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Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 

and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. It 

is not necessary to separately intervene 

again in a subdocket related to a 

compliance filing if you have previously 

intervened in the same docket. Protests 

will be considered by the Commission 

in determining the appropriate action to 

be taken, but will not serve to make 

protestants parties to the proceeding. 

Anyone filing a motion to intervene or 

protest must serve a copy of that 

document on the Applicant. In reference 

to filings initiating a new proceeding, 

interventions or protests submitted on 

or before the comment deadline need 

not be served on persons other than the 

Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above proceedings 

are accessible in the Commission’s 

eLibrary system by clicking on the 

appropriate link in the above list. They 

are also available for review in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room in 

Washington, DC. There is an 

eSubscription link on the Web site that 

enables subscribers to receive e-mail 

notification when a document is added 

to a subscribed dockets(s). For 

assistance with any FERC Online 

service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5006 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2197–073] 

Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice 

of Application Ready for 

Environmental Analysis and Soliciting 

Comments, Recommendations, Terms 

and Conditions, and Prescriptions 

March 13, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2197–073. 

c. Date Filed: April 25, 2006. 

d. Applicant: Alcoa Power 

Generating, Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Yadkin 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Yadkin River, in 

Davidson, Davie, Montgomery, Rowan, 

and Stanly Counties, North Carolina. 

The project does not occupy any Federal 

lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gene Ellis, 

Licensing and Property Manager, Alcoa 

Power Generating, Inc., Yadkin 

Division, P.O. Box 576, North Carolina 

Highway 740, Badin, North Carolina 

28009–0576; Telephone (704) 422–5606. 

i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, (202) 

502–8379; or lee.emery@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. Project description: The existing 

Yadkin River Hydroelectric Project 

consists of four developments: High 

Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows, and Falls. 

The four developments are located on a 

38-mile reach of the Yadkin River 60 

miles northeast of Charlotte in central 

North Carolina. The High Rock 

development is the most upstream, with 

the Tuckertown, Narrows, and Falls 

developments 8.7, 16.5, and 19.0 miles 

downstream from the High Rock 

development, respectively. The four 

Yadkin developments have a combined 

installed capacity of 210 megawatts 

(MW). The project produces an average 

annual generation of 844,306 megawatthours (MWh). 

The High Rock development includes 

the following constructed facilities: (1) 

A 936-foot-long, 101-foot-maximum 

height concrete gravity dam with (i) a 

58-foot-long westerly non-overflow 

section, (ii) a 550-foot-long gated 

spillway with ten 45-foot-wide, 30-foothigh Stoney gates, and (iii) a 178-footlong, 125-foot-high powerhouse integral 

with the dam containing three vertical 

Francis turbine-generating units with a 

total electric output of 32.2 MW; (2) a 

14,400-acre reservoir at 623.9 feet U.S. 

Geological Survey (USGS) normal pool 

elevation, with 217,400 acre-feet of 

storage capacity; and (3) appurtenant 

facilities. Alcoa proposes to refurbish 

and upgrade all three generating units, 

install new aeration technology to 

increase dissolved oxygen concentration 

and enhance water quality in the High 

Rock tailwater, and revise the operating 

guide curve for the reservoir. 

The Tuckertown development 

includes the following constructed 

facilities: (1) A 1,370-foot-long, 76-footmaximum height concrete gravity dam 

with (i) a 45-foot-long rock filled 

section, (ii) a 178-foot-long right nonoverflow section, (iii) a 481-foot-long 

gated spillway section with eleven 35- 

foot-wide by 38-foot-high Tainter gates, 

(iv) a 20-foot-long middle non-overflow 

section, (v) a 204-foot-long, 115-foothigh powerhouse integral with the dam 

containing three Kaplan turbinegenerating units with a total electric 

output of 38 MW, (vi) a 100-foot-long 

left non-overflow section and (vii) a 

342-foot-long rock filled section; (2) a 

2,560-acre reservoir at 564.7 feet USGS 

normal pool elevation, with 6,700 acrefeet of storage capacity; and (3) 

appurtenant facilities. Alcoa proposes to 

refurbish and upgrade all three 


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generating units and install new 

aeration technology to increase 

dissolved oxygen concentration and 

enhance water quality in the 

Tuckertown development tailwater. 

The Narrows development includes 

the following constructed facilities: (1) 

A 1,144-foot-long, 201-foot-maximum 

height concrete gravity dam with (i) a 

366-foot-long non-overflow section, (ii) 

a 640-foot-long gated main spillway 

with twenty-two 25-foot wide by 12- 

foot-high Tainter gates, (iii) a 6-foot-long 

by 17-foot-high trash gate, (iv) a 128- 

foot-long intake structure with four 20- 

foot by 20-foot openings each with two 

vertical lift gates, (v) a 6-foot-long by 17- 

foot-high trash gate, (vi) a 431-foot-long 

bypass spillway with ten 33-foot-wide 

by 28-foot-high Stoney gates and (vii) a 

90-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) a 

5,355-acre reservoir at a normal pool 

elevation of 509.8 feet USGS with 

129,100 acre-feet of storage capacity; (3) 

four 15-foot-diameter steel plate 

penstocks; (4) a 213-foot-long by 80- 

foot-wide reinforced concrete and brick 

powerhouse located 280 feet 

downstream of the dam and containing 

four vertical Francis turbine-generators 

with a total installed capacity of 108 

MW; (5) a 13.2-kV transmission line 

approximately 1.9 miles long 

connecting the Narrows development 

with Alcoa’s Badin Works; and (6) 

appurtenant facilities. Alcoa proposes to 

refurbish and upgrade generating units 

1 and 3 and install new aeration 

technology to increase dissolved oxygen 

concentration and enhance water 

quality in the Narrows Development 

tailwater. 

The Falls Development includes the 

following constructed facilities: (1) A 

748-foot-long, 112-foot-maximum height 

concrete gravity dam consisting of: (i) A 

189-foot-long, 130-foot-high 

powerhouse integral with the dam 

containing one vertical Francis turbinegenerator and two Allis Chalmers 

vertical Propeller turbine-generators 

with a total installed capacity of 31 MW, 

(ii) a 14-foot-wide by 19-foot-high trash 

gate section, (iii) a 440-foot-long gated 

spillway with ten 33-foot-wide by 34- 

foot-high Stoney gates, (iv) a 71-footlong Tainter gates section with one 25- 

foot-wide by 19-foot-high and a 25-footwide by 14-foot-high gate, and (v) a 34- 

foot-long non-overflow section; (2) a 

204-acre reservoir at normal full pool 

elevation of 332.8 feet USGS, with 760 

acre-feet of storage capacity; (3) a 100- 

kV transmission line approximately 2.7 

miles long connecting the Falls 

development with Alcoa’s Badin Works; 

and (4) appurtenant facilities. Alcoa 

proposes to refurbish and upgrade all 

three generating units and plans to 

install new aeration technology to 

increase dissolved oxygen concentration 

and enhance water quality in the Falls 

Development tailwater provided it will 

be deemed necessary in the future. 

Alcoa proposes to continue operating 

the High Rock development in a storeand-release mode, and the Tuckertown, 

Narrows, and Falls developments in a 

run-of-river mode. The High Rock 

development provides storage for the 

downstream three developments. The 

Narrows development also provides 

some storage during low flow 

conditions and emergencies. The 

current average maximum annual 

drawdown for High Rock Reservoir is 12 

to 15 feet, with drawdowns of 5 feet or 

less typical during the summer months. 

At the other developments, the 

maximum annual drawdown is 3 to 4 

feet, with an average daily drawdown of 

up to 1 to 2 feet. Alcoa currently 

releases a weekly average minimum 

flow of 900 cfs from the Falls 

Development but has proposed to 

increase this minimum flow. Several 

other proposed modifications to the 

project include: (1) Revising the 

operating guide curve for High Rock 

reservoir; (2) building 10 new campsites 

and improving portage trails and access 

to existing recreation sites; and (3) 

creating a new swimming beach. 

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. E7–4991 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2206–030] 

Carolina Power & Light Company; 

Notice of Application Ready for 

Environmental Analysis and Soliciting 

Comments, Recommendations, Terms 

and Conditions, and Prescriptions 

March 13, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2206–030. 

c. Date Filed: April 26, 2006. 

d. Applicant: Carolina Power & Light 

Company (d/b/a Progress Energy 

Carolinas, Inc.). 

e. Name of Project: Yadkin-Pee Dee 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Yadkin and Pee 

Dee Rivers, in Montgomery, Stanly, 

Anson, and Richmond Counties, North 

Carolina. The project does not occupy 

any Federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: E. Michael 

Williams, Senior Vice President for 

Power Operations, Progress Energy, 410 

S. Wilmington Street PEB 13, Raleigh, 

North Carolina 27602; Telephone (919) 

546–6640. 


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