Notice2022-27718
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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December 21, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78101-78102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27718]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2165-040]
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Comments, 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. Application Type: Recreation Management Plan Update.
b. Project No: 2165-040.
c. Date Filed: April 29, 2022.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Warrior River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Black Warrior River and
the Sipsey Fork, a headwater tributary to the Black Warrior River, in
Cullman, Walker, Winston, and Tuscaloosa Counties, Alabama. The project
occupies federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the
Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: David Anderson, Alabama Power Company, 600 N
18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203; telephone (205) 257-1398; or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d29262c2329283f3e0d3e22383925283f232e22632e2220"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f29699939c96978081b2819d87869a97809c919ddc919d9f">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Mark Ivy, (202) 502-6156, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#305d51425b1e59464970565542531e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f09d91829bde998689b096958293de979f86">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: January 17, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#286e6d7a6b67464441464d7b5d5858475a5c684e4d5a4b064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e080b1c0d01202227202b1d3b3e3e213c3a0e282b3c2d60292138">[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 the docket number P-2165-040. Comments emailed to Commission
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
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 whose name appears 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. Description of Request: The licensee filed a Recreation
Management Plan update, which includes a description and of the
recreation facilities at each project recreation site, a discussion of
the methods used to gather recreation use data; a process for
determining recreational needs at the project, criteria for
decommissioning required recreation sites, a report of recreation use
at each site, and documentation of consultation with stakeholders. The
plan also includes a request to modify the requirement to conduct
recreation monitoring and to file plan updates from every six years to
every ten years over the remaining license term. Additionally, the
licensee requests to remove the Exhibit R drawings from the plan, to
replace them with the as-built drawings included in Appendix D of the
updated plan, and to modify the requirement for any future drawings to
use the as-built format.
l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (<a href="http://ferc.gov">http://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 by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7b1b2a5b4b8999b9e9992a4828787988583b791928594d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe9eafdece0c1c3c6c1cafcdadfdfc0dddbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly
from the applicant.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should
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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, respectively. 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 Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
Dated: December 15, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-27718 Filed 12-20-22; 8:45 am]
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