[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55019-55020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23291]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

September 6, 2000.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of license for the non-project 
use of project lands and waters: to allow the City of Columbus Water 
Works (CWW) to increase its average daily withdrawal of water from Lake 
Oliver for domestic and industrial consumption in the Columbus, Georgia 
region.
    b. Project No: 2177-041
    c. Date Filed: August 24, 2000
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company
    e. Name of Project: Middle Chattahoochee Project
    f. Location: Muscogee County, Georgia
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mike Phillips, Georgia Power Company, Bin 
10151, 241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE., Atlanta, GA 30308-3374, (404) 506-
2392.
    i. FERC Contact:Any questions on this notice should be addressed to 
Jim Haimes at (202) 219-2780, or e-mail address: 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: 30 days from the 
issuance date of this notice.
    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 (P-2177-041) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: Georgia Power Company (GPC), licenses, 
requests Commission authorization to permit the CWW to increase the 
rate of water withdrawal at its existing pumping station at Lake Oliver 
reservoir from 31.5 million gallons per day (MGD) currently to 90.0 
MGD, which is equivalent to 140 cubic feet per second. Existing pumps 
at the site are able to accommodate this increased water withdrawal; 
consequently, the proposed action would not involve any land-disturbing 
or new construction activities on project lands. Further, GPC requests 
that the Commission allow the licensee to recover from CWW adequate 
compensation for the electric energy and capacity value lost to GPC's 
hydroelectric developments as a consequence of CWW's water withdrawals 
from Lake Oliver.
    l. Locations of the application: Copies of the application are 
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. The application also may be 
viewed on the Web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance. Copies of the application also are available for 
inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item h above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list for the proposed amendment of license 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 Docments--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

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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. 00-23291 Filed 9-11-00; 8:45 am]
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