ORDER ON REHEARING AND CLARIFICATION

(Issued September 16, 2010)

1. On December 15, 2009, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP) issued a new license to Appalachian Power Company (Appalachian Power)1 under sections 4(e) and 15 of the Federal Power Act (FPA)2 for the continued operation and maintenance of the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project (Smith Mountain Project), a 636-megawatt (MW) hydroelectric project located on the headwaters of the Roanoke River in Virginia. The Tri-County Relicensing Committee (Committee)3 filed a timely request for rehearing of the order. For the reasons discussed below, we grant rehearing in part and clarify the license in certain respects.

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