[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 138 (Thursday, July 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41052-41053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16290]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2210-176]


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

July 10, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters.
    b. Project No: 2210-176.
    c. Date Filed: June 17, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Appalachian Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Roanoke River, in 
Bedford, Pittsylvania, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties, Virginia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  791a-
825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Elizabeth B. Parcell, Plant Coordinator I, 
Appalachian Power Company, P.O. Box 2021, Roanoke, Virginia 24022-2121 
(703) 985-2348.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Jade Alvey, Telephone (202) 502-6849, and e-mail: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest: 
August 11, 2008.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    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 (APC) is 
seeking Commission approval to grant permission to Jim Petrine to 
stabilize shoreline through the use of riprap, and to construct a 
single dock, along shoreline identified as an Impact Minimization Zone 
(IMZ), as defined in the project's shoreline management plan (SMP). The 
proposed dock would be single-family use and would be located at the 
terminus of Windward Pointe Drive, a new road serving The Winward at 
Point Cheli, a new development located northeast of Long Island Drive, 
in Franklin County, Virginia. The licensee is requesting a variance as 
required by the SMP for development within the IMZ. In accordance with 
the SMP, Jim Petrine has developed a plan to relocate woody debris in 
the activity area currently serving as fish habitat to an alternate 
location nearby and obtained concurrence on the plan from the Virginia 
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
    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) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in

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the docket number field to access the document. You may also register 
online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/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 e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. 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. Any filings 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. 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.
 [FR Doc. E8-16290 Filed 7-16-08; 8:45 am]
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