Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 54640-54641 [2013-21526]
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Alabama Power Company; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission, Soliciting Additional
Study Requests, and Establishing
Procedural Schedule for Relicensing
and a Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
Dated: August 29, 2013.
Mark J. Matarrese,
Director, Office of Environment, Security,
Safety & Health, Office of Fossil Energy.
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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.: 2203–015.
c. Date Filed: August 16, 2013.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power
Company (Alabama Power).
e. Name of Project: Holt Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: The project is located at
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
existing Holt Lock and Dam on the
Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa
County, Alabama and occupies 36.64
acres of Corps lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
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h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim
Heilbron, Senior Vice President and
Senior Production Officer, Alabama
Power Company, 600 North 18th Street,
P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35203–
2206, (205) 257–1000.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards,
(202) 502–6181 or jeanne.edwards@
ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal,
state, local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
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: October 15, 2013.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file additional
study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–2203–015.
m. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. Portions of the existing Holt Project
structures that are owned and operated
by Alabama Power consist of: (1) An
existing 130-foot-long concrete nonoverflow dam; (2) an existing 110-foot
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long earth fill dam located between the
non-overflow structure and the right
abutment; and (3) an existing
powerhouse containing 1 turbine with
an installed capacity of 46,944kilowatts. The applicant estimates that
the total average annual generation
would be 153,604,600 megawatthours.
All generated power is utilized within
the applicant’s electric utility system.
Additionally, Alabama Power proposes
correct the mapping of the project
boundary from 46.59 acres to 50.08
acres. The change would affect privately
owned lands, resulting in no land
disturbing activities.
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. 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. Procedural schedule and final
amendments: The application will be
processed according to the following
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made
as appropriate.
Issue Notice of Acceptance
or Deficiency Letter.
Issue Scoping Document 1
Issue Scoping Document 2
Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis.
Issue draft EA ......................
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November
2013.
December
2013.
February 2014.
March 2014.
September
2014.
December
2014.
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: August 28, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13213–003]
Lock 14 Hydro Partners; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions to Intervene and
Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major License
(5 Megawatts or less)
b. Project No.: 13213–003
c. Date filed: May 16, 2012
d. Applicant: Lock 14 Hydro Partners,
LLC
e. Name of Project: Heidelberg
Hydroelectric Project
f. Location: At the Kentucky River
Authority’s Lock and Dam No. 14, on
the Kentucky River, near the Town of
Heidelberg, Lee County Kentucky. No
lands managed by the Federal
government are located within the
project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: David Brown
Kinloch, Lock 14 Hydro Partners, 414 S.
Wenzel Street, Louisville, Kentucky
40204, (502) 589–0975.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer,
(202) 502–6093, michael.spencer@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests: 60 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–13213–003.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedures require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
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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.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Heidelberg Project consists of:
(1) An existing 248-foot-long, 17-foothigh concrete lock and dam; (2) an
existing 182-acre reservoir having a
storage capacity of 1,820-acre-feet; (3) a
new 40-foot-high and 52-foot-wide
trashrack; (4) a new powerhouse integral
to the abandoned lock containing four
generating units for a total installed
capacity of 2,640 kilowatts; and (5) a
new 1,000-foot-long, 12.47 kilo-Volt
transmission line. The project is
estimated to generate an average of
10,484,000 kilowatt-hours annually. The
existing lock and dam are owned by the
Kentucky River Authority.
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. 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. Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must
submit to the Commission, on or before
the specified intervention deadline date,
a competing development application,
or a notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested
person to file the competing
development application no later than
120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the
exact name, business address, and
telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to
submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the
applicant(s) named in this public notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2203-015]
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a 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.: 2203-015.
c. Date Filed: August 16, 2013.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power).
e. Name of Project: Holt Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers' existing Holt Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River in
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and occupies 36.64 acres of Corps lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim Heilbron, Senior Vice President and
Senior Production Officer, Alabama Power Company, 600 North 18th
Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35203-2206, (205) 257-1000.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards, (202) 502-6181 or
jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
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: October 15, 2013.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-2203-015.
m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Portions of the existing Holt Project structures that are owned
and operated by Alabama Power consist of: (1) An existing 130-foot-long
concrete non-overflow dam; (2) an existing 110-foot
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long earth fill dam located between the non-overflow structure and the
right abutment; and (3) an existing powerhouse containing 1 turbine
with an installed capacity of 46,944-kilowatts. The applicant estimates
that the total average annual generation would be 153,604,600
megawatthours. All generated power is utilized within the applicant's
electric utility system. Additionally, Alabama Power proposes correct
the mapping of the project boundary from 46.59 acres to 50.08 acres.
The change would affect privately owned lands, resulting in no land
disturbing activities.
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. 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. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing
Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Issue Notice of Acceptance or Deficiency November 2013.
Letter.
Issue Scoping Document 1................ December 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 2................ February 2014.
Issue notice of ready for environmental March 2014.
analysis.
Issue draft EA.......................... September 2014.
Issue Final EA.......................... December 2014.
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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: August 28, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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