[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 192 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56752-56753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19590]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2210-155]


Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

September 27, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of license for variance of 
minimum flow release.
    b. Project No.: 2210-155.
    c. Date Filed: September 24, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Appalachian Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: On the Roanoke River, in Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, 
Pittsylvania, and Roanoke Counties, Virginia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Teresa P. Rogers, Environmental and 
Regulatory Affairs Supervisor, Appalachian Power Company, P.O. Box No. 
2021, Roanoke, VA 24022, (703) 985-2348.
    i. FERC Contact: CarLisa Linton-Peters, Telephone (202) 502-8416; 
e-mail: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests: 
October 29, 2007.
    Please include the project number (P-2210) on any comments or 
motions filed. All documents (an original and eight copies) should be 
filed with:

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Kimberly D. Bose, 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 filings, 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. The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: Appalachian Power Company (licensee) is 
requesting modifications to and a continuance of its current 45-day 
temporary variance of the minimum flow release requirement under 
license article 29 for the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric 
Project. Because of persistent drought conditions in the general 
project area and the need to conserve water, Appalachian Power Company, 
after consultation with state resource agencies, requests that it be 
allowed to continue a temporary variance under several modifying 
conditions (see licensee's request filed September 24, 2007), until 
Smith Mountain Lake returns to an adjusted elevation of 794.0 feet.
    Concurrent with this notice, the Commission granted the licensee's 
requests (see Order Granting Temporary Amendment of Minimum Flow 
Requirement per Article 29, Project No. 2210-155), but reserved 
authority to require changes to project operation based upon comments 
received from this notice.
    l. Location of the Application: The filing 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) 502-8371, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may 
also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address listed 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, 
385.211, and 385.214. 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 (see item (j) 
above).
    o. Any filing must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    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 filings. 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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