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i. FERC Contact: Stephen Bowler, 

(202) 502–6861; or 

stephen.bowler@ferc.gov. 

j. The deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days 

from the issuance of this notice; reply 

comments are due 105 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Philis J. 

Posey, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

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. 

Comments, recommendations, terms 

and conditions, and prescriptions may 

be filed electronically via the Internet in 

lieu of paper. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

k. This application has been accepted 

and is ready for environmental analysis 

at this time. 

l. The existing Yadkin-Pee Dee Project 

consists of the Tillery development on 

the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers and the 

Blewett Falls development on the Pee 

Dee River. The Yadkin Pee Dee project 

has an installed capacity of 108.6 

megawatts (MW). The project produces 

an average annual generation of 326,000 

megawatt-hours (MWh). 

The Tillery development (at River 

Mile[RM] 218) includes the following 

existing facilities: (1) A 2,753-foot-long, 

62-foot-maximum height dam with (i) A 

1,200-foot-long earth dike, (ii) a 184- 

foot-long concrete west abutment, (iii) a 

731-foot-long gated concrete gravity 

spillway with eighteen 34-foot-wide by 

24-foot-high Tainter gates, (iv) a 14-footlong by 10-foot-high trash sluice gate, 

(v) a 310-foot-long powerhouse integral 

with the dam containing three vertical 

Francis turbine-generators, one 

modified Kaplin-type turbine-generator, 

and one vertical Francis auxiliary 

turbine-generator with a total generating 

capacity of 84 MW, and (vi) a 310-footlong concrete east abutment; (2) a 5,697- 

acre reservoir at normal pool elevation 

of 277.3 feet North American Vertical 

Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), with 84,150 

acre-feet of usable storage capacity; and 

(3) appurtenant facilities. The Tillery 

development would continue to be 

operated as a peaking facility with a 

typical drawdown of not more than 4 

feet under normal conditions. 

The Blewett Falls development (at RM 

188.2) includes the following existing 

facilities: (1) A 3,168-foot-long dam with 

a 870-foot-long easterly earthen 

embankment, (i) 1,468-foot-long, 47 foot 

average height concrete ogee gravity 

spillway topped with four feet wooden 

flashboards, (ii) a 850-foot-long westerly 

earthen embankment, (iii) a 300-footlong, approximately 100-foot-high 

concrete powerhouse containing six 

generating units (each unit driven by 

two horizontal shaft turbines with each 

turbine consisting of two runners) with 

a total generating capacity of 24.6 MW; 

(2) a 2,866-acre reservoir at normal pool 

elevation of 177.2 feet NAVD 88, with 

30,893 acre-feet of usable storage 

capacity; (3) a 900-foot-long tailrace 

channel which reconnects to the Pee 

Dee River; and (4) appurtenant facilities. 

There is a 1,750-foot-long bypassed 

reach between the dam and where the 

tailrace channel enters the Pee Dee 

River. 

Progress Energy proposes to continue 

operating the projects in the same 

operational mode. Several proposed 

modifications to the project include: (1) 

Making minor changes in reservoir 

elevations during the winter, under 

maintenance conditions, and during the 

largemouth bass spawning period; (2) 

increasing the minimum flow releases 

from the Tillery and Blewett Falls 

developments and using flow-shaping 

releases during fish spawning periods; 

(3) implementing fish passage measures, 

including trap and truck procedures and 

constructing eel passage facilities at the 

Blewett Falls development; (4) adopting 

a shoreline management policy for the 

Blewett Falls development; (5) 

improving recreational access, facilities, 

and trails, and closing the informal 

boating area below the Tillery 

development powerhouse and 

relocating it; and (6) constructing a new 

public boating access site on the east 

side of Blewett Falls reservoir. 

m. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

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 at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 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. A license applicant must file no 

later than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4992 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No.: P–2237–017] 

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 

March 13, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

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1Plant datum = mean sea level (MSL) + 12.39 ft. 

2This schedule assumes Georgia Power 

Company’s license application conforms to the 

Commission’s regulations and has no deficiencies 

under § 5.20. 

2This schedule assumes Georgia Power 

Company’s license application conforms to the 

Commission’s regulations and has no deficiencies 

under § 5.20. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–2237–017. 

c. Date Filed: February 27, 2007. 

d. Applicant: Georgia Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Morgan Falls 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located in the metropolitan city of 

Atlanta area on the Chattahoochee 

River, at river mile 312.6, and about 36 

miles downstream from the U.S. Corps 

of Engineers’ Buford dam (Lake Sidney 

Lanier) in Cobb and Fulton Counties, 

Georgia. The project occupies about 14.4 

acres of federal lands within the 

Chattahoochee River National 

Recreation Area managed by the 

National Park Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Douglas E. 

Jones, Senior Vice-President, Southern 

Company Generation, 241 Ralph McGill 

Boulevard NE., Bin 10240, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30308–3374; Telephone (404) 

506–7328; or George A. Martin, Project 

Manager, at (404) 506–1357 or e-mail at 

gamartin@southernco.com. Additional 

information on this project is available 

on the applicant’s Web site: http:// 

www.southerncompany.com/gapower/ 

hydro/. 

i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, 

Telephone (202) 502–8675, or e-mail 

janet.hutzel@ferc.gov. Additional 

information on Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) 

hydroelectric projects is available on 

FERC’s Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

industries/hydropower.asp. 

j. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

k. Project Description: The existing 

project consists of the following: (1) A 

1,031-foot-long, 56-foot-maximum 

height concrete gravity dam consisting 

of a 46-foot-long non-overflow westerly 

abutment; a 680-foot-long gated 

spillway with sixteen 40-foot-wide by 8- 

foot-tall Tainter gates; a 21-foot-long 

trash gate section containing one 8-footwide by 4-foot-tall trash gate; a 195-footlong, 73-foot-high combined 

powerhouse and intake section integral 

with the dam containing seven 

horizontal double runner Francis 

turbines coupled to seven generating 

units with a total generating capacity of 

16.8 megawatt; and an 89-foot-long nonoverflow easterly abutment; (2) a 684- 

acre reservoir (Bull Sluice Lake) at 

normal full pool elevation of 866.0 feet 

using plant datum,1 with 2,239 acre-feet 

of usable storage; and (3) appurtenant 

facilities. The average annual generation 

at the project is about 15,221 megawatthours. The applicant has no plans to 

modify the existing project facilities or 

the current modified run-of-river mode 

of operation. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

review at the Commission 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 at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 

502–8659. A copy is also available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item (h) above. 

m. You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm 

to be notified via e-mail 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 Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target Date 

Notice of Acceptance/ Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ........................................................................................ May 13, 2007. 2

Filing of interventions, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ................................ July 12, 2007. 

Reply comments due ................................................................................................................................................................. August 26, 2007. 

FERC issues single EA (without a draft) .................................................................................................................................. November 9, 2007. 

Comments on EA due ............................................................................................................................................................... December 9, 2007. 

Filing of modified terms and conditions .................................................................................................................................... February 8, 2008. 

Ready for Commission decision ................................................................................................................................................ May 8, 2008. 

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. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4993 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER07–169–000; Docket No. 

ER07–170–000] 

Ameren Energy Marketing Company, 

Ameren Energy, Inc.; Notice Allowing 

Post-Technical Conference Comments 

March 13, 2007. 

Pursuant to the December 26, 2006 

order in this proceeding, Ameren Energy 

Marketing Co., 117 FERC ¶ 61,334 

(2006), a staff technical conference was 

held on Tuesday, March 13, 2006 at the 

offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. The technical conference 

addressed issues related to potential 

affiliate abuse in the sale of ancillary 

services among Ameren affiliates. 

Take notice that the Commission will 

accept post-technical conference 

comments. Initial comments are due no 

later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 

3, 2007. Reply comments are due no 

later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 

17, 2007. 

For further information please contact 

Zeny Magos at (202) 502–8244 or e-mail 

zeny.magos@ferc.gov. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4987 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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