[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2761-2762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1262]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Soliciting Motions 
to Intervene, Protests, and Comments

January 14, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Non-Project Use of Project Lands.
    b. Project No.: P-2197-058.
    c. Date filed: October 30, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Alcoa Power Generating Inc.
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Yadkin Hydroelectric Project 
is on the Yadkin/Pee Dee River in Montgomery, Stanley, Davidson, Rowan, 
and Davie Counties, North Carolina. The Yadkin project contains the 
following reservoirs: High Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows, and Falls. The 
project does not occupy any federal lands.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  
791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. David R. Poe, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & 
MacRae, LLP, Suite 1200, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 
20009-5728, (202) 986-8039.
    h. FERC Contact: Elizabeth Jones (202) 502-8246.
    i. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to 
intervene: February 14, 2003.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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 under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project 
number (P-2197-058) 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 each person in the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervener files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    j. Description of Application: Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. 
(Alcoa), licensee for the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project, filed a non-
project use of project lands application. In its application, Alcoa 
proposes to grant a permit to Thomason Development, L.L.C, for the 
construction of a marina to accommodate 16 watercraft, with 16 
additional personal watercraft and for the modification of one 
preexisting boat launch ramp and one preexisting bulkhead (together, 
the ``Marina Facilities'') within the Project boundary on High Rock 
Reservoir. Alcoa proposes to grant a second permit to the River's Edge 
Homeowners Association for the use and operation of the Marina 
Facilities.
    k. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected] . For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    l. 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.
    m. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'',

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``COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``PROTEST'', ``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. An additional 
copy must be sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration 
and Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-
mentioned address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing 
application or motion to intervene must also be served upon each 
representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    n. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-1262 Filed 1-17-03; 8:45 am]
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