96-1922. Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for Short-Term Marketing and Operating Arrangements

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3389-3390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1922]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for Short-Term 
Marketing and Operating Arrangements

AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision (ROD).

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SUMMARY: BPA has decided to enter into short-term marketing and 
operational arrangements in order to participate continuously in the 
open electric power market. These arrangements would enable BPA to 
achieve the best reliability and expected economic outcome, as well as 
to best meet its environmental responsibilities, given diverse market 
conditions. This decision would support power cost control, enhance BPA 
competitiveness, and provide public benefits. The amount of hydropower 
available to BPA will be defined by the System Operation Review, a 
separate process underway to determine future hydro operations. The 
decision documented in this ROD is a direct application of BPA's 
earlier decision to use a market-driven approach for participation in 
the increasingly competitive electric power market.
    This notice announces the availability of the ROD to enter into 
these short-term contractual arrangements. This decision is consistent 
with BPA's Business Plan, the Business Plan Environmental Impact 
Statement (BP EIS) (DOE/EIS-0183, June 1995) and the Business Plan ROD 
(August 15, 1995).

ADDRESSES: Copies of this ROD, the BP EIS, and the Business Plan ROD 
may be obtained by calling BPA's toll-free document request line: 1-
800-622-4520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Katherine S. Pierce, Environmental 
Specialist, ECN, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, 
Portland, Oregon, 97208-3621, phone number [phone], fax number 
[phone].
    Issued in Portland, Oregon, on January 22, 1996.

Randall W. Hardy,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-1922 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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