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<br />. <br /> <br />(c) Summary and Conclusion: <br />The application ~f the preference laws raises <br />issues that are qomplex. Comments'on the <br />I <br />preference issuejwereeither in support of or in <br />opposition to the policy of granting preference <br />status to certain classes of organizations. The <br />supporti ng comme~ts generally rely on the 1 aw and <br />I <br />, <br />urge the status ~uo be maintained. Comments <br />opposing the granting of preference generally <br />argue the inequity of denying a large segment of <br />the populace in the market area an opportunity to <br />benefit from Federal power on the basis of the <br />preference clau~e. Western's proposed application <br />of the preference clause is based on long-standing <br />congressional intent and administrative policy, <br />including the fdstering of yardstick competition <br />with investor-owned utilities by giving preference <br />, ' <br />I <br />in the sale of federally-produced power to <br />, . <br /> <br />consumer-owned ~tilities. Western concludes that <br />the preference flaus~ still has validity as an <br />i <br />important princpple in the marketing of Federal <br />, <br />I ' <br />power. The att~inment of preference status by <br />entities takingi the necessary steps to do so will <br />be recognized by Western. Western is convinced, <br />after carefullY, reviewing the arguments on all <br />i <br /> <br />56 <br />