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<br />Ftdenl. J 1 I VoL... No. lID I Monday. May 9. 1883 I Notices
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<br />AdmiDIaIratiOll, Department of Enel'llY.
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<br />__,,-w: The Western Area Power
<br />Admini.tration ba. developed the
<br />General ConlOlidated Power Marketi",
<br />Criteria or Regulations for Boulder City
<br />Area Projects (Criteria) contained herein
<br />through an extencive public procell.
<br />W.st.m began the informal procell in
<br />Nov.mber 1979, holdi", several
<br />informal Public Information Forum., and
<br />continu.d with the formal public
<br />procell. wh.n proposed Crit.ria were
<br />publish.d in the Fadenl Raaillllr on
<br />September 22. 1981 (46 FR t686t (6674)
<br />and August 24, 1982 (47 FR 3694&-38857).
<br />Two Public Comm.nt Forums w.re held
<br />to sath.r public input on the proposals.
<br />The Public Comment Forum. were
<br />announced in the Fadenl Raailt.. on
<br />Dec.mber 29, 1981 (46 FR 62929) and
<br />Sept.mber 20, 1982 (47 FR 41420), and
<br />w.re h.ld on January 21. 1982, and
<br />November 23. 1982.
<br />Th. Crit.ria cont.ined h.rein will
<br />serv. as the principl.. .nd suid.lin.s
<br />for the m.rk.ti", of power from the
<br />Boulder Canyon Projec~ Parker-Davis
<br />Proj.ct .nd the United St.te.
<br />.ntitl.ment in the Nav.jo Gen.r.1in8
<br />Station (N.v.jo), a feature of the
<br />Central Arizon. Project. Pow.r from
<br />th.s. Projects wiU become avail.ble 81
<br />existing contract. or contract extensions
<br />terminat.. and wiU be mark.ted in
<br />accord.nce with theta Crit.ria.
<br />The Crit.ri. contained herein provide
<br />for: _
<br />1. R.n.wal of Bould.r Canyon Proj.ct
<br />con l;act. under new terma and
<br />conditions;
<br />2. Reserv.tion of capacity and enel'llY
<br />.mounts for current Park.r-Davis,
<br />Project contr.ctora:
<br />3, Markelin8 principles for the
<br />additional capacity made available
<br />thro..... the Boulder canyon Project
<br />UpraliDa Prosram and enel'llY in excell
<br />of Boulder Canyon Project renewal
<br />amounta;
<br />4. Marketins principles for addition.1
<br />Parker.D.vi. Project cap.city made
<br />avail.ble through oper.tional
<br />intesration of the Fed.r.l syst.m and
<br />en.1'llY in .xcell of amounts re..rved
<br />for current contractors:
<br />5. Marketi", principles for N.vajo
<br />capacity and .n.1'llY surplus to Central
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<br />Arizona Project and Title I SalInity
<br />CoDtraI Project needc; and
<br />.. c-..I contract provi.iamo
<br />applicabla to the power sales from .U
<br />_In tbe Boulder City Area,
<br />In accordance with applicable
<br />authoritieo for power aa1eo from the
<br />Projecta. the Criteria defines the
<br />seosraphic area in which the power
<br />available will be marketed. the amouiiio
<br />and cJ..... of power av.i1able, the
<br />service seaoons for the Boulder City
<br />Area, prioritieo and preferences in
<br />aUocation, points of delivery. and
<br />seneral contract provisions.
<br />DA'rU: The.. Gen.r.1 Concolldated
<br />Pow.r M.rk.liDa Crit.ri. or Regul.tions
<br />for Bould.r City Are. Projects .re
<br />effective 30 days from the d.te of this
<br />notice.
<br />AIIIl""" For furth.r information
<br />concerning th.se Crit.ri. contact: Mr. R.
<br />A. OllOn, Are. M.n"",r, Boulder City
<br />Are. Office, Weotem Are. Power
<br />Administr.tion. P.O. Box 200. Boulder
<br />City. Nevadll69005.
<br />~AIlY_'nOlC
<br />CaataDIa
<br />A. Dilculaion of Public Comments
<br />B. ReviJi_ to the "Pro~ Gooeral
<br />Consolidated Power M"IteliD8 eriteri.
<br />or Regulationa for Boulder City Are.
<br />Project....-Revisioo.. '1 . Re.ult of Public
<br />Comment
<br />C. lloc:wDents io Public File
<br />D. RquJ.tol)' Procedural Requirements
<br />E. General ConaoIid.ted Powe, Markelin8
<br />Criteria or RquJ.tioDl for Boulder City
<br />Area Projecto
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<br />A. DiccuJcIon 01 Public Commeall
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<br />Tbro.....out the iolorma! and formal
<br />public procell, W.stern received
<br />num.roill commenll from Ol'8anization.
<br />comprised of present contr.cto.., public
<br />and priv.t. utilitiea, municipaliti.s, stat.
<br />and Fed.ral .s.ncie.. Consrellional
<br />repres.Jft.tiv~, and priv.t. citizi,nc.
<br />The Comments c.ntered .round 15
<br />major issue.. They are:
<br />1. T.rm of Contract
<br />2. Mark.ti", Are.;
<br />3. Service SealODl:
<br />4. Centr.l Arizona Project Regul.tory
<br />Storage:
<br />5. Priority U.. Power:
<br />6. R.newal of Current Boulder C.nyon
<br />Project Contracta;
<br />7. Amount of Capacity and Enol'llY
<br />Reserved for Renewal to Current
<br />Boulder Canyoo Project Contracto..:
<br />8. Total EneI'llY A vail.ble from the
<br />Boulder Canyon Project
<br />9. Firmins Enel'llY for the BouId.r
<br />Canyon Project
<br />10. Oper.tional Fl.xibility of the
<br />Boulder Canyon Project Resource:
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<br />11. NonfederalFundIns of the Bould.r
<br />Canyon Project (Hoover) Uprati",
<br />Program:
<br />12. M.rketins Power to the
<br />Metropolitan Water District of South.m
<br />Ca\ifomle;
<br />13. Environmental Assellment
<br />14. Commenll from lbe Sen Dieso,
<br />Califoml. Area: and
<br />15. Allocations to Military
<br />wtaUation..
<br />1. Term of Controct. The Criteri.
<br />provid.s that Park.r.D.vis Project
<br />power will be pl.c.d und.r contract fa,
<br />. 2Il-year period. Bould.r Canyon
<br />Project pow., will be pl.ced und.r
<br />contr.ct for. 3O-year period with.
<br />re.-:.luation of the .mount of .n.1'!lY
<br />.vall.bl. from the project .t the .nd of
<br />the f1r8t 20 y....,
<br />These tenns of contract have been
<br />established in responce to comm.nts
<br />rec.iv.d to the proposed Crit.ri. of
<br />Sept.mb.r '961. 1Il.t solicit.d comm.nls
<br />on term. of contract ranai", from 10 to
<br />20 ye..., .nd the revi..d Criteria
<br />published in AUSU.tl962. th.t propos.d
<br />. 2Il-year t.rm of contract .nd the
<br />unique nature of the relOurc.s. With f.w
<br />exceptions. the comment. received
<br />indicat.d th.t no .upport would b.
<br />siv.n for. lD-y..r t.rm of contract.
<br />Commentors insisted that Western's
<br />re.son to .stablish th.1D-y.ar t.rm of
<br />contract i.e.. to allow accurate resource
<br />commitm.nts b.aed on near.t.rm
<br />hydrolOSic studi... w.. insuffici.nt
<br />justification for sucb . short t.rm of
<br />contract. Th.y proposed th.t a lons.r
<br />t.rm of contract, with provisions for
<br />adjustm.nt of .n.I'8)' .t ....onabl.
<br />int.rv.ls, would be a more reasonabl.
<br />approach.
<br />At the pres.nt time, th.re .re no
<br />proposed .ddition. to the Park.r-D.vis
<br />Proj.ct. Th. .mount of relOurc.s
<br />.vailable .r. expect.d to remain .tabl.
<br />for .t I.ast 20 y.ars. Additionally. due to
<br />the complexity of combini", Bould.r
<br />Canyon Proj.ct mark.ti", with Parker-
<br />D.vi. Prof.ct mark.tins. the t.rm of
<br />contr.ct of 20 y.ars cont.ined in the
<br />Criteria for Park.r-Davis Project
<br />resources i. B reasonable tenn of
<br />contract in these unique circumstances.
<br />With reg.rd to the Bould.r Canyon
<br />Project, lesisl.tive .mendments have
<br />been propooed recently by the
<br />Departm.nt of the Interior. Th.s.
<br />amendm.nts would .uthorize the
<br />d.v.lopment of eddition.1 c.p.city .t
<br />the Boulder Canyon Project through
<br />contributed fundins agre.m.nt.. Th.
<br />amount of cap.city fin.nced by the
<br />.ntities receivi", the .1I0cation of
<br />_ cap. city from the Hoov.r Upr.tins
<br />Prosram will b. deliv.red in stases .s
<br />the uprati", program is compl.t.d.
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