[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73056-73057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28757]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2203-015]


Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    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 Contact: 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 (202) 502-6181, or by email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests, comments, and/or recommendations, 
terms and conditions, and prescriptions 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, 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 has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    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 
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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.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.

    Dated: December 2, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-28757 Filed 12-8-14; 8:45 am]
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