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1Notice of Guidance for Processing Order No.

2000 Filings, 92 FERC ¶ 61,048 (2000).

2Regional Transmission Organizations, Order No.

2000, 65 Fed. Reg. 809 (January 6, 2000), FERC

Stats. and Regs. ¶ 31,089 (1999), order on reh’g,

Order No. 2000–A, 65 Fed. Reg. 12,088 (March 8,

2000), FERC Stats. and Regs. ¶ 31,092 (2000).

3 18 CFR 35.34.

4Because October 15, 2000 falls on a Sunday, and

January 15, 2001 falls on a holiday, the filings are

due by close of business on October 16, 2000, and

January 16, 2001, respectively. See 18 CFR

385.2007(a)(2).

5Section 35.34(h) applies to every ‘‘public utility

that owns, operates or controls facilities used for

the transmission of electric energy in interstate

commerce as of March 6, 2000, and that has filed

with the Commission on or before March 6, 2000

to transfer operational control of its facilities to a

transmission entity that has been approved or

conditionally approved by the Commission on or

before March 6, 2000 as being in conformance with

the eleven ISO principles set forth in Order No. 888

* * *.’’

6With respect to any public utility that has filed

to transfer operational control of its transmission

facilities to an approved transmission entity as

defined in section 35.34(h) but had not done so as

of March 6, 2000, and with respect to any public

utility that has made a firm commitment to

participate in an RTO compliance filing that will be

made by January 15, 2001, the filing due by October

15, 2000 may be brief, but should state clearly the

filer’s intent to participate in the future compliance

filing.

Comment date: October 23, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest such filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before the

comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26283 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RM99–2–000]

Regional Transmission Organizations;

Notice Providing Further Details on

Procedures for Order No. 2000 Filings

October 6, 2000.

In a notice issued on July 20, 2000,1

the Commission offered guidance on

procedures for making filings in

compliance with Order No. 2000 2 and

the regulations promulgated by that

order.3 This notice provides further

details on filing procedures in response

to questions addressed to the Secretary’s

office.

Timing of Filings

Section 35.34(c) sets forth the general

rule that filings are due by October 15,

2000, and section 35.34(h) establishes

January 15, 2001 as the deadline for

public utilities already participating in

approved transmission entities.4

Attached as an appendix to the July 20

notice was a list of the public utilities

that the Commission deems to be within

section 35.34(h) with a January 15, 2001

filing deadline. It has been called to the

Commission’s attention that some

public utilities that should be subject to

the January 15, 2001 filing deadline

were inadvertently omitted from that

appendix. This omission will not be

considered controlling for compliance

purposes. Any public utility required to

make an Order No. 2000 compliance

filing, and that satisfies the section

35.34(h) criteria,5 may file by January

15, 2001 even if inadvertently omitted

from the appendix. Any public utility

required to make an Order No. 2000

compliance filing that does not meet the

section 35.34(h) criteria is expected to

make a filing specified by section

35.34(d) or (g) by October 15, 2000.6

Docketing of Filings

The Commission has established the

new ‘‘RT’’ prefix for docket numbers

that will be assigned to any filing made

in compliance with Order No. 2000. The

Commission requests that all public

utilities making compliance filings

required by section 35.34(c) or (h) of the

regulations put the ‘‘RT’’ docket prefix

in the docket area of their filings.

The Commission intends to assign the

same docket number to all components

of a single RTO proposal, including any

filings made pursuant to sections 203

and 205 of the Federal Power Act and

any petitions for declaratory order

pursuant to section 35.34(d)(3) of the

regulations. Accordingly, those filing an

RTO proposal are encouraged to file it

as a single package and clearly identify

how the contents of the package satisfy

all applicable statutory and regulatory

requirements.

Filings by Non-Jurisdictional Entities

To the extent any non-public utility

(that is not subject to Federal Power Act

section 203 or 205 jurisdiction) wants to

make a voluntary filing regarding how

its electric transmission facilities may or

may not be included in an RTO, it may

do so in the following ways. If the nonpublic utility is participating in an RTO

proposal, it may join in the RTO filing

without jeopardizing its nonjurisdictional status. If the non-public

utility wishes to comment on a

particular RTO compliance filing, it may

do so during the comment period that

will be established in the notice of each

compliance filing. Finally, if the nonpublic utility wishes to make an

informational filing informing the

Commission generally of its status with

respect to RTO formation, it may make

such a filing in Docket No. RT01–1–000.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26292 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RM98–1–000]

Regulations Governing Off-the-Record

Communications; Public Notice

October 6, 2000.

This constitutes notice, in accordance

with 18 CFR 385.2201(h), of the receipt

of exempt and prohibited off-the-record

communications.

Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,

September 22, 1999) requires

Commission decisional employees, who

make or receive an exempt or a

prohibited off-the-record

communication relevant to the merits of

a contested off-the-record proceeding, to

deliver a copy of the communication, if

written, or a summary of the substance

of any oral communication, to the

Secretary.

Prohibited communications will be

included in a public, non-decisional file

associated with, but not part of, the

decisional record of the proceeding.

Unless the Commission determines that

the prohibited communication and any

responses thereto should become part of

the decisional record, the prohibited offthe-record communication will not be

considered by the Commission in

reaching its decision. Parties to a

proceeding may seek the opportunity to

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respond to any facts or contentions

made in a prohibited off-the-record

communication, and may request that

the Commission place the prohibited

communication and responses thereto

in the decisional record. The

Commission will grant such requests

only when it determines that fairness so

requires. Any person identified below as

having made a prohibited off-the-record

communication should serve the

document on all parties listed on the

official service list for the applicable

proceeding in accordance with Rule

2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.

Exempt off-the-record

communications will be included in the

decisional record of the proceeding,

unless the communication was with a

cooperating agency as described by 40

CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR

385.2201(e)(1)(v).

The following is a list of exempt and

prohibited off-the-record

communications received in the Office

of the Secretary within the preceding 14

days. The documents may be viewed on

the Internet at http:/www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Project No. Date Name

Exempt:

1. CP00–232–000 .................................................................................................................... 9–15–00 Warren Geisler, M.D.

2. CP00–65–000 ...................................................................................................................... 9–25–00 Clifford G. Day.

3. Project No. 2146–081 .......................................................................................................... 9–25–00 Aubry Q. Cohon.

4. Project No. 1864–005 .......................................................................................................... 9–18–00 Honorable Don Koivisto.

5. Project No. 1864–005 .......................................................................................................... 9–6–00 Richard G. Gerrits.

6. Project No. 1864 .................................................................................................................. 7–28–00 Randy Kemp.

7. Project No. 1864 .................................................................................................................. 9–7–00 Gerald and Hetty Gray.

8. Project No. 1864 .................................................................................................................. 9–2–00 Richard J. Matrello.

9. Project No. 10875–001 ........................................................................................................ 9–27–00 Stephen L. Saunders.

10. Project No. 2146–081 .......................................................................................................... 9–26–00 Steve Means.

Randy B. Kelley,

Robert W. Echols, Jr.

Dawson Partee.

Douglas M. Weems.

Robert Avery.

Bill C. Stewart.

11. Project No. 2146–081 .......................................................................................................... 9–26–00 Donna E. Graham.

12. Project No. 2146–081 .......................................................................................................... 9–14–00 Jerry and Iralene Dowdy.

Prohibited:

1. Project No. 9974–043 .......................................................................................................... 9–22–00 Kenneth J. Robillard.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26284 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration

Boulder Canyon Project—Rate Order

No. WAPA–94

AGENCY: Western Area Power

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of rate order.

SUMMARY: This action is to approve the

existing Boulder Canyon Project (BCP)

electric service ratesetting formula, Rate

Order No. WAPA–70, through

September 30, 2005, and to approve the

Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Base Charge and

Rates. The existing electric service

ratesetting formula and base charge and

rates will expire September 30, 2000.

This notice for approval of the

ratesetting formula and the FY 2001

Base Charge and Rates are issued under

10 CFR part 903.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Maher Nasir, Rates Team Lead, Desert

Southwest Customer Service Region,

Western Area Power Administration,

P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005–

6457, (602) 352–2768, or by e-mail:

nasir@wapa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By

Amendment No. 3 to Delegation Order

No. 0204–108, published November 10,

1993 (58 FR 59716), the Secretary of

Energy delegated: (1) The authority to

develop long-term power and

transmission rates on a nonexclusive

basis to the Administrator of the

Western Area Power Administration

(Western); and (2) the authority to

confirm, approve, and place into effect

on a final basis, to remand, or to

disapprove such rates to the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

In Delegation Order No. 0204–172,

effective November 24, 1999, the

Secretary delegated the authority to the

confirm, approve, and place such rates

into effect on an interim basis to the

Deputy Secretary. Existing Department

of Energy (DOE) procedures for public

participation in electric service rate

adjustments are located at 10 CFR part

903, effective September 18, 1985 (50

FR 37835). DOE procedures have been

followed by Western in developing this

provisional electric service ratesetting

formula.

The project began with 1928

legislation approving construction of the

BCP. The 1928 legislation provided for

a dam to be built in the Black Canyon

located on the Colorado River adjacent

to the Arizona/Nevada border.

Commercial power generation began in

1936 with yearly average generation of

4.5 billion kilowatthours (kWh). Its

installed capacity is 2,074 megawatts

(MW).

BCP power is marketed in three states;

Arizona, California, and Nevada under

the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 and

following the marketing plan approved

and published in the Federal Register

on December 28, 1984. The power is

marketed as long-term contingent

capacity and firm energy. This capacity

and firm energy are available as long as

sufficient water in the reservoir allows

Western to meet its delivery obligations.

If sufficient water to support

Contractors’ capacity entitlements is not

available, each Contractor’s capacity

entitlement is temporarily reduced.

Contractors are entitled to receive 4.5

billion kWh of firm energy each year. If

generation at Hoover Powerplant is less

than that, Western can purchase energy

to make up the shortfall at the request

of individual Contractors on a passthrough cost basis.

The Boulder Canyon Project

Implementation Agreement Contract No.

95–PAO–10616 requires Western, prior

to October 1 of each Rate Year, to

determine the next FY annual base