Georgia Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions, 62357-62358 [2013-24517]

Download as PDF 62357 Notices Federal Register Vol. 78, No. 203 Monday, October 21, 2013 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS SUBJECT: Sunshine Act Meeting Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 7:30 a.m. EDT. DATE AND TIME: Broadcasting Board of Governors, Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20237. PLACE: Notice of Closed Meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. SUBJECT: The members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will meet in a closed session to consider the appointment of a General Counsel. 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[FR Doc. 2013–24577 Filed 10–17–13; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8610–01–P 08:53 Oct 18, 2013 Jkt 232001 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 9:15 a.m. EDT. DATE AND TIME: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20237. PLACE: Notice of Meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will be meeting at the time and location listed above. Items on the Board’s consent agenda include the minutes of the August 21, 2013 meeting and resolutions concerning proposed meeting dates for calendar year 2014, reform of the Board’s committee structure, establishment of a special committee on a chief executive officer, establishment of a special committee on shortwave, the Boards of Directors of BBG-funded grantees, and Board travel policy. 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[FR Doc. 2013–24576 Filed 10–17–13; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8610–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Project No. 485–065] Georgia Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions 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.: 485–065. c. Date filed: December 13, 2012. d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company. e. Name of Project: Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on the Chattahoochee River, along the Georgia-Alabama border, in Harris County, Georgia, and Lee and Chambers counties, Alabama. The project does not affect federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: George A. Martin, Hydro Relicensing Project Manager, Georgia Power Company, 241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE., BIN 10221, Atlanta, GA 30308; Telephone (404) 506–1357; email—gamartin@ southernco.com. i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer; Telephone (202) 502–8365; email— allan.creamer@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice (December 10, 2013); reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice (January 24, 2014). 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 E:\FR\FM\21OCN1.SGM 21OCN1 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 62358 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 203 / Monday, October 21, 2013 / Notices 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–485–065. 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. k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. Project Description: The project consists of a 2,052-foot-long dam, two powerhouses, and a 5,850-acre reservoir (Bartletts Ferry Reservoir or Lake Harding) at a normal water surface elevation of 520.16 feet mean sea level (msl; or 521.0 Plant Datum). The west side of the project, from west to east, consists of: (1) A 1,230foot-long, 11.25-foot-high, 22-bay auxiliary labyrinth spillway; (2) a 286foot-long, 35-foot-high, earth-fill embankment dam; (3) a 92-foot-long by 94-foot-high concrete gravity intake structure, equipped with four vertical lift steel intake gates, connected to the west powerhouse by four 15-foot diameter penstocks; (4) a powerhouse containing three vertical Francis turbines rated at 15 megawatts (MW) each and a fourth vertical Francis turbine rated at 20 MW, with a total installed capacity of 65 MW; and (5) a 634-foot-long concrete gravity spillway with nineteen 21-foot-high by 25-footwide radial gates, two 9-foot-high by 11foot-wide vertical lift trash gates, and four abandoned siphons in two spillway bays. The east side of the project, from west to east, consists of: (1) A 915-foot-long, 125-foot-high, earth-fill embankment dam; (2) a 650-foot-long intake canal leading to a 177-foot-long concrete gravity intake structure; (3) two penstocks; and (4) a powerhouse with two vertical Francis turbines rated at 54 MW each, with a total installed capacity of 108 MW. VerDate Mar<15>2010 08:53 Oct 18, 2013 Jkt 232001 The project is operated in a peaking mode, and is coordinated with the peaking operations at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ upstream West Point Dam. The project is normally operated between elevations 518.16 and 520.16 feet msl (or 519.0 and 521.0 Plant Datum), with normal daily average fluctuations of about 3⁄4; foot. The project has an average annual generation of approximately 395,577 megawatthours. 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. 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. 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, and .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. All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions. Commission issues EA ....... Comments on EA ................ Modified terms and conditions. Target date December 2013. April 2014. May 2014. July 2014. p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for environmental analysis provided for in § 5.22: (1) A copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Dated: October 11, 2013. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–24517 Filed 10–18–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER11–3697–000, ER11–3697–005. Applicants: Southern California Edison Company. Description: Correction to August 26, 2013 Offer of Settlement of Southern California Edison Company. Filed Date: 10/9/13. Accession Number: 20131009–5160. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/13. E:\FR\FM\21OCN1.SGM 21OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 485-065]


Georgia Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental 
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 
and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions

    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.: 485-065.
    c. Date filed: December 13, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Chattahoochee 
River, along the Georgia-Alabama border, in Harris County, Georgia, and 
Lee and Chambers counties, Alabama. The project does not affect federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: George A. Martin, Hydro Relicensing Project 
Manager, Georgia Power Company, 241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE., BIN 10221, 
Atlanta, GA 30308; Telephone (404) 506-1357; email_
gamartin@southernco.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer; Telephone (202) 502-8365; email_
allan.creamer@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice (December 
10, 2013); reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of 
this notice (January 24, 2014).
    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

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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-485-065.
    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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The project consists of a 2,052-foot-long 
dam, two powerhouses, and a 5,850-acre reservoir (Bartletts Ferry 
Reservoir or Lake Harding) at a normal water surface elevation of 
520.16 feet mean sea level (msl; or 521.0 Plant Datum).
    The west side of the project, from west to east, consists of: (1) A 
1,230-foot-long, 11.25-foot-high, 22-bay auxiliary labyrinth spillway; 
(2) a 286-foot-long, 35-foot-high, earth-fill embankment dam; (3) a 92-
foot-long by 94-foot-high concrete gravity intake structure, equipped 
with four vertical lift steel intake gates, connected to the west 
powerhouse by four 15-foot diameter penstocks; (4) a powerhouse 
containing three vertical Francis turbines rated at 15 megawatts (MW) 
each and a fourth vertical Francis turbine rated at 20 MW, with a total 
installed capacity of 65 MW; and (5) a 634-foot-long concrete gravity 
spillway with nineteen 21-foot-high by 25-foot-wide radial gates, two 
9-foot-high by 11-foot-wide vertical lift trash gates, and four 
abandoned siphons in two spillway bays.
    The east side of the project, from west to east, consists of: (1) A 
915-foot-long, 125-foot-high, earth-fill embankment dam; (2) a 650-
foot-long intake canal leading to a 177-foot-long concrete gravity 
intake structure; (3) two penstocks; and (4) a powerhouse with two 
vertical Francis turbines rated at 54 MW each, with a total installed 
capacity of 108 MW.
    The project is operated in a peaking mode, and is coordinated with 
the peaking operations at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' upstream 
West Point Dam. The project is normally operated between elevations 
518.16 and 520.16 feet msl (or 519.0 and 521.0 Plant Datum), with 
normal daily average fluctuations of about \3/4\; foot. The project has 
an average annual generation of approximately 395,577 megawatt-hours.
    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.
    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. 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, and .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.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or 
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    o. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made 
as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary    December 2013.
 terms and conditions, and preliminary
 fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA....................  April 2014.
Comments on EA..........................  May 2014.
Modified terms and conditions...........  July 2014.
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for 
environmental analysis provided for in Sec.  5.22: (1) A copy of the 
water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for 
certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying 
agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality 
certification.

    Dated: October 11, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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