[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7571-7572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3275]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: 12796-004]


City of Wadsworth, OH; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Original License.
    b. Project No.: 12796-004.
    c. Date Filed: March 28, 2011.
    d. Applicant: City of Wadsworth, Ohio.
    e. Name of Project: R.C. Byrd Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Ohio River at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
(Corps) R.C. Byrd Locks and Dam (river mile 279.2), approximately 12.7 
miles south of the confluence of the Ohio River and the Kanawha River 
and 9 miles south of the Town of Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. The 
project would occupy 7.6 acres of federal land managed by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris Easton, Director of Public 
Services, City of Wadsworth, Ohio, 120 Maple Street, Wadsworth, OH 
44281, (330) 335-2777; or Mr. Phillip E. Meier, Assistant Vice 
President, Hydro Development, American Municipal Power, Inc., 1111 
Schrock Road, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43229, (614) 540-0913.

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    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-6032 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 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 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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person 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. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The proposed project would use the existing Corps' R.C. Byrd 
Locks and Dam and would consist of the following new facilities: (1) A 
1,200-foot-long intake channel; (2) a trashrack located in front of 
each of the generating unit intakes, with a bar spacing of 
approximately 8 inches; (3) a reinforced concrete powerhouse measuring 
approximately 258 feet long by 145 feet wide by 110 feet high and 
housing two bulb-type turbine generator units with a total installed 
capacity of 50 megawatts; (4) a 900-foot-long tailrace channel; (5) a 
2.41-mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 266 gigawatt-hours.
    m. 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.
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    Anyone may submit 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 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 protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;; (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. 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.

    Dated: February 7, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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