[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78101-78102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27718]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2165-040]


Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Recreation Management Plan Update.
    b. Project No: 2165-040.
    c. Date Filed: April 29, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Warrior River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Black Warrior River and 
the Sipsey Fork, a headwater tributary to the Black Warrior River, in 
Cullman, Walker, Winston, and Tuscaloosa Counties, Alabama. The project 
occupies federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the 
Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: David Anderson, Alabama Power Company, 600 N 
18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203; telephone (205) 257-1398; or email 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Mark Ivy, (202) 502-6156, or [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: January 17, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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, 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 the docket number P-2165-040. Comments emailed to Commission 
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: The licensee filed a Recreation 
Management Plan update, which includes a description and of the 
recreation facilities at each project recreation site, a discussion of 
the methods used to gather recreation use data; a process for 
determining recreational needs at the project, criteria for 
decommissioning required recreation sites, a report of recreation use 
at each site, and documentation of consultation with stakeholders. The 
plan also includes a request to modify the requirement to conduct 
recreation monitoring and to file plan updates from every six years to 
every ten years over the remaining license term. Additionally, the 
licensee requests to remove the Exhibit R drawings from the plan, to 
replace them with the as-built drawings included in Appendix D of the 
updated plan, and to modify the requirement for any future drawings to 
use the as-built format.
    l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://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 by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly 
from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should

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so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only 
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied 
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared 
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 
385.2010.

    Dated: December 15, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-27718 Filed 12-20-22; 8:45 am]
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