2010-59. Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Filing

December 30, 2009.

Take notice that on December 16, 2009, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy submitted Rate Order No. WAPA-147, confirmed and approved on an interim basis, effective on January 1, 2010, Rate Schedule P-SED-F11 for firm power service from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program—Eastern Division (PSMBP—ED) and Rate Schedule P-SED-FP-11 for firm peaking power from the P-SMBP—ED, and under the authority vested in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by Delegation Order No. 00-037.00, submitted Rate Schedules P-SED-F11 and P-SED-FP11 for confirmation and approval on a final basis effective January 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2014.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 15, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.