BOARD01505

• Board Meeting Date: 11/15/2005
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Bureau or Reelamation

70 Fed. ReI!. 57322. Seotember 30. 2005
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEP A), Reclamation proposes to conduct public
scoping meetings and prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the development of Lower
Colorado River Basin Shortage Guidelines and Coordinated Management Strategies for Operation of
Lake Powell and Lake Mead Under Low Reservoir Conditions. The Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) has directed Reclamation to develop additional Colorado River management strategies to
address operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead under low reservoir conditions. The proposed
action is to develop these guidelines and strategies. Through the NEP A process initiated by this
Federal Register notice, Reclamation is considering development of: (I) Specific guidelines that will
identifY those circumstances under which the Department of the Interior (DOl) would reduce annual
water deliveries from Lake Mead to the Lower Basin States below the 7.5 million acre-feet (mat)
Lower Basin apportionment and the manner in which those deliveries would be reduced, and (2)
coordinated management strategies for the operation of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Alternatives to
be analyzed in the EIS have not been developed at this time and will be developed through the NEP A
process, including through the upcoming EIS scoping meetings. Four public meetings will be held to
solicit comments on the scope of specific shortage guidelines and other coordinated management
strategies and the issues and altematives that should be analyzed. Oral and written comments will be
accepted at the public meetings to be held at the following locations: November I, 2005 in Salt Lake
City, Utah; November 2, 2005 in Denver, Colorado; November 3, 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona; and
November 8, 2005 in Henderson, Nevada. Written comments on the proposed development of these
strategies may be sent by close of business on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 to: Regional Director.
Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: BCOO-l000, PO Box 61470, Boulder
City, Nevada 89006-1470, faxogram at [phone], or e-mail at strategieslallc.usbuov: and/or
Relrional Director. Bureau of Reclamation. UDDer Colorado RelJion. Attention: UC-402. 125 South
State Street Salt Lake City. Utah 84318-1147. faxolll'lllll at (80n 524-3858. or e-mail at
stratelrieslaluc.usbr.l!ov

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Western Area Power Administration
70 Fed. ReI!. 47823. AulZUSt 15.2005.
Western gives notice the Deputy Secretary of Energy confmned and approved Rate Order No. WAPA-
117 and Rate Schedule SLIP-F8, placing finn power rates for the Salt Lake City Area Integrated
Projects (SLCAJIP) of Western into effect on an interim basis. The provisional rates will be in effect
until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) confinns, approves and places them into
effect on a final basis or until they are replaced by other rates. The provisional rates will provide
sufficient revenue to pay all annual costs, including interest expense and repayment of power
investment and irrigation aid, within the allowable periods. Rate Schedule SLIP-F8 will be placed
into effect on an interim basis on the first day of the first full billing period beginning on or after
October I, 2005 and will be in effect until the FERC confirms, approves and places the rate schedules
in effect on a final basis through September 30,2010 or until the rate schedule is superseded.

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Federal EnerllV Reaulatorv COlllmlssloD
70 Fed. ReI!. 58399. October 6. 2005
FERC gives notice that Garkane Energy Cooperative, Inc. filed an application for new major license
for its Boulder Creek Hydroelectric Project on Boulder Creek about 6 miles north ofthe town of
Boulder in Garfield County, Utah. About 29.6 acres are located on the Dixie National Forest. The
deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments and final recommendations, terms and
conditions and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 105
days from the issuance date of this notice.

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