APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
SMITH MOUNTAIN PROJECT NO. 2210
ILP - PROCESS PLAN
       
RESPONSIBLE LICENSE APPLICATION POST-FILING    
ENTITY SCHEDULE MILESTONES DATE REGULATION
       
APCO Notice of filing of application in local newspapers 4/14/2008 5.17(d)(2)
FERC Notice of filing of application by the Commission 4/14/2008 5.19(a)
FERC Determination on outstanding Additional Study Requests & 4/30/2008 5.19(d),5.20(a)
  notification of application deficiencies    
FERC Notice of application accepted and ready for environmental 5/30/2008 5.22
  analysis    
Participants Comments, protests, interventions, recommendations, and 7/29/2008 5.23(a)
  preliminary terms and conditions or fishway prescriptions  
  filed    
APCO & Participants Reply comments due 9/12/2008 5.23(a)
VDEQ 401 Certification Issued 11/2/2008 5.23(b)(2)
FERC EA issued for comment if draft NEPA document not 1/10/2009 5.24(a)
  required  
APCO & Participants Comments on EA due 2/24/2009 5.24(c)
APCO & Participants Modified mandatory prescriptions or terms and conditions 4/25/2009 5.24(d)
  filed  
USFWS ESA consultations and biological opinion 5/24/2009 N/A
FERC License issued (Single EA) 6/24/2009 FPA
       
The following schedule will be followed if Commission staff determine that a draft and final environmental
document is necessary:
FERC Draft EA or EIS issued for comment 3/9/2009 5.25(a)
APCO & Participants Comments on Draft EA or EIS due 4/25/2009 5.25(c)
APCO & Participants Modified mandatory prescriptions or terms and conditions 6/24/2009 5.25(d)
  filed    
USFWS ESA consultations and biological opinion 7/22/2009 N/A
FERC Final environmental document issued 9/22/2009 5.25(e)
FERC License issued 11/21/2009 FPA