[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 2503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1395]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration


Central Valley Project, National Defense Authorization Act Power 
Allocation

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal 
Power Marketing Administration of the Department of Energy (DOE), 
announces the availability of 17.0 megawatts (MW) of power under 
Section 2929 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1994 (Pub. L. 103-160, 107 Stat. 1547, 1935 (1993)) (NDA Act). The 
power will be allocated under the Final NDA Act Procedures 
(Procedures). The Procedures were developed by Western and published in 
59 FR 61604, December 1, 1994, to fulfill the requirements of the NDA 
Act.

DATES: This additional 17 MW of NDA Act power will be allocated 
pursuant to the Procedures beginning on February 26, 1996. As stated in 
the procedures, applications from eligible entities requesting NDA Act 
Power from Western are being accepted up to November 30, 2003. Requests 
shall be considered on a first-come, first-served basis consistent with 
the general allocation and contract principle of the Procedures.

ADDRESSES: Information regarding the availability of NDA Act Power, and 
a copy of the Procedures, are available for public inspection and 
copying at Western's Sierra Nevada Regional Office located at 114 
Parkshore Drive, Folsom, California 95630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zola M. Jackson, Power Marketing 
Manager, Sierra Nevada Customer Service Regional Office, Western Area 
Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, California 95630-
4710, (916) 353-4421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The NDA Act was signed into public law on November 30, 1993. The 
Procedures, published in 59 FR 61604, on December 1, 1994, explain the 
process developed by Western to implement the NDA Act. The Procedures 
identify power classified as NDA Act Power and the types of services 
and contracts offered. Also set forth under the Procedures are the 
general eligibility criteria to be applied to all applicants requesting 
an allocation of NDA Act Power. The Procedures also address the process 
to be used by applicants when applying for NDA Act Power, which 
includes demonstration that certain economic development criteria are 
being met for closed military bases.
    Section 2929 of the NDA Act provides that, for a 10-year period 
beginning on November 30, 1993, the electric power allocations provided 
as of November 30, 1993, by Western from the Central Valley Project 
(CVP) to military installations in the State of California that have 
been closed or approved for closure pursuant to the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (Title XXIX of Pub. L. 101-510; 104 
Stat. 1808) (1990 Act) shall be reserved for sale through long-term 
contracts to preference entities that agree to use such power to 
promote economic development at a military installation that is closed 
or approved for closure pursuant to the 1990 Act. To the extent power 
reserved by the NDA Act is not disposed of through long-term contracts, 
it shall be made available on a temporary basis beginning November 30, 
1993, for a 10-year period to military installations in the State of 
California through short-term contracts. By implementing the 
Procedures, Western established the criteria to allocate the power made 
available as a result of the NDA Act.
    As of the date of this publication, McClellan Air Force Base, a 
military installation with a CVP contract rate of delivery, is 
scheduled to close pursuant to the 1990 Act. Western is providing 
notice that in addition to the 34.209 MW already made available for 
allocation under 59 FR 61604, that 17.0 MW is available for allocation 
as NDA Act Power to entities qualifying pursuant to the final NDA Act 
Procedures on a first-come, first-served basis beginning 30 days after 
publication of this Federal Register. Interested parties may contact 
Western at the address and telephone listed in this Federal Register 
for more information.

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                                            Long-                       
                                             term     Type III          
          Military installation              firm   withdrawable   Total
                                            power                       
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McClellan Air Force Base, McClellan AFB,                                
 CA......................................   15.094        1.906     17.0
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      TOTAL..............................   15.094        1.906     17.0
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Regulatory Procedure Requirements

    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 C.F.R. 1500 et seq., 
and the Department of Energy, 10 C.F.R. 1021, require that the 
environmental effects of agency decisions be studied and considered by 
decision makers. Studies were made to determine whether there were 
significant impacts to the environment as a result of the original 
allocation of the power to the military installations. These studies 
and analyses were included in the Revised Environmental Assessment for 
the Sacramento Area Office, Western Area Power Administration, 1994 
Power Marketing Plan (DOE/EA-0467, Revised August, 1992) and related 
Finding of No Significant Impact. Pursuant to Western's proposal to 
implement the requirements of Section 2929 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act, Western determined that the preparation of an 
environmental impact statement was not required and issued a FONSI on 
April 12, 1995. This current announcement of available NDA Act Power, 
under the Procedures, involves the same 529 MW of Power previously 
analyzed and addressed in the 1994 Power Marketing Plan EA, as well as 
the April 12, 1995, FONSI and therefore will require no further NEPA 
documentation.

    Issued at Golden, Colorado, January 12, 1995.
J. M. Shafer,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-1395 Filed 1-25-96; 8:45 am]
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