[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 18CFR300.1]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 300_CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF THE RATES OF FEDERAL POWER MARKETING 
ADMINISTRATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 300.1  Applicability and definitions.




                      Subpart A_General Provisions

Sec.
300.1 Applicability and definitions.
300.2 Informal conference.

                      Subpart B_Filing Requirements

300.10 Application for confirmation and approval.
300.11 Technical support for the rate schedule.
300.12 Analysis of supporting data.
300.13 Waiver of filing requirements.
300.14 Filings under section 7(k).

              Subpart C_Commission Rate Review and Approval

300.20 Interim acceptance and review of Bonneville Power Administration 
          rates.
300.21 Final confirmation and approval.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 825s, 832-8321, 838-838k, 839-839h; 42 U.S.C. 
7101-7352; 43 U.S.C. 485-485k.

    Source: Order 382, 49 FR 25235, June 20, 1984, unless otherwise 
noted.



    (a) Applicability. This part sets forth procedures governing the 
filing, review and disposition of the rate schedules for the sale or 
transmission of power and energy established by the Alaska, Bonneville, 
Southeastern, Southwestern and Western Area Power Administrations. 
Except as otherwise provided by rule or order, the Commission's general 
rules of practice and procedure (part 385 of this chapter) will apply to 
any filings, hearings or other procedures under this part, as 
applicable.
    (b) Definitions. For purposes of this part, the following 
definitions apply:
    (1) Administrator means the administrator of a power marketing 
administration.
    (2) Electric service means any transmission or sale of electric 
power and energy, including capacity sales, energy sales, firm power 
sales, transmission services, or any combination of these services, and 
the utilization, by means of ownership, contractual arrangements, 
leasing, or other arrangements, of any facility to provide such sales or 
services.
    (3) Historic period means the period commencing with the date of 
first commercial operation of a powerplant or transmission facility and 
ending on the last day of the latest year for which actual cost data are 
available, provided that the period does not end more than 18 months 
before the date on which the Administrator tenders the rate schedule for 
filing with the Commission, or such longer period requested by the 
Deputy Secretary of Energy or Administrator and granted by the 
Commission.
    (4) Initial capital investment means the cost of acquisition or 
construction of a power facility or non-power facility which has been 
assigned to be repaid from the power revenues, including but not limited 
to any cost of planning, design, land acquisition, construction, 
interest during construction, and testing incurred before the date on 
which the facility becomes operational or revenue-producing.
    (5) Power repayment study or PRS means a study of the annual 
repayment of production and transmission investments and other costs 
through the application of revenues during the repayment period.
    (6) Proposed rate approval period means the period for which 
confirmation and approval of the rate schedules is requested. This 
period must not exceed five years.
    (7) Rate schedule means a statement describing:
    (i) Type of service to which the rate is to be applied;
    (ii) Rates and charges for, or in connection with, electric service; 
and
    (iii) Classifications and other provisions which directly affect 
such rates and charges.

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    (8) Rate test or cost evaluation period means a period, commencing 
with the end of the historic period, as defined in paragraph (b)(3) of 
this section, and continuing through the proposed rate approval period 
as defined in paragraph (b)(6) of this section, during which future 
estimates of costs and revenues should be modified by the Administrator 
to reflect changing conditions.
    (9) Replacement means any substitution of a unit of property with 
another unit of like character.

[Order 382, 49 FR 25235, June 20, 1984, as amended by Order 323-B, 52 FR 
20709, June 3, 1987]