{"abstract":"Western Area Power Administration (Western), Upper Great Plains Region (Western-UGP), a power marketing administration (PMA) of the Department of Energy (DOE), is publishing a recommendation to pursue formal negotiations with the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO), concerning membership. Western is seeking public comment from Western's customers, Tribes, stakeholders, and the public at large. A decision to pursue implementation of the recommendation will be posted to Western's Web site.","action":"Notice of Western Area Power Administration Recommendation to Pursue Regional Transmission Organization Membership.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"},{"raw_name":"Western Area Power Administration","name":"Western Area Power Administration","id":525,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/western-area-power-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/525","parent_id":136,"slug":"western-area-power-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2013/11/01/2013-26079.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"78 FR 65641","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2013-12-16","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"To ensure consideration, all comments should be received by Western at the address below on or before 4 p.m. MST December 16, 2013. Western will present a detailed explanation of the recommendation and listen to customer and stakeholder comments in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, or Fargo, North Dakota. The specific times and locations of these forums will be posted on Western's Web site at http://www.wapa.gov/ugp/powermarketing/ AlternateOperationsStudy/AOS.htm.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2013-26079","effective_on":null,"end_page":65643,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2013/11/01/2013-26079.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/11/01/2013-26079/recommendation-from-the-western-area-power-administration-to-pursue-regional-transmission","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2013-26079?publication_date=2013-11-01","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2013-11-01/2013-26079/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":798,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-11-01/pdf/2013-26079.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2013-26079.pdf?1383224302","publication_date":"2013-11-01","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2013/11/01/2013-26079.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2013-12-15T05:00:29Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":65641,"subtype":null,"title":"Recommendation From the Western Area Power Administration To Pursue Regional Transmission Organization Membership","toc_doc":"Recommendation to Pursue Regional Transmission Organization Membership","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":78}