

[Federal Register: March 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 52)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2206-030]

 
Carolina Power & Light Company; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

March 13, 2007.
    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.: 2206-030.
    c. Date Filed: April 26, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Carolina Power & Light Company (d/b/a Progress Energy 
Carolinas, Inc.).
    e. Name of Project: Yadkin-Pee Dee Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers, in Montgomery, 
Stanly, Anson, and Richmond Counties, North Carolina. The project does 
not occupy any Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: E. Michael Williams, Senior Vice President 
for Power Operations, Progress Energy, 410 S. Wilmington Street PEB 13, 
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602; Telephone (919) 546-6640.

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    i. FERC Contact: Stephen Bowler, (202) 502-6861; or 
stephen.bowler@ferc.gov.

    j. The deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Philis J. Posey, Acting 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 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. The existing Yadkin-Pee Dee Project consists of the Tillery 
development on the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers and the Blewett Falls 
development on the Pee Dee River. The Yadkin Pee Dee project has an 
installed capacity of 108.6 megawatts (MW). The project produces an 
average annual generation of 326,000 megawatt-hours (MWh).
    The Tillery development (at River Mile[RM] 218) includes the 
following existing facilities: (1) A 2,753-foot-long, 62-foot-maximum 
height dam with (i) A 1,200-foot-long earth dike, (ii) a 184-foot-long 
concrete west abutment, (iii) a 731-foot-long gated concrete gravity 
spillway with eighteen 34-foot-wide by 24-foot-high Tainter gates, (iv) 
a 14-foot-long by 10-foot-high trash sluice gate, (v) a 310-foot-long 
powerhouse integral with the dam containing three vertical Francis 
turbine-generators, one modified Kaplin-type turbine-generator, and one 
vertical Francis auxiliary turbine-generator with a total generating 
capacity of 84 MW, and (vi) a 310-foot-long concrete east abutment; (2) 
a 5,697-acre reservoir at normal pool elevation of 277.3 feet North 
American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), with 84,150 acre-feet of 
usable storage capacity; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The Tillery 
development would continue to be operated as a peaking facility with a 
typical drawdown of not more than 4 feet under normal conditions.
    The Blewett Falls development (at RM 188.2) includes the following 
existing facilities: (1) A 3,168-foot-long dam with a 870-foot-long 
easterly earthen embankment, (i) 1,468-foot-long, 47 foot average 
height concrete ogee gravity spillway topped with four feet wooden 
flashboards, (ii) a 850-foot-long westerly earthen embankment, (iii) a 
300-foot-long, approximately 100-foot-high concrete powerhouse 
containing six generating units (each unit driven by two horizontal 
shaft turbines with each turbine consisting of two runners) with a 
total generating capacity of 24.6 MW; (2) a 2,866-acre reservoir at 
normal pool elevation of 177.2 feet NAVD 88, with 30,893 acre-feet of 
usable storage capacity; (3) a 900-foot-long tailrace channel which 
reconnects to the Pee Dee River; and (4) appurtenant facilities. There 
is a 1,750-foot-long bypassed reach between the dam and where the 
tailrace channel enters the Pee Dee River.
    Progress Energy proposes to continue operating the projects in the 
same operational mode. Several proposed modifications to the project 
include: (1) Making minor changes in reservoir elevations during the 
winter, under maintenance conditions, and during the largemouth bass 
spawning period; (2) increasing the minimum flow releases from the 
Tillery and Blewett Falls developments and using flow-shaping releases 
during fish spawning periods; (3) implementing fish passage measures, 
including trap and truck procedures and constructing eel passage 
facilities at the Blewett Falls development; (4) adopting a shoreline 
management policy for the Blewett Falls development; (5) improving 
recreational access, facilities, and trails, and closing the informal 
boating area below the Tillery development powerhouse and relocating 
it; and (6) constructing a new public boating access site on the east 
side of Blewett Falls reservoir.
    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.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-4992 Filed 3-16-07; 8:45 am]

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