Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments, 20897-20898 [E5-1900]
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167, Neshkoro, WI 54960; (920) 293–
4628, ext. 14.
i. FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy,
(202) 502–8755 or
patrick.murphy@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking
Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special
expertise with respect to environmental
issues to cooperate with us in the
preparation of the environmental
document. Agencies who would like to
request cooperating status should follow
the instructions for filing comments
described in item l below.
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: May 31, 2005.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.
Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
Additional study requests and
requests for cooperating agency status
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
m. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The existing Clam River Project
consists of: (1) A 46-foot-high buttress
type concrete dam concrete with a 54foot-wide spillway with four sections,
three sections equipped with 8-inchhigh stoplogs, and one section equipped
with a 4-foot-high slide gate; (2) a 898foot-long and a 223-foot-long earthen
dike connecting the left side and the
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right side of the concrete dam,
respectively; (3) a 360-acre reservoir
with a net storage capacity of 3,575 acrefeet with a water surface elevation of
898.9 feet msl; (4) two powerhouses
integral to the dam containing three
turbine generating units with a total
installed capacity of 1,200 kW; (5) a
100-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt transmission
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The
applicant estimates that the total
average annual generation would be
4,903 megawatthours.
o. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating
consultation with the Wisconsin State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as
required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
regulations of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule and final
amendments: The application will be
processed according to the following
Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter:
May 2005.
Issue Scoping Document: June 2005.
Notice of application is ready for
environmental analysis: September
2005.
Notice of the availability of the EA:
March 2006.
Ready for Commission’s decision on
the application: May 2006.
Final amendments to the application
must be filed with the Commission
no later than 30 days from the
issuance date of the notice of ready
for environmental analysis.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2586–024]
Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
Notice of Settlement Agreement and
Soliciting Comments
April 15, 2005.
Take notice that the following
settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement
agreement.
b. Project No.: 2586–024.
c. Date Filed: April 13, 2005.
d. Applicant: Alabama Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Conecuh River
Project.
f. Location: The Conecuh River
Project is located on the Conecuh River
in Covington County, Alabama. The
project does not affect Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(AEC) filed a settlement agreement on
behalf of itself and 5 other stakeholders.
The purpose of the settlement
agreement is to resolve, among the
signatories, all issues related to AEC’s
pending Application for a New License
for the Conecuh River Project. The
settlement agreement provides measures
for flows, lake levels, biological
monitoring and adaptive management,
water quality monitoring, and
recreational access and development.
Signatories to the settlement include
AEC, Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources,
Alabama Rivers Alliance, Conecuh/
Sepulga Watershed Alliance, ConecuhSepulga Clean Water Partnership, and
the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.
i. The settlement agreement is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the
documents. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item (j).
j. Applicant Contact: Mike Noel
(Environmental contact) or Scott Wright
(Engineering contact); Alabama Electric
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Cooperative, Inc.; 2027 East Three
Notch Street, P.O. Box 550, Andalusia,
AL 36420–0550
k. FERC Contact: Carolyn Holsopple
at (202) 502–6407 or
carolyn.holsopple@ferc.gov.
l. Deadline for Filing Comments: The
deadline for filing comments on the
settlement agreement is 20 days from
the date of this notice. The deadline for
filing reply comments is 30 days from
the date of this notice. All documents
(original and eight copies) should be
filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
Comments may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions of the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘efiling’’ link.
Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 11945–001]
Symbiotics, LLC; Notice of Scoping
Meetings, Site Visit, and Soliciting
Scoping Comments
April 18, 2005.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and are available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Major License.
b. Project No.: 11945–001.
c. Date filed: June 30, 2004.
d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Dorena Lake Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
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f. Location: On the Row River, near
the Town of Cottage Grove, Lane
County, Oregon. The project would
occupy less than 1 acre of federal lands
administered by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith,
Symbiotics, LLC, PO Box 535, Rigby,
Idaho 83442; telephone (208) 745–0834
or by e-mail at
bsmith@nwpwrservices.com.
i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426; telephone (202) 502–6077 or by
e-mail at dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: May 16, 2005.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.
Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person on the official service list
for the project. Further, if an intervenor
files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
Scoping comments may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
existing Dorena Lake dam and reservoir,
and would consist of the following
facilities: (1) A 9-foot-diameter steel
pipe, about 350 feet long, extending
from the reservoir through the north
dam abutment; (2) a new powerhouse,
near the existing spillway stilling basin
250 feet downstream from the concrete
section of the dam, having a total
installed capacity of 8,300 kilowatts; (3)
a new concrete-lined channel
discharging flows into the river channel
immediately below the existing stilling
basin; (4) a new valve house near the
existing stilling basin; (5) a new 15kilovolt underground transmission line,
about 500 feet long; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The average annual generation
is estimated to be 17.5 gigawatthours.
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m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Scoping Process: The Commission
staff intends to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the
project in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The EA will
consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will conduct one
daytime scoping meeting and one
evening meeting. The daytime scoping
meeting will focus on resource agency
and non-governmental organization
(NGO) concerns, while the evening
scoping meeting is primarily for public
input. All interested individuals, NGOs,
agencies, and tribes are invited to attend
one or both of the meetings, and to
assist the staff in identifying the scope
of the environmental issues that should
be analyzed in the EA. The times and
locations of these meetings are as
follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Thursday, May 5, 2005.
Time: 2 PM (PDT).
Place: Lane Community College.
Address: Building 17, Room 308, 4000
East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Thursday, May 5, 2005.
Time: 7 PM (PDT).
Place: Lane Community College.
Address: Building 17, Room 308, 4000
East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon.
Copies of the Scoping Document (SD1)
outlining the subject areas to be
addressed in the EA were distributed to
the parties on the Commission’s mailing
list. Copies of the SD1 will be available
at the scoping meetings or may be
viewed on the Web at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2586-024]
Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Settlement
Agreement and Soliciting Comments
April 15, 2005.
Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement agreement.
b. Project No.: 2586-024.
c. Date Filed: April 13, 2005.
d. Applicant: Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Conecuh River Project.
f. Location: The Conecuh River Project is located on the Conecuh
River in Covington County, Alabama. The project does not affect Federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AEC) filed a settlement
agreement on behalf of itself and 5 other stakeholders. The purpose of
the settlement agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, all
issues related to AEC's pending Application for a New License for the
Conecuh River Project. The settlement agreement provides measures for
flows, lake levels, biological monitoring and adaptive management,
water quality monitoring, and recreational access and development.
Signatories to the settlement include AEC, Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, Alabama Rivers Alliance, Conecuh/
Sepulga Watershed Alliance, Conecuh-Sepulga Clean Water Partnership,
and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
i. The settlement agreement is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ``e-Library''
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the documents. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (j).
j. Applicant Contact: Mike Noel (Environmental contact) or Scott
Wright (Engineering contact); Alabama Electric
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Cooperative, Inc.; 2027 East Three Notch Street, P.O. Box 550,
Andalusia, AL 36420-0550
k. FERC Contact: Carolyn Holsopple at (202) 502-6407 or
carolyn.holsopple@ferc.gov.
l. Deadline for Filing Comments: The deadline for filing comments
on the settlement agreement is 20 days from the date of this notice.
The deadline for filing reply comments is 30 days from the date of this
notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions of the
Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing''
link.
Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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