[Federal Register: March 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 57)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 618-175]
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
March 14, 2008.
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.: 618-175.
c. Date Filed: March 13, 2008.
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:
March 28, 2008.
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: Alabama Power Company (APC) is
requesting a temporary variance of the Jordan Dam Project's minimum
flow requirements due to continuing drought conditions in the
southeast, and to ensure, to the extent possible, that there will be
sufficient water available in the Coosa River to support both reservoir
and downstream environmental, municipal and industrial water supply and
navigation needs. Beginning April 1, the project license requires a
continuous minimum base flow of 4,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) for
18 hours per day and a pulse flow release for 6 hours per day. During
June, the base and pulse flows are ramped down in daily increments, to
a continuous 2,000 cfs, which is required up to March 31. APC is
requesting a variance to release from Jordan Dam no less than a
continuous flow of 2,000 cfs ( 5 percent) from April 1
through December 31, 2008, unless further reduction in flows becomes
necessary to address emergency operating conditions. Any reduction in
flows would be achieved by ramping down flows by no more than 66.7 cfs
per day. The licensee is also proposing to conduct weekly conference
calls with the resource agencies to discuss project releases and
operations to address drought related issues.
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 (P-618) 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 or 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
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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
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. E8-5832 Filed 3-21-08; 8:45 am]
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