Document ID: FERC-2007-1749-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2007-10-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 199)]
[Notices]               
[Page 58657-58658]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2407-120]

 
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

October 9, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Temporary Variance of Drawdown Limits.
    b. Project No.: 2407-120.
    c. Date Filed: September 4, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: The Yates and Thurlow Project.
    f. Location of Project: The Yates and Thurlow Project is located on 
the Tallapoosa River in Tallapoosa and Elmore Counties, Alabama.

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    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Alan L. Peeples, Alabama Power Company, 600 
N. 18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, (205) 257-1401.
    i. FERC Contact: Henry Woo, (202) 502-8872.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, or motions to intervene: 
October 31, 2007. All documents (original and eight copies) should be 
filed with: 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 in 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. A copy of any motion to 
intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant 
specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: The Alabama Power Company (APC) is 
requesting a temporary variance of the reservoir drawdown limits of the 
Yates and Thurlow Project license. APC requests that it be allowed to 
draw down the Thurlow pool to 283.0-284.5 feet from September 4, 2007, 
to January 11, 2008, for spillway board maintenance. Included in APC's 
request was concurrence received from the Alabama Department of 
Conservation and Natural Resources.
    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 (P-2407) in the docket 
number field 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 1-866-208-3676 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 
(g) 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'', ``PROTEST'', OR 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers.
    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. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-20317 Filed 10-15-07; 8:45 am]

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