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with Southwestern’s Integrated System

hydraulically, electrically, or

financially. Instead, the power produced

by the Rayburn project is marketed by

Southwestern as an isolated project

under a contract through which the

customer purchases the entire power

output of the project at the dam. The

Willis project, located on the Neches

River downstream from the Rayburn,

consists of two 4,000 kilowatt

hydroelectric generating units. It, like

the Rayburn project, is marketed as an

isolated project under a contract

through which the customer receives

the entire output of the project for a

period of 50 years as a result of funding

the construction of the hydroelectric

facilities at the project. A separate PRS

is prepared for each project based on its

isolated project determination.

b. Decision and Rationale

Following Department of Energy

Order Number RA 6120.2, the

Administrator, Southwestern, prepared

a Current PRS for the Rayburn project

using the existing annual rate of

$2,168,136. The study indicates that by

maintaining the current rate, surpluses

would result in FY 2018, the year the

project investment is due, and in the

50th year of the study. This is primarily

the result of reduced estimated

replacement investment. The Revised

PRS indicates that by decreasing

revenues $90,504 (4.2 percent) annually,

repayment criteria would continue to be

met.

The Current PRS for the Willis project

indicates that by maintaining the

current rate, a revenue deficit is shown

for the project. This is primarily a result

of an increase in the Corps of Engineers

estimated Operations and Maintenance

costs. The Revised PRS for the Willis

project shows that an increase of

$12,816 (3.8 percent) annually will be

sufficient to satisfy repayment criteria.

This increase would change annual

revenues produced by the Willis Project

from $337,932 to $350,748 and satisfy

the present financial criteria for

repayment of the project.

c. Availability of Information

Opportunity is presented for

customers and interested parties to

receive copies of the studies and

proposed rate schedule for the Rayburn

and Willis projects. If you desire a copy

of the Repayment Study Data Package

for these projects, please submit your

request to: Mr. James W. Sherwood,

Director, Division of Rates and

Repayment, One West Third Street,

Tulsa, OK 74103, (918) 595–6673 or email sherwood@swpa.gov.

A Public Information Forum is

scheduled to be held at 1:30 p.m.,

central daylight time (C.D.T.) Thursday,

June 14, 2001, in Southwestern’s offices,

room 1600, Williams Center Tower 1,

One West Third Street, Tulsa,

Oklahoma. The Forum is to explain to

customers and interested parties the

proposed rates and supporting studies.

The Forum will be conducted by a

chairperson who will be responsible for

orderly procedure. Questions

concerning the rates, studies and

information presented at the forum may

be submitted from interested persons

and will be answered, to the extent

possible, at the forum. Questions not

answered at the Forum will be answered

in writing, except the questions

involving voluminous data contained in

Southwestern’s records may best be

answered by consultation and review of

pertinent records at Southwestern’s

offices. Persons interested in attending

the Public Information Forum should

indicate in writing by 4 p.m., C.D.T.,

Friday, June 8, 2001, their intent to

appear at such Forum. Accordingly, if

no one so indicates their intent to

attend, no such Forum will be held.

A Public Comment Forum is

scheduled to be held at 1:30 p.m.,

C.D.T., Thursday, July 18, 2001, at the

same location established for the Public

Information Forum. At the Public

Comment Forum, interested persons

may submit written comments or make

oral presentations of their views and

comments. This forum will also be

conducted by a chairperson who will be

responsible for orderly procedure.

Southwestern’s representatives will be

present, and they and the chairperson

may ask questions of speakers. The

chairperson may allow others to speak

if time permits. Persons interested in

attending or speaking at the Public

Comment Forum should indicate in

writing by 4 p.m., C.D.T., Friday, July

13, 2001, their intent to appear at such

Forum. Accordingly, if no one so

indicates their intent to attend, no such

Forum will be held.

A transcript of each Forum will be

made. Copies of the transcripts may be

obtained from the transcribing service.

Copies of all documents introduced will

be available from Southwestern upon

request, for a fee. Written comments on

the proposed rates for the Rayburn and

Willis projects are due on or before 90

days from publication of this notice in

the Federal Register. Written comments

should be submitted to the

Administrator, Southwestern Power

Administration, U. S. Department of

Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa,

Oklahoma 74103.

Following review of the oral and

written comments, the Administrator

will submit the rate proposals and the

Power Repayment Studies for the

Rayburn and Willis projects, in support

of the proposed rates, to the Deputy

Secretary of Energy for confirmation and

approval on an interim basis and then

to the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC) for confirmation

and approval on a final basis. The FERC

will allow the public an additional

opportunity to provide written

comments on the proposed rate

adjustments before making a final

decision.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

George C. Grisaffe,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–11928 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration

Post-2004 Resource Pool-Loveland

Area Projects

AGENCY: Western Area Power

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of proposed allocation.

SUMMARY: Western Area Power

Administration (Western), a Federal

power marketing agency of the

Department of Energy (DOE), announces

its Post-2004 Resource Pool Proposed

Allocation of Power developed under

the requirements of Subpart C—Power

Marketing Initiative of the Energy

Planning and Management Program

(Program) Final Rule, 10 CFR part 905.

Western’s call for applications was

published in the Federal Register at 65

FR 12987, March 10, 2000. Applications

for power were accepted at Western’s

Rocky Mountain Customer Service

Region until close of business

September 6, 2000. Review of those

applications resulted in the Proposed

Allocation of Power published in this

notice.

DATES: The comment period on the

Proposed Allocation of Power begins

today and ends September 10, 2001. To

be assured of consideration, Western

must receive all written comments by

the end of the comment period. Western

will hold public information forums

about the proposed allocations on

August 2, 7, and 9, 2001, at the

following locations and times:

1. August 2, 2001, information forum

begins at 10 a.m. in Westminster,

Colorado.

2. August 7, 2001, information forum

begins at 10 a.m. in Casper, Wyoming.

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3. August 9, 2001, information forum

begins at 10 a.m. in Topeka, Kansas.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments

about these proposed allocations to: Mr.

Joel K. Bladow, Regional Manager,

Rocky Mountain Customer Service

Region, Western Area Power

Administration, P.O. Box 3700,

Loveland, CO 80539–3003. Comments

may also be faxed to 970–461–7213 or

e-mailed to

POST2004LAP@WAPA.GOV. All

documentation developed or retained by

Western for the purpose of developing

the proposed allocations is available for

inspection and copying at the Rocky

Mountain Customer Service Region

Office, at 5555 East Crossroads

Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538–8986.

Public information forums will be

held at:

1. Fairfield Inn, 12080 Melody Drive,

Westminster, Colorado.

2. Holiday Inn Casper, 300 West ‘‘F’’

Street, Casper, Wyoming.

3. Capitol Plaza Hotel, 1717 SW

Topeka Boulevard, Topeka, Kansas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron

Steinbach, Power Marketing Manager,

970–461–7322; David Holland, Project

Manager, 970–461–7505; or Susan

Steshyn, Public Utilities Specialist,

970–461–7237. Written requests for

information should be sent to Rocky

Mountain Customer Service Region,

Western Area Power Administration,

P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539–

3003, faxed to 970–461–7213, or emailed to POST2004LAP@WAPA.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western

published Final Post-2004 Resource

Pool Allocation Procedures on August

29, 2000, at 65 FR 52419, to implement

Subpart C—Power Marketing Initiative

of the Program’s Final Rule, 10 CFR part

905, published at 60 FR 54151. The

Program, developed in part to

implement section 114 of the Energy

Policy Act of 1992, became effective on

November 20, 1995. The goal of the

Program is to require planning and

efficient electric energy use by

Western’s long-term firm power

customers and to extend Western’s firm

power resource commitments. One

aspect of the Program is to establish

project-specific power resource pools

and allocate power from these pools to

new preference customers. Those final

procedures, in conjunction with the

Post-1989 Marketing Plan (51 FR 4012,

January 31, 1986), establish the

framework for allocating power from the

resource pool established for the

Loveland Area Projects (LAP). Only

comments relevant to the proposed

allocations will be accepted during the

comment period. After all public

comments have been thoroughly

considered, Western will prepare and

publish the Final Allocations of Power

in the Federal Register.

I. Amount of Pool Resources

Western will allocate up to 4 percent

of the LAP long-term firm hydroelectric

resource available as of October 1, 2004,

as firm power. Current hydrologic

studies indicate that about 28 megawatts

(MW) capacity and 44 Gigawatthours

(GWh) of energy will be available for the

summer season. Approximately 24 MW

capacity and 35 GWh of energy will be

available for the winter season. Firm

power means firm capacity and

associated energy allocated by Western

and subject to the terms and conditions

specified in Western’s long-term firm

power electric service contracts.

II. Proposed Allocation of Power

Written comments on the Proposed

Allocation of Power must be received at

the address above by close of business

on September 10, 2001. Western will

respond to comments received on the

Proposed Allocation of Power and

publish the final allocations after the

end of the comment period.

Western received 40 applications for

the Post-2004 LAP resource pool.

Applicants requested total allocations of

1,900 GWh in the summer season and

1,700 GWh in the winter season.

Proposed seasonal capacity allocations

for all allottees are based on the

proposed seasonal energy data shown in

the following tables and is calculated

from the LAP seasonal plant factors of

36.7 percent in the summer season and

33.4 percent in the winter season. Initial

review of the applications indicated that

6 of the 40 applicants did not meet the

minimum allocation qualifications

published at 65 FR 52419. Review of

data from the remaining 34 applicants

resulted in 25 proposed allocations of

the Post-2004 LAP resource pool.

The proposed allocations for Native

American allottees are shown in this

table.

Native American allottees

Proposed post-2004 power allocation

Summer

kilowatthours

Winter

kilowatthours

Summer

kilowatts

Winter

kilowatts

Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska ....................................... 1,986,640 1,722,043 1,232 1,180

Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas ........................................................ 2,760,701 2,323,337 1,713 1,592

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation ............................................. 5,536,170 4,458,846 3,435 3,056

Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri .............................................. 2,690,754 2,289,904 1,669 1,570

Wind River Reservation (Eastern Shoshone and Northern

Arapaho Tribes) ................................................................... 1,828,963 1,718,007 1,135 1,178

Facilities that represented non Native

American load on the reservations were

not considered as eligible for the

allocation process. Native American

facilities that were completed or

substantially near completion on the

application due date were considered

eligible load. The Native American

seasonal energy data was adjusted to

account for those eligibility factors prior

to the allocation process.

Native American allottees received a

Western hydropower benefit totaling 65

percent of eligible load in both the

summer and winter season based on the

adjusted seasonal energy data

submitted. The 65 percent Western

hydropower benefit is inclusive of

current service received through serving

utilities and future service that will be

received by serving utilities as a result

of this allocation process.

Based on the applications submitted

by the Northern Arapaho and the

Eastern Shoshone tribes, Western could

not differentiate between each tribe’s

load. The data from each tribe was used

to propose an allocation for the Wind

River Reservation instead of each tribe.

The 65 percent Western hydropower

benefit for the Wind River Reservation

includes an estimated allocation from

Western’s Salt Lake City Area Integrated

Projects resource pool and the Western

service currently received from the

Reservation’s serving utility.

After proposed allocations were made

to Native American allottees, utility and

nonutility proposed allocations were

allotted based on a pro-rata share of the

remaining resource pool and application

of the minimum and maximum

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allocation criteria to that pro-rata share. The proposed allocations for utility and

nonutility allottees are listed here.

Utility and nonutility allottees

Proposed post-2004 power allocation

Summer

kilowatthours

Winter

kilowatthours

Summer

kilowatts

Winter

kilowatts

City of Chapman, KS ............................................................... 257,680 169,378 160 116

City of Elwood, KS ................................................................... 169,562 145,528 105 100

City of Eudora, KS ................................................................... 998,125 691,651 619 474

City of Fountain, CO ................................................................ 3,785,880 2,872,807 2,349 1,969

City of Garden City, KS ........................................................... 3,785,880 2,872,807 2,349 1,969

City of Goodland, KS ............................................................... 1,588,254 1,230,315 985 843

City of Horton, KS .................................................................... 441,108 317,470 273 218

City of Hugoton, KS ................................................................. 753,878 637,494 468 437

City of Johnson City, KS ......................................................... 446,670 340,573 277 233

City of Meade, KS ................................................................... 504,527 316,964 313 217

City of Minneapolis, KS ........................................................... 544,660 343,822 338 236

City of Troy, KS ....................................................................... 195,112 152,529 121 105

Doniphan Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., KS ............. 467,191 389,080 290 267

Fort Carson, CO ...................................................................... 3,188,774 2,678,064 1,978 1,836

Kaw Valley Electric, KS ........................................................... 3,334,693 2,486,473 2,069 1,704

Midwest Energy, Inc., KS ........................................................ 3,785,880 2,872,807 2,349 1,969

Nemaha-Marshall Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., KS 1,145,788 984,083 711 674

Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO ......................... 331,820 291,245 206 200

Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, KS .............................. 3,785,880 2,872,807 2,349 1,969

Yellowstone National Park, WY ............................................... 224,113 146,018 139 100

The proposed allocations shown in

the tables above are based on the LAP

marketable resource available at this

time. If the LAP marketable resource is

adjusted in the future, all allocations

will be adjusted accordingly.

III. Review Under the Regulatory

Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5

U.S.C. 601–621 (Act), requires Federal

agencies to perform a regulatory

flexibility analysis if a proposed

regulation is likely to have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. Western has

determined that (1) this rulemaking

relates to services offered by Western,

and, therefore, is not a rule within the

purview of the Act, and (2) the impacts

of an allocation from Western would not

cause an adverse economic impact on a

substantial number of such entities. The

requirements of this Act can be waived

if the head of the agency certifies that

the rule will not, if promulgated, have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities. By

the execution of this Federal Register

notice, Western’s Administrator certifies

that no significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities

will occur.

IV. Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 3501–

3520, Western has received approval

from the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) to collect customer

information in this rule, under control

number 1910–1200.

V. Review Under the National

Environmental Policy Act

Western has completed an

environmental impact statement on the

Program, pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA). The Record of Decision was

published in the Federal Register on

October 12, 1995 (60 FR 53181).

Western’s NEPA review assured all

environmental effects related to these

procedures have been analyzed.

VI. Determination Under Executive

Order 12866

DOE has determined that this is not

a significant regulatory action because it

does not meet the criteria of Executive

Order 12866, 58 FR 51735. Western has

an exemption from centralized

regulatory review under Executive

Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance

of this notice by OMB is required.

Dated: April 30, 2001.

Michael S. Hacskaylo,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–11927 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6617–8]

Environmental Impacts Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 or www.epa.gov/oeca/of.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed April 30, 2001 Through May 04,

2001

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 010151, Draft EIS, AFS, IL,

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie,

Proposed Land and Resource

Management Plan, Implementation,

Prairie Plan Development, Will

County, IL, Comment Period Ends:

September 06, 2001, Contact: Renee

Thakali (815) 423–6370.

EIS No. 010152, Final EIS, USA,

Programmatic EIS—Transportable

Treatment Systems for Non-Stockpile

Chemical Warfare Material (CWM), To

Destroy Non-Stockpile in order to

Protect Human, Health, Safety and the

Environment, To Comply with the

International Treaty, Nationwide,

Wait Period Ends: June 11, 2001,

Contact: John Gieseking (410) 436–

8737.

EIS No. 010153, Draft Supplement,

BLM, MT, Zortman and Landusky

Mines Reclamation Plan,

Modifications and Mine Life

Extensions, Updated Information To

Analyze Additional Reclamation

Alternatives, Approval of Mine