Document ID: FERC-2010-0202-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Jordan Hydroelectric Limited Partnership
Posted Date: 2010-02-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 26)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12740-003]

 
Jordan Hydroelectric Limited Partnership; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

February 2, 2010.
    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-12740-003
    c. Date filed: July 13, 2009
    d. Applicant: Jordan Hydroelectric Limited Partnership
    e. Name of Project: Flannagan Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the Pound River, in the Town of Clintwood, in 
Dickenson County, Virginia. The project would occupy federal land 
managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James B. Price, W.V. Hydro, Inc., P.O. 
Box 903, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, (865) 436-0402.
    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969 or john.ramer@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    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/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments 
click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. 
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineer's (Corps) Flannagan Dam, intake tower, outlet works, and 
reservoir and would consist of: (1) Three new turbine generating units 
located within the existing intake tower having a total installed 
capacity of 3 megawatts; (2) a new control booth on the intake tower; 
(3) a new substation near the Corps' existing service bridge; (4) new 
transmission leads connecting the generating units to Appalachian Power 
Company's existing transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. 
The average annual generation is estimated to be 9.5 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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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 protesting or intervening; 
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application 
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to 
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant 
specified in the particular application.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-2726 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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