[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21586]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2210-180]


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

September 10, 2008.
    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.: 2210-180.
    c. Date Filed: August 25, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Appalachian Power Company (licensee).
    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, Process Supervisor I, 
Appalachian Power Company, P.O. Box No. 2021, Roanoke, VA. 24022. 
Telephone (540) 985-2441.
    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 24, 2008.
    Please include the project number (P-2210) on any comments or 
motions filed. All documents (an original and eight copies) should be 
filed with: 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 an extended 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. As a result of sustained low inflow conditions at the project 
and the need to conserve water, Appalachian Power Company, after 
consultation with state resource agencies and stakeholders, requests 
that it be allowed to modify and continue a temporary flow variance 
under several modifying conditions (see licensee's request filed August 
25, 2008), until Smith Mountain Lake returns to normal operating 
conditions (an adjusted elevation of 795.0 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. 2210-177 and -180), but 
reserved authority to require changes to project operation based upon 
comments received from this public 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 (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 1-866-208-3372 or e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy of 
this filing is also available for inspection and reproduction at the 
address listed in item (h) above.
    m. Mailing list: 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 (see item (j) above), 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.
[FR Doc. E8-21586 Filed 9-15-08; 8:45 am]
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