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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing, and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

August 14, 2006.
    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.: 659-014.
    c. Date Filed: August 3, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Crisp County Power Commission.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Blackshear Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Flint River in Worth, Lee, Sumter, Dooly, and 
Crisp Counties, near Cordele, Georgia. The project does not occupy 
Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steve Rentfrow, General Manager, Crisp County 
Power Commission, 202 South 7th Street, Cordele, GA 31015, Phone: 229-
273-3811.
    i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at 202-502-8379 or e-mail at 
lee.emery@ferc.gov.

    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing such requests 
described in item k below. Cooperating agencies should note the 
Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of 
the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 
(2001).
    k. Deadline for filing requests for cooperating agency status: 
October 2, 2006.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-

Filing'' link.

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    l. This application has not been accepted for filing. We are not 
soliciting motions to intervene, protests, or final terms and 
conditions at this time.
    m. The existing Lake Blackshear Project consists of: (1) A 402-
foot-long, 46-foot-high gated spillway; (2) a 630-foot-long auxiliary 
spillway; (3) a 3,410-foot-long north embankment; (4) a 650-foot-long 
south embankment; (5) an 8,700-acre impoundment at a full pool 
elevation of 237 feet mean sea level; (6) a powerhouse containing four 
turbines with a total installed capacity of 15.2 MW; (7) a 1,400-foot-
long, 46 kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    n. 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. 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.
    o. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR, at Sec.  800.4.
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: At this time we do not 
anticipate the need for preparing a draft environmental assessment 
(EA). Recipients will have 45 days to provide the Commission with any 
written comments on the EA. All comments filed with the Commission will 
be considered in the Order taking final action on the license 
applications. However, should substantive comments requiring re-
analysis be received on the EA document, we would consider preparing a 
subsequent EA document. The application will be processed according to 
the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate.

Issue Acceptance letter or Deficiency Letter and request Additional 
Information, if needed--November 2006
Notice soliciting final terms and conditions--March 2007
Notice of the Availability of the EA--October 2007
Ready for Commission's decision on the application February 2008

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
soliciting final terms and conditions.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-13627 Filed 8-17-06; 8:45 am]

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