WSP05808

• File Number: 8220.100.50
• Description: CRSP - Power Rates
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 10/1/1985
• Author: USDOE/WAPA
• Title: Colorado River Storage Project and Participating Projects - Proposed Adjustment of Transmission Rates
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Power Administrations; for the providing of opportunities for interested
members of the public to participate in the development of such rates; for the
confirmation, approval and placement in effect on an interim basis by the
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy of such rates; and for the
submission of such rates to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with or
without prior interim approval. These regulations supplement Delegation order
No. 0204-108 of the Secretary of Energy, which was published in the Federal
Register and became effective on December 14, 1983 (48 FR 55664), with respect
to the activities of the Deputy Secretary and the Administrators.

(b) These procedures shall apply to all power and transmission rate
adjustment proceedings for the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) which
are commenced after these regulations become effective or were in process on
the effective date of these regulations but for which the FERC had not issued
any substantive orders on or before December 14, 1983. These procedures
supersede "Procedures for Public Participation in Power and Transmission Rate
Adjustments and Extensions for the Alaska, Southeastern, Southwestern and
Western Area Power Administrations" published in 45 FR 86983 (December 31,
1980) and amended at 46 FR 6864 (January 22, 1981') and 46 FR 25427 (May 7,
1981) .

(c) Except to the extent deemed appropriate by the Administrator in
accordance with applicable law, these procedures do not apply to rates for
short term sales of capacity, energy, or transmission service.

Section 903.2 - Definitions

As used herein - -

(a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the PMA whose rate is
involved in the rate adjustment or anyone acting in such capacity.

(b) "Depaftilient" means the Department of Energy, including PMAs but
excluding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

(c) "Deputy Secretary" means the Deputy Secretary of the Department of
Energy, or anyone acting in such capacity.

(d) "FERC" means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

(e) "Major rate adjustment" means a rate adjustment other than a minor
rate adjustment.

(f) "Minor rate adjustment" means a rate adjustment which (1) will
produce less than a 1 percent change in the annual revenues of the power
system or (2) is for a power system which has either annual sales normally
less than 100 million kilowatthours or an installed capacity of less than
20,000 kilowatts.

(g) "Notice" means the statement which informs customers and the general
public of Proposed Rates or proposed rate extensions, opportunities for
consultation and comment, and publiC forums. The Notice shall be by and
effective on the date of publication in the Federal Register. Whenever a time

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