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2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–17881 Filed 8–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP07–208–000] 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; Notice 

of Technical Conference 

July 28, 2008. 

On August 5, 2008, staff of the Office 

of Energy Projects (OEP) will hold a 

technical conference for the REX East 

Project. Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 

requested the Technical Conference to 

discuss compliance with Environmental 

Condition 147 of the Commission’s May 

30, 2008 Order. 

The technical conference will be held 

on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at 9 a.m. 

(EDT) in Room 3M–2B at the 

Commission Headquarters, 888 1st 

Street, NE., Washington, DC. 

Information concerning any changes 

to the above may be obtained from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at (202) 502–8004 or toll free at 1–866–

208–FERC (208–3372). 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–17877 Filed 8–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southwestern Power Administration 

Robert D. Willis Power Rate 

AGENCY: Southwestern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of public review and 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administrator, 

Southwestern Power Administration 

(Southwestern), has prepared Current 

and Revised 2008 Power Repayment 

Studies that show the need for an 

increase in annual revenues to meet cost 

recovery criteria. Such increased 

revenues are required primarily due to 

increases in U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ operations and maintenance 

estimates. The Administrator has 

developed a proposed Robert D. Willis 

rate schedule, which is supported by a 

power repayment study, to recover the 

required revenues. Beginning October 1, 

2008, the proposed rates would increase 

annual revenues approximately 14.0 

percent from $815,580 to $929,388. 

DATES: The consultation and comment 

period will begin on the date of 

publication of this Federal Register 

notice and will end September 4, 2008. 

A combined Public Information and 

Comment Forum is scheduled to be held 

in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 1 p.m. central 

time on August 13, 2008, if requested. 

ADDRESSES: If the Forum is requested, it 

will be held in Southwestern’s offices, 

Room 1402, Williams Center Tower I, 

One West Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 

74103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James K. McDonald, Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Corporate 

Operations, Southwestern Power 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa, 

Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6690, 

jim.mcdonald@swpa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Energy was created by an 

Act of the U.S. Congress, Department of 

Energy Organization Act, Public Law 

95–91, dated August 4, 1977. 

Southwestern’s power marketing 

activities were transferred from the 

Department of Interior to the 

Department of Energy, effective October 

1, 1977. Guidelines for preparation of 

power repayment studies are included 

in DOE Order No. RA 6120.2 entitled 

Power Marketing Administration 

Financial Reporting. Procedures for 

Public Participation in Power and 

Transmission Rate Adjustments of the 

Power Marketing Administrations are 

found at Title 10, part 903, Subpart A 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR 903). Procedures for the 

confirmation and approval of rates for 

the Federal Power Marketing 

Administrations are found at Title 18, 

part 300, Subpart L of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (18 CFR 300). 

Southwestern markets power from 24 

multi-purpose reservoir projects, with 

hydroelectric power facilities 

constructed and operated by the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers. These projects 

are located in the states of Arkansas, 

Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

Southwestern’s marketing area includes 

these states plus Kansas and Louisiana. 

The costs associated with the 

hydropower facilities of 22 of the 24 

projects are repaid via revenues 

received under the Integrated System 

rates, as are Southwestern’s 

transmission facilities that consist of 

1,380 miles of high-voltage transmission 

lines, 24 substations, and 46 microwave 

and VHF radio sites. Costs associated 

with the Robert D. Willis and Sam 

Rayburn Dams, two projects that are 

isolated hydraulically, electrically, and 

financially from the Integrated System 

are repaid by separate rate schedules. 

Following Department of Energy 

guidelines, Southwestern’s 

Administrator prepared a Current Power 

Repayment Study using the existing 

Robert D. Willis rate. The Study 

indicates that Southwestern’s legal 

requirement to repay the investment in 

the power generating facility for power 

and energy marketed by Southwestern 

will not be met without an increase in 

revenues. The need for increased 

revenues is due primarily to increases in 

Corps of Engineers’ operations and 

maintenance expenses at the project. 

The Revised Power Repayment Study 

shows that an increase in annual 

revenue of $113, 808 (a 14.0 percent 

increase), beginning October 1, 2008, is 

needed to satisfy repayment criteria. 

Opportunity is presented for 

Southwestern customers and other 

interested parties to receive copies of 

the Robert D. Willis Power Repayment 

Studies and the proposed rate schedule. 

If you desire a copy of the Robert D. 

Willis Power Repayment Data Package 

with the proposed Rate Schedule, 

submit your request to the Director, 

Resources and Rates, Office of Corporate 

Operations, Southwestern Power 

Administration, One West Third Street, 

Tulsa, OK 74103, (918) 595–6680 or via 

e-mail to swparates@swpa.gov. 

A Public Information and Comment 

Forum (Forum) is tentatively scheduled 

to be held on August 13, 2008, to 

explain to customers and interested 

parties the proposed rate and supporting 

studies. The proceeding will be 

transcribed, if held. A chairman, who 

will be responsible for orderly 

procedure, will conduct the Forum. 

Questions concerning the rate, studies, 

and information presented at the Forum 

will be answered, to the extent possible, 

at the Forum. Questions not answered at 

the Forum will be answered in writing. 

However, 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 

Forum should indicate in writing by 

letter, e-mail, or facsimile transmission 

(918–595–6656) by August 7, 2008, their 

intent to appear at such Forum. Should 

no one indicate an intent to attend by 

the above-cited deadline, no such 

Forum will be held. 

Persons interested in speaking at the 

Forum should indicate in writing by 

letter, e-mail, or facsimile transmission 

(918–595–6656) at least seven (7) 


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