[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16344]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Temporary Variance Request and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
June 22, 1999.
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.
b. Project No.: 2210-028
c. Date filed: June 17, 1999.
d. Applicant: Appalachian Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Smith Mountain Project.
f. Location: On the Roanoke River, Bedford, Franklin, Campbell,
Pittsylvania, and Roanoke Counties, Virginia. The project does not
utilize federal or tribal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
h. Applicant Contact: Frank M. Simms, American Electric Power, 1
Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215-2973, (614) 223-2918.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Fletcher, robert.fletcher@ferc.fed.us, 202-
219-1206.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protest:
14 days from the issuance date of this notice. Please include the
project number (2210-028) on any comments or motions filed. All
documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: David P.
Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
k. Description of Application: On June 17, 1999, the Commission
approved an emergency 45-day variance (which will expire on August 1,
1999) to reduce the minimum flow requirements of article 29 from 650
cubic feet per second (cfs) to 400 cfs during the drought conditions
occurring at the Smith Mountain Project. The licensee continues to
consult with the various resource agencies and stakeholders upstream
and downstream of the project. The current situation is similar to that
which existed last year for the project whereby the Commission granted
a 45-day emergency variance to article 29 and a subsequent 45-day
extension after a public notice. In anticipation of no immediate relief
to the low inflow situation at the Smith Mountain Project again this
year and the distinct possibility that relief will not be forthcoming
by August 1, 1999, the licensee is requesting to continue the temporary
variance to license article 29 through September 30, 1999.
l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application 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) 208-1371. This filing may be viewed on
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction
at the address in the 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.
Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--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, .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.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents) Any filings must bear
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-16344 Filed 6-25-99; 8:45 am]
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