Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 11 / Friday, January 16, 2009 / Notices 3013 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as 

amended (NWPA) establishes a process 

for the siting, construction and 

operation of one or more national 

repositories for permanent disposal of 

the Nation’s SNF and HLW. Pursuant to 

the NWPA, Yucca Mountain has been 

designated as the site for the Nation’s 

first SNF and HLW repository, and DOE 

has submitted an application to the 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

for approval to construct the repository. 

As part of its obligations under the 

NWPA, DOE is also responsible for 

developing and implementing a system 

to transport SNF and HLW to the Yucca 

Mountain repository. 

OCRWM’s National Transportation 

Plan, Revision 0 describes the elements 

of the national transportation system 

that OCRWM is developing, the phases 

of that development effort, and how 

OCRWM will collaborate with 

stakeholders in the development and 

implementation of that system. This 

Plan describes the transportation system 

that will be needed when the repository 

is operating at full capacity. The 

transportation system will be developed 

in stages that are consistent with waste 

acceptance schedules and the start-up 

and subsequent operation of the 

repository. The transportation 

infrastructure will continue to expand 

until full operating capability is 

achieved. The development and 

operations of the OCRWM 

transportation system will build on 

many decades of safe and secure 

transportation of SNF in the United 

States and abroad. 

This Plan will be updated as 

appropriate to reflect progress in the 

development and implementation of the 

transportation system, accommodate 

changes to the waste management 

system, and incorporate stakeholder and 

public comments. OCRWM also 

anticipates that detailed implementation 

plans will be developed in the future in 

collaboration with the stakeholder 

community. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 12, 

2009. 

Edward F. Sproat III, 

Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 

Management, U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. E9–894 Filed 1–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southwestern Power Administration 

Integrated System Rate Schedules 

AGENCY: Southwestern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of rate order. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Delegation Order 

Nos. 00–037.00, effective December 6, 

2001, and 00–001.00C, effective January 

31, 2007, the Deputy Secretary has 

approved and placed into effect on an 

interim basis Rate Order No. SWPA–61, 

which provides the following Integrated 

System Rate Schedules: 

Rate Schedule P–06A, Wholesale 

Rates for Hydro Peaking Power. 

Rate Schedule NFTS–06A, Wholesale 

Rates for Non-Federal Transmission 

Service. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James K. McDonald, Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Corporate 

Operations, Southwestern Power 

Administration, Department of Energy, 

One West Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 

74103, (918) 595–6690, 

jim.mcdonald@swpa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2008 

Power Repayment Studies indicated 

that rates prescribed by Rate Schedules 

P–06, Wholesale Rates for Hydro 

Peaking Power, and NFTS–06, 

Wholesale Rates for Non-Federal 

Transmission Service, as approved in 

Docket No. EF07–4011–000, for the 

period October 1, 2006, through 

September 30, 2010, are sufficient to 

meet repayment criteria and do not 

require any adjustment. However, it is 

necessary to make technical, nonrevenue impacting changes to the terms 

and conditions of both rates. The Real 

Power Losses provisions in rate 

schedules P–06 and NFTS–06 were 

revised to specify that all real power 

losses associated with deliveries of nonFederal energy transmitted by 

Southwestern on behalf of transmission 

customers must be scheduled and 

delivered (self-supplied) to 

Southwestern by such customers during 

the second month after such real power 

losses were incurred by Southwestern. 

Prior to these new provisions, 

transmission customers were provided 

the option to either purchase losses 

from Southwestern or elect, on an 

annual basis, to self-provide their 

respective loss energy subject to certain 

conditions. These new provisions 

incorporate comments received by 

Southwestern during customer meetings 

held throughout 2008. As a result of 

these informal meetings, it was 

determined that the revised rate 

schedule provisions can provide costsavings to Southwestern’s transmission 

customers, operational benefits to 

Southwestern, and are consistent with 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) Order No. 888. 

Rate Schedule P–06A applies to 

wholesale customers purchasing hydro 

peaking power and peaking energy from 

the Integrated System. This rate 

schedule is designed for the sale of 

Federal power and energy. Rate 

Schedule NFTS–06A applies to 

wholesale customers purchasing NonFederal Point-to-Point and Network 

Transmission Service. In developing the 

revised real power losses rate schedules 

provisions, the title of the P–06 and 

NFTS–06 rate schedules were changed 

to P–06A and NFTS–06A respectively, 

to reflect the fact that revisions have 

been made. In addition to replacing the 

section entitled ‘‘Rates for Real Power 

Losses’’ within the rate schedules, 

minor corrections and modifications 

were incorporated to clarify and update 

any sections of the rate schedules 

containing references to real power 

losses. These changes will have no 

impact on the amortization or status of 

repayment forecasted in the power 

repayment studies and will not require 

rate changes. Revenues based on current 

rates remain sufficient to meet 

repayment criteria. 

The Administrator, Southwestern 

Power Administration (Southwestern) 

has followed Title 10, Part 903, Subpart 

A of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

‘‘Procedures for Public Participation in 

Power and Transmission Rate 

Adjustments and Extensions,’’ in 

connection with the rate schedule 

revisions being proposed. The public 

was advised by notice published in the 

Federal Register (73 FR 63969), October 

28, 2008, of proposed rate schedule 

changes and of the opportunity to 

provide written comments for a period 

of 30 days ending November 28, 2008. 

Accordingly, several informal meetings 

were held with customers and 

interested parties to discuss the 

proposed changes. No comments were 

received during the period of public 

participation related to the proposed 

rate schedule changes. 

Following review of Southwestern’s 

proposal within the Department of 

Energy, I approved Rate Order No. 

SWPA–61 on an interim basis for the 

period January 1, 2009, through 

September 30, 2010, or until confirmed 

and approved on a final basis by the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 

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3014 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 11 / Friday, January 16, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: January 8, 2009. 

Jeffrey F. Kupfer, 

Deputy Secretary. 

United States of America, Department 

of Energy, Deputy Secretary. 

In the Matter of: Southwestern Power 

Administration Integrated System Rate 

Schedules; Order Confirming, 

Approving and Placing Revised Power 

Rate Schedules in Effect On an Interim 

Basis 

Rate Order No. SWPA–61 

Pursuant to Sections 302(a) and 

301(b) of the Department of Energy 

Organization Act, Public Law 95–91, the 

functions of the Secretary of the Interior 

and the Federal Power Commission 

under Section 5 of the Flood Control 

Act of 1944, 16 U.S.C. 825s, relating to 

the Southwestern Power Administration 

(Southwestern) were transferred to and 

vested in the Secretary of Energy. By 

Delegation Order No. 0204–108, 

effective December 14, 1983, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated to the 

Administrator of Southwestern the 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates, delegated to the 

Deputy Secretary of the Department of 

Energy the authority to confirm, 

approve, and place in effect such rates 

on an interim basis and delegated to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

the authority to confirm and approve on 

a final basis or to disapprove rates 

developed by the Administrator under 

the delegation. Delegation Order No. 

0204–108, as amended, was rescinded 

and subsequently replaced by 

Delegation Orders 00–037.00 (December 

6, 2001) and 00–001–00C (January 31, 

2007). The Deputy Secretary issued this 

rate order pursuant to said delegations. 

Background 

In May 2008, Southwestern Power 

Administration (Southwestern) 

completed its review of the adequacy of 

the current rate schedules for the 

Integrated System and finalized its 2008 

Power Repayment Studies (PRSs). The 

studies indicated that the proposed rates 

as shown in Rate Schedules P–06 and 

NFTS–06 would meet cost recovery 

criteria for the Integrated System 

projects. The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) confirmation and 

approval of the following Integrated 

System (System) rate schedules was 

provided in FERC Docket No. EF07– 

4011–000 (118 FERC ¶ 62, 162) issued 

February 27, 2007, for the period 

October 1, 2006, through September 30, 

2010: 

Rate Schedule P–06, Wholesale Rates 

for Hydro Peaking Power. 

Rate Schedule NFTS–06, Wholesale 

Rates for Point-to-Point and Network 

Transmission Service. 

Rate Schedule EE–06, Wholesale Rate 

for Excess Energy. 

Based on operations under the 

approved Rate Schedules, the 

Administrator, Southwestern, has 

determined that a revision to the Real 

Power Losses provision within existing 

rate schedules P–06 and NFTS–06 is 

required. Since the proposed changes to 

the rate schedules are associated with 

Real Power Losses, the net results of the 

2008 Integrated System Power 

Repayment Studies, which was the basis 

for the existing rate schedules, will not 

be altered. The designations of the 

aforementioned rate schedules have 

been revised from P–06 and NFTS–06 to 

P–06A and NFTS–06A to reflect the fact 

that revisions have been made. 

Titles 10, Part 903 Subpart A, of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, 

‘‘Procedures for Public Participation in 

Power and Transmission Rate 

Adjustments and Extensions’’ (Part 903) 

have been followed in connection with 

the proposed Rate Schedules P–06A and 

NFTS–06A. An opportunity for 

customers and other interested members 

of the public to review and comment on 

the proposed rate schedules was 

announced by notice published in the 

Federal Register October 28, 2008 (73 

FR 63969), with written comments due 

by November 28, 2008. In addition, 

Southwestern held informal meetings 

with customers to discuss proposed 

changes and to provide opportunity for 

input in the development of these 

changes. No comments were received 

during the period of public participation 

related to the proposed rate schedule 

changes. 

Discussion 

Rate Schedule P–06A applies to 

wholesale customers purchasing hydro 

peaking power and peaking energy from 

the Integrated System. This rate 

schedule is designed for the sale of 

Federal power and energy. Rate 

Schedule NFTS–06A applies to 

wholesale customers purchasing NonFederal Point-to-Point and Network 

Transmission Service. In addition to 

replacing the section entitled ‘‘Rates for 

Real Power Losses’’ within the rate 

schedules, minor corrections and 

modifications were incorporated to 

clarify and update any sections of the 

rate schedules containing references to 

real power losses. These changes will 

have no impact on the amortization or 

status of repayment forecasted in the 

power repayment studies and will not 

require rate changes. Revenues based on 

current rates remain sufficient to meet 

repayment criteria. 

For the period January 1, 2009, 

through September 30, 2010, 

Southwestern’s P–06A and NFTS–06A 

rate schedules will require that all real 

power losses associated with deliveries 

of non-Federal energy transmitted by 

Southwestern must be scheduled and 

delivered (self-supplied) to 

Southwestern by customers during the 

second month after such real power 

losses were incurred by Southwestern. 

Southwestern will determine the 

amount of real power losses associated 

with non-Federal energy transmitted on 

behalf of each customer in the manner 

specified in the rate schedules and 

provide a written schedule setting forth 

the delivery rate and total quantity of 

real power loss energy to be delivered 

back to Southwestern. Should a 

customer fail to return the total quantity 

of real power loss energy to 

Southwestern, according to the schedule 

provided during the month in which 

such loss energy is due, the customer 

will be invoiced and obligated to 

purchase, at the rate stipulated in the P– 

06A and NFTS–06A rate schedules, the 

quantity of loss energy the customer 

failed to return to Southwestern. 

Availability of Information 

Information regarding these rate 

schedules changes is available for 

public review and comment in the 

offices of Southwestern Power 

Administration, One West Third Street, 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103. 

Comments and Responses 

Southwestern received no comments 

during the period of public participation 

related to the proposed rate schedule 

changes. 

Other Issues 

There were no other issues raised 

during the informal meetings or during 

the formal public participation period. 

Administrator’s Certification 

The revised rate schedules will repay 

all costs of the Integrated System 

including amortization of the power 

investment consistent with the 

provisions of Department of Energy 

Order No. RA 6120.2. In accordance 

with Delegation Order Nos. 00–037.00, 

effective December 6, 2001, and 00– 

001.00C, effective January 31, 2007, and 

Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 

1944, the Administrator has determined 

that the proposed Integrated System rate 

schedules are consistent with applicable 

law and the lowest possible rates 

consistent with sound business 

principles. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 11 / Friday, January 16, 2009 / Notices 3015 

1FERC confirmed and approved Rate Order 

WAPA–134 on May 16, 2008, in Docket No. EF08– 

5181. See United States Department of Energy, 

Western Area Power Administration, Loveland Area 

Projects, 123 FERC ¶ 62,137 (May 16, 2008). 

Environment 

No additional evaluation of the 

environmental impact of the proposed 

rate schedule changes was conducted 

since no change has been made to the 

currently-approved System rates which 

were determined to fall within the class 

of actions that are categorically 

excluded from the requirements of 

preparing either an Environmental 

Impact Statement or an Environmental 

Assessment. 

Order 

In view of the foregoing and pursuant 

to the authority delegated to me by the 

Secretary of Energy, I hereby confirm, 

approve and place in effect on an 

interim basis, effective January 1, 2009, 

the Southwestern Integrated System 

Rate Schedules P–06A and NFTS–06A 

which shall remain in effect on an 

interim basis through September 30, 

2010, or until the FERC confirms and 

approves the rates on a final basis. 

Dated: January 8, 2009. 

Jeffrey F. Kupfer, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–895 Filed 1–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Loveland Area Projects—Rate Order 

No. WAPA–142 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of order concerning firm 

electric rates. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Secretary 

of Energy has confirmed and approved 

Rate Order No. WAPA–142 and Rate 

Schedule L–F8, placing firm electric 

service rates from the Loveland Area 

Projects (LAP) of the Western Area 

Power Administration (Western) into 

effect on an interim basis. The 

Provisional Rates will be in effect until 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) confirms, approves, 

and places them into effect on a final 

basis or until they are replaced by other 

rates. The Provisional Rates will provide 

sufficient revenue to pay all annual 

costs, including interest expense, and 

repayment of power investment and 

irrigation aid within the allowable 

periods. 

DATES: Rate Schedule L–F8 will be 

placed into effect on an interim basis on 

the first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after February 1, 

2009, and will remain in effect until 

FERC confirms, approves, and places 

the rate schedule in effect on a final 

basis ending December 31, 2013, or 

until the rate schedule is superseded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James D. Keselburg, Regional Manager, 

Rocky Mountain Customer Service 

Region, Western Area Power 

Administration, 5555 East Crossroads 

Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538–8986, 

telephone (970) 461–7201, or Mrs. 

Sheila D. Cook, Rates Manager, Rocky 

Mountain Customer Service Region, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

5555 East Crossroads Boulevard, 

Loveland, CO 80538–8986, telephone 

(970) 461–7211, e-mail 

scook@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Deputy Secretary of Energy approved 

existing Rate Schedule L-F7 for firm 

electric service on an interim basis on 

November 1, 2007 (72 FR. 64061, 

November 14, 2007), for a 5-year period 

beginning on January 1, 2008, and 

ending December 31, 2012.1

The LAP firm electric service rates 

must be increased due to the economic 

impacts of the ongoing drought. The 

drought is causing a decrease in hydropower generation, leading to an increase 

in purchase power expenses and a 

decrease in revenue from non-firm 

energy sales. 

Rate Schedule L–F7 is being 

superseded by Rate Schedule L–F8. 

Under Rate Schedule L–F7, the 

composite rate is 32.42 mills per 

kilowatthour (mills/kWh), the firm 

energy rate is 16.21 mills/kWh, and the 

firm capacity rate is $4.25 per 

kilowattmonth (kWmonth). Under Rate 

Schedule L–F8, the Provisional Rates for 

firm electric service will result in a 

combined composite rate of 37.24 mills/ 

kWh. The firm energy rate will be 18.62 

mills/kWh (a Base component of 12.23 

mills/kWh and a Drought Adder 

component of 6.39 mills/kWh) and the 

capacity rate will be $4.88/kWmonth (a 

Base component of $3.21/kWmonth and 

a Drought Adder component of $1.67/ 

kWmonth). This is a 14.9 percent 

increase when compared to the LAP 

firm electric rates under Rate Schedule 

L–F7. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, 

effective December 6, 2001, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to the Administrator 

of Western; (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, to remand, 

or to disapprove such rates to FERC. 

Existing Department of Energy 

procedures for public participation in 

power rate adjustments (10 CFR part 

903) were published on September 18, 

1985. 

Under Delegation Order Nos. 00– 

037.00 and 00–001.00C, 10 CFR part 

903, and 18 CFR part 300, I hereby 

confirm, approve, and place Rate Order 

No. WAPA–142, the proposed LAP firm 

electric service rates, into effect on an 

interim basis. 

The new Rate Schedule L–F8 will be 

promptly submitted to FERC for 

confirmation and approval on a final 

basis. 

Jeffrey F. Kupfer, 

Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy. 

Department of Energy Deputy Secretary 

In the matter of: Western Area Power 

Administration, Rate Adjustment for 

the, Loveland Area Projects; Rate Order 

No. WAPA–142; Order Confirming, 

Approving, and Placing the Loveland 

Area Projects Firm Electric Service 

Rates Into Effect on an Interim Basis 

These rates for the Loveland Area 

Projects were established in accordance 

with section 302 of the Department of 

Energy (DOE) Organization Act (42 

U.S.C. 7152). This 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 

under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 

1093, 32 Stat. 388), as amended and 

supplemented by subsequent laws, 

particularly section (c) of the 

Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 

U.S.C. 485h(c)) and section 5 of the 

Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 

825s); and other acts that specifically 

apply to the project involved. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, 

effective December 6, 2001, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to the Administrator 

of Western; (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, to remand or 

to disapprove such rates to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission. Existing 

DOE procedures for public participation 

in power rate adjustments (10 CFR part 

903) were published on September 18, 

1985. 

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