[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 77 (Friday, April 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20897-20898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1900]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2586-024]


Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Settlement 
Agreement and Soliciting Comments

April 15, 2005.
    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement agreement.
    b. Project No.: 2586-024.
    c. Date Filed: April 13, 2005.
    d.  Applicant: Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Conecuh River Project.
    f. Location: The Conecuh River Project is located on the Conecuh 
River in Covington County, Alabama. The project does not affect Federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AEC) filed a settlement 
agreement on behalf of itself and 5 other stakeholders. The purpose of 
the settlement agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, all 
issues related to AEC's pending Application for a New License for the 
Conecuh River Project. The settlement agreement provides measures for 
flows, lake levels, biological monitoring and adaptive management, 
water quality monitoring, and recreational access and development. 
Signatories to the settlement include AEC, Alabama Department of 
Conservation and Natural Resources, Alabama Rivers Alliance, Conecuh/
Sepulga Watershed Alliance, Conecuh-Sepulga Clean Water Partnership, 
and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    i. The settlement agreement 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 ``e-Library'' 
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the documents. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (j).
    j. Applicant Contact: Mike Noel (Environmental contact) or Scott 
Wright (Engineering contact); Alabama Electric

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Cooperative, Inc.; 2027 East Three Notch Street, P.O. Box 550, 
Andalusia, AL 36420-0550
    k. FERC Contact: Carolyn Holsopple at (202) 502-6407 or 
[email protected].
    l. Deadline for Filing Comments: The deadline for filing comments 
on the settlement agreement is 20 days from the date of this notice. 
The deadline for filing reply comments is 30 days from the date of this 
notice. 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
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor 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.
    Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions of the 
Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' 
link.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1900 Filed 4-21-05; 8:45 am]
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