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,- . . significantly different than the operation contained in the Bureau's "1987 Water Year Annual Operation Plan." Because of this difference the Commission Staff prepared a draft letter to Mr. Clifford I. Barrett objecting to making significant changes in the Annual Operating Plan without first consulting Co) with the States and the Commission. The first draft of that letter was sent c) to each of the Commissioners and Advisers on May 1, 1987 for their consider- ~ ation, It is anticipated that this letter will be finalized and transmitted ~ to Mr. Barrett prior to the Commission's June 2, 1987 meeting. (,,\ o Pre-1989 Firm Power Offer In a March 7, 1987 Federal Register Notice, the Western Area Power Administration published a "Proposed Pre-1989 Salt Lake City Area (SLCA) Integrated Firm Power Offer." The Upper Colorado River Commission prepared comments on the proposed pre-1989 power offer that were sent to Mr. Mark N. Silverman, Salt Lake City Area Manager, on April 9, 1985. In its comments, . the Commission objected to Western providing a pre-1989 firm power offer to existing or potential new customers, Through issuance of a March 13, 1987 Federal Register Notice, Western withdrew its proposed pre-1989 power offer. The reasons stated for with- drawal of this offer are: "substantial reductions in the time available for a pre-1989 offer, the inability of many participating customers to accept pre-1989 resources, and reductions in the estimated resources available for a pre-1989 offer." As a result of this action, any hydropower resources in excess of existing contract commitments will be marketed by Western on a seasonal or short-term basis in accordance with existing marketing criteria. Post-1989 Allocation of Power, Salt Lake City On April 2, 1987, the Western Area Power Administration published in the Federal Register its "Final Post-1989 Allocation of Power; Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects," The basis for the allocation is contained in the "Post-1989 General Power Marketing and Allocation Criteria" that were pub- lished in the Federal Register on January 7, 1986 and sent to each of the Commissioners and Advisers by the Western Area Power Administration. Fiscal Year 1988 Appropriations Committee Hearings During the March 24, 1987 Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Upper Colo- rado River Commission, the Commission's Executive Director reported that he had obtained time to present oral testimony before the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development. Both Subcom- mittees allotted the Commission five minutes to present its testimony on March 30th. It was Mr. Zimmerman's recommendation that this year the Commis- sion submit written testimony to the subcommittees rather than presenting oral testimony. 2