[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9573-9574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3260]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

February 2, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 349-070.
    c. Date Filed: December 22, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company (APC).
    e. Name of Project: Martin Dam Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Tallapoosa River in the 
counties of Coosa, Elmore, and Tallapoosa, Alabama.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant's Contact: Mr. James R. Schauer, Alabama Power 
Company, P.O. Box 2641, 600 North 18th Street, Birmingham, Alabama, 
35291 Telephone (205) 257-1401, or E-mail address: 
[email protected].
    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. Comments and protests may be 
filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's website at 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    Please include the project number (P-349-070) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on the official service list for the project. Further, if 
an intervener files comments or documents with the Commission relating 
to the merits of an issued that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, the intervener also must serve a copy of 
the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Amendment: APC proposes to refurbish and upgrade 
three of the four existing turbine-generator units at Martin Dam 
powerhouse. The project's fourth unit, a 552.-megawatt (MW) facility 
installed in 1952, would not be involved.
    Specifically, APC proposes to rehabilitate the three 75-year-old, 
33-MW units by installing in each the following new components/systems: 
a modern-design turbine runner; wicket gate; greaseless bushings for 
the gate operating system; stainless steel sleeves on the turbine 
shafts; thrust bearing oil coolers; and wedging system for the 
generator stator coils. In addition, the licensee proposes to re-
insulate the generator rotor pole pieces, and to clean the paint all 
turbine and generator components.
    The proposed measures would increase: (1) the generating capacity 
of each of the three rehabilitated units by 7 to 10 MW; and (2) the 
combined hydraulic capacity of the three rehabilitated turbines by 900 
cubic feet per second (cfs) or by 8.6 percent--from 10,470 cfs 
currently to 11,370 cfs.
    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

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inspection and reproduction at the address in item h, above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list for the Martin Dam Project, No. 349, should so indicate by writing 
to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. 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 subject application.
    o. Filing the Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTESTS'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', 
as applicable, and the project name and number, ``Martin Dam Amendment 
of License No. 349-070''. 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 the 
representative of the APC specified in item h, above.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the subject application for amendment of license. 
If any 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 
representative listed in item h, above.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-3260 Filed 2-7-01; 8:45am]
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