[Federal Register: December 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 235)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 618-170]
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
November 30, 2007.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Request for Temporary Variance of Minimum
Flow Requirement.
b. Project No.: 618-170.
c. Date Filed: November 26, 2007.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Jordan Dam.
f. Location: On the Coosa River, in Elmore, Chilton, and Coosa
Counties, Alabama.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Barry Lovett, Alabama Power Company, 600
N.18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, (205) 257-1258.
i. FERC Contact: Peter Yarrington, peter.yarrington@ferc.gov, (202)
502-6129.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests:
December 17, 2007.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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. A copy
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
k. Description of Request: The Alabama Power Company (APC) is
requesting a 90-day variance of the Jordan Dam Project's minimum flow
requirements due to continuing drought conditions in the Southeast, and
to allow continuation of a study of the effects of minimum flow
reductions on aquatic resources, including the federally endangered
Tulotoma snail, Tulotoma magnifica. Drought conditions in the Coosa
River Basin continue to be rated ``exceptional,'' the most severe
category recognized by the U.S. Drought Monitoring Program. The project
license requires a flow release of 2,000 cfs July 1 through March 31.
The licensee proposes to provide a flow of 1,600 cfs (+/-5%) at Jordan
Dam during the 90-day variance, to begin December 2, 2007.
l. Location of the Application: The filing is available for
inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426 or by
calling (202) 502-8371, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may
also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to
be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions To Intervene: 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,
.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
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comment date for the particular application.
o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable,
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the
filing refers.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(I)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-23772 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am]
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