[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 130 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32901-32902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16158]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 739-022]


Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

July 1, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 739-022.
    c. Date Filed: June 29, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Appalachian Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Claytor Project.
    f. Location: On the New River in Pulaski County, Virginia. The 
project does not affect Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Teresa Rogers, Reservoir Superintendent, 
Appalachian Power Company, 40 Franklin Road, Roanoke, VA 24011, (540) 
985-2441, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Smith, (202) 502-8972 or [email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description: The Claytor Project consists of: (1) A 
1,142-foot-long, 137-foot-high concrete gravity dam; (2) a 4,472-acre 
reservoir with a storage capacity of 225,000 acre-feet at normal pool 
elevation 1,846.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (3) 
four 16-foot-diameter penstocks; (4) a powerhouse integral with the dam 
containing four generating units with a combined capacity of 75 
megawatts; (5) a 1,000-foot-long transmission line; and (6) switching 
and appurtenant equipment.
    The applicant proposes to expand its current levelized flow mode 
whereby releases from the project approximate inflows to the project 
over a 24-hour period from April 15 through October 15 to April 1 
through November 30. Reservoir levels would continue to be maintained 
between 1,845 feet NGVD and 1,846 feet NGVD and a minimum average 
hourly flow of 750 cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow, whichever is 
less, would be provided downstream of the project. The applicant would 
also modify the current period for peaking operations from October 16 
through April 14 to December 1 through March 31 and increase its 
minimum average hourly downstream flow from 750 cfs to 1,000 cfs, or 
inflow, whichever is less. During this period, the applicant would 
extend the time to ramp down during peaking operations from 15 minutes 
to 30 minutes but continue to bring units on line in 15-minute 
intervals to meet system demands. Reservoir levels would be maintained 
between 1,844 feet NGVD and 1,846 feet NGVD. In addition, the applicant 
would eliminate the current winter drawdown to protect aquatic 
resources including state-listed mussel populations. For recreation 
purposes, the applicant is proposing to provide weekend releases of 
1,000 cfs when inflow falls below 1,000 cfs but is above 800 cfs and 
would provide recreation releases for the annual squirt boat 
competition each May.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application 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 ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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 
(h) above.
    m. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready  September 27, 2009.
 for Environmental Analysis (when
 FERC approved studies are complete).

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Filing of recommendations,            November 26, 2009.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA..........  July 9, 2010.
Comments on Draft EA................  August 8, 2010.
Filing Modified Terms and Conditions  October 7, 2010.
Commission Issues Final EA..........  January 5, 2011.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-16158 Filed 7-8-09; 8:45 am]
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