Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 779-780 [E6-22679]
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project Nos.: P–2197–073 and P–2206–030]
Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice
of Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests
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Take notice that the following
hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Applications: New Major
Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: P–2197–073 and P–
2206–030.
c. Dates filed: April 25, 2006 and
April 26, 2006.
d. Applicants: Alcoa Power
Generating, Inc. and Carolina Power and
Light Company d/b/a/ Progress Energy
Carolinas, Inc.
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e. Names of Projects: Yadkin
Hydroelectric Project and Yadkin-Pee
Dee River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Locations: The Yadkin Project is
located on the Yadkin River in
Davidson, Davie, Montgomery, Rowan,
and Stanly Counties, North Carolina.
The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project is
located on the Yadkin and Pee Dee
Rivers in Anson, Montgomery,
Richmond, and Stanly Counties, North
Carolina. There are no federal lands
affected by these projects.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Yadkin
Project—Mr. Gene Ellis, Licensing and
Property Manager, Alcoa Power
Generating, Inc., Yadkin Division, P.O.
Box 576, NC Highway 740, Badin, NC
28009–0576.
Yadkin-Pee Dee Project—E. Michael
Williams, Senior Vice President Power
Operations, Progress Energy, 410 S.
Wilmington Street PEB 13, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27602; Telephone (919)
546–6640.
i. FERC Contacts: Stephen Bowler at
(202) 502–6861 or
stephen.bowler@ferc.gov, or Lee Emery
at (202) 502–8379 or lee.emery@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests: February 26,
2007.
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.
Motions to intervene and protests 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 has been accepted,
but is not ready for environmental
analysis at this time.
l. The existing Yadkin Project consists
of four developments on the Yadkin
River: High Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows,
and Falls. The High Rock development
is the furthest upstream development,
located at river mile (RM) 253, and
includes the following existing
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facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2) 10
flood gates; (3) a 14,400-acre reservoir,
with a normal pool elevation of 623.9
feet U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
datum and a usable storage capacity of
217,400 acre-feet; and (4) a powerhouse,
integral to the dam, containing three
turbine-generator units with a total
installed capacity of 32 megawatts
(MW).
The Tuckertown development (RM
244.3) includes the following existing
facilities: (1) Dam; (2) spillway with 11
gates; (3) a 2,560-acre reservoir, with a
normal pool elevation of 564.7 feet
USGS and a usable storage capacity of
6,700 acre-feet; and (4) a powerhouse,
integral to the dam, containing three
turbine-generator units with a total
installed capacity of 38 MW.
The Narrows development (RM 236.5)
includes the following existing
facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2) 22
flood gates and a trash gate; (3) an intake
structure with four openings each with
two gates; (4) four penstocks; (5) a
powerhouse downstream of the dam; (6)
a bypass spillway with 10 control gates
and a trash gate; (7) a 5,355-acre
reservoir, with a normal pool elevation
of 509.8 feet USGS and a usable storage
capacity of 129,100 acre-feet; and (8)
four turbine-generators with a total
installed capacity of 108 MW.
The Falls development (RM 234)
includes the following constructed
facilities: (1) A dam; (2) a spillway with
12 flood gates and a trash gate; (3) a 204acre reservoir, with a normal pool
elevation of 332.8 feet USGS and a
usable storage capacity of 940 acre-feet;
and (4) a powerhouse, integral to the
dam, and containing three turbinegenerators with a total installed capacity
of 31 MW.
Alcoa Generating operates the High
Rock development in a store-and-release
mode and the Tuckertown, Narrows,
and Falls developments in a run-of-river
mode on a daily basis. The High Rock
development provides storage for the
three downstream developments. The
maximum annual drawdown for High
Rock is 13 feet.
The existing Yadkin-Pee Dee Project
consists of the Tillery development on
the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers and the
Blewett Falls development on the Pee
Dee River. The Tillery development (RM
218) includes the following existing
facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2) 18
flood gates; (3) a trash sluice gate; (4) a
5,697-acre reservoir, with a normal pool
elevation of 277.3 feet North American
Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) and
a usable storage capacity of 84,150 acrefeet; (5) a powerhouse, integral to the
dam, containing four turbine-generators
with a total installed capacity of 84 MW;
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and (6) a small turbine powering a
‘‘house generator’’ with an installed
capacity of 360 kW.
The Blewett Falls development (RM
188.2) includes the following existing
facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2)
wooden flashboards; (3) a 2,866-acre
reservoir, with a normal pool elevation
of 177.2 feet NAVD 88 and a usable
storage capacity of 30,893 acre-feet; (4)
a powerhouse, integral to the dam,
containing six pairs of turbinegenerators, each pair with its own
penstock and headgate, for a total
installed capacity of 24.6 MW; and (5)
a 900-foot-long tailrace channel.
The Tillery development is operated
as a peaking facility with a typical
drawdown of not more than 4 feet under
normal conditions. The Blewett Falls
development is operated as a reregulating facility, smoothing out flows
released from the upstream
developments.
Alcoa Generating and Progress Energy
propose to continue operating the
projects with proposed protection and
enhancement measures.
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
e-mail of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
filed, but only those who file a motion
to intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set
forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the
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application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant.
A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified
in the particular application.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application for Partial
Transfer of License Amendment of
License and Transmission Line
License Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Protests
December 28, 2006.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Partial transfer of
license by removing project’s
transmission line and issuing for it a
separate transmission line license.
b. Project No: 2816–037.
c. Date Filed: November 6, 2006.
d. Applicants: North Hartland LLC
(North Hartland), and Central Vermont
Public Service Corp. (Central Vermont).
e. Name of Project: North Hartland.
f. Location: The project is located at
the existing U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ North Hartland Dam on the
Ottauquechee River in Windsor County,
Vermont.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. § 791a–825r.
h. Applicants Contact: Richard A.
Norman, North Hartland LLC, 55 Union
Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02018.
Morris L. Silver Esq., The Kellog Farm,
P.O. Box 606, Benson, VT 05731, Tel:
(802) 537–2264. Elizabeth W. Little,
Nixon Peabody, LLP, 401 9th Street,
Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004, (202)
585–8338, and Gregory White, Central
Vermont Public Service Corp., 77 Grove
Street, Rutland, VT 05701.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on
this notice should be addressed to
Vedula Sarma at (202) 502–6190 or
vedula.sarma@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments and/
or motions: January 29, 2007.
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k. Description of Filing: North
Harland proposes to transfer a portion of
its license containing approximately six
miles of 12.5–kV transmission line
mounted on top of Central Vermont’s
utility system at Pole #115 on Clay Hill
Road to Central Vermont’s Queechee
Substation. Central Vermont seeks a
transmission line license for the
transmission line transferred to it from
North Harland. North Hartland seeks to
amend its license to remove the
transferred transmission line.
l. Locations of Applications: A copy of
the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission in the Public Reference
Room, located at 888 First Street NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by
calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may
also 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. 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, call toll-free 1–866–208–
3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene—Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents—Any filings must bear in
all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND
CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the
Project Number of the particular
application to which the filing refers.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.
Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos.: P-2197-073 and P-2206-030]
Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
December 28, 2006.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
a. Type of Applications: New Major Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: P-2197-073 and P-2206-030.
c. Dates filed: April 25, 2006 and April 26, 2006.
d. Applicants: Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. and Carolina Power and
Light Company d/b/a/ Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
e. Names of Projects: Yadkin Hydroelectric Project and Yadkin-Pee
Dee River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Locations: The Yadkin Project is located on the Yadkin River in
Davidson, Davie, Montgomery, Rowan, and Stanly Counties, North
Carolina. The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project is located on the Yadkin and
Pee Dee Rivers in Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, and Stanly Counties,
North Carolina. There are no federal lands affected by these projects.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.
791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Yadkin Project--Mr. Gene Ellis, Licensing
and Property Manager, Alcoa Power Generating, Inc., Yadkin Division,
P.O. Box 576, NC Highway 740, Badin, NC 28009-0576.
Yadkin-Pee Dee Project--E. Michael Williams, Senior Vice President
Power Operations, Progress Energy, 410 S. Wilmington Street PEB 13,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602; Telephone (919) 546-6640.
i. FERC Contacts: Stephen Bowler at (202) 502-6861 or
stephen.bowler@ferc.gov, or Lee Emery at (202) 502-8379 or
lee.emery@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: February
26, 2007.
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.
Motions to intervene and protests 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.
k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Yadkin Project consists of four developments on the
Yadkin River: High Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows, and Falls. The High Rock
development is the furthest upstream development, located at river mile
(RM) 253, and includes the following existing facilities: (1) A dam and
spillway; (2) 10 flood gates; (3) a 14,400-acre reservoir, with a
normal pool elevation of 623.9 feet U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) datum
and a usable storage capacity of 217,400 acre-feet; and (4) a
powerhouse, integral to the dam, containing three turbine-generator
units with a total installed capacity of 32 megawatts (MW).
The Tuckertown development (RM 244.3) includes the following
existing facilities: (1) Dam; (2) spillway with 11 gates; (3) a 2,560-
acre reservoir, with a normal pool elevation of 564.7 feet USGS and a
usable storage capacity of 6,700 acre-feet; and (4) a powerhouse,
integral to the dam, containing three turbine-generator units with a
total installed capacity of 38 MW.
The Narrows development (RM 236.5) includes the following existing
facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2) 22 flood gates and a trash
gate; (3) an intake structure with four openings each with two gates;
(4) four penstocks; (5) a powerhouse downstream of the dam; (6) a
bypass spillway with 10 control gates and a trash gate; (7) a 5,355-
acre reservoir, with a normal pool elevation of 509.8 feet USGS and a
usable storage capacity of 129,100 acre-feet; and (8) four turbine-
generators with a total installed capacity of 108 MW.
The Falls development (RM 234) includes the following constructed
facilities: (1) A dam; (2) a spillway with 12 flood gates and a trash
gate; (3) a 204-acre reservoir, with a normal pool elevation of 332.8
feet USGS and a usable storage capacity of 940 acre-feet; and (4) a
powerhouse, integral to the dam, and containing three turbine-
generators with a total installed capacity of 31 MW.
Alcoa Generating operates the High Rock development in a store-and-
release mode and the Tuckertown, Narrows, and Falls developments in a
run-of-river mode on a daily basis. The High Rock development provides
storage for the three downstream developments. The maximum annual
drawdown for High Rock is 13 feet.
The existing Yadkin-Pee Dee Project consists of the Tillery
development on the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers and the Blewett Falls
development on the Pee Dee River. The Tillery development (RM 218)
includes the following existing facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2)
18 flood gates; (3) a trash sluice gate; (4) a 5,697-acre reservoir,
with a normal pool elevation of 277.3 feet North American Vertical
Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) and a usable storage capacity of 84,150 acre-
feet; (5) a powerhouse, integral to the dam, containing four turbine-
generators with a total installed capacity of 84 MW;
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and (6) a small turbine powering a ``house generator'' with an
installed capacity of 360 kW.
The Blewett Falls development (RM 188.2) includes the following
existing facilities: (1) A dam and spillway; (2) wooden flashboards;
(3) a 2,866-acre reservoir, with a normal pool elevation of 177.2 feet
NAVD 88 and a usable storage capacity of 30,893 acre-feet; (4) a
powerhouse, integral to the dam, containing six pairs of turbine-
generators, each pair with its own penstock and headgate, for a total
installed capacity of 24.6 MW; and (5) a 900-foot-long tailrace
channel.
The Tillery development is operated as a peaking facility with a
typical drawdown of not more than 4 feet under normal conditions. The
Blewett Falls development is operated as a re-regulating facility,
smoothing out flows released from the upstream developments.
Alcoa Generating and Progress Energy propose to continue operating
the projects with proposed protection and enhancement measures.
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 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.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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