{"abstract":"The Colorado River Storage Project Management Center (CRSP MC) of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes a new Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) fixed firm power rates for use December 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023. The existing rates for these services are not set to expire until September 30, 2025; however, CRSP MC is initiating this rate action in response to a 35-percent projected increase to the firm power composite rate caused by a large increase in purchased power costs due to on-going drought conditions and a small increase to Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement (OM&R) expenses. Based on the FY 2021 toll on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund (Basin Fund) and the drought-induced purchased power projections from the Reclamation May 24-Month Study, existing rates will not sustain a balance in the Basin Fund capable of supporting operations. CRSP MC proposes modifying how purchased power is calculated, and purchased power costs would be assessed on a pass-through-cost basis charged to each customer. CRSP MC proposes modifying language to implement the Cost Recovery Charge (CRC) throughout the year, if warranted, and would be able to implement a CRC if water levels drop below the intake structures at Glen Canyon Dam. Additionally, updated Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) transmission and ancillary services rate schedules are proposed for use December 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023, with no material change proposed other than updating effective dates.","action":"Notice of proposed firm power fixed rate and transmission and ancillary services formula rates.","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/2021/06/28/2021-13645.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"86 FR 34002","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2021-08-31","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"A consultation and comment period will begin June 28, 2021 and end August 31, 2021. This provides approximately 65 days for public comment, in accordance with WAPA's authority under 10 CFR 903.14 to shorten the otherwise 90-day comment period for good cause. Concluding the comment period by August 31, 2021, will enable CRSP MC to implement the rates by the effective date of December 1, 2021. Further delaying implementation to January 1, 2022, given projected costs of purchased power, would reduce the Basin Fund by a further $10 million due to the deficiency of current rates in light of escalating purchased power costs. CRSP MC will present a detailed explanation of the proposed rates and other modifications at a public information forum on July 7, 2021, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). CRSP MC will present a purchased-power-specific public information forum on July 28, 2021, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. MDT. CRSP MC will present a CRC-specific public information forum on July 29, 2021, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. MDT. CRSP MC will accept oral and written comments at a public comment forum on August 11, 2021, 12 p.m. to no later than 2 p.m. MDT. CRSP MC will accept written comments any time during the consultation and comment period. CRSP MC will provide a 14-day consultation and comment period specifically for purchased power after the CRSP MC posts the final purchased power amounts to its website at: https://www.wapa.gov/ regions/CRSP/rates/Pages/rates.aspx.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"WAPA","documents":[{"comment_count":1,"comment_start_date":"2021-06-28","updated_at":"2023-02-28T17:31:59.152-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/WAPA_FRDOC_0001-0323","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"WAPA_FRDOC_0001-0323","comment_end_date":"2021-09-01","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"WAPA_FRDOC_0001","title":"Recently Posted WAPA Rules and Notices."}],"document_number":"2021-13645","effective_on":"2021-12-01","end_page":34005,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2021/06/28/2021-13645.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/28/2021-13645/proposed-salt-lake-city-area-integrated-projects-firm-power-rate-and-colorado-river-storage-project","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2021-13645?publication_date=2021-06-28","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2021-06-28/2021-13645/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":216,"last_updated":"2026-06-27 00:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-06-28/pdf/2021-13645.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-13645.pdf?1624625123","publication_date":"2021-06-28","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2021/06/28/2021-13645.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":1,"agency_id":"WAPA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=WAPA_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"WAPA_FRDOC_0001","document_id":"WAPA_FRDOC_0001-0323","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Recently Posted WAPA Rules and Notices.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-02-28T22:31:58Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":34002,"subtype":null,"title":"Proposed Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects Firm Power Rate and Colorado River Storage Project Transmission and Ancillary Services Rates-Rate Order No. WAPA-199","toc_doc":"Rate Order No. WAPA199","toc_subject":"Proposed Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects Firm Power Rate and Colorado River Storage Project Transmission and Ancillary Services Rates:\n","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":86}