

[Federal Register: January 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 2)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: P-906-006]

 
Virginia Electric and Power Company; Notice of Application Ready 
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, 
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

December 26, 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.: P-906-006.
    c. Date filed: June 12, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business 
as Dominion Virginia Power.
    e. Name of Project: Cushaw Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the James River in near Glasgow, Virginia, in 
Bedford and Amherst Counties, Virginia. The project occupies 4.1 acres 
of United States Forest Service lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: James Thornton, Dominion Virginia Power, 5000 
Dominion Boulevard, 1 NE, Glen Allen, VA 23060 (804) 273-3257.
    i. FERC Contact: Kristen Murphy, (202) 502-6236 or 
kristen.murphy@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: February 24, 2007; reply comments are 
due: April 10, 2007.
    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.
    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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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

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site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The Cushaw Project consists of the 
following: (1) A 1,550-foot-long and 27-foot-high reinforced concrete 
dam extending diagonally across the James River; (2) a 138-acre 
reservoir with a surface elevation of 656 feet mean sea level; (3) an 
integral powerhouse with the dam containing five generating units with 
a total installed capacity of 7,500 kilowatts; (4) a 2.3-kVcable 
connecting the powerhouse to the Cushaw substation; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The project is operated in a run-of-river mode, and the 
average annual electrical generation is approximately 16,971,000 
kilowatthours.
    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 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    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. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-22525 Filed 1-3-07; 8:45 am]

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