[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 51248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19919]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Temporary Variance and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

August 1, 2002.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Request for temporary variance to minimum flow 
releases.
    b. Project No: 2197-054.
    c. Date Filed: July 22 and July 26, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Alcoa Power Generating Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Yadkin.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Yadkin/Pee Dee River, in 
Montgomery, Stanley, Davidson, Rowan, and Davie Counties, North 
Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791 (a) 825(r) and 
Secs. 799 and 801.
    h. Applicant Contact: Julian Polk, Alcoa Power Generating Inc., 293 
NC 740 Highway, P.O. Box 576, Badin, NC 28009-0576, (704) 422-5617.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Mr. T.J. LoVullo at (202) 219-1168, or e-mail address: 
[email protected] .
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: August 23, 2002.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Ms. 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Please include the project 
number ( P-2197) on any comments or motions filed.
    k. Description of Request: As the result of a meeting held on July 
25, 2002, Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI or licensee), Duke Energy, 
Carolina Power and Light, Commission staff, and representatives from 
the resources agencies with responsibility for water for the States of 
North Carolina and South Carolina concerning the drought in the project 
area and reservoir levels in the project reservoirs, there emerged a 
consensus that it would be prudent on behalf of all users of water in 
the watershed to further reduce minimum releases from the Yadkin 
Project from 1,200 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 900 cfs as measured 
at the Rockingham, NC stream gage. Accordingly, APGI requested from the 
Commission that it be granted a temporary variance of the license 
requirements permitting APGI to coordinate Yadkin Project operations 
with Carolina Power and Light's Tillery and Blewett Falls developments 
such that Pee Dee River flows, measured at the Rockingham gage, are at 
least 900 cfs on a daily basis through September 15, 2002. Secondly, 
APGI requested a temporary variance of the operating guides to draw 
down Narrows reservoir (Badin Lake) at increments to be determined in 
consultation with the Water Resources Division of the North Carolina 
Department of Environment and Natural Resources. On July 30, 2002, the 
Commission granted the licensee's requests, but reserved authority to 
require changes in project operation based upon comments received from 
this notice.
    l. Location 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 also be viewed 
on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select 
``Docket#'' and follow the instructions (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 
list 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 particular application.
    o. 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    p. 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.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions 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 web site at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-19919 Filed 8-6-02; 8:45 am]
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