

[Federal Register: March 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 60)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 659-014]

 
Crisp County Power Commission; Notice of Application and 
Applicant-Prepared EA Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To 
Intervene and Protests, and Soliciting Comments, Final Recommendations, 
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

March 22, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant-prepared environmental assessment 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: Allyson Conner at (202) 502-6082, or 
allyson.conner@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
and final 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests, 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 for filing.
    l. Description of Project: The Lake Blackshear Project is located 
on the Flint River at river mile 134.7. The project includes the 
following constructed facilities: (1) A 4,462-foot-long dam consisting 
of (a) a 3,410-foot-long, 30-foot-maximum height north embankment with 
a crest elevation of 247.0 feet mean sea level (msl) and containing a 
630-foot-long concrete auxiliary spillway section with a crest 
elevation of 238.0 feet msl, (b) a 402-foot-long, 46-foot-maximum 
height gated spillway with fourteen 25-foot-wide by 17-foot-high 
Tainter gates, (c) a 150-foot-long, 77-foot-wide, 49-foot-high combined 
powerhouse and intake section integral with the dam, containing one 
Francis fixed-blade propeller turbine, two vertical shaft propeller 
turbines, and one vertical shaft Kaplan turbine each coupled to 
generating units with a total generating capacity of 15.2 megawatts, 
and (d) a 650-foot-long, 30-foot-high south embankment, with the crest 
at elevation 247.5 feet msl; (2) an 8,700-acre reservoir at a normal 
maximum water surface elevation of 237.0 feet msl, with 34,800 acre-
feet of usable storage; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The average 
annual generation is estimated to be about 47,414 megawatt-hours. The 
applicant has no plans to modify existing project facilities or 
operations.
    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.

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    n. 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, 385.211, 385.214. 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.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``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 protesting or 
intervening; 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. A copy of 
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application 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 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.
    o. 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. E7-5699 Filed 3-28-07; 8:45 am]

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