Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68282-68283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32783]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission

December 4, 1998.
    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-1218-014.
    c. Date filed:  November 25, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Flint River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Flint River near the 
City of Albany, in Lee and Dougherty Counties, Georgia.

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The project would not utilize any federal lands or facilities.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mike Phillips, Georgia Power Company, Bin 
10151, 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, NE, Atlanta, GA 30308-3374.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Allan E. Creamer, E-mail address allan.creamer@ferc.fed.us, or 
telephone (202) 219-0365.
    j. Description of Project: The project consists of the following 
facilities: (1) The Muckafoonee Creek diversion dam, having (a) a 67-
foot non-overflow section, (b) a 22-foot sluice section with two 6- by 
8-foot sluices, and (c) a 133-foot gated spillway section with six 21- 
by 6-foot vertical lift gates; (2) a 500-foot-long reinforced concrete, 
free-crested auxiliary spillway and a 2,600-foot-long earthen dike; (3) 
the Flint River dam, having (a) a concrete intake structure, (b) a 
powerhouse (integral with the dam) containing three 1.8-megawatt (MW) 
generating units, for a total installed capacity of 5.4 MW, (c) a 464-
foot-long spillway with 16 Taintor gates, and (d) a 1,700-foot-long 
earthen dike; (4) a 1,250-acre impoundment, impounding 10 miles of the 
mainstem Flint River and the lower reaches of the Kinchafoonee and 
Muckalee Creeks, at a water surface elevation of 181.8 feet plant 
datum, with a total storage capacity of 7,800 acre-feet; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation is about 34.428 
Gigawatt-hours.
    k. 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, 
D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 
in item h above.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-32783 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]
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