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II ",..shall present a report of the findings, and implementing draft legislation, if : I necessary, not later than two years after adoption oflong-term operating criteha I for Glen Canyon Dam." , ! This Methods Report fulfills the requirement stated in the GCP Act of reporting the findings, Purpose of the Replaceme~t Resources Methods Repori Identifying "economically and j technically feasible methods" to replace power generation made unavailable due tc changes in the long-range operating: criteria of the hydroelectric generatipg facilities at Glen Canyon Dam is the: subject of the Methods Report. Gi~en the recurring nature of future replacem~nt power actions, Western, acting on behalf of the Secretary of Energy, interpreted the intent of Section 1809 of the GCP Act as requiring a study defining the apprQach , to be taken and the tools to be appljed tc acquire replacement power when rieces- I sary, rather than actual quantificaticiln, analysis, and acquisition of specific long- term replacement power. The Me\!1ods Report identifies, explains, and demon- strates the process and methods tc ~e used in evaluating replacement res~urces, and lays the foundation for subseqtjent and recurring acquisition steps in i Western's Replacement Resourced I Process, Replacement Resources Process The Replacement Resourcesi I Process as developed by Western is divided into three phases: Phase 1 !- Public Consultation; Phase 2 - Idbntifi- cation of Acceptable Methods' and Phase , , 3 - Implementation of Methods. i , ! PHASE 1 - PUBliC CONSULTATION: Section 1809 specifies that the Secretary of Energy is to consult with the Secretary of the Interior, representatives ofthe Colorado River Storage Project power customers, environmental organizations, and the Colorado River Basin States. The Public Consultation phase of the process formally began with a Federal Register notice published on August 8, 1994 (59 FR 40357). A copy of the notice was later mailed to approximately 900 interested stakeholders identified by Western through a direct mailing tc about 2,600 entities, including those agencies and organizations for consultation identified in Section 1809 of the GCP Act. ., Western published a second Federal Register notice on October 7, 1994 (59 FR 51191) announcing four public meetings to' be held in Western's Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) service territory. The public consultation meetings were held during November 1994 in Salt Lake City, Utah; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Phoenix, Arizona; and Denver, Colorado. At the meetings, Western staff explained the Replacement Resource Process and encouraged attendees to submit corrunents. The meetings were attended by power customers, representa- tives from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and the National Park Service, Basin States representatives, and various environmental groups. Western accepted written corrunents on the pro- posed process until the close of the 45-day public cOlrunent period on December 19, 1994. Near the end of Phase I, Western retained the engineering-consulting firm R.W. Beck to provide assistance with specific aspects of the Replacement Resources Process. R,W. Beck's princi- pal focus was tc assist Western with identifying economically and technically