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will be aggrieved by the issuance of a

proposed decision and order in final

form may file a written notice of

objection within ten days of service. For

purposes of the procedural regulations,

the date of service of notice is deemed

to be the date of publication of this

Notice or the date an aggrieved person

receives actual notice, whichever occurs

first.

The procedural regulations provide

that an aggrieved party who fails to file

a Notice of Objection within the time

period specified in the regulations will

be deemed to consent to the issuance of

the proposed decision and order in final

form. An aggrieved party who wishes to

contest a determination made in a

proposed decision and order must also

file a detailed statement of objections

within 30 days of the date of service of

the proposed decision and order. In the

statement of objections, the aggrieved

party must specify each issue of fact or

law that it intends to contest in any

further proceeding involving the

exception matter.

Copies of the full text of this proposed

decision and order are available in the

Public Reference Room of the Office of

Hearings and Appeals, Room 1E–234,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585,

Monday through Friday, between the

hours of 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., except

federal holidays.

Dated: March 13, 1995.

George B. Breznay,

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Sound Oil Company, Seattle, WA,

Reportinfg Requirements—Lee–

0153

Sound Oil Company (Sound) filed an

Application for Exception from the

provision of filing Form EIA–782B,

entitled ‘‘Resellers’/Retailers’ Monthly

Petroleum Product Sales Report.’’ The

Exception request, if granted, would

permit Sound to be exempted from

filing Form EIA–782B. On January 19,

1995, the Department of Energy issued

a Proposed Decision and Order which

determined that the Exception request

be denied.

[FR Doc. 95–6803 Filed 3–17–95; 8:45 am]

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Office of Hearings and Appeals

Notice of Issuance of Proposed

Decisions and Orders; Week of

January 9 Through January 13, 1995

During the week of January 9 through

January 13, 1995, the proposed

decisions and orders summarized below

were issued by the Office of Hearings

and Appeals of the Department of

Energy with regard to applications for

exception.

Under the procedural regulations that

apply to exception proceedings (10 CFR

Part 205, Subpart D), any person who

will be aggrieved by the issuance of a

proposed decision and order in final

form may file a written notice of

objection within ten days of service. For

purposes of the procedural regulations,

the date of service of notice is deemed

to be the date of publication of this

Notice or the date an aggrieved person

receives actual notice, whichever occurs

first.

The procedural regulations provide

that an aggrieved party who fails to file

a Notice of Objection within the time

period specified in the regulations will

be deemed to consent to the issuance of

the proposed decision and order in final

form. An aggrieved party who wishes to

contest a determination made in a

proposed decision and order must also

file a detailed statement of objections

within 30 days of the date of service of

the proposed decision and order. In the

statement of objections, the aggrieved

party must specify each issue of fact or

law that it intends to contest in any

further proceeding involving the

exception matter.

Copies of the full text of these

proposed decisions and orders are

available in the Public Reference Room

of the Office of Hearings and Appeals,

Room 1E–234, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, Monday

through Friday, between the hours of

1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., except federal

holidays.

Dated: March 13, 1995,

George B. Breznay,

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Central American Petroleum Company

Cameron, MI, Reporting

Requirements VEE—0001

Central American Petroleum

Company (Central) filed an Application

for Exception from the provision of

filing Form EIA–782B, entitled

‘‘Resellers’/Retailers’ Monthly

Petroleum Product Sales Report.’’ The

Exception request, if granted, would

permit Central to be exempted from

filing Form EIA–782B. On January 12,

1995, the Department of Energy issued

a Proposed Decision and order which

determined that the Exception request

be denied.

Lane’s Service, Inc., Lavina, MT,

Reporting Requirements—LEE–0158

Lane’s Service, Inc. (Lane) filed an

Application for Exception from the

provision of filing Form EIA–782B,

entitled ‘‘Resellers’/Retailers’ Monthly

Petroleum Product Sales Report.’’ The

Exception request, if granted, would

permit Lane to be exempted from filing

Form EIA–782B. On January 12, 1995,

the Department of Energy issued a

Proposed Decision and Order which

determined that the Exception request

be denied.

[FR Doc. 95–6804 Filed 3–17–95; 8:45 am]

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Western Area Power Administration

Central Valley Project, Proposed NonFederal Funding to Perform

Rewindings With Uprates on Three

Generators at the Shasta Dam

Powerplant

AGENCY: Western Area Power

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of intent to enter into a

contract, along with the Department of

the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation), to obtain non-Federal

funding from Central Valley Project

power contractors for maintenance and

replacement work, to be performed by

Reclamation, on the generators at Shasta

Dam Powerplant.

SUMMARY: The Western Area Power

Administration (Western) provides

notice that non-Federal funding will be

obtained for Reclamation to perform

rewindings with uprates on three

generators at the Shasta Dam

Powerplant in order to ensure system

reliability. Several Central Valley

Project (CVP) power contractors have

voluntarily agreed to jointly provide

financing to complete the proposed

work. All CVP power contractors will be

considered if they meet the conditions

specified under ‘‘Selection Criteria’’

herein. A list of the CVP power

contractors providing funding (Funding

Entities) may be requested from Western

at the address or telephone provided

under ‘‘For Further Information

Contact’’ herein.

This notice presents background

project information and outlines the

terms of the proposed financing

agreement and the projected work.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 19, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Zola M. Jackson, Assistant Area

Manager for Power Marketing,

Sacramento Area Office, Western Area

Power Administration, 1825 Bell Street,

Suite 105, Sacramento, CA 95825, (916)

649–4421.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Shasta Dam Powerplant is located

on the Sacramento River near the city of

Redding, California. The powerplant is

a feature of the Shasta Division, CVP,

and was authorized to be built by the

Emergency Relief Appropriations Act of

1935 (49 Stat. 115). Reclamation

operates the 578-megawatt (MW)

powerplant at Shasta Dam, and Western

markets that power pursuant to section

302 of the Department of Energy

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

Reclamation is responsible for

planning, designing, constructing,

operating, and maintaining electrical

power generation facilities as authorized

by Congress. Reclamation also is

responsible for allocating all costs to

water and power users for Reclamation

project purposes and determining the

reimbursable costs to be recovered by

revenues. Western is responsible for

marketing the power, constructing

transmission facilities, making

transmission arrangements, assuring

recovery of all costs assigned to power

for repayment, and for setting power

and transmission rates. Reclamation and

Western will work together in the

negotiation and execution of contracts

for the financing arrangements for the

proposed project. Reclamation will be

responsible for the negotiation and

execution of the construction contracts.

The Shasta Dam Powerplant has a

total of seven generator units. There are

five main generators and two station

service generators. Main generator units

1 and 2 were uprated to 125 MW in

1978–80. Main generator units 3, 4, and

5 were rewound between 1969 and 1974

and modified in 1981. Due to age and

deterioration, the core temperatures of

main generator units 3, 4, and 5 have

been steadily increasing for the last

decade, threatening the reliability of

these units. Should one or more of the

units fail, the loss of power generation

could increase power costs and decrease

power revenues.

Financing Proposal

Funds for constructing the rewinds

with uprates at the Shasta Dam

Powerplant will be made available to

Reclamation under provision of the Act

of March 4, 1921 (41 Stat. 1404).

Western, the Funding Entities, and

Reclamation will enter into a contract to

assist in obtaining the funding necessary

for Reclamation to perform the

maintenance work at Shasta Dam

Powerplant. The Funding Entities will

advance approximately $20 million, the

estimated total cost of the work to be

performed, into an escrow account.

Reclamation will withdraw the funds

for the material and related expenses of

the rewinds with uprates. The facilities

will continue to be owned and operated

by the United States as a feature of the

CVP.

A repayment agreement is proposed

between the United States and the

Funding Entities. The Funding Entities

will be reimbursed for funds provided,

with interest, through credits on their

CVP power bills. All costs will be

recovered through sales of power and

water.

Description of Proposed Work to be

Performed by Reclamation

To ensure CVP system reliability,

increase operational flexibility, and

increase the nameplate rating of Shasta

main generator units 3, 4, and 5,

Reclamation will install new cores,

windings, and excitation systems in

addition to reinsulating or replacing the

field windings. Reclamation will also

install new thrust bearings to enable a

faster unit start-up response time after

emergency shutdowns.

Energy and Capacity Gains

As a result of uprating main generator

units 3, 4, and 5, there will be an

estimated total gain of approximately 47

MW of capacity available when Shasta

Lake storage level is above 3.6 million

acre-feet (MAF). Below 3.6 MAF, the

total peaking capability decreases and is

reduced to 0 MW when the level falls

below 2.3 MAF. Under high water

conditions and maximum operational

capability, some additional energy may

be produced. This could amount to an

estimated average annual increase of 12

gigawatthours. All additional energy

and capacity resulting from the uprates

will be incorporated into the CVP

system to support project use and CVP

power sales. CVP capacity may be sold

as excess, when available.

Treatment of Excess Capacity

If and when Western determines

excess capacity is available for sale, the

Funding Entities will be given first right

of refusal for the purchase of excess

capacity from the CVP system. Such

right shall terminate on December 31,

2004. Such right of first refusal shall be

limited to excess capacity purchases for

a period of months in the year and to

an amount of excess capacity equivalent

to the amount resulting from the uprates

of main generator units 3, 4, and 5, and

only if Shasta Lake storage level is

above 3.0 MAF at the time of the offer

for sale. The determination of the

amount of excess capacity available,

period of availability, and terms of an

offer will be at Western’s discretion.

Funding Entities must meet the

marketing criteria for the excess

capacity sale at the time of the offer.

Selection Criteria for Funding Entities

Western determined that the

following criteria must be met by

entities financing the rewinds with

uprates at Shasta Dam Powerplant.

1. Funding must be advanced on

behalf of an existing CVP firm power

contractor who is a ‘‘preference entity’’

under Reclamation law and pertinent

statutes, particularly section 9(c) of the

Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43

U.S.C. 485h(c)).

2. Entities must voluntarily agree to

fund the proposal under the terms and

conditions offered by Western and be

able to receive reimbursement of funds

advanced on their CVP power bills.

3. Entities must demonstrate their

ability to provide funds for the proposed

work.

4. Entities must be willing to advance

the funding in a manner acceptable to

Reclamation.

Environmental Compliance: The

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C 4321 et seq.)

and implementing regulations issued by

the Council on Environmental Quality

(40 CFR 1500–1508) require that the

environmental effects of agency

decisions be studied and considered by

decision makers. For the construction

work to be performed by Reclamation,

Reclamation completed a Categorical

Exclusion on August 5, 1994. This work

will not change the operating

parameters at Shasta Dam Powerplant.

In addition, the environmental effects

associated with the marketing of power

generated at various facilities, including

the Shasta Dam Powerplant, were

examined under Western’s 1994 Power

Marketing Plan Environmental

Assessment, as revised in August 1992

and for which a FONSI was issued on

September 21, 1992; therefore, no

further environmental review under

NEPA will be required.

Issued in Golden, Colorado, March 6, 1995.

J. M. Shafer,

Administrator.

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