[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8698-8699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4091]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent to File an Application For a New License

February 15, 2000
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File An Application for a 
New License.
    b. Project No.: 2169.
    c. Date Filed: January 31, 2000.
    d. Submitted By: Alcoa Power Generating Inc.--current licensee.
    e. Name of Project: Tapoco Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Little Tennessee and Cheoah Rivers, in Graham 
and Swain Counties, North Carolina, and Blount and Monroe Counties, 
Tennessee.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act.
    h. Licensee Contact: Sue Fugate, Alcoa Power Generating Inc., 
Tapoco Division, 300 North Hall Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 (865) 977-3321.
    i. FERC Contact: Ron McKitrick, [email protected], (770) 
452-3778.
    j. Effective date of current license: March 1, 1955.
    k. Expiration date of current license: February 28, 2005.
    l. Description of the Project: The project comprises four 
developments.
    The Chilhowee Development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 91-foot-high, 1,483-foot-long concrete gravity dam 
comprised of a gated spillway section; (2) a 1,747-acre reservoir at a 
normal pool elevation of 874.0 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse, integral 
with the dam, containing three generating units with a total installed 
capacity of 50.5 MW; and (4) other appurtenances.
    The Calderwood Development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 232-foot-high, 916-foot-long concrete arch dam 
comprised of a gated spillway section; (2) a 536-acre reservoir at a 
normal pool elevation of 1,087.5 feet msl; (3) a 26.5-foot-diameter, 
2,147-foot-long concrete tunnel; (4) three 16-foot-diameter, 330 to 
388-foot-long penstocks; (5) a powerhouse containing three generating 
units with a total installed capacity of 121.5 MW; and (6) other 
appurtenances.
    The Cheoah Development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 225-foot-high, 750-foot-long concrete gravity dam 
comprised of a gated spillway section; (2) a 615-acre reservoir at a 
normal pool elevation of 1,276.5 feet msl; (3) a concrete tunnel 
consisting of four 13.5-foot-diameter, 886 to 922-foot-long penstocks; 
(4) a 17-foot-diameter, 513-foot-long penstock; (5) a powerhouse 
containing five generating units with a total installed capacity of 110 
MW; and (6) other appurtenances.
    The Santeetlah Development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 216-foot-high, 1,054-foot-long concrete gravity dam 
comprised of a gated spillway section; (2) a 2,863-acre reservoir at a 
normal pool elevation of

[[Page 8699]]

1,817 feet msl; (3) a 11-foot-diameter, 26,123-foot-long concrete 
tunnel; (4) a powerhouse containing two generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 45 MW; and (5) other appurtenances.
    m. Each application for a new license and any competing license 
applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior 
to the expiration of the existing license. All applications for license 
for this project must be filed by February 28, 2003.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-4091 Filed 2-18-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-M