[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 162 (Monday, August 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50693-50694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21150]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Protests

August 15, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment to License.
    b. Project No: 2177-040.
    c. Date Filed: July 31, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Middle Chattahoochee.
    f. Location: On the Chattahoochee River, in Lee, Alabama, and 
Harris and Muscogee Counties, Georgia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. R.L. Boyer, Vice President, Power 
Generation, Georgia Power Company, 241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE, Bin 
10170, Atlanta, GA 30308. (404) 506-7892.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Anumzziatta Purchiaroni at (202) 219-3297, or e-mail address: 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: September 14, 2000.
    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.
    Please include the project number (2177-040) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Amendment: The licensee proposes to add capacity 
to two of six existing generating units at the Goat Rock powerhouse. 
The existing generating units 1 and 2 would be replaced by two new 
horizontal bulb turbines and two new generators. The capacity addition 
would improve hydraulic balance of the existing system of hydropower 
reservoirs on the middle reach of the Chattahoochee River. It would 
also increase generating capacity of the project from 116.7 MW to 129.3 
MW.
    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 item h. above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
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, 
385.211, 385.214. 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 of the particular application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Decuments--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

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agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-21150 Filed 8-18-00; 8:45 am]
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