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1Rate Order No. WAPA–171 was approved by 

FERC on a final basis on December 11, 2015, in 

Docket No. EF15–7–000 (153 FERC ¶ 62,189). 

service, persons with Internet access 

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Dated: November 3, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Boulder Canyon Project-Rate Order 

No. WAPA–178 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of order concerning 

formula rates for electric service and 

calculation of the fiscal year 2018 base 

charge and rates for the Boulder Canyon 

Project. 

SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of 

Energy confirmed and approved Rate 

Order No. WAPA–178 and Rate 

Schedule BCP–F10, placing formula 

rates for electric service from the 

Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) of the 

Western Area Power Administration 

(WAPA) into effect on an interim basis. 

The provisional formula rates will 

provide sufficient revenue to pay all 

annual costs, including interest 

expense, and repay required investment 

within the allowable periods. The 

Deputy Secretary has also confirmed 

and approved the fiscal year (FY) 2018 

base charge and rates for BCP electric 

service. 

DATES: Rate Schedule BCP–F10 is 

effective as of December 13, 2017, and 

will remain in effect through September 

30, 2022, pending approval by the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) on a final basis or until 

superseded. The FY 2018 base charge 

and rates for BCP are applicable 

December 13, 2017, and will remain in 

effect through September 30, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ronald E. Moulton, Regional Manager, 

Desert Southwest Region, Western Area 

Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, 

Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, (602) 605– 

2453, email moulton@wapa.gov or Mr. 

Jack Murray, Vice President of Power 

Marketing, Desert Southwest Region, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005– 

6457, (602) 605–2555, email jmurray@

wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rate 

Schedule BCP–F9 under Rate Order No. 

WAPA–171 1 was approved for a fiveyear period beginning on October 1, 

2015, and ending September 30, 2020. 

On June 19, 2017, WAPA proposed to 

update the formula rates under Rate 

Schedule BCP–F10 and calculate the FY 

2018 base charge and rates in a notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 19, 2017 (82 FR 27813). The notice 

detailed the proposed formula rates, 

initiated a public consultation and 

comment period, and set forth the date 

and location of public information and 

comment forums. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, 

effective November 19, 2016, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to the Administrator 

of WAPA; (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 FERC. 

Federal rules (10 CFR part 903) govern 

Department of Energy procedures for 

public participation in power and 

transmission rate adjustments. 

Under Delegation Order Nos. 00– 

037.00B and 00–001.00F and in 

compliance with 10 CFR part 903, 10 

CFR part 904 and 18 CFR part 300, I 

hereby confirm, approve and place Rate 

Order No. WAPA–178, which places 

formula rates for BCP electric service 

into effect on an interim basis, and 

calculates the base charge and rates for 

FY 2018. Rate Schedule BCP–F10 will 

be submitted promptly to FERC for 

confirmation and approval on a final 

basis. 

Dated: November 3, 2017. 

Dan Brouillette, 

Deputy Secretary of Energy. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DEPUTY SECRETARY 

In the matter of: Western Area Power 

Administration, Boulder Canyon Project 

Rate Adjustment for Electric Service 

Rate Order No. WAPA–178 

Order Confirming, Approving and Placing 

Formula Rates for Electric Service Into 

Effect on an Interim Basis and Calculation 

of Fiscal Year 2018 Base Charge and Rates 

The formula rates set forth in this order are 

established pursuant to Section 302 of the 

Department of Energy (DOE) Organization 

Act (42 U.S.C. 7152). This act transferred to 

and vested in the Secretary of Energy the 

power marketing functions of the Secretary of 

the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) under the Reclamation Act of 

1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388), as amended and 

supplemented by subsequent laws, 

particularly section 9(c) of the Reclamation 

Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)), and 

other acts that specifically apply to the 

project involved. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, 

effective November 19, 2016, the Secretary of 

Energy delegated: (1) The authority to 

develop power and transmission rates to the 

Administrator of the Western Area Power 

Administration (WAPA); (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 (FERC). Federal rules (10 CFR 

part 903) govern DOE procedures for public 

participation in power and transmission rate 

adjustments. 

Acronyms and Definitions 

As used in this Rate Order, the 

following acronyms and definitions 

apply: 

Base Charge: The total charge paid by 

the contractors for their allocated 

contingent capacity and firm energy 

based on the annual revenue 

requirement. The base charge is 

composed of a capacity and an energy 

component. 

Boulder Canyon Project (BCP): All 

works and the real property associated 

with such works authorized by the 

Boulder Canyon Project Act, as 

amended, the Hoover Power Plant Act 

of 1984, as amended, and any future 

additions authorized by Congress, to be 

constructed and owned by the United 

States, but exclusive of the main canal 

and its related appurtenances 

authorized by the Boulder Canyon 

Project Act, known as the All-American 

Canal. 


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Contractor: Any party that has a fully 

executed contract with WAPA for BCP 

electric service. 

DOE: Department of Energy. 

DSW: Desert Southwest Region. 

FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

Reclamation: Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. 

WAPA: Western Area Power 

Administration. 

Working Capital: Funds advanced by 

the contractors to meet BCP cash flow 

needs. 

Effective Date 

Rate Schedule BCP–F10 is effective as 

of December 13, 2017, and will remain 

in effect through September 30, 2022, 

pending approval by FERC on a final 

basis or until superseded. The FY 2018 

base charge and rates are applicable 

December 13, 2017, and will remain in 

effect through September 30, 2018. 

Public Notice and Comment 

WAPA followed the Procedures for 

Public Participation in Power and 

Transmission Rate Adjustments and 

Extensions (10 CFR parts 903) and 

General Regulations for the Charges for 

the Sale of Power from the BCP (10 CFR 

904), in developing these formula rates 

and schedule. WAPA took the following 

steps to involve the public in the rate 

adjustment process: 

1. WAPA published a Federal 

Register notice on June 19, 2017 (82 FR 

27813), announcing the proposed 

formula rates, initiating the 90-day 

public consultation and comment 

period, setting forth the date and 

location of public information and 

public comment forums, and outlining 

the procedures for public participation. 

2. On July 19, 2017, WAPA held a 

public information forum in Phoenix, 

Arizona. WAPA’s representatives 

explained the need for the formula rate 

adjustment and proposed changes to the 

formula rates, answered questions, and 

provided presentation handouts. 

3. On August 18, 2017, WAPA held a 

public comment forum in Phoenix, 

Arizona, to provide contractors and 

interested parties an opportunity to 

comment for the record. 

4. WAPA posts information about this 

public process at: https://

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

Pages/boulder-canyon-rates.aspx. 

Comments 

WAPA received comments from the 

Irrigation & Electrical Districts 

Association of Arizona and the Colorado 

River Commission during the public 

consultation and comment period and 

responds to them in the paragraphs that 

follow. All comments received were 

considered in preparing this Rate Order. 

The comments have been paraphrased 

where appropriate without 

compromising their meaning. 

Comment: A commenter requested 

further explanation of how 

Reclamation’s $15 million for working 

capital was derived and whether the 

increase in working capital over the 

prior marketing period was necessary. 

The commenter requested steps be taken 

to further moderate the impact of 

collecting the working capital amount in 

the FY 2018 base charge. 

Response: The greatest need for 

working capital is generally during the 

first quarter of a FY when receipts are 

not sufficient to cover obligations and 

expenditures. Because the working 

capital for the new marketing period 

will be incrementally funded over 12 

billing cycles, the full amount will not 

be available until FY 2019. For FY 2018, 

the carryover balance from the 

marketing period ending September 30, 

2017, will be available to cover funding 

shortfalls before the full $15 million of 

working capital is collected. Because the 

carryover balance for the marketing 

period ending September 30, 2017, must 

be refunded by September 30, 2018, 

Reclamation must have the $15 million 

in working capital to maintain a positive 

cash balance at the end of FY 2018. 

Following the public comment forum, 

Reclamation reviewed their budgets and 

revenue projections for FY 2018. To 

moderate the base charge increase, 

Reclamation was able to further reduce 

its replacement budget by $800,000 and 

increased revenue projections for the 

Hoover Dam Visitor Center by $3 

million. This resulted in a net decrease 

to the base charge of $3.8 million. 

Comment: A commenter requested 

Reclamation’s working capital analysis 

and footnotes be updated with the latest 

budget figures reflected in the revised 

base charge. 

Response: The analysis was updated 

with the revised budget figures and 

posted to WAPA’s Web site provided 

above. There was no change to 

Reclamation’s working capital needs. 

Comment: A commenter thanked all 

parties involved for the efforts made to 

moderate the impact of Reclamation’s 

working capital needs on the in FY 2018 

base charge. The commenter encouraged 

further efforts as well. 

Response: Reclamation and WAPA 

were able to collectively moderate the 

impact of the working capital collection 

by reducing agency budgets by 

approximately $4.5 million. 

Reclamation and WAPA will continue 

to work collaboratively to ensure the 

stability of the base charge. 

Comment: A commenter thanked 

Reclamation and WAPA for their 

collaborative efforts to moderate the 

impact of the working capital collection 

in FY 2018 by billing over a 12-month 

period rather than a one-time collection. 

The commenter also requested that pre2017 and post-2017 marketing period 

balances be accounted for separately, 

included the post retirement benefit 

(PRB) amounts. 

Response: Reclamation and WAPA 

are able to separately identify balances 

between pre-2017 and post-2017 

marketing periods, including PRB 

balances. 

Background and Provisional Base 

Charge and Rates 

The Hoover Dam, authorized by the 

Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 

1057, December 21, 1928), sits on the 

Colorado River along the ArizonaNevada border. The Hoover Dam’s 

power plant has 19 generating units 

(two for plant use) and an installed 

capacity of 2,078.8 megawatts (4,800 

kilowatts for plant use). High-voltage 

transmission lines and substations 

deliver this power to southern Nevada, 

Arizona, and southern California. 

The rate-setting process for BCP is 

different from most WAPA power 

systems. The Boulder Canyon Project 

Amended and Restated Implementation 

Agreement (BCPIA), executed in 2016 

between WAPA, Reclamation, and 

contractors, carried forward the rate 

methodology used for the marketing 

period ending September 30, 2017. This 

rate methodology requires contractors to 

pay a base charge rather than a unit rate 

for power. The base charge is designed 

to collect sufficient revenue to cover all 

annual costs and to repay investment 

obligations within allowable time 

periods. Each contractor is billed a base 

charge in proportion to their allocation 

of power from the Hoover Dam. A unit 

rate is calculated for comparative 

purposes but is not used to determine 

charges for electric service. 

Since a new 50-year marketing period 

commences on October 1, 2017, WAPA 

is updating the formula rates for a fiveyear period and calculating the base 

charge and rates for FY 2018. 

The revision to Rate Schedule BCP– 

F10 is: 

Capacity: Shall be equal to the annual 

capacity dollars divided by 2,074 

megawatt hours. This rate is applied to 

unauthorized overruns. 

The existing formula used to calculate 

the forecast capacity rate was revised 

from 1,951 to 2,074 megawatts to reflect 

the current generating (nameplate) 

capacity for the BCP, as required by the 

Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011. 


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No other changes to the formula rates in 

the rate schedule were proposed. 

The update to the FY 2018 formula 

driven base charge and rates are: 

FY 2017 

base charge 

FY 2018 

base charge 

Percent 

change 

Base Charge ................................................................................................................................ $69,662,289 $76,910,193 10.4 

Composite Rates (mills/kWh) ...................................................................................................... 19.63 19.98 1.75 

The FY 2018 base charge increased 

from $69.6 million in FY 2017 to $76.9 

million in FY 2018, a 10.4 percent 

increase. The composite rate increased 

to 19.98 mills per kilowatt month, a 1.75 

percent increase. Although the overall 

BCP budget decreased in FY 2018, the 

establishment of a working capital fund 

for the new 50-year marketing period 

caused the FY 2018 base charge to 

increase. As part of the BCPIA, 

Reclamation is establishing a $15 

million working capital fund to cover 

short-term liabilities until sufficient 

revenues are received. This fund is 

particularly important at the beginning 

of a fiscal year when project-related 

expenses tend to be greater than the 

revenue collected. This working capital 

fund balance will be reviewed annually 

in accordance with the BCPIA. 

Certification of Rates 

WAPA’s Administrator certified that 

the provisional formula rates for BCP 

electric service under Rate Schedule 

BCP–F10 result in the lowest possible 

rates consistent with sound business 

principles. The provisional formula 

rates were developed following 

administrative policies and applicable 

laws. 

Availability of Information 

All brochures, studies, comments, 

letters, memorandums and other 

documents used by WAPA to develop 

the provisional formula rates are 

available for inspection and copying at 

the Desert Southwest Regional Office, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

615 South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, 

Arizona. Many of these documents are 

also available on WAPA’s Web site: 

https://www.wapa.gov/regions/DSW/ 

Rates/Pages/boulder-canyon-rates.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), WAPA 

has determined that this action is 

categorically excluded from preparing 

an environmental assessment or an 

environmental impact statement. 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

WAPA 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. 

Submission to FERC 

The formula rates herein confirmed, 

approved, and placed into effect on an 

interim basis, together with supporting 

documents, will be submitted to FERC 

for confirmation and final approval. 

Order 

In view of the foregoing and under the 

authority delegated to me, I confirm and 

approve, on an interim basis, the 

formula rates under Rate Schedule BCP– 

F10. Rate Schedule BCP–F10 is 

applicable the first full billing period on 

or after November 13, 2017, and will 

remain in effect through September 30, 

2022, pending FERC’s confirmation and 

approval of the rate schedule or 

substitute formula rates on a final basis. 

Dated: November 3, 2017. 

Dan Brouillette, 

Deputy Secretary of Energy. 

Rate Schedule BCP–F10 

(Supersedes Rate Schedule BCP–F9) 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

ENERGY 

WESTERN AREA POWER 

ADMINISTRATION 

DESERT SOUTHWEST REGION 

Boulder Canyon Project 

SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ELECTRIC 

SERVICE 

Effective 

The first day of the first full billing 

period beginning on or after December 

13, 2017, and extending through 

September 30, 2022, or until superseded 

by another rate schedule, whichever 

occurs earlier. 

Available 

In the marketing area serviced by the 

Boulder Canyon Project. 

Applicable 

To power supplied by the Boulder 

Canyon Project through one meter, at 

one point of delivery, unless otherwise 

provided by contract. 

Character and Conditions of Service 

Alternating current at 60 hertz, threephase, delivered and metered at the 

voltages and points established by 

contract. 

Base Charge 

The charge paid by each contractor for 

their allocated capacity and firm energy 

based on the annual revenue 

requirement. The base charge shall be 

composed of a capacity component and 

an energy component: 

Capacity Charge: Each month WAPA 

shall bill each contractor for a capacity 

charge equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the 

capacity dollars multiplied by each 

contractor’s contingent capacity 

percentage as provided by contract. 

Energy Charge: Each month WAPA 

shall bill each contractor for an energy 

charge equal to that period’s monthly 

energy ratio, multiplied by the 

contractor’s energy dollars as provided 

by contract. 

Forecast Rates 

Energy: Shall be equal to the annual 

energy dollars divided by the lesser of 

the total master schedule energy or 

4,501 megawatt hours. This rate is 

applied to excess energy, unauthorized 

overruns, and water pump energy. 

Capacity: Shall be equal to the annual 

capacity dollars divided by 2,074 

megawatt hours. This rate is applied to 

unauthorized overruns. 

Calculated Energy Rate 

Within ninety (90) days after the end 

of the fiscal year, a calculated energy 

rate shall be calculated. For any rate 

year in which energy deemed delivered 

is greater than 4,501 megawatt hours, 

WAPA shall apply the calculated energy 

rate to each contractor’s energy deemed 

delivered to determine the contractor’s 

actual energy charge. A credit or debit 

shall be established for each contractor 

based on the difference between the 

contractor’s energy dollars and the 

contractor’s actual energy charge, to be 

applied in the month following the 


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calculation or as soon as possible 

thereafter. 

Lower Colorado River Basin 

Development Fund (Contribution 

Charge) 

The Contribution Charge is 4.5 mills 

for each kilowatt hour measured or 

scheduled to an Arizona purchaser and 

2.5 mills for each kilowatt hour 

measured or scheduled to a California or 

Nevada purchaser, except for purchased 

power. 

Billing for Unauthorized Overruns 

For each billing period in which there 

is a contract violation involving an 

unauthorized overrun of contractual 

power obligations, such overrun shall be 

billed at ten (10) times the forecast 

energy rate and forecast capacity rate. 

The Contribution Charge shall also be 

applied to each kilowatt hour of 

overrun. 

Adjustments 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2016–0632; FRL–9959–51– 

OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Willingness To Pay Survey To Evaluate 

Recreational Benefits of Nutrient 

Reductions in Coastal New England 

Waters (New) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘Willingness to 

Pay Survey to Evaluate Recreational 

Benefits of Nutrient Reductions in 

Coastal New England Waters (New)’’ 

(EPA ICR No. 2558.01, OMB Control No. 

2080–NEW) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 

request for approval of a new collection. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register (81 

FR 78809) on 11/09/2016 during a 60- 

day comment period. This notice allows 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comments. A fuller description of the 

ICR is given below, including its 

estimated burden and cost to the public. 

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor 

and a person is not required to respond 

to a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before December 13, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2016–0632, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to Docket_

ORD@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marisa Mazzotta, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Research 

and Development, Atlantic Ecology 

Division, 27 Tarzwell Drive, 

Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882; 

telephone number: 401–782–3026; fax 

number: 401–782–3139; email address: 

mazzotta.marisa@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: Researchers at the EPA’s 

Office of Research and Development 

(ORD), Atlantic Ecology Division (AED) 

are piloting an effort to better 

understand how reduced water quality 

due to nutrient enrichment affects the 

economic prosperity, social capacity, 

and ecological integrity of coastal New 

England communities. This project 

proposes a survey to collect data for a 

case study of changes in recreation 

demand and values due to changes in 

nutrients in northeastern coastal waters. 

This includes the development of 

methods and tools for estimating 

recreational values that can be applied 

in other locations, either by EPA 

researchers, EPA’s regional offices or 

state partners. Cape Cod is in the midst 

of an extensive regional planning effort 

related to its coastal waters, and this 

research can provide helpful socioeconomic information to decision 

makers about the use of those waters. 

Because the 100-mile radius from Cape 

Cod includes a large area of southern 

New England and the largest population 

centers in New England, the results will 

be more broadly applicable to residents 

of southern New England. 

One of the key water quality concerns 

on Cape Cod, and throughout New 

England, is nonpoint sources of 

nitrogen, which lead to ecological 

impairments in estuaries, with resultant 

socio-economic impacts. The decisions 

needed to meet water quality standards 

are highly complex and involve 

significant cross-disciplinary challenges 

in identifying, implementing, and 

monitoring social and ecological 

management needs. We will focus on 

understanding recreational uses as 

valued economic goods in coastal New 

England (including beachgoing, 

swimming, fishing, shellfishing, and 

boating). 

Form Numbers: 6000–02 and 6000– 

03. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Individuals and Households. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,455 (total). 

Frequency of response: Once. 

Total estimated burden: 205 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $7,129 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: This is a 

new collection. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 

ADVISORY BOARD 

Notice of Issuance of Technical 

Bulletin 2017–2, Assigning Assets to 

Component Reporting Entities 

AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB 


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