[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 4844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01287]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2165-049]


Alabama Power Company; Notice Rejecting Request for Rehearing

    On March 31, 2010, the Commission issued a new license to Alabama 
Power Company (Alabama Power) for the continued operation and 
maintenance of the Warrior River Hydroelectric Project No. 2165, 
located on the Black Warrior River and on the Sipsey Fork of the Black 
Warrior River, in Cullman, Walker, Winston, and Tuscaloosa Counties, 
Alabama.\1\ The Smith Lake Improvement and Stakeholders Association 
(Lake Association) filed a timely request for rehearing of the order, 
and on November 15, 2012, the Commission issued an order denying 
rehearing and providing clarification of the March 31 Order. \2\ On 
December 17, 2012, the Lake Association filed a timely request for 
rehearing of the November 15 Order.
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    \1\ Alabama Power Co., 130 FERC ] 62,271 (2010) (March 31 
Order).
    \2\ Alabama Power Co., 141 FERC ] 61,127 (2012) (November 15 
Order).
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    Rehearing of an order on rehearing lies when the later order 
modifies the result reached in the original order in a manner that 
gives rise to a wholly new objection.\3\ The November 15 Order does not 
modify the result of the March 31 Order. Further, the arguments Lake 
Association makes in its rehearing request were considered and denied 
in the November 15 Order. Therefore, the request for rehearing by the 
Lake Association is rejected.
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    \3\ See, e.g., Union Electric Company d/b/a AmerenUE, 114 FERC ] 
61,230, at 61,745-46 (2006); Duke Power, 114 FERC ] 61,148, at P 1 
(2006); Gustavus Electric Co., 111 FERC ] 61,424, at P 3 (2005); 
Symbiotic, L.L.C., 99 FERC ] 61,064, at 61,300 (2002); and 
PacifiCorp, 99 FERC ] 61,015, at 61,052 (2002). See also Southern 
Natural Gas Co. v. FERC, 877 F.2d 1066, 1073 (DC Cir. 1999) (citing 
Tennessee Gas Pipeline v. FERC, 871 F.2d 1109-10 (D.C. Cir. 1988)).
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    This notice constitutes final agency action. Requests for rehearing 
by the Commission of this rejection must be filed within 30 days of the 
date of issuance of this notice pursuant to section 313(a) of the 
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 825l (2006), and section 385.713 of the 
Commission's regulations, 18 CFR 385.713 (2012).

    Dated: January 16, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-01287 Filed 1-22-13; 8:45 am]
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