Georgia Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 3293-3294 [2022-01174]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3293-3294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01174]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2336-101]


Georgia Power Company; 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.

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    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2336-101.
    c. Date Filed: January 3, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power).
    e. Name of Project: Lloyd Shoals Hydroelectric Project (Lloyd 
Shoals Project.)
    f. Location: The Lloyd Shoals Project is located on the Ocmulgee 
River in Butts, Henry, Jasper, and Newton Counties, Georgia. The 
project does not occupy any federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Courtenay O'Mara, Hydro Licensing & 
Compliance Supervisor; Georgia Power Company; 241 Ralph McGill 
Boulevard NE; Bin 10193; Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3374; (404) 506-7219, 
or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo at (202) 502-6304, or email at 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Lloyd Shoals Project consists of: (1) The 4,750-acre Lake 
Jackson at normal pool elevation of 530 feet Plant Datum (PD) with a 
gross storage capacity of 107,000 acre-feet; (2) a 1,600-foot-long, 
106-foot-high concrete gravity dam consisting of a 143-foot-long non-
overflow section, a 198-foot-long powerhouse intake section with six, 
12-foot-high by 12-foot-wide octagonal water passages supplying the 
generating units, a 728.5-foot-long spillway section consisting of a 
trash gate and an Obermeyer gate system, and a 530-foot-long earth 
embankment tie-in; (3) a concrete and brick powerhouse containing six 
horizontal Francis turbine-generator units, each rated at 3.0-megawatts 
(MW), for a total authorized installed capacity of 18-MW; (4) a 2,100-
foot-long saddle dike approximately 3,000 feet upstream of the east end 
of the main dam; (5) a 500-foot-long auxiliary spillway, topped with 
10-foot-high flashboards, located 900 feet southwest of the main dam, 
which includes a 560-foot-long, 6-foot-high sacrificial earth 
embankment; (6) two 2.3-kilovolt generator leads connecting the 
powerhouse to a substation located at the west dam abutment; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. Georgia Power proposes no modifications to 
existing project facilities.
    The Lloyd Shoals Project operates in a modified run-of-river mode 
to generate power during peak demand. Reservoir elevations are 
maintained between 530 feet PD and 527 feet PD year-round, excluding 
planned drawdowns and drought. The project provides a continuous 
minimum flow of 400 cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow, to the 
Ocmulgee River downstream for the protection and enhancement of fish 
and wildlife resources and other downstream resources. Georgia Power 
proposes no changes to project operation.
    Georgia Power proposes environmental measures to improve and 
enhance water quality, aquatic habitat, and recreation facilities. 
Georgia Power also proposes plans for protection of shoreline resources 
and historic properties.
    l. A copy of the application can 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. At this time, the Commission has 
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room due to the 
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel 
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) issued on March 13, 2020. For 
assistance, contact FERC at [email protected], or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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 schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)..  January 2022.
Request Additional Information (if        February 2022.
 necessary).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for  March 2022
 Environmental Analysis.
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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: January 14, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01174 Filed 1-20-22; 8:45 am]
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