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Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2165–022]
Alabama Power Company; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission, and Establishing
Procedural Schedule for Relicensing
and a Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
August 11, 2005.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: P–2165–022.
c. Date Filed: July 28, 2005.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power
Company.
e. Name of Project: Warrior River
Hydroelectric Project, which includes
the Lewis Smith and Bankhead
Developments.
f. Location: The Lewis Smith
development is located in northwestern
Alabama in the headwaters of the Black
Warrior River on the Sipsey Fork in
Cullman, Walker, and Winston
Counties. The Bankhead development is
located in central Alabama downstream
of the Lewis Smith development, on the
Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa
County. The Lewis Smith development
affects 2691.44 acres of federal lands
and the Bankhead development affects
18.7 acres of Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry L.
Stewart, Senior Vice President and
Senior Production Officer, Alabama
Power Company, 600 North 18th Street,
P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291–
8180.
i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, (202)
502–8675 or janet.hutzel@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 such requests
described in item k below.
k. Deadline for request for cooperating
agency status: September 26, 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
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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.
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 ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing.
l. This application has not been
accepted for filing. We are not soliciting
motions to intervene, protests, or final
terms and conditions at this time.
m. Description of Project: The
proposed Warrior River Project would
consist of two developments. The Lewis
Smith and Bulkhead developments
would operate in peaking mode. The
total capacity for all developments is
211.05 MW, generating about 463,094
MWh of energy annually. The project
works would include the following:
Lewis Smith Development: The Lewis
Smith development, located on the
Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River,
consists of: (1) A total of 2,200 feet of
water retaining structures which
includes a 300-foot-high earth and rock
fill dam, an uncontrolled spillway with
fixed crest elevation 522 feet m.s.l., and
powerhouse consisting of: (a) A 95-footlong uncontrolled spillway, (b) a 350foot-wide channel which originates at
the spillway and discharges into Mill
creek about 3,000 feet downstream of
the spillway, (c) a concrete intake
located 120 feet upstream of the dam
which provides flows to two 23-footdiameter, 630-foot-long power tunnels;
(2) a 35-mile-long, 21,200-acre reservoir
at normal pool elevation 510 feet m.s.l.,
and capacity of 1,390,000 acre-ft at
normal pool elevation 510 feet m.s.l.
and 1,670,600 acre-feet at spillway crest
elevation 522-ft m.s.l; (3) a 193-foot-long
concrete power house, housing two
111,500 horse power vertical fixedblade turbines and generating units,
each rated at 78.75 MW, a total rated
capacity of 157.5 MW, maximum
hydraulic capacity of 5,700 cfs each,
and total hydraulic capacity of 11,400
cfs. The estimated generation is 282,864
MWh.; (4) trashracks located at the
turbine intakes with 6-inch bar spacing;
(5) a substation; and (6) other
appurtenances. One 115-kilovolt
transmission line, and two 161-kilovolt
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transmission lines connect substations
to Alabama Power’s transmission
system.
Bankhead Development: The
Bankhead development is located at the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
Lock and Dam No. 17 on the Black
Warrior River. The dam, a 1,230-footlong gated spillway, and 78-mile-long
reservoir are owned and operated by the
Corps. The Bankhead development
consists of a powerhouse and intake
canal consisting of: (1) A 54-foot-wide
by 100-foot-long gated intake canal; (2)
a 135-foot-long powerhouse housing one
71,400 horse power vertical propeller
turbine and generating unit, rated at
53.985 MW, and a maximum hydraulic
capacity of 10,388 cfs. The estimated
generation is 180,230 MWh; (3) thirtyfive trashracks located at the turbine
intakes with 6-inch bar spacing; (4)
penstocks; (5) a substation; and (6) other
appurtenances. One 115-kilovolt
transmission line connects the
substation to Alabama Power’s
transmission system.
n. 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.
o. Procedural schedule and final
amendments: At this time we do not
anticipate the need for preparing a draft
environmental assessment (EA).
Recipients will have 60 days to provide
the Commission with any written
comments on the EA. All comments
filed with the Commission will be
considered in the Order taking final
action on the license applications.
However, should substantive comments
requiring re-analysis be received on the
EA document, we would consider
preparing a subsequent EA document.
The application will be processed
according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Issue acceptance letter or deficiency
letter and request additional
information, if needed: September 2005.
Notice soliciting final terms and
conditions: December 2005.
Notice of the availability of the EA:
July 2006.
Ready for Commission’s decision on
the application: November 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.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
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Requests to participate in the meeting
may be submitted to the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
John Shoaff, OPPT International Team
Leader, Environmental Assistance
Division (7408M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 564–0531; e-mail address:
shoaff.john@epa.gov.
Third Preparatory Committee Meeting
on the Strategic Approach to
International Chemicals Management;
Notice of Public Meeting
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of particular
interest to industry, trade associations,
and non-governmental organizations
that deal with and are interested in
international chemicals management. If
you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
EPA and the State Department are
hosting a meeting for stakeholders to
inform the development of the U.S.
Government’s viewpoints for the
upcoming 3rd Preparatory Committee
(PrepComm 3) meeting on the Strategic
Approach to International Chemicals
Management (SAICM) and a number of
updates to the inter-sessional working
documents. Comments are being sought
to help provide guidance to U.S.
Government Agencies as to how they
should work with other countries to
develop a SAICM that promotes the
sound management of chemicals while
facilitating the movement of chemicals
and their products across borders
without compromising human health or
the environment. There are several
updates to the inter-sessional working
documents that will serve as a basis for
the structural development of a SAICM.
This meeting will serve as an
opportunity for stakeholders to share
their views on these documents before
they are finalized at the third and final
session of the PrepComm on SAICM in
the third week of September 2005.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, August 31, 2005, from 1 to
3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Rm. 1153,
EPA East (1st Floor), Washington, DC.
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A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under docket identification (ID) number
OPPT–2005–0029. The official public
docket consists of the documents
specifically referenced in this action,
any public comments received, and
other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket,
the public docket does not include
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. The official public
docket is the collection of materials that
is available for public viewing at the
EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading
Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA
Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The EPA
Docket Center Reading Room telephone
number is (202) 566–1744, and the
telephone number for the OPPT Docket,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2165-022]
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
August 11, 2005.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-2165-022.
c. Date Filed: July 28, 2005.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Warrior River Hydroelectric Project, which
includes the Lewis Smith and Bankhead Developments.
f. Location: The Lewis Smith development is located in northwestern
Alabama in the headwaters of the Black Warrior River on the Sipsey Fork
in Cullman, Walker, and Winston Counties. The Bankhead development is
located in central Alabama downstream of the Lewis Smith development,
on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County. The Lewis Smith
development affects 2691.44 acres of federal lands and the Bankhead
development affects 18.7 acres of Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry L. Stewart, Senior Vice President
and Senior Production Officer, Alabama Power Company, 600 North 18th
Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291-8180.
i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, (202) 502-8675 or
janet.hutzel@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 such requests
described in item k below.
k. Deadline for request for cooperating agency status: September
26, 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.
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 ``e-
Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
l. This application has not been accepted for filing. We are not
soliciting motions to intervene, protests, or final terms and
conditions at this time.
m. Description of Project: The proposed Warrior River Project would
consist of two developments. The Lewis Smith and Bulkhead developments
would operate in peaking mode. The total capacity for all developments
is 211.05 MW, generating about 463,094 MWh of energy annually. The
project works would include the following:
Lewis Smith Development: The Lewis Smith development, located on
the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River, consists of: (1) A total of
2,200 feet of water retaining structures which includes a 300-foot-high
earth and rock fill dam, an uncontrolled spillway with fixed crest
elevation 522 feet m.s.l., and powerhouse consisting of: (a) A 95-foot-
long uncontrolled spillway, (b) a 350-foot-wide channel which
originates at the spillway and discharges into Mill creek about 3,000
feet downstream of the spillway, (c) a concrete intake located 120 feet
upstream of the dam which provides flows to two 23-foot-diameter, 630-
foot-long power tunnels; (2) a 35-mile-long, 21,200-acre reservoir at
normal pool elevation 510 feet m.s.l., and capacity of 1,390,000 acre-
ft at normal pool elevation 510 feet m.s.l. and 1,670,600 acre-feet at
spillway crest elevation 522-ft m.s.l; (3) a 193-foot-long concrete
power house, housing two 111,500 horse power vertical fixed-blade
turbines and generating units, each rated at 78.75 MW, a total rated
capacity of 157.5 MW, maximum hydraulic capacity of 5,700 cfs each, and
total hydraulic capacity of 11,400 cfs. The estimated generation is
282,864 MWh.; (4) trashracks located at the turbine intakes with 6-inch
bar spacing; (5) a substation; and (6) other appurtenances. One 115-
kilovolt transmission line, and two 161-kilovolt
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transmission lines connect substations to Alabama Power's transmission
system.
Bankhead Development: The Bankhead development is located at the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Lock and Dam No. 17 on the Black
Warrior River. The dam, a 1,230-foot-long gated spillway, and 78-mile-
long reservoir are owned and operated by the Corps. The Bankhead
development consists of a powerhouse and intake canal consisting of:
(1) A 54-foot-wide by 100-foot-long gated intake canal; (2) a 135-foot-
long powerhouse housing one 71,400 horse power vertical propeller
turbine and generating unit, rated at 53.985 MW, and a maximum
hydraulic capacity of 10,388 cfs. The estimated generation is 180,230
MWh; (3) thirty-five trashracks located at the turbine intakes with 6-
inch bar spacing; (4) penstocks; (5) a substation; and (6) other
appurtenances. One 115-kilovolt transmission line connects the
substation to Alabama Power's transmission system.
n. 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 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 h above.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: At this time we do not
anticipate the need for preparing a draft environmental assessment
(EA). Recipients will have 60 days to provide the Commission with any
written comments on the EA. All comments filed with the Commission will
be considered in the Order taking final action on the license
applications. However, should substantive comments requiring re-
analysis be received on the EA document, we would consider preparing a
subsequent EA document. The application will be processed according to
the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
Issue acceptance letter or deficiency letter and request additional
information, if needed: September 2005.
Notice soliciting final terms and conditions: December 2005.
Notice of the availability of the EA: July 2006.
Ready for Commission's decision on the application: November 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.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
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