[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16344]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Temporary Variance Request and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

June 22, 1999.
    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.
    b. Project No.: 2210-028
    c. Date filed: June 17, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Appalachian Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Smith Mountain Project.
    f. Location: On the Roanoke River, Bedford, Franklin, Campbell, 
Pittsylvania, and Roanoke Counties, Virginia. The project does not 
utilize federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contact: Frank M. Simms, American Electric Power, 1 
Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215-2973, (614) 223-2918.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Fletcher, [email protected], 202-
219-1206.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protest: 
14 days from the issuance date of this notice. Please include the 
project number (2210-028) on any comments or motions filed. All 
documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: David P. 
Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    k. Description of Application: On June 17, 1999, the Commission 
approved an emergency 45-day variance (which will expire on August 1, 
1999) to reduce the minimum flow requirements of article 29 from 650 
cubic feet per second (cfs) to 400 cfs during the drought conditions 
occurring at the Smith Mountain Project. The licensee continues to 
consult with the various resource agencies and stakeholders upstream 
and downstream of the project. The current situation is similar to that 
which existed last year for the project whereby the Commission granted 
a 45-day emergency variance to article 29 and a subsequent 45-day 
extension after a public notice. In anticipation of no immediate relief 
to the low inflow situation at the Smith Mountain Project again this 
year and the distinct possibility that relief will not be forthcoming 
by August 1, 1999, the licensee is requesting to continue the temporary 
variance to license article 29 through September 30, 1999.
    l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application 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) 208-1371. This filing may be viewed on 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction 
at the address in the 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.
    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 
comment date for the particular application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents) Any filings must bear 
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-16344 Filed 6-25-99; 8:45 am]
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