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application no later than 30 days after
the specified comment date for the
particular application. A competing
preliminary permit application must
conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
o. Competing Development
Application: Any qualified development
applicant desiring to file a competing
development application must submit to
the Commission, on or before a
specified comment date for the
particular application, either a
competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development
application allows an interested person
to file the competing application no
later than 120 days after the specified
comment date for the particular
application. A competing license
application must conform with 18 CFR
4.30(b) and 4.36.
p. Notice of Intent: A notice of intent
must specify the exact name, business
address, and telephone number of the
prospective applicant, and must include
an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be
filed, either a preliminary permit
application or a development
application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be
served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
q. Proposed Scope of Studies under
Permit: A preliminary permit, if issued,
does not authorize construction. The
term of the proposed preliminary permit
would be 36 months. The work
proposed under the preliminary permit
would include economic analysis,
preparation of preliminary engineering
plans, and a study of environmental
impacts. Based on the results of these
studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation
of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211,
385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will
consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion
to intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
Comments, protests and interventions
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper; See 18 CFR
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385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s web site under ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing.
s. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: Any filings must bear in all
capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS
AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as
applicable, and the Project Number of
the particular application to which the
filing refers. Any of the above-named
documents must be filed by providing
the original and the number of copies
provided by the Commission’s
regulations to: The Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
A copy of any motion to intervene must
also be served upon each representative
of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
t. Agency Comments: Federal, state,
and local agencies are invited to file
comments on the described application.
A copy of the application may be
obtained by agencies directly from the
Applicant. If an agency does not file
comments within the time specified for
filing comments, it will be presumed to
have no comments. One copy of an
agency’s comments must also be sent to
the Applicant’s representatives.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2232–522]
Duke Power Company LLC; Notice of
Application and Settlement Agreement
Tendered for Filing With the
Commission, Soliciting Comments on
the Settlement, Additional Study
Requests, Establishing Procedural
Schedule for Relicensing and a
Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
September 13, 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.: 2232–522.
c. Date filed: August 29, 2006.
d. Applicant: Duke Power Company
LLC—current licensee.
e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree
Hydroelectric Project.
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f. Location: On the Catawba River, in
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba,
Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, and
Mecklenburg Counties, North Carolina,
and on the Catawba and Wateree Rivers
in the counties of Chester, Fairfield,
Kershaw, Lancaster, and York, South
Carolina.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)—825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jeffrey G.
Lineberger, Catawba-Wateree Hydro
Relicensing Manager; and E. Mark
Oakley, Catawba-Wateree Relicensing
Project Manager, Duke Energy, Mail
Code EC12Y, P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte,
NC 28201–1006.
i. FERC Contact: Sean Murphy at 202–
502–6145; Sean.Murphy@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are
asking Federal, State, and local and
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to
environmental issues to cooperate with
us in the preparation of the
environmental document. Agencies who
would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments described in item k below.
Cooperating agencies should note the
Commission’s policy that agencies that
cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document cannot also
intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing comments on the
settlement, additional study requests,
and requests for cooperating agency
status: 60 days from the date of filing of
the application. Reply comments on the
settlement are due: 75 days from the
date of filing of the application.
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.
Comments on the settlement,
additional study requests, and requests
for cooperating agency status 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
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site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
m. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The existing Catawba-Wateree
Project comprises eleven developments:
(I) The Bridgewater development
consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Catawba dam
consisting of: (a) a 1,650-foot-long, 125foot-high earth embankment; (b) a 305foot-long, 120-foot-high concrete gravity
ogee spillway; and (c) a 850-foot-long,
125-foot-high earth embankment; (2) the
Paddy Creek dam consisting of: a 1,610foot-long, 165-foot-high earth
embankment; (3) the Linville dam
consisting of: A 1,325-foot-long, 160foot-high earth embankment; (4) a 430foot-long uncontrolled low overflow
weir spillway situated between Paddy
Creek Dam and Linville Dam; (5) a 6,754
acre reservoir formed by Catawba,
Paddy Creek, and Linville with a normal
water surface elevation of 1,200 feet
above msl; (6) a 900-foot-long concretelined intake tunnel; (7) a powerhouse
containing two vertical Francis-type
turbines directly connected to two
generators, each rated at 10,000 kW, for
a total installed capacity of 20.0 MW;
and (8) other appurtenances.
(II) The Rhodhiss development
consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Rhodhiss dam
consisting of: (a) A 119.58-foot-long
concrete gravity bulkhead; (b) a 800foot-long, 72-foot-high concrete gravity
ogee spillway; (c) a 122.08-foot-long
concrete gravity bulkhead with an
additional 8-foot-high floodwall; and (d)
a 283.92-foot-long rolled fill earth
embankment; (2) a 2,724 acre reservoir
with a normal water surface elevation of
995.1 feet above msl; (4) a powerhouse
integral to the dam, situated between
the bulkhead on the left bank and the
ogee spillway section, containing three
vertical Francis-type turbines directly
connected to three generators, two rated
at 12,350 kW, one rated at 8,500 kW for
a total installed capacity of 28.4 MW;
and (5) other appurtenances.
(III) The Oxford development consists
of the following existing facilities: (1)
The Oxford dam consisting of: (a) A
74.75-foot-long soil nail wall; (b) a 193foot-long emergency spillway; (c) a 550foot-long gated concrete gravity
spillway; (d) a 112-foot-long
embankment wall situated above the
powerhouse; and (e) a 429.25-foot-long
earth embankment; (2) a 4,072 acre
reservoir with a normal water surface
elevation of 935 feet above msl; (4) a
powerhouse integral to the dam,
situated between the gated spillway and
the earth embankment, containing two
vertical Francis-type turbines directly
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connected to two generators, each rated
at 18,000 kW for a total installed
capacity of 35.7 MW; and (5) other
appurtenances.
(IV) The Lookout Shoals development
consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Lookout Shoals dam
consisting of: (a) A 282.08-foot-long
concrete gravity bulkhead section; (b) a
933-foot-long uncontrolled concrete
gravity ogee spillway; (c) a 65-foot-long
gravity bulkhead section; and (d) a
1,287-foot-long, 88-foot-high earth
embankment; (2) a 1,155 acre reservoir
with a normal water surface elevation of
838.1 feet above msl; (3) a powerhouse
integral to the dam, situated between
the bulkhead on the left bank and the
ogee spillway, containing three main
vertical Francis-type turbines and two
smaller vertical Francis-type turbines
directly connected to five generators,
the three main generators rated at 8,970
kW, and the two smaller rated at 450
kW for a total installed capacity of 25.7
MW; and (4) other appurtenances.
(V) The Cowans Ford development
consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Cowans Ford dam
consisting of: (a) A 3,535-foot-long
embankment; (b) a 209.5-foot-long
gravity bulkhead; (c) a 465-foot-long
concrete ogee spillway with eleven
Taintor gates, each 35-feet-wide by 25feet-high; (d) a 276-foot-long bulkhead;
and (e) a 3,924-foot-long earth
embankment; (2) a 3,134-foot-long
saddle dam (Hicks Crossroads); (3) a
32,339 acre reservoir with a normal
water surface elevation of 760 feet above
msl; (4) a powerhouse integral to the
dam, situated between the spillway and
the bulkhead near the right
embankment, containing four vertical
Kaplan-type turbines directly connected
to four generators rated at 83,125 kW for
a total installed capacity of 332.5 MW;
and (5) other appurtenances.
(VI) The Mountain Island
development consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) The Mountain
Island dam consisting of: (a) A 997-footlong, 97-foot-high uncontrolled concrete
gravity ogee spillway; (b) a 259-foot-long
bulkhead on the left side of the
powerhouse; (c) a 200-foot-long
bulkhead on the right side of the
powerhouse; (d) a 75-foot-long concrete
core wall; and (e) a 670-foot-long, 140foot-high earth embankment; (2) a 3,117
acre reservoir with a normal water
surface elevation of 647.5 feet above
msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to the
dam, situated between the two
bulkheads, containing four vertical
Francis-type turbines directly connected
to four generators rated at 15,000 kW for
a total installed capacity of 55.1 MW;
and (4) other appurtenances.
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(VII) The Wylie development consists
of the following existing facilities: (1)
The Wylie dam consisting of: (a) A 234foot-long bulkhead; (b) a 790.92-footlong ogee spillway section that contains
2 controlled sections with a total of
eleven Stoney gates, each 45-feet-wide
by 30-feet-high, separated by an
uncontrolled section with no gates; (c)
a 400.92-foot-long bulkhead; and (d) a
1,595-foot-long earth embankment; (2) a
12,177 acre reservoir with a normal
water surface elevation of 569.4 feet
above msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to
the dam, situated between the bulkhead
and the spillway near the left bank,
containing four vertical Francis-type
turbines directly connected to four
generators rated at 18,000 kW for a total
installed capacity of 69 MW; and (4)
other appurtenances.
(VIII) The Fishing Creek development
consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Fishing Creek dam
consisting of: (a) A 114-foot-long, 97foot-high uncontrolled concrete ogee
spillway; (b) a 1,210-foot-long concrete
gravity, ogee spillway with twenty-two
Stoney gates, each 45-feet-wide by 25feet-high; and (c) a 214-foot-long
concrete gravity bulkhead structure; (2)
a 3,431 acre reservoir with a normal
water surface elevation of 417.2 feet
above msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to
the dam, situated between the gated
spillway and the bulkhead structure
near the right bank, containing five
vertical Francis-type turbines directly
connected to five generators two rated at
10,530 kW and three rated at 9,450 kW
for a total installed capacity of 48.1 MW;
and (4) other appurtenances.
(IX) The Great Falls-Dearborn
development consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) The Great Falls
diversion dam consisting of a 1,559foot-long concrete section; (2) the
Dearborn dam consisting of: (a) A 160foot-long, 103-foot-high, concrete
embankment; (b) a 150-foot-long, 103foot-high intake and bulkhead section;
and (c) a 75-foot-long, 103-foot-high
bulkhead section; (3) the Great Falls
dam consisting of: (a) A 675-foot-long,
103-foot-high concrete embankment
situated in front of the Great Falls
Powerhouse (and joined to the Dearborn
dam embankment); and (b) a 250-footlong intake section (within the
embankment); (4) the Great Falls
bypassed spillway and headworks
section consisting of: (a) A 446.7-footlong short concrete bypassed reach
uncontrolled spillway with a gated
trashway (main spillway); (b) a 583.5foot-long concrete headworks
uncontrolled spillway with 4-foot-high
flashboards (canal spillway); and (c) a
262-foot-long concrete headworks
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section situated perpendicular to the
main spillway and the canal spillway,
containing ten opening, each 16-feetwide; (5) a 353 acre reservoir with a
normal water surface elevation of 355.8
feet above msl; (6) two powerhouses
separated by a retaining wall, consisting
of: (a) Great Falls powerhouse:
Containing eight horizontal Francis-type
turbines directly connected to eight
generators rated at 3,000 kW for an
installed capacity of 24.0 MW, and (b)
Dearborn powerhouse: containing three
vertical Francis-type turbines directly
connected to three generators rated at
15,000 kW for an installed capacity of
42.0 MW, for a total installed capacity
of 66.0 MW; and (7) other
appurtenances.
(X) The Rocky Creek-Cedar Creek
development consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) A U-shaped
concrete gravity overflow spillway with
(a) A 130-foot-long section (on the east
side) that forms a forebay canal to the
Cedar Creek powerhouse and contains
two Stoney gate, each 45-feet-wide by
25-feet-high; (b) a 1,025-foot-long, 69foot-high concrete gravity overflow
spillway; and (c) a 213-foot-long section
(on the west side) that forms the upper
end of the forebay canal for the Rocky
Creek powerhouse; (2) a 450-foot-long
concrete gravity bulkhead section that
completes the lower end of the Rocky
Creek forebay canal; (3) a 748 acre
reservoir with a normal water surface
elevation of 284.4 feet above msl; (4)
two powerhouses consisting of: (a)
Cedar Creek powerhouse (on the east):
containing three vertical Francis-type
turbines directly connected to three
generators, one rated at 15,000 kW, and
two rated at 18,000 kW for an installed
capacity of 43.0 MW; and (b) Rocky
Creek powerhouse (on the west):
Containing eight horizontal twin-runner
Francis-type turbines directly connected
to eight generators, six rated at 3,000 kW
and two rated at 4,500 kW for an
installed capacity of 25.8 MW, for a total
installed capacity of 68.8 MW; and (5)
other appurtenances.
(XI) The Wateree development
consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Wateree dam
consisting of: (a) A 1,450 foot-long
uncontrolled concrete gravity ogee
spillway; and (b) a 1,370-foot-long earth
embankment; (2) a 13,025 acre reservoir
with a normal water surface elevation of
225.5 feet above msl; (3) a powerhouse
integral to the dam, situated between
the spillway and the earth embankment,
containing five vertical Francis-type
turbines directly connected to five
generators, two rated at 17,100 kW and
three rated at 18,050 kW for a total
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installed capacity of 82.0 MW; and (4)
other appurtenances.
o. A copy of the application and
settlement agreement 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.
You may also 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.
p. With this notice, we are initiating
consultation with the North Carolina
State Historic Preservation Officer
(SHPO) and the South Carolina SHPO,
as required by 106, National Historic
Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule and final
amendments: The application will be
processed according to the following
Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter:
October 2006.
Issue Scoping Document for
comments: January 2007.
Notice of application is ready for
environmental analysis: April 2007.
Notice of the availability of the draft
EIS: October 2007.
Notice of the availability of the final
EIS: March 2008.
Ready for Commission’s decision on
the application: June 2008.
Final amendments to the application
must be filed with the Commission no
later than 30 days from the issuance
date of the notice of ready for
environmental analysis.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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AGENCY
[Regional Docket No. V–2005–1, FRL–8220–
9]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit
Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for Onyx
Environmental Services
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final amended order
on petition to object to a title V
operating permit.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces
that the EPA Administrator has
responded to a citizen petition asking
EPA to object to a Clean Air Act (Act)
title V operating permit proposed by the
Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency (IEPA). Specifically, the
Administrator has partially granted and
partially denied the petition submitted
by the Sierra Club and American Bottom
Conservancy to object to the proposed
operating permit for Onyx
Environmental Services. EPA originally
responded to the petition in an order
dated February 1, 2006. However, EPA
has become aware of a factual error in
the February 1, 2006, order. To correct
that error, on August 9, 2006, the
Administrator signed an order
amending the February 1, 2006, order by
striking out the section entitled ‘‘VI.
Monitoring’’, and replacing it with the
language as described below. The
remainder of the February 1, 2006, order
remains undisturbed and in effect.
Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the
Act, a petitioner may seek in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit judicial review of
those portions of the petition which
EPA denied. Any petition for review
shall be filed within 60 days from the
date a notice appears in the Federal
Register, pursuant to section 307 of the
Act.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of
the final amended order, the petitions,
and other supporting information at the
EPA Region 5 Office, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. If
you wish to examine these documents,
you should make an appointment at
least 24 hours before visiting day.
Additionally, the final order for Onyx
Environmental Services is available
electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/
region07/programs/artd/air/title5/
petitiondb/petitiondb2004.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permitting
Section, Air Programs Branch, Air and
Radiation Division, EPA, Region 5, 77
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2232-522]
Duke Power Company LLC; Notice of Application and Settlement
Agreement Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Comments
on the Settlement, Additional Study Requests, Establishing Procedural
Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
September 13, 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.: 2232-522.
c. Date filed: August 29, 2006.
d. Applicant: Duke Power Company LLC--current licensee.
e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Catawba River, in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell,
Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, and Mecklenburg Counties,
North Carolina, and on the Catawba and Wateree Rivers in the counties
of Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, and York, South Carolina.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jeffrey G. Lineberger, Catawba-Wateree Hydro
Relicensing Manager; and E. Mark Oakley, Catawba-Wateree Relicensing
Project Manager, Duke Energy, Mail Code EC12Y, P.O. Box 1006,
Charlotte, NC 28201-1006.
i. FERC Contact: Sean Murphy at 202-502-6145; Sean.Murphy@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, and local
and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with
respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation
of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request
cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments
described in item k below. Cooperating agencies should note the
Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of
the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076
(2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing comments on the settlement, additional study
requests, and requests for cooperating agency status: 60 days from the
date of filing of the application. Reply comments on the settlement are
due: 75 days from the date of filing of the application.
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.
Comments on the settlement, additional study requests, and requests
for cooperating agency status 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
[[Page 54813]]
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The existing Catawba-Wateree Project comprises eleven
developments:
(I) The Bridgewater development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Catawba dam consisting of: (a) a 1,650-foot-long,
125-foot-high earth embankment; (b) a 305-foot-long, 120-foot-high
concrete gravity ogee spillway; and (c) a 850-foot-long, 125-foot-high
earth embankment; (2) the Paddy Creek dam consisting of: a 1,610-foot-
long, 165-foot-high earth embankment; (3) the Linville dam consisting
of: A 1,325-foot-long, 160-foot-high earth embankment; (4) a 430-foot-
long uncontrolled low overflow weir spillway situated between Paddy
Creek Dam and Linville Dam; (5) a 6,754 acre reservoir formed by
Catawba, Paddy Creek, and Linville with a normal water surface
elevation of 1,200 feet above msl; (6) a 900-foot-long concrete-lined
intake tunnel; (7) a powerhouse containing two vertical Francis-type
turbines directly connected to two generators, each rated at 10,000 kW,
for a total installed capacity of 20.0 MW; and (8) other appurtenances.
(II) The Rhodhiss development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Rhodhiss dam consisting of: (a) A 119.58-foot-long
concrete gravity bulkhead; (b) a 800-foot-long, 72-foot-high concrete
gravity ogee spillway; (c) a 122.08-foot-long concrete gravity bulkhead
with an additional 8-foot-high floodwall; and (d) a 283.92-foot-long
rolled fill earth embankment; (2) a 2,724 acre reservoir with a normal
water surface elevation of 995.1 feet above msl; (4) a powerhouse
integral to the dam, situated between the bulkhead on the left bank and
the ogee spillway section, containing three vertical Francis-type
turbines directly connected to three generators, two rated at 12,350
kW, one rated at 8,500 kW for a total installed capacity of 28.4 MW;
and (5) other appurtenances.
(III) The Oxford development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Oxford dam consisting of: (a) A 74.75-foot-long
soil nail wall; (b) a 193-foot-long emergency spillway; (c) a 550-foot-
long gated concrete gravity spillway; (d) a 112-foot-long embankment
wall situated above the powerhouse; and (e) a 429.25-foot-long earth
embankment; (2) a 4,072 acre reservoir with a normal water surface
elevation of 935 feet above msl; (4) a powerhouse integral to the dam,
situated between the gated spillway and the earth embankment,
containing two vertical Francis-type turbines directly connected to two
generators, each rated at 18,000 kW for a total installed capacity of
35.7 MW; and (5) other appurtenances.
(IV) The Lookout Shoals development consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) The Lookout Shoals dam consisting of: (a) A
282.08-foot-long concrete gravity bulkhead section; (b) a 933-foot-long
uncontrolled concrete gravity ogee spillway; (c) a 65-foot-long gravity
bulkhead section; and (d) a 1,287-foot-long, 88-foot-high earth
embankment; (2) a 1,155 acre reservoir with a normal water surface
elevation of 838.1 feet above msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to the
dam, situated between the bulkhead on the left bank and the ogee
spillway, containing three main vertical Francis-type turbines and two
smaller vertical Francis-type turbines directly connected to five
generators, the three main generators rated at 8,970 kW, and the two
smaller rated at 450 kW for a total installed capacity of 25.7 MW; and
(4) other appurtenances.
(V) The Cowans Ford development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Cowans Ford dam consisting of: (a) A 3,535-foot-
long embankment; (b) a 209.5-foot-long gravity bulkhead; (c) a 465-
foot-long concrete ogee spillway with eleven Taintor gates, each 35-
feet-wide by 25-feet-high; (d) a 276-foot-long bulkhead; and (e) a
3,924-foot-long earth embankment; (2) a 3,134-foot-long saddle dam
(Hicks Crossroads); (3) a 32,339 acre reservoir with a normal water
surface elevation of 760 feet above msl; (4) a powerhouse integral to
the dam, situated between the spillway and the bulkhead near the right
embankment, containing four vertical Kaplan-type turbines directly
connected to four generators rated at 83,125 kW for a total installed
capacity of 332.5 MW; and (5) other appurtenances.
(VI) The Mountain Island development consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) The Mountain Island dam consisting of: (a) A
997-foot-long, 97-foot-high uncontrolled concrete gravity ogee
spillway; (b) a 259-foot-long bulkhead on the left side of the
powerhouse; (c) a 200-foot-long bulkhead on the right side of the
powerhouse; (d) a 75-foot-long concrete core wall; and (e) a 670-foot-
long, 140-foot-high earth embankment; (2) a 3,117 acre reservoir with a
normal water surface elevation of 647.5 feet above msl; (3) a
powerhouse integral to the dam, situated between the two bulkheads,
containing four vertical Francis-type turbines directly connected to
four generators rated at 15,000 kW for a total installed capacity of
55.1 MW; and (4) other appurtenances.
(VII) The Wylie development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Wylie dam consisting of: (a) A 234-foot-long
bulkhead; (b) a 790.92-foot-long ogee spillway section that contains 2
controlled sections with a total of eleven Stoney gates, each 45-feet-
wide by 30-feet-high, separated by an uncontrolled section with no
gates; (c) a 400.92-foot-long bulkhead; and (d) a 1,595-foot-long earth
embankment; (2) a 12,177 acre reservoir with a normal water surface
elevation of 569.4 feet above msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to the
dam, situated between the bulkhead and the spillway near the left bank,
containing four vertical Francis-type turbines directly connected to
four generators rated at 18,000 kW for a total installed capacity of 69
MW; and (4) other appurtenances.
(VIII) The Fishing Creek development consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) The Fishing Creek dam consisting of: (a) A
114-foot-long, 97-foot-high uncontrolled concrete ogee spillway; (b) a
1,210-foot-long concrete gravity, ogee spillway with twenty-two Stoney
gates, each 45-feet-wide by 25-feet-high; and (c) a 214-foot-long
concrete gravity bulkhead structure; (2) a 3,431 acre reservoir with a
normal water surface elevation of 417.2 feet above msl; (3) a
powerhouse integral to the dam, situated between the gated spillway and
the bulkhead structure near the right bank, containing five vertical
Francis-type turbines directly connected to five generators two rated
at 10,530 kW and three rated at 9,450 kW for a total installed capacity
of 48.1 MW; and (4) other appurtenances.
(IX) The Great Falls-Dearborn development consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) The Great Falls diversion dam consisting of a
1,559-foot-long concrete section; (2) the Dearborn dam consisting of:
(a) A 160-foot-long, 103-foot-high, concrete embankment; (b) a 150-
foot-long, 103-foot-high intake and bulkhead section; and (c) a 75-
foot-long, 103-foot-high bulkhead section; (3) the Great Falls dam
consisting of: (a) A 675-foot-long, 103-foot-high concrete embankment
situated in front of the Great Falls Powerhouse (and joined to the
Dearborn dam embankment); and (b) a 250-foot-long intake section
(within the embankment); (4) the Great Falls bypassed spillway and
headworks section consisting of: (a) A 446.7-foot-long short concrete
bypassed reach uncontrolled spillway with a gated trashway (main
spillway); (b) a 583.5-foot-long concrete headworks uncontrolled
spillway with 4-foot-high flashboards (canal spillway); and (c) a 262-
foot-long concrete headworks
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section situated perpendicular to the main spillway and the canal
spillway, containing ten opening, each 16-feet-wide; (5) a 353 acre
reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 355.8 feet above
msl; (6) two powerhouses separated by a retaining wall, consisting of:
(a) Great Falls powerhouse: Containing eight horizontal Francis-type
turbines directly connected to eight generators rated at 3,000 kW for
an installed capacity of 24.0 MW, and (b) Dearborn powerhouse:
containing three vertical Francis-type turbines directly connected to
three generators rated at 15,000 kW for an installed capacity of 42.0
MW, for a total installed capacity of 66.0 MW; and (7) other
appurtenances.
(X) The Rocky Creek-Cedar Creek development consists of the
following existing facilities: (1) A U-shaped concrete gravity overflow
spillway with (a) A 130-foot-long section (on the east side) that forms
a forebay canal to the Cedar Creek powerhouse and contains two Stoney
gate, each 45-feet-wide by 25-feet-high; (b) a 1,025-foot-long, 69-
foot-high concrete gravity overflow spillway; and (c) a 213-foot-long
section (on the west side) that forms the upper end of the forebay
canal for the Rocky Creek powerhouse; (2) a 450-foot-long concrete
gravity bulkhead section that completes the lower end of the Rocky
Creek forebay canal; (3) a 748 acre reservoir with a normal water
surface elevation of 284.4 feet above msl; (4) two powerhouses
consisting of: (a) Cedar Creek powerhouse (on the east): containing
three vertical Francis-type turbines directly connected to three
generators, one rated at 15,000 kW, and two rated at 18,000 kW for an
installed capacity of 43.0 MW; and (b) Rocky Creek powerhouse (on the
west): Containing eight horizontal twin-runner Francis-type turbines
directly connected to eight generators, six rated at 3,000 kW and two
rated at 4,500 kW for an installed capacity of 25.8 MW, for a total
installed capacity of 68.8 MW; and (5) other appurtenances.
(XI) The Wateree development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) The Wateree dam consisting of: (a) A 1,450 foot-long
uncontrolled concrete gravity ogee spillway; and (b) a 1,370-foot-long
earth embankment; (2) a 13,025 acre reservoir with a normal water
surface elevation of 225.5 feet above msl; (3) a powerhouse integral to
the dam, situated between the spillway and the earth embankment,
containing five vertical Francis-type turbines directly connected to
five generators, two rated at 17,100 kW and three rated at 18,050 kW
for a total installed capacity of 82.0 MW; and (4) other appurtenances.
o. A copy of the application and settlement agreement 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.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
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p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the North
Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the South
Carolina SHPO, as required by 106, National Historic Preservation Act,
and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation,
36, CFR, at 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter: October 2006.
Issue Scoping Document for comments: January 2007.
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis: April
2007.
Notice of the availability of the draft EIS: October 2007.
Notice of the availability of the final EIS: March 2008.
Ready for Commission's decision on the application: June 2008.
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-15524 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]
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