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of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA), 

the following notice of meetings is 

provided: 

Meetings of the Industry Advisory 

Board (IAB) to the International Energy 

Agency (IEA) will be held at the 

headquarters of the IEA, 9, rue de la 

Fe ́de ́ration, Paris, France, on October 

21, 2014, commencing at 9:30 a.m. and 

at 9:30 a.m. on October 22. The purpose 

of this notice is to permit attendance by 

representatives of U.S. company 

members of the IAB at a joint meeting 

of the SEQ and the SOM which is 

scheduled to be held at IEA 

headquarters on October 21, 

commencing at 9:30 a.m., and a meeting 

of the SEQ which is scheduled to be 

held at the same location on October 22 

commencing at 9:30 a.m. The IAB will 

also hold a preparatory meeting among 

company representatives at the same 

location at 8:30 a.m. on October 22. The 

agenda for this preparatory meeting is to 

review the agenda for the SEQ meeting. 

IAB representatives are also invited to 

participate in a meeting of the 

Emergency Response Exercise design 

group at 5:30 p.m. on October 22. 

The agenda of the joint SOM and SEQ 

meeting on October 21 is under the 

control of the SEQ and the SOM. It is 

expected that the SEQ and SOM will 

adopt the following agenda: 

1. Adoption of the Agenda 

2. Approval of the Summary Record of 

the June 26, 2014, Joint Session 

3. Reports on Recent Oil Market and 

Policy Developments in IEA 

Countries 

4. Update on OIM Projects and Priorities 

5. The Current Oil Market Situation 

6. Crises in Iraq and Libya: 

Consequences for Supply 

7. Mexico’s Energy Reform 

8. The Outlook for Production in 

Venezuela 

9. Key Messages from the Medium-term 

Renewable Market Report 

10. Update on the Ukraine-Russian 

Standoff and the Natural Gas 

Market 

11. Other Business 

—Tentative schedule of upcoming 

SEQ and SOM meetings: 

—February 24–26, 2015 (tentative) 

—June 23–25, 2015 

—October 13–15, 2015 

The agenda of the meeting of the SEQ 

on October 22 is under the control of the 

SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will 

adopt the following agenda: 

1. Adoption of the Agenda 

2. Approval of the Summary Record of 

the 142nd Session 

3. Status of Compliance with IEP 

Stockholding Commitments 

4. Emergency Response Review Program 

5. Australia Data Mission 

6. Mid-term Emergency Response 

Review Update on Australia 

7. Emergency Response Exercise 7 

Update 

8. Emergency Response Review of New 

Zealand 

9. Gas Security 

10. Saving Oil in a Hurry 

11. Presentation on Tickets 

12. Emergency Response Review of the 

Czech Republic 

13. Outreach 

—ERE in China 

—APSA/Colombian ERA/

Stockholding workshop in Chile 

—Energy Community 

14. Oral Reports by Administrations 

15. Industry Advisory Board Update 

16. Other Business 

—Tentative schedule of next 

meetings: 

—November 17–18, 2014 (ERE 7) 

—February 24–26, 2015 (tbc) 

—June 23–25, 2015 

—October 13–15, 2015 

As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) 

of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the 

meetings of the IAB are open to 

representatives of members of the IAB 

and their counsel; representatives of 

members of the IEA’s Standing Group 

on Emergency Questions and the IEA’s 

Standing Group on the Oil Markets; 

representatives of the Departments of 

Energy, Justice, and State, the Federal 

Trade Commission, the General 

Accounting Office, Committees of 

Congress, the IEA, and the European 

Commission; and invitees of the IAB, 

the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA. 

Issued in Washington, DC, October 8, 2014. 

Diana D. Clark, 

Assistant General Counsel for International 

and National Security Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24333 Filed 10–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar 

Decathlon 2017 Future Planning; 

Request for Information 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy Solar Decathlon challenges 

collegiate teams to design, build, and 

operate solar-powered houses that are 

cost-effective, energy-efficient, and 

attractive. The Solar Decathlon provides 

participating students with hands-on 

experience and unique training that 

prepares them to enter the clean energy 

workforce. Open to the public free of 

charge, the Solar Decathlon gives 

visitors the opportunity to tour solarpowered houses, gather ideas to use in 

their own homes, and learn how energysaving features can help them save 

money today. The first Solar Decathlon 

was held in 2002; the competition then 

occurred biennially in 2005, 2007, 2009, 

and 2011 in Washington, DC In 2013, 

the Solar Decathlon moved to the 

Orange County Great Park in Irvine, 

California. The next Solar Decathlon 

will take place Oct. 8–18, 2015, at the 

Orange County Great Park. This RFI 

seeks information to inform designing, 

planning and implementing the next 

generation of the Solar Decathlon—2017 

and beyond. 

DATES: DOE will accept information on 

this notice, but no later than November 

28, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit information 

electronically. However, interested 

persons may submit information by any 

of the following methods: 

• Email: SolarDecathlonRFI@

EE.Doe.Gov Include Solar Decathlon in 

the subject line of the message. Submit 

electronic comments in WordPerfect, 

Microsoft Word, portable document 

format (PDF), or American Standard 

Code for Information Interchange 

(ASCII) file format, and avoid the use of 

special characters or any form of 

encryption. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2945. If possible, 

please submit all items on a compact 

disc (CD), in which case it is not 

necessary to include printed copies. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Office, 6th Floor, 

950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, 

DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586–2945. 

If possible, please submit all items on a 

CD, in which case it is not necessary to 

include printed copies. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must reference the Solar Decathalon 

2017 Planning RFI and include your 

name and/or agency name along with. 

No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be 

accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard King, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Office, 

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1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

EE–5B, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 

586–1693; Richard.king@ee.doe.gov. 

For legal issues, please contact Kavita 

Vaidyanathan; U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., GC– 

71, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586– 

0669; Kavita.Vaidyanathan@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Authority and Background 

II. Disclaimer and Important Notes 

III. Proprietary Information 

IV. Evaluation and Administration by Federal 

and Nonfederal Personnel 

V. Discussion 

VI. Public Participation 

I. Authority and Background 

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar 

Decathlon is an award-winning program 

that challenges collegiate teams to 

design, build, and operate solarpowered houses that are cost-effective, 

energy-efficient, and attractive. The 

winner of the competition is the team 

that best blends affordability, consumer 

appeal, and design excellence with 

optimal energy production and 

maximum efficiency. The winning team 

receives a trophy and the honor of 

victory. The competition is authorized 

under section 3165 of the Department of 

Energy Science Education Enhancement 

Act, as amended, which authorizes the 

Secretary of Energy to support 

competitive events for students under 

the supervision of teachers, designed to 

encourage student interest and 

knowledge in science and mathematics. 

(42 U.S.C. 7381b(a)(14)) 

The first Solar Decathlon was held in 

2002; the competition then occurred 

biennially in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 

2011 in Washington, DC. In 2013, the 

Solar Decathlon moved to the Orange 

County Great Park in Irvine, California. 

The next Solar Decathlon will take place 

Oct. 8–18, 2015, at the Orange County 

Great Park. 

Each Solar Decathlon team builds a 

solar-powered house that showcases 

energy-efficient amenities and smart 

home systems that reduce carbon 

emissions without sacrificing the 

comfort of modern conveniences. The 

Solar Decathlon invites visitors to tour 

the houses, gather ideas to use in their 

own homes, and learn how energysaving features can help them save 

money today. 

The purpose of the Solar Decathlon is 

to accelerate the adoption of energyefficient products and solutions by: 

• Educating students and the public 

about the money-saving opportunities 

and environmental benefits presented 

by clean energy products and design 

solutions 

• Demonstrating to the public the 

comfort and affordability of gridconnected homes that combine 

energy-efficient construction and 

appliances with off-the-shelf 

renewable-energy systems 

• Providing participating students with 

unique training that prepares them for 

the clean energy workforce 

The Solar Decathlon educates 

collegiate students about the 

opportunities presented by renewable 

energy and energy efficiency and 

challenges them to think in new ways 

about incorporating practical, affordable 

clean energy solutions into residential 

applications. The Solar Decathlon uses 

blended methods (including classroom 

instruction and real-world application) 

to teach science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 

for building systems design and 

operation. The Solar Decathlon 

accelerates the development of wholehouse design and Zero Energy Ready 

Home solutions that improve 

performance and reduce costs for 

homeowners. The Solar Decathlon 

fosters collaboration among students 

from different academic disciplines, 

including engineering and architecture, 

who otherwise might not work together 

until they enter the workplace. 

Since 2002 and through 2015, the 

impacts of the Solar Decathlon have: 

• Involved 130 collegiate teams, which 

pursued a multidisciplinary approach 

to study the requirements for 

designing and building energyefficient, solar-powered houses 

• Positively impacted nearly 20,000 

collegiate participants 

• Expanded to Europe, China, and Latin 

America to involve an additional 78 

teams and nearly 12,000 participants 

through Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 

(Madrid, Spain), Solar Decathlon 

Europe 2012 (Madrid, Spain), Solar 

Decathlon China 2013 (Datong, 

China), Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 

(Versailles, France), and Solar 

Decathlon Latin America and 

Caribbean 2015 (Santiago de Cali, 

Colombia) 

• Educated the public about the 

benefits, affordability, and availability 

of clean energy solutions by 

generating widespread media 

coverage and harnessing digital tools 

to reach millions of people 

Additional information is available at 

www.solardecathlon.gov. 

For each edition of the competition, 

up to 20 collegiate teams are selected as 

finalists through a competitive proposal 

process. Each team has approximately 

two years to raise the resources needed 

to design, build, transport, and present 

its competition house at the Solar 

Decathlon. All houses are transported to 

a common site to compete against one 

another in the Solar Decathlon’s 10 

contests. The competition is composed 

of juried evaluations (such as 

architecture and market appeal) and 

performance-based measurement (such 

as heating water, space conditioning, 

and powering an electric vehicle). 

Additional information about the 

contests and rules is available at 

http://www.solardecathlon.gov/

rules.html. 

In the first three editions of the Solar 

Decathlon, the solar-powered houses 

were independent of the electrical 

utility grid and used battery systems. 

Starting in 2009, the houses were gridtied to demonstrate net metering, better 

represent the growing market for 

distributed generation solar systems 

across the country, and show the public 

that solar was achievable within 

existing lifestyles and households. Since 

2011, the competition has incorporated 

an Affordability Contest that encourages 

teams to think not only about superior 

design and performance but also costeffectiveness. Student teams must 

balance performance and design 

decisions with associated cost. 

Also in 2011, Solar Decathlon 

organizers decided to expand the 

competition’s audience beyond 

America’s capitol. After a national 

solicitation in which cities across the 

country competed to host this popular 

event, the Energy Department selected 

the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, 

California, for the location of the Solar 

Decathlon 2013. In 2015, the Solar 

Decathlon will again be held at the 

Orange County Great Park. The 2015 

competition incorporates a commuting 

contest that requires teams to drive an 

electric vehicle charged by their house 

energy system. The objective for this 

change is to expand the scope of the 

competition from a house to a 

household. 

DOE has continuously worked to 

reduce the cost of implementing the 

Solar Decathlon while improving the 

program overall. For example, DOE tries 

to hold the event in known locations 

where DOE already has the materials 

and knowledge to more cost effectively 

provide the necessary power and 

communication infrastructure. In 2015, 

DOE will be reducing its financial 

contribution to the Solar Decathlon 

teams, which reduces our costs but 

requires greater fund raising by each 

participating organization. DOE even 

considered holding the competition 

where each home would remain in 

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place, and not need to be moved to a 

central location. This would reduce or 

eliminate some costs for travel, security, 

infrastructure, and other event logistics; 

however this would result in a different 

Solar Decathlon event and a departure 

from past events. 

Throughout the history of the Solar 

Decathlon, the organizers have worked 

to leverage government funding with 

private support. Both the competition 

itself and the student teams receive 

significant contributions from industry 

to ensure the event is successful. 

Working with a range of partners from 

utilities and Fortune 50 companies to 

small homebuilders, the Solar 

Decathlon builds on government 

resources. Due to the collegiate team 

success in leveraging Energy 

Department funding nearly 8 to 1, the 

amount of government resources for the 

collegiate teams has been reduced to 

half the previous level. Further 

efficiencies have been implemented to 

produce the Solar Decathlon 

competition and public exhibit with 

reduced resources. The Solar Decathlon 

program costs DOE about $5M per each 

2 year event cycle, which is a significant 

investment for this effort. DOE is 

continuously working to leverage 

resources, however further reductions 

risk reducing the event’s educational 

outreach under the existing format. 

One of the benefits of this program 

has been to educate builders and the 

future workforce regarding the design 

and construction of highly efficient 

homes whose energy use can be offset 

cost effectively with solar power. DOE 

has embarked on two new programs that 

help scale the delivery of this outcome. 

Formerly called the DOE’s Challenge 

Home, Zero Energy Ready Homes is a 

labeling program that highlights 

builders who have built new homes that 

are 40% to 50% more energy efficient 

than homes built to the IECC 2006 

model energy code—a significant 

improvement beyond even the typical 

ENERGY STAR home. The Zero Energy 

Ready Homes Program provides an 

avenue for builders to promote their 

high performing homes through DOE 

recognition, and demonstrating the 

value of zero energy ready homes to 

homeowners. Over 250 Zero Energy 

Ready Homes have been completed to 

date with 8,000 additional Certified 

Homes committed to being built over 

the coming year. 

The DOE ‘‘Race to Zero’’ Student 

Design Competition provides an annual 

opportunity for schools and their 

students to compete against each other 

on designing marketable energy efficient 

new homes. 28 college and university 

teams from the U.S. and Canada 

participated in the first event, where 

students and advisors competed to 

create zero-energy ready home designs 

that were market-ready, efficient, 

durable, and incorporated the best 

practices from the DOE Building 

America Program. The desired longterm outcome is to inform schools on 

the value of integrating building science 

into design courses in all major 

architecture, engineering, and 

construction management courses. 

The Solar Decathlon program 

represents over a decade of work to 

show the U.S. public the opportunities 

and benefits of solar powered highly 

energy efficient homes, while also 

helping to educate our future workforce. 

It is now time to take a fresh look at the 

appropriate outcomes that DOE should 

deliver over the next decade, and the 

associated program format and 

implementation to optimize that 

outcome with the appropriate cost/

benefit for the U.S. 

For more information about the 

history of the Solar Decathlon, visit 

http://www.solardecathlon.gov/

history.html. 

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit 

feedback from past and present 

participants in the Solar Decathlon, 

broader academic circles, industry, 

sponsors, and other stakeholders on 

issues related to future Solar Decathlon 

competitions. The objective is to 

improve the outcomes aligned with the 

Solar Decathlon in the long-term. DOE 

is specifically interested in feedback 

about additional U.S. benefits that 

should be the focus of future solar 

powered home programs funded by 

DOE, the format of a competition to 

achieve those benefits, and whether 

other formats or options can deliver 

higher value to the U.S. In the format 

discussion, if the current format is 

proposed to continue, information is 

requested on how DOE should identify 

future locations for the Solar Decathlon. 

II. Disclaimer and Important Notes 

This RFI is not a Funding 

Opportunity Announcement (FOA); 

therefore, DOE is not accepting 

applications at this time. EERE may 

issue a FOA in the future based on or 

related to the content and responses to 

this RFI; however, EERE may also elect 

not to issue a FOA. There is no 

guarantee that a FOA will be issued as 

a result of this RFI. Responding to this 

RFI does not provide any advantage or 

disadvantage to potential applicants if 

EERE chooses to issue a FOA regarding 

the subject matter. Final details, 

including the anticipated award size, 

quantity, and timing of EERE funded 

awards, will be subject to Congressional 

appropriations and direction. 

Any information obtained as a result 

of this RFI is intended to be used by the 

Government on a non-attribution basis 

for planning and strategy development; 

this RFI does not constitute a formal 

solicitation for proposals or abstracts. 

Your response to this notice will be 

treated as information only. EERE will 

review and consider all responses in its 

formulation of program strategies for the 

identified materials of interest that are 

the subject of this request. EERE will not 

provide reimbursement for costs 

incurred in responding to this RFI. 

Respondents are advised that EERE is 

under no obligation to acknowledge 

receipt of the information received or 

provide feedback to respondents with 

respect to any information submitted 

under this RFI. Responses to this RFI do 

not bind EERE to any further actions 

related to this topic. 

III. Proprietary Information 

Because information received in 

response to this RFI may be used to 

structure future programs and FOAs 

and/or otherwise be made available to 

the public, respondents are strongly 

advised to NOT include any information 

in their responses that might be 

considered business sensitive, 

proprietary, or otherwise confidential. 

If, however, a respondent chooses to 

submit business sensitive, proprietary, 

or otherwise confidential information, it 

must be clearly and conspicuously 

marked as such in the response. 

Responses containing confidential, 

proprietary, or privileged information 

must be conspicuously marked as 

described below. Failure to comply with 

these marking requirements may result 

in the disclosure of the unmarked 

information under the Freedom of 

Information Act or otherwise. The U.S. 

Federal Government is not liable for the 

disclosure or use of unmarked 

information, and may use or disclose 

such information for any purpose. 

If your response contains confidential, 

proprietary, or privileged information, 

you must include a cover sheet marked 

as follows identifying the specific pages 

containing confidential, proprietary, or 

privileged information: 

Notice of Restriction on Disclosure and 

Use of Data 

Pages [list applicable pages] of this 

response may contain confidential, 

proprietary, or privileged information 

that is exempt from public disclosure. 

Such information shall be used or 

disclosed only for the purposes 

described in this RFI. The Government 

may use or disclose any information 

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that is not appropriately marked or 

otherwise restricted, regardless of 

source. 

In addition, (1) the header and footer 

of every page that contains confidential, 

proprietary, or privileged information 

must be marked as follows: ‘‘Contains 

Confidential, Proprietary, or Privileged 

Information Exempt from Public 

Disclosure’’ and (2) every line and 

paragraph containing proprietary, 

privileged, or trade secret information 

must be clearly marked with double 

brackets or highlighting. 

IV. Evaluation and Administration by 

Federal and Non-Federal Personnel 

Federal employees are subject to the 

non-disclosure requirements of a 

criminal statute, the Trade Secrets Act, 

18 U.S.C. 1905. The Government may 

seek the advice of qualified non-Federal 

personnel. The Government may also 

use non-Federal personnel to conduct 

routine, nondiscretionary administrative 

activities. The respondents, by 

submitting their response, consent to 

EERE providing their response to nonFederal parties. Non-Federal parties 

given access to responses must be 

subject to an appropriate obligation of 

confidentiality prior to being given the 

access. Submissions may be reviewed 

by support contractors and private 

consultants. 

V. Discussion 

DOE seeks a variety of different types 

of information to help inform its 

decision regarding how future Solar 

Decathlon competitions will be 

organized. To this end, DOE seeks 

detailed information regarding the 

following aspects related to the Solar 

Decathlon competitions: 

Question 1 

How could the goals of the Solar 

Decathlon evolve to create a larger 

impact on the market needs of the 

following industry sectors? 

a. Buildings 

b. Solar 

c. Utility 

d. Transportation 

e. Education 

Question 2 

What additional outcomes of the Solar 

Decathlon could increase the scale of 

that impact, and improve its cost 

effectiveness for the U.S.? 

Question 3 

What is the appropriate role for DOE 

with respect to delivering on this 

potential impact? 

Question 4 

What changes could be made to the 

Solar Decathlon rules, format, location 

and logistics to achieve those outcomes? 

Question 5 

How could the public and private 

roles and funding sources be developed 

to achieve those outcomes? 

Question 6 

What should the Solar Decathlon look 

like in 10 years? 

VI. Public Participation 

DOE invites all interested parties to 

submit in writing by the date specified 

previously in the DATES section of this 

RFI, comments and information on 

matters addressed in this notice and on 

other matters relevant to DOE’s 

designing, planning and implementing 

the next generation of the Solar 

Decathlon 2017 and beyond. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 

2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24328 Filed 10–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2146–169] 

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: Non-project use 

of project lands and waters. 

b. Project No: 2146–169. 

c. Date Filed: August 21, 2014. 

d. Applicant: Alabama Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Coosa River 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: Neely Henry Lake in 

Etowah County, Alabama. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Akin, 

Alabama Power Company, 600 18th 

Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203– 

8180, (205) 257–1314, mjakin@

southernco.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Krista Sakallaris, 

(202) 502–6302, krista.sakallaris@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

November 10, 2014. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See, 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site 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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Please include the project 

number (P–2146–169) on any comments 

or motions filed. 

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 Application: 

Alabama Power Company requests 

Commission approval to grant the City 

of Gadsden, Alabama (applicant) a 

permit to use project lands and waters 

to develop a community park. The 

proposed park would be located on or 

adjacent to Neely Henry Lake in Etowah 

County, Alabama and total 15.43 acres, 

half of the proposed park will be located 

on Alabama Power Company land 

within the project boundary. The 

applicant proposes to build the 

following facilities on project land: A 20 

slip floating dock, a 12 slip boat dock, 

a pedestrian bridge, two picnic 

pavilions, three octagonal observation 

platforms, two overlooks, approximately 

3,500 feet (roughly half of which will be 

within the project boundary) of 

combined boardwalk and pedestrian 

paths, pedestrian lighting, and 400 feet 

of rip rap to prevent shoreline erosion. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

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