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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 Responsive 

Documents—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 (P–2187–004). All 

documents (original and eight copies) 

should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any 

motion to intervene must also be served 

upon each representative of the 

Applicant specified in the particular 

application. 

p. 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. 

q. Comments, protests and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

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

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–18377 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 349–150] 

Alabama Power Company; Notice of 

Intent To File License Application, 

Filing of Pre-Application Document, 

Commencement of Licensing 

Proceeding, and Scoping; Request for 

Comments on the PAD and Scoping 

Document, and Identification of Issues 

and Associated Study Requests 

August 5, 2008. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for a New 

License and Commencing Licensing 

Proceeding. 

b. Project No.: 349–150. 

c. Dated Filed: June 5, 2008. 

d. Submitted by: Alabama Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Martin Dam 

Hydroelectric. 

f. Location: On the Tallapoosa River, 

in Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Elmore 

counties. The project does not occupy 

federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. 

Jerry L. Stewart, Senior Vice President, 

Alabama Power Company, 600 North 

18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, 

AL 35291. Tel. (205) 257–6227. 

i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202) 

502–8379 or e-mail at 

lee.emery@ferc.gov. 

j. We are asking federal, state, local, 

and tribal agencies with jurisdiction 

and/or special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues to cooperate with 

us in the preparation of the 

environmental document. Agencies who 

would like to request cooperating status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments described in paragraph o 

below. Cooperating agencies should 

note the Commission’s policy that 

agencies that cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See, 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

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 and (b) the 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. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Alabama Power Company as the 

Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation, pursuant to section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act and section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act. 

m. Alabama Power Company filed a 

Pre-Application Document (PAD; 

including a proposed process plan and 

schedule) with the Commission, 

pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

n. 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 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 paragraph h. 

Register online at http://ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm to be notified via 

e-mail of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

o. With this notice, we are soliciting 

comments on the PAD and Scoping 

Document 1 (SD1), as well as study 

requests. All comments on the PAD and 

SD1, and study requests should be sent 

to the address above in paragraph h. In 

addition, all comments on the PAD and 

SD1, study requests, requests for 

cooperating agency status, and all 

communications to and from 

Commission staff related to the merits of 

the potential application (original and 

eight copies) must be filed with the 

Commission at the following address: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

All filings with the Commission must 

include on the first page, the project 

name (Martin Dam Hydroelectric 

Project) and number (P–349–150), and 

bear the heading ‘‘Comments on PreApplication Document,’’ ‘‘Study 

Requests,’’ ‘‘Comments on Scoping 

Document 1,’’ ‘‘Request for Cooperating 

Agency Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to 

and from Commission Staff.’’ Any 

individual or entity interested in 

submitting study requests, commenting 

on the PAD or SD1, and any agency 

requesting cooperating status must do so 

by October 3, 2008. 

Comments on the PAD and SD1, 

study requests, requests for cooperating 

agency status, and other permissible 

forms of communications with the 

Commission 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 ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

p. Although our current intent is to 

prepare an environmental assessment 

(EA), there is the possibility that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be required. Nevertheless, this 

meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping 

requirements, irrespective of whether an 

EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. 


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Scoping Meetings 

Commission staff will hold two 

scoping meetings in the vicinity of the 

project at the time and place noted 

below. The daytime meeting will focus 

on resource agency, Indian tribes, and 

non-governmental organization 

concerns, while the evening meeting is 

primarily for receiving input from the 

public. We invite all interested 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

to attend one or both of the meetings, 

and to assist staff in identifying 

particular study needs, as well as the 

scope of environmental issues to be 

addressed in the environmental 

document. The times and locations of 

these meetings are as follows: 

Daytime Scoping Meeting 

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 noon (CST). 

Location: Central Alabama 

Community College, Betty Carol Graham 

Center at Alexander City Campus, 1675 

Cherokee Road, Alexander City, AL 

35010. 

Phone: (205) 257–2211. 

Evening Scoping Meeting 

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008. 

Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (CST). 

Location: Central Alabama 

Community College, Betty Carol Graham 

Center at Alexander City Campus, 1675 

Cherokee Road, Alexander City, AL 

35010. 

Phone: (205) 257–2211. 

Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which 

outlines the subject areas to be 

addressed in the environmental 

document, was mailed to the 

individuals and entities on the 

Commission’s mailing list. Copies of 

SD1 will be available at the scoping 

meetings, or may be viewed on the Web 

at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions 

for accessing information in paragraph 

n. Based on all oral and written 

comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) 

may be issued. SD2 may include a 

revised process plan and schedule, as 

well as a list of issues, identified 

through the scoping process. 

Site Visit 

The potential applicant and 

Commission staff will conduct a site 

visit of the project on Wednesday, 

September 10, 2008, starting at 9 a.m. 

(CST). All participants should meet at 

the parking lot for the Martin Dam 

powerhouse, located at 675 Overlook 

Drive, Dadeville, AL 36853. All 

participants are responsible for their 

own transportation to the powerhouse 

site. Anyone with questions about the 

site visit should contact Viki Pate, 

Alabama Power Company at (205) 257–

2211 on or before September 3, 2008. 

Meeting Objectives 

At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) 

Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review 

and discuss existing conditions and 

resource management objectives; (3) 

review and discuss existing information 

and identify preliminary information 

and study needs; (4) review and discuss 

the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time 

frames provided for in Part 5 of the 

Commission’s regulations and, to the 

extent possible, maximizes coordination 

of federal, state, and tribal permitting 

and certification processes; and (5) 

discuss the appropriateness of any 

federal or state agency or Indian tribe 

acting as a cooperating agency for 

development of an environmental 

document. 

Meeting participants should come 

prepared to discuss their issues and/or 

concerns. Please review the PAD in 

preparation for the scoping meetings. 

Directions on how to obtain a copy of 

the PAD and SD1 are included in item 

n. of this document. 

Meeting Procedures 

The meetings will be recorded by a 

stenographer and will become part of 

the formal record of the Commission 

proceeding on the project. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–18471 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

P–13174–000] 

Davis Hydro, LLC.; Notice of 

Application for Preliminary Permit 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Protests 

August 4, 2008. 

On April 16, 2008, Davis Hydro LLC. 

filed an application, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), to 

study the feasibility of Boca Power 

Project. The proposed project would be 

located on the Little Truckee River in 

Nevada County, California. The existing 

facilities are owned and operated by the 

Bureau of Reclamation. 

The proposed project using the 

existing Bureau of Reclamation Boca 

Power Project would consist of: (1) A 

proposed approximately eight-foot-long 

50-inch diameter penstock, (2) a 

proposed powerhouse, containing one 

generating unit with an installed 

capacity of 1.125 megawatts, (3) a 

proposed 2,000-foot-long, 12 kilovolt 

transmission line, and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project would 

have an average annual generation of 5 

gigawatt-hours and be sold to a local 

utility. 

Applicant Contact: Richard D. Ely, 

Principal, Davis Hydro LLC., 27264 

Meadowbrook Drive, Davis, California 

95618, (530) 753–8864, 

Dick@davishydro.com. 

FERC Contact: Jake Tung, (202) 502–

8757. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Comments, motions to intervene, 

notices of intent, and competing 

applications may be filed electronically 

via the Internet. See 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight 

copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 

more information on how to submit 

these types of filings please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13177) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–18376 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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