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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[FR Doc. 2013–21560 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Corrections [Project No. 2203–015] In the Federal Register on Monday, August 26, 2013, in FR Doc. 2013– 20713, on page 52764, the following corrections are made: (1) In SUMMARY, sixth line, ‘‘extening’’ is corrected to read ‘‘extending.’’ (2) In DATES, third paragraph, first line, ‘‘OE’’ is corrected to read ‘‘DOE.’’ (3) In FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, twelfth line, ‘‘DOE’’ is corrected to read ‘‘DOE’s.’’ 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. [FR Doc. 2013–21588 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Secretary of Energy Advisory Board: Correction Department of Energy. Notice of Open Meeting: Correction. AGENCY: ACTION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:10 Sep 04, 2013 Jkt 229001 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). PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\05SEN1.SGM 05SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 172 / Thursday, September 5, 2013 / Notices 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 ...................... ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Issue Final EA ..................... 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. [FR Doc. 2013–21526 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:10 Sep 04, 2013 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 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 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54641 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. E:\FR\FM\05SEN1.SGM 05SEN1

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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.
[FR Doc. 2013-21526 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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