during or 

after the public comment forum are 

addressed in the ‘‘Comments’’ section. 

All comments have been considered in 

the preparation of this Rate Order. 

Oral comments were received from 

the following organizations: 

Electrical District No. 4 of Pinal County 

Electrical District No. 7 of Maricopa 

County 

Hohokam Irrigation and Drainage 

District 

Maricopa Water District 

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 

Community 

Town of Gilbert, Arizona 

Town of Wickenburg, Arizona 

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and 

Drainage District 

Written comments were received from 

the following organizations: 

Calpine Energy Services 

Central Arizona Water Conservation 

District 

Griffith Energy 

Discussion 

The rates for transmission service on 

Central Arizona Project (CAP), Pacific 

Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie 

Project (Intertie), and Parker-Davis 

Project (PDP), and the facilities use 

charge for Electrical District No. 5 to 

Palo Verde Hub Project (ED5–PVH), 

have substantially converged over the 

last several years. Combining the rates 

and facilities use charge for these 

projects into ‘‘One Transmission Rate’’ 

(OTR) is expected to provide benefits to 

DSW’s customers by allowing more 

efficient scheduling and use of each 

project’s transmission facilities, 

eliminating multiple charges (rate 

pancaking) among the transmission 

systems, and providing rate and 

financial stability by having a larger 

revenue requirement with a more 

diverse customer base. 

Although the transmission service 

rates and facilities use charge are 

combined under the OTR, the projects 

remain separate for financial accounting 

and repayment purposes. The formula 

rates under the OTR provide sufficient 

revenue to recover annual operation, 

maintenance, and replacement costs, 

interest expense, and capital repayment 

requirements while ensuring repayment 

of the projects within the cost recovery 

criteria set forth in DOE Order RA 

6120.2. 

To implement the OTR, DSW’s new 

rate schedules contain formula rates for 

firm and nonfirm P2P and Network 

transmission service. These new 

schedules supersede the existing rate 

schedules for CAP, Intertie, and PDP 

transmission service and replace the 


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3Order Confirming and Approving Rate 

Schedules on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF21– 

6–000. 

4 Ibid. 

contractual charge for the use of ED5– 

PVH facilities. DSW also made changes 

to the existing formula rates for PDP 

FES and firm transmission service of 

Salt Lake City Area/Integrated Projects 

(SLCA/IP) power so they align with the 

new rate schedule for firm P2P 

transmission service. 

DSW’s formula rates for firm and 

nonfirm P2P and Network transmission 

service under the OTR, along with PDP 

FES and firm transmission service of 

SLCA/IP power, will go into effect the 

first day of the first full billing period 

beginning on or after January 1, 2024, 

and remain in effect through September 

30, 2028, or until DSW changes the 

formula rates through another public 

rate process pursuant to 10 CFR part 

903, whichever occurs first. 

Firm Point-to-Point Transmission 

Service 

DSW’s new rate schedule, DSW–FT1, 

applies to long-term and short-term firm 

P2P transmission service on CAP, 

Intertie, PDP, and ED5–PVH. This rate 

schedule contains formulas to calculate 

the rates for firm P2P transmission 

service. For long-term transmission 

service (one year or longer), the annual 

rate for each kW-year equals the 

combined ATRR of each project, which 

is the amount of revenue that each 

project needs to cover the costs 

associated with its transmission system, 

divided by the combined anticipated 

long-term capacity reservations for each 

project, rounded to the nearest 12-cent 

increment. For short-term transmission 

service (up to one year), the maximum 

rate for each kW is equal to the annual 

long-term rate divided by the applicable 

period of time (i.e., monthly, weekly, 

daily and hourly) and rounded to up to 

five decimal places. 

These long-term and short-term rates 

will be calculated annually using 

updated financial and capacity 

reservation information, as applicable. 

This new rate schedule supersedes Rate 

Schedules CAP–FT3, INT–FT5, and PD– 

FT7. 

Nonfirm Point-to-Point Transmission 

Service 

DSW’s new rate schedule, DSW– 

NFT1, applies to nonfirm P2P 

transmission service on CAP, Intertie, 

PDP, and ED5–PVH. This rate schedule 

contains a formula to calculate the rate 

for nonfirm P2P transmission service. 

The nonfirm rate is calculated by 

dividing the annual long-term rate for 

firm P2P transmission service by 8,760 

hours and rounding to five decimal 

places. The nonfirm rate will be 

calculated annually using the long-term 

rate for firm P2P transmission service. 

This new rate schedule supersedes Rate 

Schedules CAP–NFT3, INT–NFT4, and 

PD–NFT7. 

Network Transmission Service 

DSW’s new rate schedule, DSW– 

NTS1, applies to Network transmission 

service on CAP, Intertie, PDP, and ED5– 

PVH. This rate schedule contains a 

formula to calculate the monthly charge 

for Network transmission service. The 

monthly charge is determined by 

multiplying the customer’s load ratio 

share, the ratio of the customer’s 

Network load to the transmission 

provider’s total load, times one twelfth 

(1⁄12) of the combined ATRR of each 

project. The combined ATRR will be 

calculated annually using updated 

financial information. This new rate 

schedule supersedes Rate Schedules 

CAP–NITS3, INT–NTS4, and PD–NTS4. 

PDP Firm Electric Service 

DSW revised Rate Schedule PD–F7 so 

the transmission charge aligns with the 

new rate schedule, DSW–FT1, for longterm and short-term firm P2P 

transmission service on CAP, Intertie, 

PDP, and ED5–PVH. No changes 

occurred to the energy or capacity 

charges. DSW also made other minor 

changes to Rate Schedule PD–F7. 

Specifically, the rate schedule was 

modified to indicate that recently 

approved Rate Schedule DSW–UU1 3

applies to unauthorized transmission 

overruns. In addition, the section on 

transformer losses was deleted because 

it only pertained to deliveries made 

with meters located at distribution 

voltage, a situation that no longer exists 

for DSW. The revised rate schedule, PD– 

F8, supersedes PD–F7. 

PDP Transmission Service of SLCA/IP 

Power 

DSW revised Rate Schedule PD–FCT7 

to align with the new rate schedule, 

DSW–FT1, for long-term and short-term 

firm P2P transmission service on CAP, 

Intertie, PDP, and ED5–PVH. DSW also 

made minor changes to sections of Rate 

Schedule PD–FCT7 addressing 

adjustment for losses and overrun of 

capacity. Specifically, the new rate 

schedule reflects that recently approved 

Rate Schedules DSW–TL1 and DSW– 

UU1 4 apply to transmission losses 

service and unreserved use, 

respectively. The revised rate schedule, 

PD–FCT8, supersedes PD–FCT7. 

Table of Rate Schedules 

The table below provides a crosswalk 

from the existing rate schedules to the 

new rate schedules. 

RATE SCHEDULES

Existing New 

CAP–FT3, INT–FT5 & PD–FT7 ......... DSW–FT1. 

CAP–NFT3, INT–NFT4 & PD–NFT7 DSW–NFT1. 

CAP–NITS3, INT–NTS4 & PD–NTS4 DSW–NTS1. 

PD–F7 ................................................ PD–F8. 

PD–FCT7 ........................................... PD–FCT8. 

Prepayment of Service 

Long-term firm P2P and Network 

transmission service under Rate 

Schedules DSW–FT1 and DSW–NTS1 

will be paid one month in advance and 

credited in a subsequent month. The 

Intertie and PDP long-term firm P2P 

transmission customers currently 

prepay for service and will experience 

no change. As described below, CAP 

long-term firm P2P and PDP Network 

transmission customers and ED5–PVH 

facilities use customers will start 

prepaying for service when the rate 

schedules become effective. 

The monthly prepayment for longterm firm P2P transmission service will 

be based on the capacity reserved. The 

monthly prepayment for Network 

transmission service will be based on 

the most recent bill. Since transmission 

customers that currently do not prepay 

for service will have two payments each 

month during the first two months, one 

for service in arrears and one for 

prepayment, customers may choose an 

optional four-month transitional period 

to phase in prepayments. With a 

transitional period, the two additional 

payments that are necessary during the 

first two months will be evenly 

distributed over the first four months to 

help mitigate the potential financial 

burden on customers. 

Comments 

DSW received oral and/or written 

comments during the public 

consultation and comment period from 

eleven entities. The comments 

expressed have been paraphrased and/ 

or combined, where appropriate, 

without compromising the meaning of 

the comments. 

A. Comment: A commenter requested 

the OTR be flexible to accommodate the 

inclusion of future projects which may 

be funded by WAPA’s Transmission 

Infrastructure Program or non-DSW 

transmission facilities. 

Response: WAPA believes the OTR 

can accommodate such projects if they 

are an element of CAP, Intertie, PDP, or 

ED5–PVH. Transmission facilities 

separate from those transmission 


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5The determination was done in compliance with 

NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347); the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations for 

implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); and 

DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures and 

Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021). 

systems would require a public process 

to modify the formula rates for the OTR 

to accommodate them. 

B. Comment: Several commenters 

expressed support for the OTR. 

Response: WAPA appreciates the 

comments and support for establishing 

a single rate for DSW transmission 

systems. 

C. Comment: A commenter inquired 

about the availability of additional 

markets to customers under the 

proposed OTR. 

Response: The availability of 

additional markets will vary by 

customer and existing transmission 

system usage. However, subject to the 

OATT, customers would have the 

ability to redirect service on the entire 

DSW transmission system regardless of 

project and without being subject to 

additional charges and to reserve new 

transmission service on the entire DSW 

transmission system in one transaction. 

D. Comment: A commenter believes 

the proposed OTR employs an arbitrary 

rate setting methodology adversely 

impacting Intertie-only customers by 

unfairly subsidizing other DSW 

transmission projects without providing 

any additional benefits. 

Response: Since April 2022, DSW has 

held several customer workgroup 

meetings to review and discuss the OTR 

rate methodology to ensure it is sound 

and provides the best value for the 

customers. As part of this action, the 

Administrator determined the new rate 

schedules are the lowest possible 

consistent with sound business 

principles. Customers across DSW will 

receive multiple benefits from the OTR 

both in the short and long term. 

Customers taking transmission through 

the OTR will receive more efficient 

scheduling and use of each project’s 

transmission facilities. The OTR will 

also eliminate multiple charges (rate 

pancaking) among the transmission 

systems and provide rate and financial 

stability by having a larger revenue 

requirement and more diverse customer 

base. 

E. Comment: A commenter requested 

that Intertie-only customers be 

grandfathered under the existing Intertie 

rate structure to prevent subsidization of 

other DSW transmission projects. 

Response: To realize the benefits of 

the OTR, including the elimination of 

rate pancaking and enhanced rate and 

financial stability, the transmission 

service rates and facilities use charge for 

all projects must be combined under 

one methodology. Preserving the rate 

structure for any particular project, or 

grandfathering particular customers, 

would undermine and be contrary to the 

purpose of the OTR. Even though the 

transmission service rates and facilities 

use charge would be combined under 

the OTR, the projects will remain 

separate for financial accounting and 

repayment purposes. 

Certification of Rates 

I have certified the Provisional 

Formula Rates under Rate Schedules 

DSW–FT1, DSW–NFT1, DSW–NTS1, 

PD–F8, and PD–FCT8 for DSW are the 

lowest possible rates, consistent with 

sound business principles. The 

Provisional Formula Rates were 

developed following administrative 

policies and applicable laws. 

Availability of Information 

Information used by DSW to develop 

the Provisional Formula Rates is 

available for inspection and copying at 

the Desert Southwest Regional Office, 

615 South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, 

Arizona. These documents are also 

available on WAPA’s website at 

www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/ 

dsw/rates/otr. 

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

WAPA has determined this action fits 

within the following categorical 

exclusion listed in appendix B to 

subpart D of 10 CFR part 1021: B4.3 

(Electric power marketing rate changes). 

Categorically excluded projects and 

activities do not require preparation of 

either an environmental impact 

statement or an environmental 

assessment.5 A copy of the categorical 

exclusion determination is available on 

WAPA’s website at www.wapa.gov/ 

about-wapa/regions/dsw/environment. 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

WAPA has an exemption from 

centralized regulatory review under 

Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no 

clearance of this notice by the Office of 

Management and Budget is required. 

Submission to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission 

The Provisional Formula Rates herein 

confirmed, approved, and placed into 

effect on an interim basis, together with 

supporting documents, will be 

submitted to FERC for confirmation and 

final approval. 

Order 

In view of the above and under the 

authority delegated to me, I hereby 

confirm, approve, and place into effect, 

on an interim basis, Rate Order No. 

WAPA–209. The formula rates will 

remain in effect on an interim basis 

until: (1) FERC confirms and approves 

them on a final basis; (2) subsequent 

formula rates are confirmed and 

approved; or (3) such formula rates are 

superseded. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on December 1, 2023, 

by Tracey A. LeBeau, Administrator, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document, 

with the original signature and date, is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on December 5, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

Rate Schedule DSW–FT1 Schedule 7 to 

OATT (Supersedes Rate Schedules 

CAP–FT3, INT–FT5 and PD–FT7) 

United States Department of Energy 

Western Area Power Administration 

Desert Southwest Region 

Central Arizona Project, Electrical 

District No. 5 to Palo Verde Hub 

Project, Pacific Northwest-Pacific 

Southwest Intertie Project, ParkerDavis Project 

Long-Term and Short-Term Firm, 

Point-to-Point Transmission Service 

(Approved Under Rate Order No. 

WAPA–209) 

Effective 

The first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after January 1, 

2024, and extending through September 

30, 2028, or until superseded by another 

rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 

Available 

In the area served by the Central 

Arizona Project (CAP), Electrical District 

No. 5 to Palo Verde Hub Project (ED5– 

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Southwest Intertie Project (Intertie), and 

Parker-Davis Project (PDP). 

Applicable 

This rate schedule applies to longterm and short-term firm point-to-point 

transmission service where capacity and 

energy are supplied at points of receipt 

on the CAP, ED5–PVH, Intertie, and 

PDP, and transmitted and delivered, less 

losses, to points of delivery on the CAP, 

ED5–PVH, Intertie, and PDP. 

Character and Conditions of Service 

Alternating current at 60 hertz, threephase, delivered and metered at the 

voltages and points of delivery 

established by service agreement or nonOATT agreement. 

Long-Term Rate 

For transmission service one year or 

longer, the annual rate for each kilowatt 

per year (kW-year) equals the combined 

annual transmission revenue 

requirements for CAP, ED5–PVH, 

Intertie, and PDP divided by the 

anticipated long-term capacity 

reservations for CAP, ED5–PVH, 

Intertie, and PDP, rounded to the 

nearest 12-cent increment. The annual 

long-term rate for transmission service 

is payable monthly; the rate for each 

kilowatt per month (kW-month) equals 

the annual rate per kW-year divided by 

12. 

The long-term rate will be calculated 

annually based on the above formula 

with updated financial and capacity 

reservation information, as applicable. 

Discounts may be available in 

accordance with WAPA’s OATT. 

Short-Term Rates 

For transmission service up to one 

year, the maximum rate for each 

kilowatt is the following: 

Monthly ......... Annual long-term rate divided by 12 months and rounded two decimal places. 

Weekly .......... Annual long-term rate divided by 52 weeks and rounded two decimal places. 

Daily .............. Annual long-term rate divided by 365 days and rounded two decimal places. 

Hourly ............ Annual long-term rate divided by 8,760 hours and rounded five decimal places. 

Discounts may be available in 

accordance with WAPA’s OATT. 

Billing 

Billing for firm point-to-point 

transmission service will occur monthly 

by applying the applicable rate under 

this schedule to the capacity reserved. 

There will be a single charge (no rate 

pancaking) for long-term or short-term 

firm transmission service over a 

continuous path across multiple 

projects. Payment for long-term pointto-point transmission service will be 

required one month in advance of said 

service. 

Adjustment for Reactive Power 

There shall be no entitlement to the 

transfer of reactive kilovolt-amperes at 

delivery points, except when such 

transfers may be mutually agreed upon 

by the customer and WAPA or their 

authorized representatives. 

Adjustment for Losses 

Capacity and energy losses incurred 

in connection with the transmission and 

delivery of capacity and energy shall be 

assessed in accordance with the rate 

schedule for transmission losses service 

in effect. 

Unauthorized Overruns 

WAPA will assess charges for 

unreserved use of transmission service 

in accordance with the rate schedule for 

unreserved use penalties in effect. 

Rate Schedule DSW–NFT1, Schedule 8 

to OATT (Supersedes Rate Schedules 

CAP–NFT3, INT–NFT4 and PD–NFT7) 

United States Department of Energy 

Western Area Power Administration 

Desert Southwest Region 

Central Arizona Project, Electrical 

District No. 5 to Palo Verde Hub 

Project, Pacific Northwest-Pacific 

Southwest Intertie Project, ParkerDavis Project 

Nonfirm Transmission Service 

(Approved Under Rate Order No. 

WAPA–209) 

Effective 

The first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after January 1, 

2024, and extending through September 

30, 2028, or until superseded by another 

rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 

Available 

In the area served by the Central 

Arizona Project (CAP), Electrical District 

No. 5 to Palo Verde Hub Project (ED5– 

PVH), Pacific Northwest-Pacific 

Southwest Intertie Project (Intertie), and 

Parker-Davis Project (PDP). 

Applicable 

This rate schedule applies to nonfirm 

transmission service where capacity and 

energy are supplied at points of receipt 

on the CAP, ED5–PVH, Intertie, and 

PDP, and transmitted and delivered, less 

losses, to points of delivery on the CAP, 

ED5–PVH, Intertie, and PDP. 

Character and Conditions of Service 

Alternating current at 60 hertz, threephase, delivered and metered at the 

voltages and points of delivery 

established by the capacity reservation. 

Rate 

For nonfirm transmission service, the 

maximum hourly rate for each kilowatt 

equals the annual long-term rate for firm 

point-to-point transmission service 

divided by 8,760 hours and rounded to 

five decimal places. The hourly rate will 

be calculated annually using updated 

information, as applicable. Discounts 

may be available in accordance with 

WAPA’s OATT. 

Billing 

Billing for nonfirm transmission 

service will occur monthly by applying 

the rate under this rate schedule to the 

amount of capacity reserved. There will 

be a single charge (no rate pancaking) 

for nonfirm transmission service over a 

continuous path across multiple 

projects. 

Adjustment for Reactive Power 

There shall be no entitlement to the 

transfer of reactive kilovolt-amperes at 

delivery points, except when such 

transfers may be mutually agreed upon 

by the customer and WAPA or their 

authorized representatives. 

Adjustment for Losses 

Capacity and energy losses incurred 

in connection with the transmission and 

delivery of capacity and energy shall be 

assessed in accordance with the rate 

schedule for transmission losses service 

in effect. 


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Rate Schedule DSW–NTS1 

Attachment H to OATT (Supersedes 

Rate Schedules CAP–NITS3, INT–NTS4 

and PD–NTS4) 

United States Department of Energy 

Western Area Power Administration 

Desert Southwest Region 

Central Arizona Project, Electrical 

District No. 5 to Palo Verde Hub 

Project, Pacific Northwest-Pacific 

Southwest Intertie Project, ParkerDavis Project 

Network Integration Transmission 

Service 

(Approved Under Rate Order No. 

WAPA–209) 

Effective 

The first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after January 1, 

2024, and extending through September 

30, 2028, or until superseded by another 

rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 

Available 

In the area served by the Central 

Arizona Project (CAP), Electrical District 

No. 5 to Palo Verde Hub Project (ED5– 

PVH), Pacific Northwest-Pacific 

Southwest Intertie Project (Intertie), and 

Parker-Davis Project (PDP). 

Applicable 

This rate schedule applies to network 

integration (Network) transmission 

service where capacity and energy are 

supplied from designated network 

resources on the CAP, ED5–PVH, 

Intertie, and PDP, and transmitted and 

delivered to designated network loads 

on the CAP, ED5–PVH, Intertie, and 

PDP. 

Charge 

The monthly charge for Network 

transmission service equals the 

customer’s load ratio share, the ratio of 

the customer’s network load to the 

transmission provider’s total load, times 

one twelfth (1⁄12) of the combined 

annual transmission revenue 

requirements for CAP, ED5–PVH, 

Intertie, and PDP. 

The combined annual transmission 

revenue requirement for CAP, ED5– 

PVH, Intertie, and PDP will be 

calculated annually with updated 

financial information. 

Billing 

Billing for network transmission 

service will occur monthly. There will 

be a single charge (no rate pancaking) 

for transmission service over multiple 

projects. Payment for network 

transmission service will be required 

one month in advance of said service. 

Adjustment for Losses 

Capacity and energy losses incurred 

in connection with the transmission and 

delivery of capacity and energy shall be 

assessed in accordance with the rate 

schedule for transmission losses service 

in effect. 

Rate Schedule PD–F8 (Supersedes Rate 

Schedule PD–F7) 

United States Department of Energy 

Western Area Power Administration 

Desert Southwest Region 

Parker-Davis Project 

Firm Electric Service 

(Approved Under Rate Order No. 

WAPA–209) 

Effective 

The first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after January 1, 

2024, and extending through September 

30, 2028, or until superseded by another 

rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 

Available 

In the area served by the Parker-Davis 

Project (PDP). 

Applicable 

The rate schedule applies to firm 

electric service supplied through one 

meter at one point of delivery, unless 

otherwise provided by contract. 

Character and Conditions of Service 

Alternating current at 60 hertz, threephase, delivered and metered at the 

voltages and points of delivery 

established by contract. 

Charges 

Energy 

Each firm electric service customer 

shall be billed a monthly energy charge. 

This charge equals the customer’s 

monthly contractual energy reservation 

multiplied by the Energy Rate and 

rounded to the penny. The Energy Rate 

equals 50 percent of the annual 

generation revenue requirement divided 

by the estimated total generation 

delivery commitments, rounded to two 

decimal places. 

Capacity 

Each firm electric service customer 

shall be billed a monthly capacity 

charge. This charge equals the 

customer’s monthly contractual capacity 

reservation multiplied by the Capacity 

Rate and rounded to the penny. The 

Capacity Rate equals 50 percent of the 

annual generation revenue requirement 

divided by the estimated total 

generation delivery commitments, 

rounded to two decimal places. 

Transmission 

Each firm electric service customer 

shall be billed monthly a transmission 

charge. This charge equals the 

customer’s contractual reservation 

multiplied by the long-term rate 

calculated in accordance with the rate 

schedule for firm point-to-point 

transmission service in effect, rounded 

to the penny. 

Lower Basin Development Fund 

Contribution 

The contribution charge equals 4.5 

mills/kWh for each kWh measured or 

scheduled to an Arizona customer and 

2.5 mills/kWh for each kWh measured 

or scheduled to a California or Nevada 

customer. 

Excess Energy 

When excess energy is available, 

offered, and delivered to firm electric 

service customers, such excess energy 

shall be charged using the Energy Rate. 

Unauthorized Overruns/Unreserved Use 

Unauthorized overruns of energy and/ 

or capacity shall be charged ten times 

the applicable Energy and/or Capacity 

Rate. Unreserved use of transmission 

service shall be charged in accordance 

with the rate schedule for unreserved 

use penalties in effect. 

Power Factor 

The firm electric service customer 

normally will be required to maintain a 

power factor at all points of 

measurement between 95-percent 

lagging and 95-percent leading. 

Rate Schedule PD–FCT8 (Supersedes 

Rate Schedule PD–FCT7) 

United States Department of Energy 

Western Area Power Administration 

Desert Southwest Region 

Parker-Davis Project 

Firm Transmission Service of Salt Lake 

City Area/Integrated Project Power 

(Approved Under Rate Order No. 

WAPA–209) 

Effective 

The first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after January 1, 

2024, and extending through September 

30, 2028, or until superseded by another 

rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 

Available 

In the area served by the Central 

Arizona Project (CAP), Electrical District 

No. 5 to Palo Verde Hub Project (ED5– 

PVH), Pacific Northwest-Pacific 

Southwest Intertie Project (Intertie), and 

Parker-Davis Project (PDP). 


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Applicable 

This rate schedule applies to firm 

transmission service where Salt Lake 

City Area/Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) 

capacity and energy are supplied at 

points of receipt on the PDP, and 

transmitted and delivered, less losses, to 

points of delivery on the PDP. 

Character and Conditions of Service 

Alternating current at 60 hertz, threephase, delivered and metered at the 

voltages and points of delivery 

established by service agreement or nonOATT agreement. 

Rate 

For firm transmission service of 

SLCA/IP power, the annual rate for each 

kilowatt per year (kW-year) equals the 

long-term rate for point-to-point 

transmission service on CAP, ED5–PVH, 

Intertie, and PDP. The annual long-term 

rate for transmission service is payable 

monthly; the rate for each kilowatt per 

month (kW-month) equals the annual 

rate per kW-year divided by 12. 

Billing 

Billing for firm transmission service 

of SLCA/IP power will occur monthly 

by applying the rate under this rate 

schedule to the amount of capacity 

reserved. There will be a single charge 

(no rate pancaking) for firm 

transmission service over a continuous 

path across multiple projects. Payment 

for transmission service will be required 

one month in advance of said service. 

Adjustments for Reactive Power 

There shall be no entitlement to the 

transfer of reactive kilovolt-amperes at 

delivery points, except when such 

transfers may be mutually agreed upon 

by the customer and WAPA or their 

authorized representatives. 

Adjustments for Losses 

Capacity and energy losses incurred 

in connection with the transmission and 

delivery of capacity and energy shall be 

assessed in accordance with the rate 

schedule for transmission losses service 

in effect. 

Unreserved Use 

WAPA will assess charges for 

unreserved use of transmission service 

in accordance with the rate schedule for 

unreserved use penalties in effect. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL OP–OFA–099] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information 202– 

564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements (EIS) 

Filed November 27, 2023 10 a.m. EST 

Through December 4, 2023 10 a.m. 

EST 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air 

Act requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: https://

cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/ 

action/eis/search. 

EIS No. 20230168, Final, NMFS, HI, 

ADOPTION—Hawaii-Southern 

Californian Training and Testing 

Final Environmental Impact 

Statement/Overseas Environmental 

Impact Statement, Contact: Leah 

Davis 301–427–8431. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) has adopted the United States 

Navy’s Final EIS No. 20180255 filed 10/ 

19/2018 with the Environmental 

Protection Agency. The NMFS was a 

cooperating agency on this project. 

Therefore, republication of the 

document is not necessary under 

section 1506.3(b)(2) of the CEQ 

regulations. 

EIS No. 20230169, Final Supplement, 

NMFS, HI, ADOPTION—Surveillance 

Towed Array Sensor System Low 

Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) 

Sonar, Contact: Leah Davis 301–427– 

8431. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) has adopted the United States 

Navy’s Final Supplement EIS No. 

20190151 filed 06/28/2019 with the 

Environmental Protection Agency. The 

NMFS was a cooperating agency on this 

project. Therefore, republication of the 

document is not necessary under 

section 1506.3(b)(2) of the CEQ 

regulations. 

EIS No. 20230170, Final Supplement, 

NMFS, GU, ADOPTION—Mariana 

Islands Training and Testing, Contact: 

Leah Davis 301–427–8431. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) has adopted the United States 

Navy’s Final Supplement EIS No. 

20200115 filed 05/29/2020 with the 

Environmental Protection Agency. The 

NMFS was a cooperating agency on this 

project. Therefore, republication of the 

document is not necessary under 

section 1506.3(b)(2) of the CEQ 

regulations. 

EIS No. 20230171, Final Supplement, 

NMFS, WA, ADOPTION—Northwest 

Training and Testing Activities Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement/Overseas Environmental 

Impact Statement, Contact: Leah 

Davis 301–427–8431. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) has adopted the United States 

Navy’s Final Supplement EIS No. 

20200184 filed 09/11/2020 with the 

Environmental Protection Agency. The 

NMFS was a cooperating agency on this 

project. Therefore, republication of the 

document is not necessary under 

section 1506.3(b)(2) of the CEQ 

regulations. 

EIS No. 20230172, Final, NMFS, CA, 

ADOPTION—Point Mugu Sea Range, 

Contact: Leah Davis 301–427–8431. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) has adopted the United States 

Navy’s Final EIS No. 20220002 filed 12/ 

30/2021 with the Environmental 

Protection Agency. The NMFS was a 

cooperating agency on this project. 

Therefore, republication of the 

document is not necessary under 

section 1506.3(b)(2) of the CEQ 

regulations. 

EIS No. 20230173, Final Supplement, 

NMFS, AK, ADOPTION—Gulf of 

Alaska Navy Training Activities, 

Contact: Leah Davis 301–427–8431. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) has adopted the United States 

Navy’s Final Supplement EIS No. 

20220125 filed 08/25/2022 with the 

Environmental Protection Agency. The 

NMFS was a cooperating agency on this 

project. Therefore, republication of the 

document is not necessary under 

section 1506.3(b)(2) of the CEQ 

regulations. 

EIS No. 20230174, Final, USFS, AZ, 

Tonto National Forest Plan Revision, 

Review Period Ends: 01/08/2024, 

Contact: Tyna Yost 602–225–5200. 

Dated: December 4, 2023. 

Julie Smith, 

Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, 

Office of Federal Activities. 

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