South Carolina Public Service Authority; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 13833-13834 [E6-3863]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 52 / Friday, March 17, 2006 / Notices appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–3891 Filed 3–16–06; 8:45 am] In order to ensure that the record in the relicensing proceeding is accurate and complete and that all participants have an adequate opportunity to comment on the EA, the deadline for filing comments on the EA is extended to March 31, 2006. Please contact Allan Creamer at (202) 502–8365, or via e-mail at allan.creamer@ferc.gov, with questions or for additional information. Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please call Shana High at (202) 502–8674. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–3869 Filed 3–16–06; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Project No. 2503–091] [Project No. 459–128] Union Electric Company, d/b/a, AmerenUE; Notice of Public Meetings on Environmental Assessment March 9, 2006. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Federal Energy Regulatory Commission South Carolina Public Service Authority; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that members of its staff will conduct two public meetings on the environmental assessment (EA) for the Osage Hydroelectric Project No. 459– 128. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Lake Ozark Meeting: Date: March 23, 2006. Time: 7 to 10 p.m. Place: Lodge of the Four Seasons Conference Center. Address: 315 Four Seasons Drive, Lake Ozark, Missouri 65049. Warsaw Meeting: Date: March 24, 2006. Time: 7 to 10 p.m. Place: City of Warsaw Community Building, Gymnasium. Address: 181 W. Harrison, Warsaw, Missouri 65355. The purpose of these meetings is to solicit comments on the EA prepared for the relicensing of the Osage Project. The EA was issued and publicly noticed on February 7, 2006, and is available for review on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. The project is located on the Osage River, in Benton, Camden, Morgan, and Miller counties, Missouri. These meetings are open to the public. All local, state, and Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties are invited to participate. Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared. 16:52 Mar 16, 2006 Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–3866 Filed 3–16–06; 8:45 am] [P–199–205] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 13833 Jkt 208001 Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment March 9, 2006. A draft environmental assessment (DEA) is available for public review. The DEA analyzes the environmental impacts of an application for nonproject use of project lands and waters filed for the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project. The project is located on Lake Keowee in Pickens County, South Carolina. The DEA was written by staff in the Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access documents. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Anyone may file comments on the DEA. The public as well as Federal and state resource agencies are encouraged to provide comments. All written comments must be filed within 30 days of the issuance date of this notice shown above. Send an original and eight copies of all comments marked with the project number, P–2503–091, to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 March 9, 2006. 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–199–205. c. Date filed: March 15, 2004. d. Applicant: South Carolina Public Service Authority (SCPSA). e. Name of Project: Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Santee and Cooper Rivers in Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter Counties in South Carolina, about 50 miles north of Charleston and 60 miles southeast of Columbia, South Carolina. The project does not affect federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Dulude, P.E., South Carolina Public Service Authority, One Riverwood Plaza, P Box 2946101, Moncks Corner, SC 29461–2901, (843) 761–4046. i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, monte.terhaar@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 6035. j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 13834 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 52 / Friday, March 17, 2006 / Notices that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. Project Description: The existing 118-megawatt (MW) Santee Cooper Project consists of: (1) The 2.2 mile-long Santee Dam on the Santee River; (2) the 1.2 mile-long Pinopolis Dam on the Cooper River; (3) the 5-mile-long Diversion Canal which connects Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie; (4) the Santee Spillway Hydroelectric Station with one 2.0-MW turbine generating 13,823 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually; (5) the Pinopolis Hydroelectric Station with one 8.0-MW turbine and four 27.0-MW turbines for a total installed capacity of 116 MW generating 210,204 MWh annually; (6) the 43-mile-long Lake Marion Reservoir, located on the Santee River; (7) the 12mile-long Lake Moultrie Reservoir, located on the Cooper River. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. Register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS’’, ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:52 Mar 16, 2006 Jkt 208001 heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010. n. Procedural schedule and final amendments: At this time we anticipate preparing one environmental assessment (EA). Recipients will have 30 days to provide the Commission with any written comments on the EA. A final EA may be prepared based on the comments received. The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Comments, terms and conditions due: May 2006. Reply comments due: June 2006. Notice of the Availability of the EA: September 2006. End of public comment period on EA: October 2006. Final decision on license: December 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–3863 Filed 3–16–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2082] PacifiCorp; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation March 9, 2006. On February 25, 2004, PacifiCorp, licensee for the Klamath Hydroelectric Project No. 2082, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission’s regulations. Project No. 2082 is located primarily on the Klamath River, in Klamath County, Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. The license for Project No. 2082 was issued for a period ending February 28, 2006. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year to year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project’s prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2082 is issued to PacifiCorp for a period effective March 1, 2006 through February 28, 2007, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before March 1, 2007, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that PacifiCorp is authorized to continue operation of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project No. 2082 until such time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–3864 Filed 3–16–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-199-205]


South Carolina Public Service Authority; Notice of Application 
Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

March 9, 2006.
    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-199-205.
    c. Date filed: March 15, 2004.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Public Service Authority (SCPSA).
    e. Name of Project: Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Santee and Cooper Rivers in Berkeley, Calhoun, 
Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter Counties in South Carolina, about 50 
miles north of Charleston and 60 miles southeast of Columbia, South 
Carolina. The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Dulude, P.E., South Carolina Public 
Service Authority, One Riverwood Plaza, P Box 2946101, Moncks Corner, 
SC 29461-2901, (843) 761-4046.
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, monte.terhaar@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
6035.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of

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that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
(https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The existing 118-megawatt (MW) Santee 
Cooper Project consists of: (1) The 2.2 mile-long Santee Dam on the 
Santee River; (2) the 1.2 mile-long Pinopolis Dam on the Cooper River; 
(3) the 5-mile-long Diversion Canal which connects Lake Marion and Lake 
Moultrie; (4) the Santee Spillway Hydroelectric Station with one 2.0-MW 
turbine generating 13,823 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually; (5) the 
Pinopolis Hydroelectric Station with one 8.0-MW turbine and four 27.0-
MW turbines for a total installed capacity of 116 MW generating 210,204 
MWh annually; (6) the 43-mile-long Lake Marion Reservoir, located on 
the Santee River; (7) the 12-mile-long Lake Moultrie Reservoir, located 
on the Cooper River.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    n. Procedural schedule and final amendments: At this time we 
anticipate preparing one environmental assessment (EA). Recipients will 
have 30 days to provide the Commission with any written comments on the 
EA. A final EA may be prepared based on the comments received. The 
application will be processed according to the following schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Comments, terms and conditions due: May 2006.
    Reply comments due: June 2006.
     Notice of the Availability of the EA: September 2006.
    End of public comment period on EA: October 2006.
    Final decision on license: December 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-3863 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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