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3 La. Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. Entergy Corp., et al., 

175 FERC ¶ 61,042 (2020). 

1 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 

(Feb. 21, 2019). 

(Commission) Order issued dated April 

15, 2021.3

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). 

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 notice of 

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. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

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In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, The Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

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Enter the docket number excluding the 

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field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on September 15, 2021. 

Dated: August 25, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Management Center—Rate Order No. 

WAPA–195 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of rate order concerning 

joint dispatch transmission service 

formula rate for use under the Western 

Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) 

Market. 

SUMMARY: The formula rate for the 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Management Center (CRSP MC) of the 

Western Area Power Administration 

(WAPA) to use under the WEIS Market 

(Provisional Formula Rate) has been 

confirmed, approved, and placed into 

effect on an interim basis. This formula 

rate, approved under the WAPA 

Administrator’s authority to establish 

rates for short term sales, expires on 

September 30, 2021. No changes were 

made to this formula rate for short-term 

sales under Rate Schedule SP–NFJDT 

(joint dispatch transmission service). 

CRSP MC has converted its existing rate 

for short-term sales for use under the 

WEIS Market to a long-term formula 

rate. 

DATES: The Provisional Formula Rate 

under Rate Schedule SP–NFJDT (joint 

dispatch transmission service) is 

effective on the first day of the first full 

billing period beginning on or after 

October 1, 2021, and will remain in 

effect through September 30, 2024, 

pending confirmation and approval by 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) on a final basis or 

until superseded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy A. Vigil, Colorado River 

Storage Project Management Center 

Manager, Western Area Power 

Administration, 1800 South Rio Grande 

Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401, email: 

CRSPMC-rate-adj@wapa.gov, or Thomas 

J. Hackett, Rates Manager, Colorado 

River Storage Project Management 

Center, Western Area Power 

Administration, (801) 524–5503, email: 

hackett@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 29, 2020, WAPA’s 

Administrator approved the rate for 

short-term sales for CRSP MC to use 

under the WEIS Market, which created 

a new Rate Schedule, SP–NFJDT (joint 

dispatch transmission service), for the 

8-month period of February 1, 2021, 

through September 30, 2021. 

WAPA published a Federal Register 

notice (Proposed FRN) on April 23, 

2021 (86 FR 21726), proposing to 

convert the rate for short-term sales for 

CRSP MC to use under the WEIS Market 

to a long-term formula rate for use 

October 1, 2021, through September 30, 

2026. The Proposed FRN also initiated 

a 30-day public consultation and 

comment period. The Proposed FRN 

stated a term of 5 years for the long-term 

formula rate, but, as discussed in Rate 

Order No. WAPA–195, WAPA has 

determined that a 3-year term would be 

more appropriate, making the effective 

dates October 1, 2021, through 

September 30, 2024. 

Legal Authority 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, 

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 on a final 

basis, remand, or disapprove such rates 

to FERC. By Delegation Order No. S1– 

DEL–S4–2021, effective February 25, 

2021, the Acting 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 Science (and Energy). By 

Redelegation Order No. S4–DEL–OE1– 

2021, effective March 25, 2021, the 

Acting Under Secretary for Science (and 

Energy) redelegated the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Assistant Secretary for Electricity. By 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10–05, 

effective July 8, 2020, the Assistant 

Secretary for Electricity further 

delegated the authority to confirm, 

approve, and place such rates into effect 

on an interim basis to WAPA’s 

Administrator. This redelegation order, 

despite predating the February 2021 and 

March 2021 delegations, remains valid. 

This rate action is issued under the 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10–05 

and Department of Energy procedures 

for public participation in rate 

adjustments as set forth at 10 CFR part 

903.1

Following review of CRSP MC’s 

proposal, I hereby confirm, approve, 

and place Rate Order No. WAPA–195, 

which provides a formula rate for joint 

dispatch transmission service for use 

under the WEIS Market, into effect on 

an interim basis. WAPA will submit 

Rate Order No. WAPA–195 to FERC for 


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2This 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. 

3 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 

(Feb. 21, 2019). 

confirmation and approval on a final 

basis. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

ADMINISTRATOR, WESTERN AREA 

POWER ADMINISTRATION 

In the Matter of: Western Area Power 

Administration, Colorado River 

Storage Project Management Center, 

Rate Adjustment for Colorado River 

Storage Project, Joint Dispatch 

Transmission Service 

Rate Order No. WAPA–195 

Order Confirming, Approving, and 

Placing Formula Rate for the Colorado 

River Storage Project Into Effect on an 

Interim Basis 

The formula rate in Rate Order No. 

WAPA–195 is established following 

section 302 of the Department of Energy 

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

7152).2

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, 

effective November 19, 2016, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to the Western Area 

Power Administration’s (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 on a final 

basis, remand, or disapprove such rates 

to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC). By Delegation 

Order No. S1–DEL–S4–2021, effective 

February 25, 2021, the Acting 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 Science (and 

Energy). By Redelegation Order No. S4– 

DEL–OE1–2021, effective March 25, 

2021, the Acting Under Secretary for 

Science (and Energy) redelegated the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

such rates into effect on an interim basis 

to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity. 

By Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10– 

05, effective July 8, 2020, the Assistant 

Secretary for Electricity further 

delegated the authority to confirm, 

approve, and place such rates into effect 

on an interim basis to WAPA’s 

Administrator. This redelegation order, 

despite predating the February 2021 and 

March 2021 delegations, remains valid. 

This rate action is issued under the 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10–05 

and Department of Energy procedures 

for public participation in rate 

adjustments as set forth at 10 CFR part 

903.3

Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions 

As used in this Rate Order, the 

following acronyms, terms, and 

definitions apply: 

$/MWh: Dollars per megawatt-hour. 

Customer Rate Brochure: Document 

that further explains the rate 

methodologies under Rate Order No. 

WAPA–195. 

CRCM: The North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation (NERC)- 

registered Joint Dispatch Transmission 

Service Provider for WAPA’s Colorado 

River Storage Project Management 

Center (CRSP MC) transmission 

facilities included in the Transmission 

System within the Western Energy 

Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market 

Footprint. 

Fiscal Year: October 1 to September 

30. 

NEPA: National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended. 

Provisional Formula Rate: Formula 

rate confirmed, approved, and placed 

into effect on an interim basis by the 

Secretary or their designee. 

Transmission System: The facilities 

owned, controlled, or operated by the 

CRSP MC that are used to provide 

transmission service. 

WEIS Market Footprint: The loads and 

WEIS Market Resources that are located 

within the Balancing Authority Areas 

participating in the WEIS Market under 

the WEIS Tariff. The WEIS Market is the 

market for imbalance energy 

administered by Southwest Power Pool 

in the Western Interconnection. 

Effective Date 

The Provisional Formula Rate 

Schedule SP–NFJDT (joint dispatch 

transmission service) will take effect on 

the first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after October 1, 

2021, and will remain in effect through 

September 30, 2024, pending approval 

by FERC on a final basis or until 

superseded. 

Public Notice and Comment 

CRSP MC followed the Procedures for 

Public Participation in Power and 

Transmission Rate Adjustments and 

Extensions, 10 CFR part 903, in 

developing this formula rate. Following 

are the steps CRSP MC took to involve 

interested parties in the rate process: 

1. On April 23, 2021, a Federal 

Register notice (86 FR 21726) (Proposal 

FRN) announced the proposed formula 

rate and launched a 30-day public 

consultation and comment period. 

2. On April 23, 2021, the CRSP MC 

notified CRSP MC Customers and 

interested parties of the proposed rate 

and provided a copy of the published 

Proposal FRN. 

3. CRSP MC provided a website that 

contains all dates, customer letters, 

presentations, FRNs, Customer Rate 

Brochure, and other information about 

this rate process. The website is located 

at: https://www.wapa.gov/regions/ 

CRSP/rates/Pages/CRSP-WEIS.aspx. 

4. During the 30-day consultation and 

comment period, which ended on May 

24, 2021, CRSP MC received one written 

comment letter. The comments and 

CRSP MC’s responses are addressed 

below. All comments have been 

considered in preparation of this Rate 

Order. 

Written comments were received from 

the following organization: 

Colorado River Energy Distributors 

Association, Arizona. 

Joint Dispatch Transmission Service 

CRSP MC converted its rate for shortterm sales for use under the WEIS 

Market to a long-term formula rate. The 

rate schedule did not change in the 

process. The formula rate is designed to 

recover the annual costs of providing 

the service, as applicable, on an annual 

basis effective October 1 of each fiscal 

year. 

For further details and explanations 

regarding this service, please see the 

final version of the Customer Rate 

Brochure dated July 26, 2021, located at: 

https://www.wapa.gov/regions/CRSP/ 

rates/Pages/CRSP-WEIS.aspx. 

Comments 

The CRSP MC received one written 

comment letter during the public 

consultation and comment period. The 

comments expressed have been 

paraphrased, where appropriate, 

without compromising the meaning of 

the comments. 

A. Comment: Commenter asked the 

CRSP MC to consider a 3-year term to 

run concurrently with the Rocky 

Mountain Region’s (RMR) rates for 

participation in the WEIS Market. RMR 

sought a 3-year term to give ‘‘RMR time 

to refine the WEIS Market 

implementation and investigate the 

potential expansion of and participation 

in the Southwest Power Pool Regional 

Transmission Organization.’’ 

Response: CRSP MC agrees with the 

commenter’s rationale and will also use 

the 3-year term for the same reason. 

B. Comment: Commenter 

recommended terminology should be 


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4The 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). 

described or defined to allow the Rate 

Schedule to stand on its own and to 

consider defining ‘‘CRCM,’’ 

‘‘Transmission System,’’ and ‘‘WEIS 

Market Footprint.’’ 

Response: All terms were added to the 

Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions 

section above. 

C. Comment: Commenter asked where 

specific description of the Transmission 

System and WEIS Market Footprint can 

be found. 

Response: CRSP MC has made edits to 

the final version of the Customer Rate 

Brochure to coincide with the 

suggestions. Additionally, Attachment R 

to WAPA’s Open Access Transmission 

Tariff (OATT) contains provisions for 

the WEIS Market. 

Certification of Rates 

I certified that the Provisional 

Formula Rate for CRSP MC under Rate 

Schedule SP–NFJDT (joint dispatch 

transmission service) is the lowest 

possible rate, consistent with sound 

business principles. The Provisional 

Formula Rate was developed following 

administrative policies and applicable 

laws. 

Availability of Information 

Information about this rate 

adjustment, including the customer rate 

brochure, comments, letters, 

memorandums, and other supporting 

materials that were used to develop the 

Provisional Formula Rate, is available 

for inspection and copying at the 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Management Center Office, 1800 South 

Rio Grande Avenue, Montrose, CO. 

Many of these documents are also 

available on WAPA’s website at https:// 

www.wapa.gov/regions/CRSP/rates/ 

Pages/CRSP-WEIS.aspx. 

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

WAPA has determined that this 

action fits within the following 

categorical exclusions listed in 

appendix B to subpart D of 10 CFR 

1021.410: B4.3 (Electric power 

marketing rate changes) and B4.4 

(Power marketing services and 

activities). Categorically excluded 

projects and activities do not require 

preparation of either an environmental 

impact statement or an environmental 

assessment.4 Specifically, WAPA has 

determined that this rulemaking is 

consistent with activities identified in 

part B4, Categorical Exclusions 

Applicable to Specific Agency Actions 

(see 10 CFR part 1021, appendix B to 

subpart D, part B4). A copy of the 

categorical exclusion determination is 

available on WAPA’s website at: https:// 

www.wapa.gov/regions/CRSP/ 

environment/Pages/environment.aspx. 

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 Rate 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–195. The rate will remain in 

effect on an interim basis until: (1) FERC 

confirms and approves it on a final 

basis; (2) a subsequent rate is confirmed 

and approved; or (3) such rate is 

superseded. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on August 23, 2021, 

by Tracey A. LeBeau, Interim 

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 August 25, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

Rate Schedule SP–NFJDT 

SCHEDULE 8R to OATT Attachment 

(Supersedes Rate Schedule SP–NFJDT 

dated February 1, 2021, through 

September 30, 2021) 

United States Department of Energy 

Western Area Power Administration 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Management Center 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Joint Dispatch Transmission Service 

(Approved Under Rate Order No. 

WAPA–195) 

Effective 

The first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after October 1, 

2021, and extending through September 

30, 2024, or until superseded by another 

rate schedule, whichever occurs earlier. 

Applicable 

This rate schedule applies to the 

Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) 

as the Transmission Service Provider 

(TSP) when the Colorado River Storage 

Project Management Center is 

participating in the Western Energy 

Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market. The 

Joint Dispatch Transmission Service 

(JDTS) Customer shall compensate the 

CRSP TSP for JDTS commensurate with 

the receipt or delivery of energy 

dispatched for the JDTS Customer 

pursuant to the WEIS Tariff under the 

formula rate described herein. 

Formula Rate 

Hourly delivery: 

On-Peak Hours: the on-peak charge 

$0.00/MWh 

Off-Peak Hours: the off-peak charge 

$0.00/MWh 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Loveland Area Projects and Western 

Area Colorado Missouri Balancing 

Authority—Rate Order No. WAPA–197 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of rate order concerning 

transmission, energy and generator 

imbalance, and losses formula rates for 


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