Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power); Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 36527-36528 [2011-15526]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 22, 2011 / Notices FERCOnlineSupport@gerc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. The purpose of the project is to provide firm capacity for the transportation of natural gas to be used in the operation of a new gas-fired electric generation facility being constructed by Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (VEPCO) in Warren County, Virginia (VEPCO-Warren Project). The VEPCO-Warren Project will enable Columbia to provide up to 224 MDth/day and 246 MDth/day of firm transportation service to VPSEC from April through September and October through March, respectively. The applicable rates for service during the term of the service agreements will be the maximum rates set forth in Columbia’s tariff for service under the applicable rate schedules. Columbia also requests a rolled-in-rate treatment for the VEPCO-Warren Project. The estimated cost of the VEPCO-Warren County Project is $34,300,000. VEPCO expects to complete the construction and place the electric generation facility in service during 2014. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Fredric J. George, Lead Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325–1273; telephone 304– 357–2359, fax 304–357–3206. Any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the below listed comment date, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit original and 7 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. Motions to intervene, protests and comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper, see, 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Jun 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 Comment Date: June 27, 2011. Dated: June 6, 2011. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–15546 Filed 6–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [ Project No. 349–150] Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power); Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments 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.: 349–150. c. Date Filed: June 8, 2011. d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power). e. Name of Project: Martin Dam Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing Martin Dam Project is located on the Tallapoosa River in northeast Alabama, in Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Elmore Counties, Alabama, near the cities of Alexander City and Dadeville, Alabama. The project would occupy 1.36 acres of Federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Theodore J. McCullough, Senior Vice President and Senior Production Officer, Alabama Power Company, 600 North 18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, telephone (205) 257–8180; James F. Crew, Manager, Hydro Services, Alabama Power Company, 600 North 18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, telephone (205) 257–4265. i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams, (202) 502–8087 or jennifer.adams@ferc.gov. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. The Project Description: Martin Dam is located at river mile 420.0 on the Tallapoosa River near the cities of Alexander City and Dadeville, Alabama. Martin Dam impounds about 31 miles of the Tallapoosa River, forming Martin Reservoir (or Lake Martin), a 40,000-acre reservoir with (a) 700 miles of shoreline, (b) a gross storage capacity of 1,622,000 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36527 acre-feet, and (c) active storage of 1,381,077 acre-feet at a 45.5-foot drawdown. The existing Martin Dam Project consists of: (1) A concrete gravity dam and an earth dike section, totaling about 2,000 feet in length with a maximum height of 168 feet, and includes (a) A 720-foot-long gated spillway section with 20 vertical lift spillway gates, each measuring 30 feet wide by 16 feet high; (b) a 250-foot-long concrete gravity intake structure, (c) a 255-foot-long concrete gravity non-overflow section, and (d) an approximately 1,000-footlong earth embankment; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 40,000 acres at the normal full pool elevation of 491 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) headworks containing four steel penstocks and 12 intake gates, each fitted with trash racks; (4) a brick and concrete, steel-frame powerhouse, 307 feet long, 58 feet wide, and 99 feet high; (5) four vertical Francis turbines that power four generating units with a total installed capacity of 182.5 MW; (6) two 450-footlong transmission lines; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project generates about 33,000,000 megawatthours (MWh) annually. The Martin Dam Project operates as a peaking project using a multipurpose storage reservoir (Lake Martin), in which the water levels fluctuate seasonally. Under its normal peaking operations, the project operates between elevations 481 and 491 feet msl. Flows from the dam vary from leakage during periods of non-generation to 17,900 cubic feet per second (cfs) during generation. The Martin Dam Project typically generates Monday through Friday for eight hours per day. Releases from Martin Dam are made directly into Alabama Power’s Yates and Thurlow Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2407). The Thurlow Dam is required to release a minimum flow of 1,200 cfs. Releases from Martin Dam are often necessary to maintain the 1,200-cfs minimum flow requirement. Alabama Power uses three guide curves for the Martin Dam Project: (1) A flood control guide; (2) an operating guide; and (3) a drought contingency curve. The flood control guide maximizes lake elevations for flood control purposes. The operating guide limits fluctuations in Lake Martin to water levels that stakeholders deemed acceptable during the previous relicensing process for the Martin Dam Project. The area between the flood control guide and operating guide represents the range that Alabama Power operates the project under normal inflow conditions. E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 36528 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 22, 2011 / Notices l. Locations of the Application: 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. m. 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. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ..................................... Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions .. Commission issues Draft EIS ............................................................................................... Comments on Draft EIS ........................................................................................................ Modified Terms and Conditions ............................................................................................ Commission Issues Final EIS ............................................................................................... o. 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. Dated: June 15, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–15526 Filed 6–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER01–468–012; ER00–3621–013; ER04–318–009; ER05– 36–009; ER05–37–009; ER05–34–009; ER05–35–009; ER04–249–009; ER99– 1695–018; ER02–23–016; ER07–1306– 008; ER97–30–010; ER96–2869–017; ER08–1323–004; ER97–3561–009. Applicants: Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc., Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc., Dominion Energy Brayton Point, LLC, Dominion Energy Manchester Street, Inc., Dominion Energy New England, Inc., Dominion Energy Salem Harbor, LLC, Dominion Retail, Inc., Elwood Energy, LLC, Fairless Energy, LLC, NedPower Mt. Storm, LLC, Kincaid Generation, LLC, State Line Energy, LLC, Fowler Ridge Wind Farm LLC, Virginia Electric and Power Company. Description: Market Power Analyses Revised Appendix of Assets of Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Filed Date: 06/10/2011. Accession Number: 20110610–5223. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Jun 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 August 7, 2011 October 6, 2011. April 3, 2012. June 2, 2012. August 1, 2012. October 30, 2012. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 01, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3807–000. Applicants: Xcel Energy Services Inc. Description: Notice of Termination of the Engineering and Procurement Agreement between Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Northern States Power Company, FERC Electric Tariff Second Revised Volume No. 3. Service Agreement No. 280–NSP. Filed Date: 06/15/2011. Accession Number: 20110615–5138. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 06, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3808–000. Applicants: ORNI 39, LLC. Description: ORNI 39, LLC submits tariff filing per 35.12: Petition of ORNI 39 LLC For Approval of Initial MarketBased Rate Tariff to be effective 8/1/2011. Filed Date: 06/16/2011. Accession Number: 20110616–5019. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 07, 2011. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: Docket Numbers: ES11–38–000. Applicants: Upper Peninsula Power Company. Description: Upper Peninsula Power Company’s Application for Authorization to Issue Securities Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act. Filed Date: 06/15/2011. Accession Number: 20110615–5134. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 06, 2011. Take notice that the Commission received the following qualifying facility filings: Docket Numbers: QF11–274–000. Applicants: CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. Description: Form 556—Notice of selfcertification of qualifying cogeneration PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 facility status of CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. Filed Date: 05/20/2011. Accession Number: 20110520–5101. Comment Date: None Applicable. Docket Numbers: QF11–276–000. Applicants: Iowa Combined Heat and Power LLC. Description: Form 556—Notice of selfcertification of qualifying cogeneration facility status of Iowa Combined Heat and Power LLC. Filed Date: 05/20/2011. Accession Number: 20110520–5164. Comment Date: None Applicable. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. As it relates to any qualifying facility filings, the notices of self-certification [or self-recertification] listed above, do not institute a proceeding regarding qualifying facility status. A notice of self-certification [or self-recertification] simply provides notification that the entity making the filing has determined the facility named in the notice meets the applicable criteria to be a qualifying E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36527-36528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15526]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Project No. 349-150]


Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power); Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural 
Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    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.: 349-150.
    c. Date Filed: June 8, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power).
    e. Name of Project: Martin Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing Martin Dam Project is located on the 
Tallapoosa River in northeast Alabama, in Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Elmore 
Counties, Alabama, near the cities of Alexander City and Dadeville, 
Alabama. The project would occupy 1.36 acres of Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Theodore J. McCullough, Senior Vice President 
and Senior Production Officer, Alabama Power Company, 600 North 18th 
Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, telephone (205) 257-8180; 
James F. Crew, Manager, Hydro Services, Alabama Power Company, 600 
North 18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, telephone (205) 
257-4265.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams, (202) 502-8087 or 
jennifer.adams@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description: Martin Dam is located at river mile 
420.0 on the Tallapoosa River near the cities of Alexander City and 
Dadeville, Alabama. Martin Dam impounds about 31 miles of the 
Tallapoosa River, forming Martin Reservoir (or Lake Martin), a 40,000-
acre reservoir with (a) 700 miles of shoreline, (b) a gross storage 
capacity of 1,622,000 acre-feet, and (c) active storage of 1,381,077 
acre-feet at a 45.5-foot drawdown.
    The existing Martin Dam Project consists of: (1) A concrete gravity 
dam and an earth dike section, totaling about 2,000 feet in length with 
a maximum height of 168 feet, and includes (a) A 720-foot-long gated 
spillway section with 20 vertical lift spillway gates, each measuring 
30 feet wide by 16 feet high; (b) a 250-foot-long concrete gravity 
intake structure, (c) a 255-foot-long concrete gravity non-overflow 
section, and (d) an approximately 1,000-foot-long earth embankment; (2) 
a reservoir with a surface area of 40,000 acres at the normal full pool 
elevation of 491 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) headworks containing 
four steel penstocks and 12 intake gates, each fitted with trash racks; 
(4) a brick and concrete, steel-frame powerhouse, 307 feet long, 58 
feet wide, and 99 feet high; (5) four vertical Francis turbines that 
power four generating units with a total installed capacity of 182.5 
MW; (6) two 450-foot-long transmission lines; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The project generates about 33,000,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) 
annually.
    The Martin Dam Project operates as a peaking project using a 
multipurpose storage reservoir (Lake Martin), in which the water levels 
fluctuate seasonally. Under its normal peaking operations, the project 
operates between elevations 481 and 491 feet msl. Flows from the dam 
vary from leakage during periods of non-generation to 17,900 cubic feet 
per second (cfs) during generation. The Martin Dam Project typically 
generates Monday through Friday for eight hours per day. Releases from 
Martin Dam are made directly into Alabama Power's Yates and Thurlow 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2407). The Thurlow Dam is 
required to release a minimum flow of 1,200 cfs. Releases from Martin 
Dam are often necessary to maintain the 1,200-cfs minimum flow 
requirement.
    Alabama Power uses three guide curves for the Martin Dam Project: 
(1) A flood control guide; (2) an operating guide; and (3) a drought 
contingency curve. The flood control guide maximizes lake elevations 
for flood control purposes. The operating guide limits fluctuations in 
Lake Martin to water levels that stakeholders deemed acceptable during 
the previous relicensing process for the Martin Dam Project. The area 
between the flood control guide and operating guide represents the 
range that Alabama Power operates the project under normal inflow 
conditions.

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    l. Locations of the Application: 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.
    m. 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. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for    August 7, 2011
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary      October 6, 2011.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EIS...............  April 3, 2012.
Comments on Draft EIS.....................  June 2, 2012.
Modified Terms and Conditions.............  August 1, 2012.
Commission Issues Final EIS...............  October 30, 2012.
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    o. 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.

    Dated: June 15, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-15526 Filed 6-21-11; 8:45 am]
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