Notice2022-08462
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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April 20, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23514-23515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08462]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2628-066]
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2628-066.
c. Date filed: November 23, 2021.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power).
e. Name of Project: R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (Harris
Project).
f. Location: The Harris Project is located on the Tallapoosa River
near the City of Lineville in Randolph, Clay, and Cleburne Counties,
Alabama. The Harris Project also includes land within the James D.
Martin-Skyline Wildlife Management Area located approximately 110 miles
north of Harris Reservoir in Jackson County, Alabama. The project
occupies 4.90 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Land
Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Angie Anderegg, Harris Relicensing Project
Manager, Alabama Power Company; 600 North 18th Street, P.O. Box 2641,
Birmingham, AL 35203-8180; (205) 257-2251, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8899a9b8d8f899a9ba89b879d9c808d9a868b87c68b8785"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d6c7f7e686a6c7f7e4d7e62787965687f636e62236e6260">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar, Telephone (202) 502-6863, and email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f2c3e2d3e37712c3e333e253e2d1f393a2d3c71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afdcceddcec781dccec3ced5ceddefc9caddcc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system
at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#074142554448696b6e696254727777687573476162756429606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aceae9feefe3c2c0c5c2c9ffd9dcdcc3ded8eccac9decf82cbc3da">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). 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-2628-066.
The Commission's Rules of Practice 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, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Harris Project consists of: (1) The 29-mile-long, 9,870-acre
Harris Lake at a normal full pool elevation of 793 feet mean sea level
(msl); (2) a 151.5-foot-high concrete dam; (3) a 310-foot-long gated
spillway with five 40.5-feet-high by 40-feet-wide radial gates for
passing flood flows, and one radial trash gate; (4) a variable level
powerhouse intake, integral with the dam, which can draw water from
lake elevations between 746 feet and 764 feet msl; (5) a 186-foot-long,
150-foot-high concrete powerhouse, integral with the dam, housing two
vertical Francis turbines with a maximum hydraulic capacity of 8,000
cubic feet per second (cfs) and a rated total installed capacity of 135
megawatts (MW); (6) two 115-kilovolt transmission lines, which extend
1.5 miles from the dam to the Crooked Creek Transmission sub-station;
and (7) appurtenant facilities.
Alabama Power proposes to install, operate, and maintain a Francis-
type minimum flow unit to provide a continuous minimum flow of
approximately 300 cfs in the Tallapoosa River downstream from Harris
Dam. Based on preliminary design, the proposed minimum flow unit would
have a generating capacity of about 2.5 MW.
The Harris Project is a peaking facility that generates about
151,878 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. Alabama Power operates
the project to target lake surface elevations as guided by the
project's operating curve. In addition, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers' Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Water Control Manual
describes flood management regulations, drought management provisions,
and navigation requirements for the Harris Project.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at <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) issued on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cf898a9d8c80a1a3a6a1aa9cbabfbfa0bdbb8fa9aabdace1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95d3d0c7d6dafbf9fcfbf0c6e0e5e5fae7e1d5f3f0e7f6bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a>, or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. 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
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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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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.
Federal and state resource agencies, Indian Tribes, and interested non-
governmental organizations and individuals affected by this project 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.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Review Responses to Additional June 2022.
Information Requests.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental July 2022.
Analysis.
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Dated: April 14, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-08462 Filed 4-19-22; 8:45 am]
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