600 North 18 th Street Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 Tel 205.257.1000 July 23, 2012 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary 888 First Street N.E. Washington, D.C. 20426 Re: Holt Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2203) Draft License Application and Supporting Documents Dear Secretary Bose: Enclosed for electronic filing are Alabama Power Company s Draft License Application (DLA) and Supporting Documents for Holt Hydroelectric Project (Project) (FERC No. 2203). These documents are being filed in accordance with 16.8 (c) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission s (Commission) regulations. We are also transmitting this letter and referenced documents by CD-Rom (excluding Exhibit F which will be filed on a separate CD-Rom as CEII) to agencies, Native American tribes, and non-governmental organizations on the Project mailing list (see Attachment A). The DLA and Supporting Document contents on the CD-Rom are listed in Attachment B. A copy of these documents will be made available for inspection at the offices of Alabama Power Company, 600 North 18 th Street, Birmingham, Alabama. Comments on the Draft License Application and/or Support Documents are due 90 days from the date of this letter, which occurs on Monday, October 22, 2012 (the 90 th day actually falls on a Sunday so in accordance with Commission policy, comments are due on Monday). If there are any questions or comments related to the Draft License Application and/or Supporting Documents, please contact Mr. Barry Lovett by phone at (205) 257-1268 or email at BKLOVETT@southernco.com. Sincerely, Barry K. Lovett Hydro Licensing and Compliance Alabama Power Company Attachment A Holt Stakeholder List Attachment B Contents of CD-Rom
Alabama Office of The Governor RE: FERC Projects State Capitol 600 Dexter Avenue ATTACHMENT A HOLT STAKEHOLDER MAILING LIST Alabama Forestry Commission P.O. Box 302550 U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Regional Office 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700 Nashville, TN 37214 U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Solicitor's Office 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20420 U.S. Coast Guard Commanding Officer 1500 South Broad Street #102 Mobile, AL 36605 U.S. National Park Service U.S. Department of The Interior 100 Alabama Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 West Alabama Chamber of Commerce 2200 University Boulevard Bob Allen United States Army Corp of Engineers 109 Saint Joseph Street Mobile, AL 36628-0001 Chris Blankenship, Director ADCNR - Marine Resources Division P.O. Box 189 Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Elizabeth Brown 468 South Perry Street Jennifer Adams Office of Energy Projects 888 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20426 Pres Allinder Alabama Department of Public Health P.O. Box 303017 RSA Tower -3017 Cynthia Bohn U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Ecological Services 1875 Century Blvd NE, #200 Atlanta, GA 30345 Prescott Brownell National Marine Fisheries Service 217 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, SC 29412 Damon Abernethy Alabama Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries 64 N. Union St., Suite 551 Montgomery, Ala. 36130 Jonathan A. Ashley or Representative U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile, AL 36628-0001 ATTN: EN-HW Nelson Brooke Black Warrior Riverkeeper 712 37th Street South Birmingham, AL 35222 Stephen Cauthen Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee P.O. Box 304800-4800 Twinkle Cavanaugh, Commissioner, Place 1 Alabama Public Service Commission P.O. Box 304260 Bryant Celestine Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas 571 State Park Road 56 Livingston, TX 77351 Stan Cook ADCNR - Fisheries Section Bailey Crane U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 109 St. Josephs Street Mobile, AL 36602 Jeanne Edwards 888 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20426 James Curry US Army Corps of Engineers 101 21st Avenue John Fowler, Executive Director Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Office of Project Review The Old Post Office Building, Suite 803 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 2 Terry Dunn, Commissioner, Place 2 Public Service Commission RSA Union Building 100 North Union Street, Suite 818 Chris Greene, Assistant Chief of Fisheries ADCNR, Suite 658
Jay Haffner ADCNR - District 3 Office PO Box 305 Northport, AL 35476 David Hartin Tuscaloosa County EMA 340 Kauloosa Avenue Amanda Hill 468 South Perry Street Ted Isham Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma Cultural Preservation Department P.O. Box 580 Hwy 75 and Loop 56 Okmulgee, OK 74447 Eve Joy National Marine Fisheries Service 263 13th Avenue South, Suite 177 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Janice Hamilton, Director Energy Division Public Service Commission PO Box 304260 Stacye Hathorn 468 South Perry Street Jim Howard Alabama B.A.S.S. Federation 501 Five Mile Road Eufaula, AL 36027 Wendy Jackson Freshwater Land Trust Box 549071, 900 Arkadelphia Road Birmingham Southern College Birmingham, AL 35254 Lance LeFleur, Director ADEM P.O. Box 301463-1463 John Harrington U.S. Department of Interior Office of The Solicitor 75 Spring Street SW, Suite 304 Atlanta, GA 30303 Bobby Herndon City of Northport Northport City Hall 3500 McFarland Blvd. Northport, AL 35476 Major Bob Huffaker Chief Enforcement Officer ADCNR - Marine Police Division Gerrit Jobsis American Rivers, Southeast Region 1001 Washington Street, Suite 301 Columbia, SC 29201 Patricia Leppert Office of Energy Projects 888 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20426 Fred Leslie ADEM 1350 Coliseum Blvd. Tom Littlepage Alabama Office of Water Resources 401 Adams Avenue, Suite 434 Walter Maddox City of Tuscaloosa P.O. Box 2089 Dana Masters, THPO Jena Band of Choctaw Indians P.O. Box 14 Jena, LA 71342 Bobby Miller Howard Mindel Unites States Army Corps of Engineers 60 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 Gary Moody ADCNR - Wildlife Section James Mooney ADEM P.O. Box 301463-1463 Reginal Murray Nick Nichols ADCNR - Fisheries, Suite 551 Erica Nix ADCNR Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries P.O. Box 721 Wetumpka, AL 36092 Bill Pearson U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Daphne ES Field Office 1208-B Main Street Daphne, AL 36526 3
Jeff Powell US Fish and Wildlife Service Daphne ES Field Office 1208-B Main Street Daphne, AL 36526 Patti Powell ADCNR - State Lands Division Chief Gregory E. Pyle Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Drawer 1210 Durant, OK 74702 Al Redding Alabama Bass Federation P.O. Box 190 Notasulga, AL 36866 Mitch Reid Alabama Rivers Alliance 2027 2nd Avenue North, Suite A Birmingham, AL 35203 Greg Rhinehart 468 S. Perry Street Steve Rider ADCNR, WFF, Suite 658 Charles Scribner Black Warrior Riverkeeper 712 37th Street South Birmingham, AL 35222 John Seebach American Rivers Hydropower Reform Campaign 1101 14th Street NW, Suite 1400 Washington, DC 20005 Jeff Sessions United States Senate 326 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Lynn Sisk ADEM - Water Division 1400 Coliseum Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36110 Luther Strange Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 300152-0152 Dr. Ian Thompson, THPO or Representative Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Drawer 1210 16th and Locust Durant, OK 74702 Terri Sewell Alabama's 7th District 208 Cannon H.O.B. Washington, DC 20515 Chief B. Cheryl Smith Jena Band of Choctaw Indians P.O. Box 14 Jena, LA 71342 Chuck Sumner US Army Corps of Engineers Attn: PD-EI Mobile, AL 36628-0001 Robert Thrower Poarch Band of Creek Indians 5811 Jack Springs Road Atmore, AL 36502 Richard Shelby United States Senate 304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Emman Spain Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma Cultural Preservation Department P.O. Box 580 Hwy 75 and Loop 56 Okmulgee, OK 74447 Judy Takats World Wildlife Fund 2106 20th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 Charles Wagner, Regional Engineer Office of Energy Projects 3700 Crestwood Parkway NW, Suite 950 Duluth, GA 30096 Don Wallace John Wathen Friends of Hurricane Creek P.O. Box 40836 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35404 Tim Whitehead ADCNR - State Parks Division Duane Winters Bureau of Land Management 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404 Jackson, MS 39206 Diana Woods U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 13th Atlanta, GA 30303-8690 Charles Yanny United States Army Corps of Engineers Mobile, AL 36628 4
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ATTACHMENT B HOLT HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (P-2203) DRAFT LICENSE APPLICATION (DLA) CD-ROM CONTENTS 1) Cover Letter 2) License Exhibits a. Exhibit A b. Exhibit B c. Exhibit C d. Exhibit D e. Exhibit E f. Exhibit E Appendix A g. Exhibit E Appendix B h. Exhibit F-CEII (provided in a separate CD) i. Exhibit G j. Exhibit H 3) Final FERC Approved Study Plans a. Baseline Water Quality Study Plan b. Fish Entrainment and Turbine Mortality Study Plan c. Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species Study Plan d. Cultural Resources Survey and Programmatic Agreement Study Plan 4) Final Study Reports a. Holt Baseline Water Quality b. Holt Fish Entrainment and Turbine Mortality c. Survey of Freshwater Mussels and Snails Downstream of Holt Tailrace Report d. Water Use at the Holt Project 5) Draft Study Reports a. Draft Holt Terrestrial Species Survey Report 6) Documents a. Coastal Zone Management Act Letter b. NPDES Permit- February 2011 c. NPDES Permits on or Near Holt Lake d. Holt Pre-Application Document (PAD) e. Holt PAD Appendices f. Holt 401 Application Reciept 6