[Federal Register: May 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 102)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission,
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing, and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
May 20, 2003.
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.: 2586-023.
c. Date filed: April 29, 2003.
d. Applicant: Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Conecuh River Project.
f. Location: On the Conecuh River, in Covington County, Alabama,
this project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Scott Wright (Engineering contact) or Mike
Noel (Environmental contact), Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc., 2027
East Three Notch Street, P.O. Box 550, Andalusia, AL 36420-0550.
i. FERC Contact: Sean Murphy (202) 502-6145, E-mail:
sean.murphy@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments on the application or requests for
cooperating agency status: July 21, 2003.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests and
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
k. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and /or special expertise with
respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation
of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request
cooperation status should follow the instruction for filing comments
described in the item j above. Requests for cooperating agency status
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
l. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
m. Brief Project Description: The 8.25-megawatt (MW) project
consists of two developments: the Gant Dam Development and the Point A
Development. The Point ``A'' Development consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) A 2,800-foot-long earthen dam comprised of a
gated concrete spillway section; (2) a 700-acre reservoir at a normal
water surface elevation of 170 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse, integral
with the dam,
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containing three generating units with a total installed capacity of
5,200 kW, (4) a 0.39-mile-long, 46-kV transmission line; and (5) other
appurtenances.
The Gantt Development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) A 1,562-foot-long earthen dam comprised of a gated
concrete spillway section; (2) a 2,767-acre reservoir at a normal water
surface elevation of 198 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse, integral with the
dam, containing two generating units with a total installed capacity of
3,050 kW, and (4) other appurtenances.
n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
Alabama State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: At this time we do not
anticipate the need for preparing a draft EA. We intend to prepare a
single environmental document. The EA will include our recommendations
for operation procedures and environmental enhancement measures that
should be part of any license issued by the Commission. Recipients will
have 60 days to provide the Commission with any written comments on the
EA. All comments filed with the Commission will be considered in the
Order taking final action on the license applications. However, should
substantive comments requiring analysis be received on the NEPA
document, we would consider preparing a subsequent NEPA document. Issue
Acceptance or Deficiency Letter: July 2003. Notice soliciting final
terms and conditions: September 2003. Notice of the availability of the
EA: March 2004. Ready for Commission decision on the application: May
2004.
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 45 days from the issuance date of the notice
soliciting final terms and conditions.
p. Locations of the application: 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 http://www.ferc.gov using
the ``FERRIS'' 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 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm
to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Magalie Salas,
Secretary.
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