Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments; Georgia Power Company, 28221-28222 [2018-12948]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 117 / Monday, June 18, 2018 / Notices 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, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate to project works which are the subject of the amendment application. 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. If an intervener 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. 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. Dated: June 12, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–12949 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2413–124] amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments; Georgia Power Company 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.: 2413–124. c. Date Filed: May 31, 2018. d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power). e. Name of Project: Wallace Dam Pumped Storage Project (Wallace Dam Project). f. Location: The existing project is located on the Oconee River, in VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Jun 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 Hancock, Putnam, Green, and Morgan Counties, Georgia. The project occupies about 493.7 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Forest Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Courtenay R. O’Mara, P.E., Wallace Dam Hydro Relicensing Manager, Southern Company Generation, BIN 10193, 241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30308–3374; (404) 506–7219; cromara@ southernco.com. i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502–8365, or at allan.creamer@ ferc.gov. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis (EA) at this time. k. Project Description: The Wallace Dam Project consists of: (1) A 2,395foot-long, 120-foot-high dam, consisting of (i) a 347-foot-long west earth embankment, (ii) a 300-foot-long west concrete non-overflow section, (iii) a 266-foot-long concrete spillway with five Tainter gates, each 48 feet high by 42 feet wide with a discharge capacity of 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), (iv) a 531.4-foot-long powerhouse intake section, protected by trashracks having a clear bar spacing of 9.5 to 10.5 inches and leading to six penstocks with a maximum diameter of 25.5 feet, (v) a 226-foot-long east concrete nonoverflow section, (vi) a 725-foot-long east earth embankment, and (vii) two saddle dikes, located east of the dam, totaling about 900 feet in length; (2) an 18,188-acre reservoir (Lake Oconee) at an elevation of 435.0 feet Plant Datum (where Plant Datum equals mean sea level (NAVD88) minus 0.20 feet); (3) a powerhouse integral with the dam that contains six turbine/generator units (two conventional generating units and four reversible pump units, with a total installed capacity of 321.3 megawatts; (4) a 20,000-foot-long tailrace that flows into Lake Sinclair, which serves as the lower reservoir for the Wallace Dam Project; (5) transmission facilities that consist of (i) 13.8-kilovolt (kV) generator leads, (ii) two 13.8/230-kV step-up transformers, (iii) a 230-kV substation, and (iv) a 15.67-mile-long transmission line that extends from Wallace Dam west to a switching station near Eatonton, Georgia; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The Wallace Dam Project is a pumped storage project, generating 390,083 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. Water for generation at Wallace Dam comes from inflow, plus storage in Lake Oconee. The project generates during peak power demand hours to meet the electrical system demand. Water that is not used for generation at the PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28221 downstream Sinclair Project (FERC No. 1951), remains in Lake Sinclair for a few hours before being pumped back into Lake Oconee. Pumpback operation occurs at night, when electrical system demand is low (off-peak hours). For normal day-to-day operation, Lake Oconee fluctuates between elevations 435.0 and 433.5 feet Plant Datum, resulting in an average daily fluctuation of 1.5 feet. The Wallace Dam Project discharges directly into Lake Sinclair, with no intervening riverine or bypassed reach. Generation typically is the highest during the summer months, where Wallace Dam generates for about 7 to 8 hours during the afternoon peak demand period. During the fall and winter months, generation typically last 5 to 6 hours. During drought periods, the Wallace Dam Project supports the minimum flow requirements of the downstream Sinclair Project. When the Sinclair Project’s calculated inflow drops below its minimum flow requirement of 250 cfs, water is released from Lake Oconee to maintain Lake Sinclair at the minimum level necessary for safe pumpback operation at Wallace Dam, which is 338.2 feet Plant Datum. l. 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 website 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 (866) 208–3676, or for TTY at (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at https://www.georgiapower.com/ company/energy-industry/generatingplants/wallace-dam-project.html, or the address in paragraph h. 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. m. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Milestone Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis. Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions. E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1 Target date August 2018. October 2018. 28222 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 117 / Monday, June 18, 2018 / Notices Milestone Target date Commission issues EA ................... Comments on EA ........................... Modified Terms and Conditions ..... February 2019. March 2019. May 2019. n. 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 11, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–12948 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP18–494–000] amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization; Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. Take notice that on June 1, 2018, Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (Southern), 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, filed in Docket No. CP18–494–000 a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), requesting authorization to abandon in place 6.5 miles of both its 4-inch West Point Line and 8-inch West Point Loop Line from Milepost 16.43 to Milepost 22.79 located in Lowndes and Clay Counties, Mississippi. In addition, Southern proposes to abandon by removal its delivery meter at Milepost 16.43, a regulator at Milepost 19.35, and all associated above-ground appurtenances. Southern estimates the cost of the proposed project to be approximately $20,700,000, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Pamela R. Donaldson, Sr. Regulatory Analyst II at Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C., Colonial Brookwood Center, 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, by VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Jun 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 telephone at (204) 325–3739, or by email at pamela_donaldson@ kindermorgan.com. Any person or the Commission’s staff may, within 60 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s EA. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter’s will be placed on the Commissions’ environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commenters’ will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Dated: June 11, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–12941 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Filing Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Docket Numbers: RP18–892–000. Applicants: Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., Evergreen Natural Resources LLC. Description: Joint Petition of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., et al. for Limited Waiver, et al. Filed Date: 6/11/18. Accession Number: 20180611–5155. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/18. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: June 12, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–12953 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28221-28222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12948]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2413-124]


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

    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.: 2413-124.
    c. Date Filed: May 31, 2018.
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power).
    e. Name of Project: Wallace Dam Pumped Storage Project (Wallace Dam 
Project).
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Oconee River, 
in Hancock, Putnam, Green, and Morgan Counties, Georgia. The project 
occupies about 493.7 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. 
Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Courtenay R. O'Mara, P.E., Wallace Dam Hydro 
Relicensing Manager, Southern Company Generation, BIN 10193, 241 Ralph 
McGill Blvd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30308-3374; (404) 506-7219; 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or at 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis (EA) at 
this time.
    k. Project Description: The Wallace Dam Project consists of: (1) A 
2,395-foot-long, 120-foot-high dam, consisting of (i) a 347-foot-long 
west earth embankment, (ii) a 300-foot-long west concrete non-overflow 
section, (iii) a 266-foot-long concrete spillway with five Tainter 
gates, each 48 feet high by 42 feet wide with a discharge capacity of 
35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), (iv) a 531.4-foot-long powerhouse 
intake section, protected by trashracks having a clear bar spacing of 
9.5 to 10.5 inches and leading to six penstocks with a maximum diameter 
of 25.5 feet, (v) a 226-foot-long east concrete non-overflow section, 
(vi) a 725-foot-long east earth embankment, and (vii) two saddle dikes, 
located east of the dam, totaling about 900 feet in length; (2) an 
18,188-acre reservoir (Lake Oconee) at an elevation of 435.0 feet Plant 
Datum (where Plant Datum equals mean sea level (NAVD88) minus 0.20 
feet); (3) a powerhouse integral with the dam that contains six 
turbine/generator units (two conventional generating units and four 
reversible pump units, with a total installed capacity of 321.3 
megawatts; (4) a 20,000-foot-long tailrace that flows into Lake 
Sinclair, which serves as the lower reservoir for the Wallace Dam 
Project; (5) transmission facilities that consist of (i) 13.8-kilovolt 
(kV) generator leads, (ii) two 13.8/230-kV step-up transformers, (iii) 
a 230-kV substation, and (iv) a 15.67-mile-long transmission line that 
extends from Wallace Dam west to a switching station near Eatonton, 
Georgia; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    The Wallace Dam Project is a pumped storage project, generating 
390,083 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. Water for generation at 
Wallace Dam comes from inflow, plus storage in Lake Oconee. The project 
generates during peak power demand hours to meet the electrical system 
demand. Water that is not used for generation at the downstream 
Sinclair Project (FERC No. 1951), remains in Lake Sinclair for a few 
hours before being pumped back into Lake Oconee. Pumpback operation 
occurs at night, when electrical system demand is low (off-peak hours). 
For normal day-to-day operation, Lake Oconee fluctuates between 
elevations 435.0 and 433.5 feet Plant Datum, resulting in an average 
daily fluctuation of 1.5 feet. The Wallace Dam Project discharges 
directly into Lake Sinclair, with no intervening riverine or bypassed 
reach. Generation typically is the highest during the summer months, 
where Wallace Dam generates for about 7 to 8 hours during the afternoon 
peak demand period. During the fall and winter months, generation 
typically last 5 to 6 hours.
    During drought periods, the Wallace Dam Project supports the 
minimum flow requirements of the downstream Sinclair Project. When the 
Sinclair Project's calculated inflow drops below its minimum flow 
requirement of 250 cfs, water is released from Lake Oconee to maintain 
Lake Sinclair at the minimum level necessary for safe pumpback 
operation at Wallace Dam, which is 338.2 feet Plant Datum.
    l. 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 website 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 [email protected], or toll free at (866) 
208-3676, or for TTY at (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at https://www.georgiapower.com/company/energy-industry/generating-plants/wallace-dam-project.html, or the 
address in paragraph h.
    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.
    m. Procedural Schedule: 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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                Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for   August 2018.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary     October 2018.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.

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Commission issues EA.....................  February 2019.
Comments on EA...........................  March 2019.
Modified Terms and Conditions............  May 2019.
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    n. 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 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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