[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 158 (Thursday, August 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46697-46698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17785]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15229-000]


Alabama Power Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On July 27, 2021, Alabama Power Company filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Chandler Mountain Pumped 
Storage Project No. 15229-000 (Chandler Mountain Project, or project), 
a closed-loop pumped storage project to be located in Etowah and St. 
Clair Counties, Alabama. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if 
issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license 
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not 
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities 
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the 
owners' express permission.
    The proposed pumped storage project would consist of the following: 
(1) An upper reservoir with a maximum water surface elevation of 1,364 
feet mean sea level (msl); (2) four dam sections and one spillway 
section at a crest elevation of 895 feet, each; (3) an upper reservoir 
intake structure; (4) an underground powerhouse containing reversible 
pump-turbine unit(s) for a maximum installed capacity of 1,600 
megawatts; (5) a lower reservoir discharge structure; (6) a lower 
reservoir with a maximum water surface elevation of 889 feet msl; (7) a 
transmission line(s) and switchyard(s) connecting the project to the 
grid; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    Applicant Contact: Ted McCullough, 600 North 18th Street, 16N-8180, 
Birmingham, Alabama 35291; phone: (205) 257-6227.
    FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: (202) 502-6304; email: 
[email protected].
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications 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. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15229-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-15229) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: August 13, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-17785 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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