Notice2021-13298
Alabama Power Company, Notice of Availability of The Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for The Coosa River Hydroelectric Project
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June 24, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33267-33268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13298]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2146-111; Project No. 82-000; Project No. 618-000]
Alabama Power Company, Notice of Availability of The Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for The Coosa River
Hydroelectric Project
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed the application for a single new license for three currently
separately licensed projects and has prepared a draft supplemental
environmental impact statement (SEIS).\1\ The single new operating
license would combine the Coosa Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2146),
which consists of the Weiss, H. Neely Henry, Logan Martin, Lay, and
Bouldin developments, the Mitchell Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC No.
82), and the Jordan Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 618) as one
960.9-megawatt (MW) project, the Coosa River Hydroelectric Project
(Coosa River Project) No. 2146. The projects are located on the Coosa
River, in the states of Alabama and Georgia, and occupy about 508.31
acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management and 5.75 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
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\1\ On July 16, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
issued a final rule, Update to the Regulations Implementing the
Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
(Final Rule, 85 FR 43304), which was effective as of September 14,
2020; however, the NEPA review of this project was in process at
that time and was prepared pursuant to CEQ's 1978 NEPA regulations.
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The draft SEIS has been prepared to address the July 6, 2018
opinion issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia (court) regarding the Commission's environmental review of
the Coosa River Project, and supplements the final environmental
assessment (FEA), issued December 31, 2009, for the project. The draft
SEIS focuses on the following issues identified by the court as needing
further analysis and expands upon the analysis contained within the FEA
for these issues: (1) Dissolved oxygen; (2) fish entrainment and
turbine mortality; (3) federally listed threatened and endangered
species; and (4) cumulative effects. The draft SEIS describes staff's
analysis of the applicant's proposal and the alternatives for
relicensing the project. The draft SEIS documents the views of
governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian
tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff.
The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the draft SEIS via the internet through the
Commission's Home Page (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/">http://www.ferc.gov/</a>), using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field, to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), in a Presidential
proclamation issued on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88cecddacbc7e6e4e1e6eddbfdf8f8e7fafcc8eeedfaeba6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff9faedfcf0d1d3d6d1daeccacfcfd0cdcbffd9dacddc91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>, or toll-free at (866)
208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Due to concerns with large gatherings related to COVID-19, we do
not intend to conduct public meetings for the
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purpose of receiving comments on the draft SEIS. Instead, we are
soliciting written comments, which must be filed within 60 days of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://www.ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx">https://www.ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu
of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via
the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
The first page of any filing should include docket number P-2146-111.
Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft SEIS
(18 CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified
above.\2\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments
considered.
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\2\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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For further information, please contact Aaron Liberty at (202) 502-
6862 or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a4c5c5d6cbca8ac8cdc6c1d6d0dde4c2c1d6c78ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84e5e5f6ebeaaae8ede6e1f6f0fdc4e2e1f6e7aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: June 17, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-13298 Filed 6-23-21; 8:45 am]
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