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Written Comments. All interested persons may submit written to Western at any time during the consultation and comment period. should be addressed to both of the following: Mr. A. M. Gabiola, Area Manager Western Area Power Administration Department of Energy P. O. Box 11606 Salt Lake City, Utah 84147 Mr. Robert L. McPhail, Administrator Western Area Power Administration Department of Energy P. O. Box 3402 Golden, Colorado 80401 E. Review of Comments. After the consultation and comment period, Western will review the information presented and the comments received, and may develop revised proposed rates. If the Administrator 'determines further public comment should be invited, at least 30 days will be afforded interested persons to submit additional written comments regarding the revisea proposed rates and one or more additional public information and/or pUblic comment forums may be convened. O. comments Comments F. Decision on pro~osed or Revised Proposed Rates. Following the end of the consultatlon an comment perlod and the end of any other subsequent comment periods, the Administrator shall develop rates, which in the judgment of the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, should be confirmed, approved, and placed in effect on an interim basiS as provisional rates. The decision will be announced to the public, along with an explanation of the principal factors leading to the decision. G. Final Decision on the Rate Adjustment. The Assistant Secretary will promptly submit to the FERC all the information concerning the provisional rates. The FERC will then make a final decision either confirming and approving or disapproving the rates submitted. The published procedures for rate adjustments as amended, are included herein in the section entitled "Procedures for Public Participation in Rate Adjustments." III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Basic Project Plan. On April 11, 1956, the CRSP and eleven participating 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 take place while still maintaining water deliveries to 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, hydroelectric 5