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foot-long tailrace tunnel; (7) a 72-footwide, 130-foot-high, and 360-foot-long 

underground powerhouse; (8) four 

reversible pump-turbine units at 325 

megawatts each, for a total installed 

capacity of 1,300 megawatts; (9) a 28- 

foot-wide, 28-foot-high, by 6,625-footlong access tunnel to the underground 

powerhouse; (10) a water supply 

pipeline ranging from 12-to 24-inchdiameter totaling 15.3 miles; (11) a 13.5- 

mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission 

line connecting to a new 

Interconnection Collector Substation; 

and (12) appurtenant facilities. The 

average annual generation is estimated 

to be 22.2 gigawatt-hours. 

o. 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. 

You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

e-mail of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

p. With this notice, we are initiating 

consultation with the California State 

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as 

required by 106, National Historic 

Preservation Act, and the regulations of 

the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4. 

q. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following Hydro Licensing 

Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 

be made as appropriate. 

Study Requests, Deficiency/Additional Information Letter (if needed) .............................................................................. July 2009. 

Issue Acceptance Letter .......................................................................................................................................................... November 2009. 

Notice that Application is Ready for Environmental Analysis ........................................................................................... November 2009. 

Agency Comments, Terms, and Conditions .......................................................................................................................... January 2010. 

Applicant Reply Comments ................................................................................................................................................... March 2010. 

Notice of the Availability of the Draft EIS ............................................................................................................................ June 2010. 

Notice of the Availability of the Final EIS ........................................................................................................................... November 2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–16561 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13449–000] 

McGinnis, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

July 6, 2009. 

On April 29, 2009, McGinnis, Inc. 

filed an application for a preliminary 

permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 

Federal Power Act, proposing to study 

the feasibility of the Markland 

Hydrokinetic Project, located on the 

Ohio River, in Gallatin County, 

Kentucky, and Switzerland County, 

Indiana. The sole purpose of a 

preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 

the permit holder priority to file a 

license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) A 100 to 300-foot-long by 20 to 

52-foot-wide barge spudded down to the 

riverbed; (2) 10 6–8-foot-long by 6–8- 

foot-diameter turbine-generators 

mounted in line along the side of the 

barge; (3) one armored, high-voltage 

cable transmitting the generated power 

to the existing transmission line located 

adjacent to the proposed project area; 

and (4) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project would generate about 

1,533 megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Bruce D. 

McGinnis, Sr., McGinnis, Inc., P.O. Box 

534, 502 Second St. Ext., South Point, 

OH 45680, phone: (740) 377–4391. 

FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, 202– 

502–6211. 

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, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13449) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–16446 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 485–063] 

Georgia 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 

July 6, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for a New 

License and Commencing Licensing 

Proceeding. 

b. Project No.: 485–063. 

c. Dated Filed: May 6, 2009. 

d. Submitted By: Georgia Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Bartletts Ferry 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Chattahoochee 

River in Harris County, Georgia and Lee 

and Chambers counties, Alabama. The 

project does not occupy any federal 

lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations. 

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h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Charles H. Huling P.E., Vice President, 

Georgia Power Company, 

Environmental Affairs, 241 Ralph 

McGill Boulevard, NE., BIN 10221, 

Atlanta, GA 30308–3374. Attn. George 

A. Martin. 

i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel at (202) 

502–8675, or e-mail at 

janet.hutzel@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, 

local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item 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 Alabama and 

Georgia State Historic Preservation 

Officers, 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 

Georgia 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. Georgia 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 website (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. 

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. 

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 (Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric 

Project) and the project number (P–485– 

063), and bear the heading ‘‘Comments 

on Pre-Application 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 September 4, 2009. 

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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) 

under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. For a simpler 

method of submitting text only 

comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’ 

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. 

Scoping Meetings 

Commission staff will hold scoping 

meetings in the vicinity of the project at 

the times and places noted below. The 

daytime meetings will focus on resource 

agency, Indian tribes, and nongovernmental organization concerns, 

while the evening meetings are 

primarily for receiving input from the 

public. We invite all interested 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

to attend any 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: 

August 4, 2009, Daytime Scoping 

Meeting 

Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009. 

Time: 1 p.m. EST. 

Location: City of Valley, Alabama’s 

Community Center, 130 Sportsplex 

Drive, Valley, Alabama 36854. 

August 4, 2009, Evening Scoping 

Meeting 

Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009. 

Time: 6 p.m. EST. 

Location: City of Valley, Alabama’s 

Community Center, 130 Sportsplex 

Drive, Valley, Alabama 36854. 

August 6, 2009, Daytime Scoping 

Meeting 

Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009. 

Time: 1 p.m. EST. 

Location: Old Mountain Hill 

Schoolhouse, 47 Mountain Hill Road, 

Fortson, Georgia 31808. 

August 6, 2009, Evening Scoping 

Meeting 

Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009. 

Time: 6 p.m. EST. 

Location: Old Mountain Hill 

Schoolhouse, 47 Mountain Hill Road, 

Fortson, Georgia 31808. 

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 

Georgia Power Company and 

Commission staff will conduct a site 

visit of the project facilities on 

Wednesday, August 5, 2009, starting at 

10:30 a.m. EST. The site visit will entail 

touring the project dam and 

powerhouse. At 1 p.m. EST, a tour of 

Lake Harding will start from the 

project’s powerhouse. Anyone 

interested in visiting the project 

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facilities and/or touring Lake Harding 

must send an e-mail to Bartletts Ferry 

Relicensing, at bfrelice@southerco.com, 

by July 24, 2009. Please indicate if you 

want to visit the project facilities, tour 

Lake Harding, or both. Participants of 

the tours must provide identification, 

sign a liability waiver, and wear 

appropriate clothing and closed toed 

shoes. If any participant attending any 

part of the sites visit is disabled or has 

special needs, please e-mail Bartletts 

Ferry Relicensing, at 

bfrelice@southerco.com. 

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 notice. 

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. E9–16444 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2165–029] 

Alabama Power Company; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

July 2, 2009. 

a. Type of Application: Non-project 

use of project lands and waters. 

b. Project Number: 2165–029. 

c. Date Filed: June 5, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Alabama Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Warrior River 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

Sipsley Fork and the Black Warrior 

River in Cullman, Tuscaloosa, Walker, 

and Winston Counties, Alabama. The 

proposed action would occur at the 

Lewis Smith Development in Cullman 

County. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a), 825(r) and 799 

and 801. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jason 

Powers, Alabama Power Company, 600 

18th Street North, Birmingham, 

Alabama 35203, telephone: (205) 257– 

4070. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Christopher Yeakel at (202) 502–8132, 

or e-mail address: 

christopher.yeakel@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments and or 

motions: August 3, 2009. 

k. Description of Request: Alabama 

Power Company proposes to permit Mr. 

Lynn Layton to replace one existing, 

covered, 10-slip boat dock with three 

covered boat docks, each with 10 slips 

at Cushman’s Marina, located on the 

Warrior River Project. Each dock would 

consist of: (1) A 50-foot-long ramp; (2) 

an equalizing platform; (3) a 78-footlong central walkway; and (4) ten 12- 

foot-wide by 28-foot-long slips. 

Navigational lighting would be installed 

on each dock. No fuel-dispensing or 

sewage-pumping facilities are proposed. 

The docks would be available for rental 

by the general public. The licensee also 

proposes to allow the removal of an 

existing building at the site, and the 

construction of a new patio within the 

project boundary. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also 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 (p-2165) to 

access the document. You may also 

register online at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 

notified via e-mail of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, call 

1–866–208–3372 or e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

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. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Project Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers (P–2165–029). All 

documents (original and eight copies) 

should be filed with: The 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 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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