[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3293-3294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01174]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2336-101]
Georgia Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing
and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
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a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2336-101.
c. Date Filed: January 3, 2022.
d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power).
e. Name of Project: Lloyd Shoals Hydroelectric Project (Lloyd
Shoals Project.)
f. Location: The Lloyd Shoals Project is located on the Ocmulgee
River in Butts, Henry, Jasper, and Newton Counties, Georgia. The
project does not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Courtenay O'Mara, Hydro Licensing &
Compliance Supervisor; Georgia Power Company; 241 Ralph McGill
Boulevard NE; Bin 10193; Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3374; (404) 506-7219,
or email at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo at (202) 502-6304, or email at
[email protected].
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. The Lloyd Shoals Project consists of: (1) The 4,750-acre Lake
Jackson at normal pool elevation of 530 feet Plant Datum (PD) with a
gross storage capacity of 107,000 acre-feet; (2) a 1,600-foot-long,
106-foot-high concrete gravity dam consisting of a 143-foot-long non-
overflow section, a 198-foot-long powerhouse intake section with six,
12-foot-high by 12-foot-wide octagonal water passages supplying the
generating units, a 728.5-foot-long spillway section consisting of a
trash gate and an Obermeyer gate system, and a 530-foot-long earth
embankment tie-in; (3) a concrete and brick powerhouse containing six
horizontal Francis turbine-generator units, each rated at 3.0-megawatts
(MW), for a total authorized installed capacity of 18-MW; (4) a 2,100-
foot-long saddle dike approximately 3,000 feet upstream of the east end
of the main dam; (5) a 500-foot-long auxiliary spillway, topped with
10-foot-high flashboards, located 900 feet southwest of the main dam,
which includes a 560-foot-long, 6-foot-high sacrificial earth
embankment; (6) two 2.3-kilovolt generator leads connecting the
powerhouse to a substation located at the west dam abutment; and (7)
appurtenant facilities. Georgia Power proposes no modifications to
existing project facilities.
The Lloyd Shoals Project operates in a modified run-of-river mode
to generate power during peak demand. Reservoir elevations are
maintained between 530 feet PD and 527 feet PD year-round, excluding
planned drawdowns and drought. The project provides a continuous
minimum flow of 400 cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow, to the
Ocmulgee River downstream for the protection and enhancement of fish
and wildlife resources and other downstream resources. Georgia Power
proposes no changes to project operation.
Georgia Power proposes environmental measures to improve and
enhance water quality, aquatic habitat, and recreation facilities.
Georgia Power also proposes plans for protection of shoreline resources
and historic properties.
l. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website 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. At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room due to the
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) issued on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at [email protected], or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
m. 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. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary).. January 2022.
Request Additional Information (if February 2022.
necessary).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for March 2022
Environmental Analysis.
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o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: January 14, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01174 Filed 1-20-22; 8:45 am]
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