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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. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 

mail an original and seven copies to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

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 seeks 

approval to replace turbine units 1 and 

4 at the Lay Development, and turbine 

unit 2 at the Bouldin Development of 

the Coosa River Project. Specifically, at 

the Lay Development the licensee 

proposes to complete turbine 

refurbishment of the two turbines, stator 

coil replacement, wicket gate system 

rehabilitation, greaseless gate stem 

bushings installation, turbine and 

generator bearing refurbishment, and 

related component upgrades. For the 

Bouldin Development, the licensee 

proposes complete turbine 

refurbishment, stator coil replacement, 

wicket gate system rehabilitation or 

replacement, greaseless gate stem 

bushings installation, turbine and 

generator bearing refurbishment, and 

related component upgrades. The 

turbine unit modifications are expected 

to increase the turbine rating for each 

unit by approximately 4 megawatts 

(MW), as well as increase efficiency and 

annual generation. However, since the 

units are generator-limited, the installed 

capacity at the Lay and Bouldin 

developments will not change. The unit 

replacements at the Lay Development 

would provide approximately 13.6 

percent increase in energy output, and 

the current full gate flow of 5,770 cubic 

feet per second (cfs) is expected to 

remain the same, plus or minus 15 

percent. The unit replacement at the 

Bouldin Development would provide 

approximately 5 percent increase in 

energy output, and the current full gate 

flow of 9,600 cfs is expected to remain 

the same, plus or minus 15 percent. 

l. 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 (P–2146–135) excluding the last 

three digits in the docket number field 

to access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. A copy is 

also available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item h 

above. 

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. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

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. 

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. 

Any filings must bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘PROTEST,’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE,’’ as applicable, and the 

Project Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. A 

copy of any motion to intervene must 

also be served upon each representative 

of the Applicant specified in the 

particular application. 

o. Agency Comments: Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Dated: February 27, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5108 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14327–000] 

Pershing County Water Conservation 

District; Notice of Intent To File 

License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document, and Approving 

Use of the Traditional Licensing 

Process/Alternative Licensing 

Procedures 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process/ 

Alternative Licensing Procedures. 

b. Project No.: 14327–000. 

c. Date Filed: November 22, 2011. 

d. Submitted by: Pershing County 

Water Conservation District (Pershing 

County). 

e. Name of Project: Humboldt River 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: At the existing 

Department of the Interior—Bureau of 

Reclamation’s Rye Patch Dam on the 

Humboldt River, in Pershing County, 

Nevada. The project occupies 0.01 acre 

of United States lands administered by 

the Bureau of Reclamation. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Bennie Hodges, Pershing County Water 

Conservation District, P.O. Box 218, 

Lovelock, NV 89419; (775) 273–2293. 

i. FERC Contact: Shana Murray at 

(202) 502–8333; or email at 

shana.murray@ferc.gov. 

j. Pershing County filed its request to 

use the Traditional Licensing Process/ 

Alternative Licensing Procedures on 

November 22, 2011. Pershing County 

provided public notice of its request on 

November 22, 2011. In a letter dated 

February 24, 2012, the Director of the 

Division of Hydropower Licensing 

approved Pershing County’s request to 

use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 

CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 

the Nevada State Historic Preservation 

Officer, as required by section 106, 

National Historical Preservation Act, 

and the implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 


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l. Pershing County filed a PreApplication Document (PAD), including 

a proposed process plan and schedule, 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

m. A copy of the PAD is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site (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 toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

n. Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: February 24, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5134 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12796–004] 

City of Wadsworth, Ohio; Notice of 

Scoping Meeting and Environmental 

Site Review and Soliciting Scoping 

Comments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Major Original 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–12796–004. 

c. Date filed: March 28, 2011. 

d. Applicant: City of Wadsworth, 

Ohio. 

e. Name of Project: R.C. Byrd 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Ohio River at the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps), 

R.C. Byrd Locks and Dam (river mile 

279.2), approximately 12.7 miles south 

of the confluence of the Ohio River and 

the Kanawha River, nine miles south of 

the Town of Gallipolis, Gallia County, 

Ohio. The project would occupy 7.6 

acres of federal land managed by the 

Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris 

Easton, Director of Public Service, the 

City of Wadsworth, Ohio, 120 Maple 

Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281 (330– 

335–2777); Philip E. Meier, Hydro 

Development, American Municipal 

Power, Inc., 1111 Schrock Road, Suite 

100, Columbus, OH (614–540–0913). 

i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, 

(202) 502–6032 or 

gaylord.hoisington@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: April 27, 2012. 

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 (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 filings, documents may also 

be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

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 intervener 

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. The application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. The proposed project would utilize 

the existing Corps’ R.C. Byrd Locks and 

Dam and would consist of the following 

new facilities: (1) A 1,200-foot-long 

intake channel; (2) a trashrack located in 

front of each of the generating unit 

intakes, with a bar spacing of 

approximately 8 inches; (3) a reinforced 

concrete powerhouse measuring 

approximately 258 feet long by 145 feet 

wide by 110 feet high, and housing two 

bulb-type turbine generator units with a 

total installed capacity of 50 megawatts; 

(4) a 900-foot-long tailrace channel; (5) 

a 2.41-mile-long, 138-kilovolt 

transmission line; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project would 

have an average annual generation of 

266 gigawatt-hours. 

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. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

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. Scoping Process. 

The Commission intends to prepare 

an Environmental Assessment (EA) on 

the project in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act. The 

EA will consider both site-specific and 

cumulative environmental impacts and 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

action. 

Scoping Meetings 

FERC staff will conduct one agency 

scoping meeting and one public 

meeting. The agency scoping meeting 

will focus on resource agency and nongovernmental organization (NGO) 

concerns, while the public scoping 

meeting is primarily for public input. 

All interested individuals, 

organizations, and agencies are invited 

to attend one or both of the meetings, 

and to assist the staff in identifying the 

scope of the environmental issues that 

should be analyzed in the EA. The times 

and locations of these meetings are as 

follows: 

Agency Scoping Meeting 

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012. 

Time: 1 p.m. (EDT). 

Place: Quality Inn. 

Address: 577 State Route 7 North, 

Gallipolis, Ohio. 

Public Scoping Meeting 

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012. 

Time: 7 p.m. (EDT). 

Place: Quality Inn. 

Address: 577 State Route 7 North, 

Gallipolis, Ohio. 

Copies of the Scoping Document 

outlining the subject areas to be 

addressed in the EA, was mailed to the 

individuals and entities on the 

Commission’s mailing lists and 

Wadsworth’s distribution list. Copies of 

the Scoping Document will be available 


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