[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44446-44447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18010]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2203-015]


Alabama Power Company: Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

    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.: 2203-015.
    c. Date filed: August 16, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power).
    e. Name of Project: Holt Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' existing Holt Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River in 
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and occupies 36.64 acres of Corps lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Jim Heilbron, Senior Vice President and 
Senior Production Officer, Alabama Power Company, 600 North 18th 
Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35203-2206, (205) 257-1000.
    i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181, or via email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: 30 days from the issuance 
date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration,

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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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper 
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number P-2203-015.
    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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Portions of the existing Holt Project facilities that are owned 
and operated by Alabama Power consist of: (1) A 130-foot-long concrete 
non-overflow dam; (2) a 110-foot long earth fill dam located between 
the non-overflow structure and the right abutment; (3) a powerhouse 
integral with the dam containing one turbine with an installed capacity 
of 46,944-kilowatts; (4) a 2.48-mile-long transmission line; and (5) 
Overlook Park, a project recreation site. The applicant estimates that 
the total average annual generation would be 153,604,600 kilowatt 
hours. All generated power is utilized within the applicant's electric 
utility system. Additionally, Alabama Power proposes correct the 
mapping of the project boundary from 46.59 acres to 50.08 acres. The 
change would affect privately owned lands, resulting in no land 
disturbing activities.
    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 available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may 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. Scoping Process
    The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment 
(EA) for the Holt Hydroelectric Project, in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-
specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable 
alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information on the Scoping Document (SD) issued on 
July 23, 2014.
    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and 
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on 
the web 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, call 1-866-208-3676, or 
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: July 23, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-18010 Filed 7-30-14; 8:45 am]
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