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1On November 16, 2011, DOE’s Acting General 

Counsel restated the delegations to Western’s 

Administrator of all the authorities of the General 

Counsel respecting Environmental Impact 

Statements. 

Recovery Implementation Program (RIP) 

for Endangered Fish Species in the 

Upper Colorado River Basin was 

initiated on January 22, 1988. 

The RIP was intended to be the 

reasonable and prudent alternative for 

individual projects to avoid the 

likelihood of jeopardy to the endangered 

fishes from depletions from the Upper 

Colorado River Basin. A Section 7 

agreement was implemented on October 

15, 1993, by RIP participants, and on 

December 20, 1999, the Service issued 

a Final Programmatic Biological 

Opinion (PBO), Operation and 

Depletions, Other Depletions, and 

Funding and Implementation of 

Recovery Program Actions in the Upper 

Colorado River above the Confluence 

with the Gunnison River. The Service 

determined that the Project fits under 

the umbrella of the Colorado River RIP 

and PBO and would avoid the 

likelihood of jeopardy and/or adverse 

modification of critical habitat for 

depletion impacts. Under the PBO, the 

Subdistrict will make a monetary 

contribution for the 21,317 AF of 

Colorado River water depletions to 

support the recovery efforts for these 

species in accordance with the RIP 

Recovery Action Plan. 

Alternatives Considered 

Reclamation considered in detail five 

alternatives, including Alternative 1— 

the No-action Alternative. This 

alternative consisted of continuation of 

operations under existing water rights 

and agreements between Reclamation 

and the Subdistrict for conveyance of 

the Windy Gap Project water through 

existing C–BT Project facilities and the 

reasonably foreseeable enlargement of 

Ralph Price Reservoir. 

Alternative 2—Chimney Hollow 

Reservoir (Proposed Action). Alternative 

2 included construction of a 90,000 AF 

Chimney Hollow Reservoir on the East 

Slope, with the ability to store C–BT 

Project water there. Water would be 

conveyed to Chimney Hollow Reservoir 

via a new pipeline connection to 

existing East Slope C–BT Project 

facilities but no new West Slope 

infrastructure would be constructed. 

This alternative would require Western 

to move its existing Estes-Lyons 115-kV 

transmission line away from the 

proposed Chimney Hollow Reservoir 

site to avoid inundation. 

Alternative 3—Chimney Hollow 

Reservoir and Jasper East Reservoir. 

Alternative 3 was a combination of 

constructing a 70,000 AF Chimney 

Hollow Reservoir on the East Slope and 

a 20,000 AF Jasper East Reservoir on the 

West Slope. A new 1-mile pipeline 

would connect Jasper East Reservoir to 

the existing Windy Gap pipeline that 

delivers water to Granby Reservoir. The 

existing C–BT Willow Creek Pump 

Station, forebay, and portions of the 

canal and pipeline would be relocated. 

This alternative would require Western 

to move its existing Estes-Lyons 115-kV 

transmission line away from the 

proposed Chimney Hollow Reservoir 

site to avoid inundation. 

Alternative 4—Chimney Hollow 

Reservoir and Rockwell/Mueller Creek 

Reservoir. This alternative is a 

combination of a 70,000 AF Chimney 

Hollow Reservoir on the East Slope and 

a 20,000 AF Rockwell/Mueller Creek 

Reservoir (Rockwell Reservoir) on the 

West Slope, a new pipeline connection 

to the existing Windy Gap pump station 

and a new 3.3-mile pipeline to Rockwell 

Reservoir. This alternative would 

require Western to move its existing 

Estes-Lyons 115-kV transmission line 

away from the proposed Chimney 

Hollow Reservoir site to avoid 

inundation. 

Alternative 5—Dry Creek Reservoir 

and Rockwell/Mueller Creek Reservoir. 

This alternative is a combination of a 

60,000 AF Dry Creek Reservoir on the 

East Slope, a 30,000 AF Rockwell 

Reservoir on the West Slope, and a new 

3.4-mile pipeline and connection to the 

existing Windy Gap pump station. This 

alternative would require no action by 

Western. 

Reclamation considers both the No 

Action Alternative and Alternative 2— 

Chimney Hollow Reservoir to be the 

environmentally preferable alternatives 

because of each alternative’s relative 

overall effect on natural resources as 

described in their ROD. 

Mitigation 

The EIS analysis includes 

identification of standard construction 

mitigation measures for transmission 

line construction. Western will adhere 

to its standard construction mitigation 

measures described in the EIS. Longterm operations of the transmission line 

will follow Western’s standard 

operating procedures and will not be 

affected by this action. A Mitigation 

Action Plan is not required for 

Western’s proposed action. 

Decision 

Western’s decision is to modify its 

transmission system as described above 

in support of Reclamation’s decision to 

select Alternative 2—Chimney Hollow 

Reservoir.1 This ROD was prepared 

following the requirements of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations for Implementing the 

Procedural Provisions of the NEPA (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508) and DOE’s NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 

1021). 

Dated: January 14, 2016. 

Mark A. Gabriel, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Desert Southwest Customer Service 

Region Network Integration 

Transmission Service and Ancillary 

Services—Rate Order No. WAPA–175 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Formula 

Rates for Network Integration 

Transmission Service and Ancillary 

Services. 

SUMMARY: The Western Area Power 

Administration (Western) Parker-Davis 

(P–DP) and Pacific Northwest-Pacific 

Southwest Intertie (Intertie) Projects’ 

Network Integration Transmission 

Service (NITS) formula rates under Rate 

Schedules PD–NTS3, INT–NTS3 and 

Western Area Lower Colorado Balancing 

Authority’s (WALC) Ancillary Services 

formula rates under Rate Schedules 

DSW–SD3, DSW–RS3, DSW–FR3, 

DSW–EI3, DSW–GI1, DSW–SPR3, and 

DSW–SUR3 expire on September 30, 

2016. Western is proposing 

modifications to the existing formula 

rate schedules and adding two new rate 

schedules, referred to as Transmission 

Losses Services (DSW–TL1) and Penalty 

Rate for Unreserved Use of 

Transmission Service (DSW–UU1). 

Western will prepare a brochure that 

provides detailed information on the 

proposed formula rates. If adopted, the 

proposed formula rates, under Rate 

Schedules PD–NTS4, INT–NTS4, DSW– 

TL1, DSW–UU1, DSW–SD4, DSW–RS4, 

DSW–FR4, DSW–EI4, DSW–GI2, DSW– 

SPR4, and DSW–SUR4 will become 

effective October 1, 2016, and will 

remain in effect through September 30, 

2021, or until superseded. Publication 

of this Federal Register notice (FRN) 

begins the formal process for the 

proposed formula rates. 

DATES: The consultation and comment 

period begins today and will end May 

3, 2016. Western will present a detailed 

explanation of the proposed formula 

rates and other modifications addressed 

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1WAPA–151 was approved by FERC on a final 

basis on March 5, 2012, in Docket No. EF11–14–000 

(138 FERC ¶ 62,198). 

in this FRN at a public information 

forum that will be held on March 30, 

2016, from 10 a.m. to no later than 12 

p.m. MST. Western will accept oral and 

written comments at a public comment 

forum that will be held on March 30, 

2016, from 1 p.m. to no later than 3 p.m. 

MST. Western will accept written 

comments any time during the 

consultation and comment period. 

ADDRESSES: The location for both the 

public information forum and the public 

comment forum is the Western Area 

Power Administration, Desert 

Southwest Customer Service Regional 

Office, located at 615 South 43 Avenue, 

Phoenix, Arizona, 85009. Send written 

comments to Mr. Ronald E. Moulton, 

Regional Manager, Desert Southwest 

Customer Service Region, Western Area 

Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, 

Phoenix, Arizona 85005–6457, email 

moulton@wapa.gov. Written comments 

may also be faxed to (602) 605–2490, 

attention: Mr. Scott Lund, Rates 

Manager. Western will post information 

about the rate process, as well as 

comments received via letter, email, and 

fax, on its Web site at: http://

www.wapa.gov/regions/DSW/Rates/

Pages/ancillary-rates-2017.aspx. 

Written comments must be received by 

the end of the consultation and 

comment period to be considered by 

Western in its decision process. 

As access to Western facilities is 

controlled, any United States (U.S.) 

citizen wishing to attend must present 

an official form of picture identification 

(ID) such as a U.S. driver’s license, U.S. 

passport, U.S. Government ID, or U.S. 

Military ID prior to signing into 

Western. Foreign nationals should 

contact Western via Mr. Scott Lund, 

Rates Manager, telephone (602) 605– 

2442 or email slund@wapa.gov 30 days 

in advance of the meeting to obtain the 

necessary form for admittance to 

Western’s Desert Southwest Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Scott Lund, Rates Manager, Desert 

Southwest Customer Service Region, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, Arizona 85005– 

6457, telephone (602) 605–2442 or 

email slund@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

existing formula rate schedules 

approved under Rate Order No. WAPA– 

151,1 charges are recalculated annually 

using updated financial and load 

information, as applicable. The 

proposed formula rates continue this 

approach. If adopted, these proposed 

formula rates will be in effect October 

1, 2016, through September 30, 2021. 

This FRN describes proposed changes to 

the services referenced below. 

Transmission Services 

Network Integration Transmission 

Service (Rate Schedule PD–NTS4 and 

INT–NTS4) 

Western proposes no changes to the 

NITS formula rates on the P–DP and 

Intertie, but proposes to make minor 

editorial changes to the rate schedule. 

Those edits would consist of removing 

the section setting forth the annual 

revenue requirements as well as moving 

the transmission losses language to a 

new rate schedule. In the future, the 

revenue requirements will be identified 

in a separate tracking document posted 

on Western’s Web site, as well as posted 

on Western’s Transmission Services 

Open Access Same Time Information 

System (OASIS) Web site for WALC. 

Transmission Losses Service (Rate 

Schedule DSW–TL1) 

Western proposes no changes to the 

existing transmission losses language 

and application; instead, it proposes 

moving the loss adjustment sections for 

each project into a single WALC formula 

rate schedule. This single WALC 

formula rate schedule will supersede 

the language in the existing individual 

schedules. WALC loss rates were 

developed in 2004 and are applied in 

three of Western’s transmission systems: 

P–DP, Intertie and Central Arizona 

Project (CAP). Creating a single WALC 

formula rate schedule for transmission 

losses will ensure consistent language 

across projects. 

Penalty Rate for Unreserved Use of 

Transmission Service (Rate Schedule 

DSW–UU1) 

Western proposes creating a new 

formula rate schedule for Penalty Rate 

for Unreserved Use of Transmission 

Service. Although charges are already 

assessed in each transmission rate 

schedule for any unreserved use of the 

transmission system, creating a new 

schedule will allow for consistent 

treatment across projects. 

The proposed charge for unreserved 

use is two times the maximum 

allowable rate for the service at issue, 

assessed as follows: The penalty for a 

single hour of unreserved use is based 

on the daily short-term transmission 

rate. The penalty for more than one 

instance of unreserved use for any given 

duration (e.g., daily) increases to the 

next longest duration (e.g., weekly). The 

penalty for multiple instances of 

unreserved use (e.g., more than one 

hour) within a day is based on the daily 

rate for short-term transmission service. 

The penalty for multiple instances of 

unreserved use isolated to one calendar 

week is based on the weekly short-term 

rate. The penalty for multiple instances 

of unreserved use during more than one 

week in a calendar month is based on 

the monthly short-term rate. 

A customer that exceeds its reserved 

capacity at any point of receipt or point 

of delivery, or a customer that uses 

transmission service at a point of receipt 

or point of delivery that it has not 

reserved, is required to pay for all 

Ancillary Services provided by WALC 

and associated with the unreserved use. 

Customers must pay for Ancillary 

Services based on the amount of 

transmission service used and not 

reserved. 

Ancillary Services 

Scheduling, System Control, and 

Dispatch Service (Rate Schedule DSW– 

SD4) 

Western proposes no changes to the 

Scheduling, System Control, and 

Dispatch formula rate, but plans to make 

minor editorial changes to the rate 

schedule. Those edits would consist of 

minor changes to the language within 

the ‘‘applicable’’ section and removing 

the section setting forth the annual 

charge. In the future, the annual charge 

will be identified in a separate tracking 

document posted on Western’s Web site 

as well as the WALC OASIS Web site. 

Reactive Supply and Voltage Control 

From Generation or Other Sources 

Service (Rate Schedule DSW–RS4) 

Western proposes no changes to the 

Reactive Supply and Voltage Control 

from Generation or Other Sources 

Service formula rate, but proposes to 

make minor editorial changes to the rate 

schedule. Those edits would consist of 

minor changes to the language within 

the ‘‘applicable’’ section and removing 

the section setting forth the annual 

charge. In the future, the annual charge 

will be identified in a separate tracking 

document posted on Western’s Web site 

as well as the WALC OASIS Web site. 

Regulation and Frequency Response 

Service (Rate Schedule DSW–FR4) 

In order to more accurately allocate 

costs based on cost causation principles, 

Western is proposing a change to the 

current load-based assessment of the 

Regulation and Frequency Response 

Service (Regulation Service) formula 

rate. The current load-based assessment 

is applicable to (1) all load inside WALC 

and (2) installed nameplate capacity of 

all intermittent resources serving load 

inside WALC. 

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Western is not proposing any changes 

to the application of the load-based 

assessment for the load inside WALC. 

The charge will continue to be one-forone for each megawatt (MW) of load 

inside WALC. Western is, however, 

proposing to modify the one-for-one 

MW load-based assessment for the 

installed nameplate of intermittent 

resources serving load inside WALC. It 

would instead include a ‘‘variable 

capacity multiplier’’ to be applied to the 

installed capacity for Variable Energy 

Resources (VER) serving load inside 

WALC. 

The proposed formula rate for 

Regulation Service is as follows: 

Regulation Service is necessary to 

provide continuous balancing of 

resources with obligations and for 

maintaining scheduled interconnection 

frequency at sixty cycles per second (60 

Hz). Regulation Service is accomplished 

by committing on-line generation whose 

output is raised or lowered as necessary, 

predominantly through the use of 

automatic generation control equipment 

to follow moment-by-moment changes 

in load. The obligation to maintain this 

balance between resources and load lies 

with the Transmission Service Provider 

(TSP) or the Control Area operator who 

performs this function for the TSP. The 

TSP must offer this service when the 

transmission service is used to serve 

load within its balancing authority area. 

Western markets the maximum 

amount of power from its Federal 

projects, leaving little flexibility for 

additional regulation needs within 

WALC. Connecting VER to the system 

would result in a significant increase in 

regulation needs and costs, and present 

operational constraints in managing the 

significant fluctuations normally 

associated with VER. These costs get 

spread to all customers taking 

Regulation Service regardless of their 

ability or inability to influence the 

condition. 

The Annual Revenue Requirement for 

Regulation Service will not be affected 

by the inclusion of the multipliers. The 

proposed change will result in the 

denominator increasing because more 

units of capacity will be charged, which 

in turn will cause the overall Regulation 

Service charge to be lower. The lower 

charge will then be allocated to each 

unit of capacity, thereby lowering the 

costs incurred by the load and assigning 

more of the costs for regulating capacity 

to those customers predominately 

contributing to the need for Regulation 

Service. 

In order to determine the ‘‘variable 

capacity multipliers’’, Western has 

developed a regulation analysis tool that 

will allow WALC to determine the 

hourly impacts of both load and variable 

energy generation on WALC. The 

regulation analysis tool focuses on 95 

percent (%) of the events where WALC’s 

Area Control Error limit was exceeded 

within the 10 minute duration range. 

WALC does not have a significant 

amount of wind or solar generation 

impacting its balancing authority area 

and, therefore, does not have sufficient 

data to perform a thorough analysis at 

this time. Therefore, Western proposes 

to assess a wind and solar capacity 

multiplier of 1.00 or 100%. This number 

does not change the current 

denominator, but it allows the 

denominator to change if and when VER 

becomes a resource within WALC. 

In addition, Western proposes to 

make minor editorial changes to the 

Regulation Service rate schedule. Those 

edits would consist of minor changes to 

the language within the ‘‘applicable’’ 

section and removing the section setting 

forth the annual charge. In the future, 

the annual charge will be identified in 

a separate tracking document posted on 

Western’s Web site as well as the WALC 

OASIS Web site. 

Energy and Generator Imbalance 

Services (Rate Schedules DSW–EI4 and 

DSW–GI2) 

Western is proposing a change to the 

off-peak penalty bandwidths for Energy 

and Generator Imbalance Services 

(Imbalance Services). The off-peak 

penalty and bandwidth structure will 

consist of three deviation bands similar 

to the on-peak structure. This would 

coincide with FERC Order 890 

guidelines with adjustments for WALC 

operating conditions. The proposed 

bandwidths are as follows: 

(1) Off-Peak Hours +/¥ 0 percent to 

1.5 percent of metered load/generation 

(0 to 4 MW minimum) with no penalty 

within bandwidth. 

(2) Off-Peak Hours +/¥1.5 percent to 

7.5 percent of metered load/generation 

(4 to 10 MW minimum) with 110 

percent return for under-deliveries and 

75 percent return for over-deliveries. 

(3) Off-Peak Hours > +/¥7.5 percent 

of metered load/generation (>10 MW 

minimum) with 125 percent return for 

under-deliveries and 60 percent for 

over-deliveries. 

In addition, Western proposes to 

make minor editorial changes to the 

Imbalance Services rate schedules. 

Those edits would consist of minor 

changes to the language within the 

‘‘applicable’’ section and removing the 

section setting forth the annual charge. 

In the future, the annual charge will be 

identified in a separate tracking 

document posted on Western’s Web site 

as well as the WALC OASIS Web site. 

Operating Reserves Service—Spinning 

and Supplemental (Rate Schedules 

DSW–SPR4 and DSW–SUR4) 

Western proposes no changes to the 

Spinning and Supplemental Reserves 

Service formula rates, but proposes to 

make minor editorial changes to the rate 

schedules. Those edits would consist of 

changes to the language within the 

‘‘applicable’’ section and removing the 

section setting forth the annual charge. 

In the future, the annual charge will be 

identified in a separate tracking 

document posted on Western’s Web site 

as well as the WALC OASIS Web site. 


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1WAPA–155 was approved by the Deputy 

Secretary of Energy on September 2, 2011 (76 FR 

61184), and confirmed and approved by FERC on 

a final basis on December 2, 2011, in Docket No. 

EF11–10–000. See United States Department of 

Energy, Western Area Power Administration, 137 

FERC ¶ 62,200. 

Legal Authority 

Western will hold both a public 

information forum and a public 

comment forum. After review of public 

comments, Western will take further 

action on the proposed formula rates 

and other modifications addressed in 

this FRN, and follow procedures for 

public participation consistent with 10 

CFR part 903. 

Western is establishing P–DP and 

Intertie NITS and WALC Ancillary 

Services formula rates under the 

Department of Energy (DOE) 

Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152); the 

Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 

Stat. 388), as amended and 

supplemented by subsequent 

enactments, particularly section 9(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 specifically 

applicable to the projects involved. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00A, 

effective December 25, 2013, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to Western’s 

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, to remand, 

or to disapprove such rates to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 

Availability of Information 

All brochures, studies, comments, 

letters, memorandums, or other 

documents Western initiates or uses to 

develop the proposed formula rates are 

available for inspection and copying at 

the Desert Southwest Customer Service 

Regional Office, Western Area Power 

Administration, located at 615 South 

43rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85009. 

Many of these documents and 

supporting information are available on 

Western’s Web site at: http://

www.wapa.gov/regions/DSW/Rates/

Pages/ancillary-rates-2017.aspx. 

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, 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), Western 

is in the process of determining whether 

an environmental assessment or an 

environmental impact statement should 

be prepared or if this action can be 

categorically excluded from those 

requirements. 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

Western 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. 

Dated: January 20, 2016. 

Mark A. Gabriel, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Rocky Mountain Region Transmission, 

Ancillary Services, and Sale of Surplus 

Products—Rate Order No. WAPA–174 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed 

Transmission, Ancillary Services, and 

Sale of Surplus Products Formula Rates. 

SUMMARY: The Western Area Power 

Administration (Western) Loveland 

Area Projects’ (LAP) Transmission and 

Western Area Colorado Missouri 

Balancing Authority’s (WACM) 

Ancillary Services formula rates under 

Rate Schedules L–NT1, L–FPT1, L– 

NFPT1, L–AS1, L–AS2, L–AS3, L–AS4, 

L–AS5, L–AS6, L–AS7, L–AS9, and L– 

UU1 expire on September 30, 2016. 

Western is proposing modifications to 

the existing formula rate schedules and 

also is proposing to add a new rate 

schedule, referred to as ‘‘LAP Marketing 

Sale of Surplus Products, L–M1.’’ 

Western has prepared a brochure that 

provides detailed information on the 

proposed formula rates. If adopted, the 

proposed formula rates, under Rate 

Schedules L–NT1, L–FPT1, L–NFPT1, 

L–AS1, L–AS2, L–AS3, L–AS4, L–AS5, 

L–AS6, L–AS7, L–AS9, L–UU1, and L– 

M1, will become effective October 1, 

2016, and will remain in effect through 

September 30, 2021, or until 

superseded. Publication of this Federal 

Register notice (FRN) begins the formal 

process for consideration of the 

proposed formula rates. 

DATES: The consultation and comment 

period begins today and will end May 

3, 2016. Western will present a detailed 

explanation of the proposed formula 

rates and other modifications addressed 

within this FRN at a public information 

forum that will be held on March 28, 

2016, at noon MDT. Western will accept 

oral and written comments at a public 

comment forum that will be held on 

March 28, 2016, from 2:30 p.m. to no 

later than 4:00 p.m. MDT. Western will 

accept written comments any time 

during the consultation and comment 

period. 

ADDRESSES: The location for both the 

public information forum and the public 

comment forum is the Western Area 

Power Administration, Rocky Mountain 

Region, 5555 East Crossroads Boulevard, 

Loveland, Colorado. Send written 

comments to Mr. Bradley S. Warren, 

Senior Vice President, Rocky Mountain 

Regional Manager, Western Area Power 

Administration, 5555 East Crossroads 

Boulevard, Loveland, Colorado 80538– 

8986, or at email LAPTransAdj@

wapa.gov. Western will post 

information about the rate process, as 

well as comments received via letter 

and email, on its Web site at: http://

www.wapa.gov/regions/RM/rates/Pages/

2017-rate-adjustment.aspx. Written 

comments must be received by the end 

of the consultation and comment period 

to be considered by Western in its 

decision process. 

As access to Western facilities is 

controlled, any United States (U.S.) 

citizen wishing to attend must present 

an official form of picture identification 

(ID), such as a U.S. driver’s license, U.S. 

passport, U.S. Government ID, or U.S. 

Military ID prior to signing into 

Western. Foreign nationals should 

contact Western via Mrs. Sheila D. 

Cook, Rates Manager, at telephone 

number (970) 461–7211 or by email at 

scook@wapa.gov 30 days in advance of 

the meeting to obtain the necessary form 

for admittance to Western’s Rocky 

Mountain Regional Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Sheila D. Cook, Rates Manager, Rocky 

Mountain Region, Western Area Power 

Administration, 5555 East Crossroads 

Boulevard, Loveland, Colorado 80538– 

8986, at telephone number (970) 461– 

7211, or by email at scook@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

existing formula rate schedules, 

approved under Rate Order No. WAPA– 

155,1charges are recalculated annually 

using updated financial and load 

information, as applicable. The 

proposed formula rates continue this 

approach. If adopted, these proposed 

formula rates will be in effect October 

1, 2016, through September 30, 2021. 

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