[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44446-44447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18010]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2203-015]
Alabama Power Company: Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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.: 2203-015.
c. Date filed: August 16, 2013.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power).
e. Name of Project: Holt Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers' existing Holt Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River in
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and occupies 36.64 acres of Corps lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Jim Heilbron, Senior Vice President and
Senior Production Officer, Alabama Power Company, 600 North 18th
Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35203-2206, (205) 257-1000.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181, or via email at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration,
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using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should
include docket number P-2203-015.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person 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.
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Portions of the existing Holt Project facilities that are owned
and operated by Alabama Power consist of: (1) A 130-foot-long concrete
non-overflow dam; (2) a 110-foot long earth fill dam located between
the non-overflow structure and the right abutment; (3) a powerhouse
integral with the dam containing one turbine with an installed capacity
of 46,944-kilowatts; (4) a 2.48-mile-long transmission line; and (5)
Overlook Park, a project recreation site. The applicant estimates that
the total average annual generation would be 153,604,600 kilowatt
hours. All generated power is utilized within the applicant's electric
utility system. Additionally, Alabama Power proposes correct the
mapping of the project boundary from 46.59 acres to 50.08 acres. The
change would affect privately owned lands, resulting in no land
disturbing activities.
m. 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 ``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. A copy is available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may register online at http://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. Scoping Process
The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment
(EA) for the Holt Hydroelectric Project, in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-
specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action.
Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments,
recommendations, and information on the Scoping Document (SD) issued on
July 23, 2014.
Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on
the web at http://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, call 1-866-208-3676, or
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: July 23, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-18010 Filed 7-30-14; 8:45 am]
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