
[Federal Register: March 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 57)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 618-175]

 
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

March 14, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Request for Temporary Variance of Minimum 
Flow Requirement.
    b. Project No.: 618-175.
    c. Date Filed: March 13, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Alabama Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Jordan Dam.
    f. Location: On the Coosa River, in Elmore, Chilton, and Coosa 
Counties, Alabama.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Barry Lovett, Alabama Power Company, 600 N. 
18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, (205) 257-1258.
    i. FERC Contact: Peter Yarrington, peter.yarrington@ferc.gov, (202) 
502-6129.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests: 
March 28, 2008.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: Alabama Power Company (APC) is 
requesting a temporary variance of the Jordan Dam Project's minimum 
flow requirements due to continuing drought conditions in the 
southeast, and to ensure, to the extent possible, that there will be 
sufficient water available in the Coosa River to support both reservoir 
and downstream environmental, municipal and industrial water supply and 
navigation needs. Beginning April 1, the project license requires a 
continuous minimum base flow of 4,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) for 
18 hours per day and a pulse flow release for 6 hours per day. During 
June, the base and pulse flows are ramped down in daily increments, to 
a continuous 2,000 cfs, which is required up to March 31. APC is 
requesting a variance to release from Jordan Dam no less than a 
continuous flow of 2,000 cfs ( 5 percent) from April 1 
through December 31, 2008, unless further reduction in flows becomes 
necessary to address emergency operating conditions. Any reduction in 
flows would be achieved by ramping down flows by no more than 66.7 cfs 
per day. The licensee is also proposing to conduct weekly conference 
calls with the resource agencies to discuss project releases and 
operations to address drought related issues.
    l. Location of the Application: The filing is available for 
inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, 
located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426 or by 
calling (202) 502-8371, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may 
also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-618) in the docket 
number field to access the document. You may also register online at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-
mail or new filings and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit

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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. 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. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(I)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-5832 Filed 3-21-08; 8:45 am]

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