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4 Mr. A. M. Gabiola Area Manager Western Area Power Administration P.O. Box 11606 Salt Lake City, Utah 84147 . Proposed Decision on Rate Adjustment. Following these forums, the Assistant Secretary for Resource Applications, Department of Energy, will review the information presented and comments gathered in the course of the proceedings described above. The Assistant Secretary will then announce his proposed decision on the rate adjustment and an expla- nation of the principal factors leading to such decisions. The Assistant Secretary will submit the proposed decision to the Federal Energy Regula- tory Commission for confirmation and approval. An opportunity for oral presentation of views will be afforded interested persons upon request. Final Decision on Rate Adjustment. Following review of the record, the Commission will make a determination regarding the rate adjustment. The Commission may confirm and approve or disapprove the rate. The procedures for public participation in general rate adjustments for power marketed by WAPA are outlined in the Federal Register. Copies of the pertinent Federal Register Notices and related information are included in Section XIII of this brochure. III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Basic Project Plan. On April 11, 1956, the CRSP and par- ticipating projects were authorized by Public Law 84-485. By means of the four storage units authorized, the flow of the Colorado River is regulated in such a way that irrigation, municipal, industrial, and other water use developments in the Upper Colorado River Basin can be made while still maintaining water flows into the lower basin as required by the Colorado River Compact. Facilities have also been provided at the storage units for flood control, for recreation, and for other beneficial purposes. In order to maximize the use of the water and to obtain revenues to assist in the repayment of the irrigation developments, power generating plants have been installed at three of the four storage units. A power generating plant has been installed on one of the participating projects and generating plants will be included on other participating projects where such develop- ments are found to be feasible. . B. Project Features. The four storage units are as follows: Glen Canyon on the Colorado River in Arizona near the Utah border; Flaming Gorge on the Green River in Utah near the Wyoming border; Navajo on the San Juan River in New Mexico near the Colorado border; and Curecanti on the Gunnison River in west central Colorado. There are now 20 participating projects, ten of which Were authorized by Public Law 84-485 and ten by subsequent Acts of the Congress.