[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2384]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12667-031]


City of Hamilton, Ohio; American Municipal Power, Inc.; Notice of 
Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 
Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, and Terms and Conditions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of license to change transmission 
line route.
    b. Project No.: 12667-031.
    c. Date Filed: November 30, 2011.
    d. Applicant: City of Hamilton, Ohio and American Municipal Power, 
Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Meldahl Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: When constructed, the project will be located at the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Captain Anthony Meldahl locks and dam on 
the Ohio River, near the City of Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Debra Roby, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC, 
1350 I Street NW., Suite 810, Washington, DC 20005-3305; telephone 
(202) 464-0539.
    i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, telephone: (202) 502-6680, and 
email address: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, and terms and conditions is 30 days from the issuance 
of this notice; reply comments are due 55 days from the issuance date 
of this notice.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-12667-031) on any 
comments, motions, or recommendations filed.
    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.
    k. Description of Request: The City of Hamilton, Ohio and American 
Municipal Power, Inc. (licensees) propose to change the transmission 
line route authorized in the June 25, 2008 Order Issuing Original 
License (Major Project). Instead of constructing an approximately 5-
mile-long, 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to a new switching station adjacent to East Kentucky 
Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s Boone-Spurlock transmission line as 
authorized in the license, the licensees propose to construct an 
approximately 3-mile-long, 138-kV transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to a new switching station at the Zimmer-Spurlock 
transmission line in Clermont County, Ohio. The proposed transmission 
line route would extend from the powerhouse in Bracken County, 
Kentucky, span the Ohio River into Clermont County, Ohio, and then 
interconnect with the transmission grid inside the PJM regional 
transmission organization.
    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. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    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.
    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. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' or 
``TERMS AND CONDITIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing 
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, 
recommendations or terms and conditions must set forth their 
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, recommendations or terms and conditions should 
relate to project works which are the subject of the license amendment. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. If an intervener 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 all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.

    Dated: January 26, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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