South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 53414-53415 [E8-21580]

Download as PDF ebenthall on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES 53414 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 16, 2008 / Notices g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a) 825(r) and 799 and 801. h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lee Glenn, Lake Resources Manager, Georgia Power Company, Bin 45020, 125 Wallace Dam Road NE., Eatonton, Georgia 31024, telephone: 706–485–8704. i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Christopher Yeakel at (202) 502–8132, or e-mail address: christopher.yeakel@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: October 10, 2008. k. Description of Request: Georgia Power Company requests approval to permit Lake Oconee Associates, to dredge approximately 20,586 cubic yards of sediment from the bed of Lake Oconee. The dredging would occur within the main channel of the lake along approximately 10,000 linear-feet of shoreline. The dredge spoil would be stored, stabilized, and eventually used as fill at a location outside of the project boundary. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may also 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 (p-2413) to access the document. You may also 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, call 1– 866–208–3372 or e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. 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, .211, .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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:43 Sep 15, 2008 Jkt 214001 be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. 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 (p-2413–107). All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 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. p. 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. q. 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 at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–21538 Filed 9–15–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No.: 516–459] South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments September 10, 2008. 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–516–459. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 c. Date Filed: August 28, 2008. d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. e. Name of Project: Saluda Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Saluda River, in Lexington, Richland, Newberry, and Saluda Counties, South Carolina. The project does not occupy any federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r) h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James M. Landreth, Vice President, Fossil/Hydro Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 111 Research Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29203; or Mr. William R. Argentieri, P.E., Manager— Civil Engineering, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 111 Research Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29203; (803) 217–7224; bargentieri@scana.com. i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; (202) 502–8379; lee.emery@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, 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 such requests described in item l 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 additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: October 27, 2008. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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 E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1 ebenthall on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 16, 2008 / Notices 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web 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 207.3-megawatt Saluda Project consists of: (1) A 7,800foot-long, 213-foot-high earth-fill dam (Saluda dam), with South Carolina State Highway 6 (Highway 6) running along the top of the dam; (2) a dike that extends 2,550 feet from the north end of the dam, running parallel with Highway 6; (3) a 2,900-foot-long emergency spillway, with six steel Tainter gates, that is located 500 feet from the south end of Saluda dam, and a spillway channel that reconnects with the Saluda River about 3⁄4 mile downstream from the Saluda powerhouse; (4) a 2,300 footlong, 213-foot-high roller compacted concrete backup dam located along the downstream toe of the Saluda dam, with (i) a crest elevation of 372.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), and (ii) rock fill embankment sections on the north and south ends of the backup dam, having a combined length of 5,700 feet; (5) a 41-mile-long, 50,900-acre reservoir (Lake Murray) at a full pool elevation of 358.5 NGVD, with a total usable storage of approximately 635,000 acre-feet; (6) five 223-foot-high intake towers and associated penstocks; (7) a concrete and brick powerhouse containing four vertical Francis turbine generating units (three at 32.5 MW and one at 42.3 MW), and a fifth vertical Francis turbine generating unit (67.5 MW), which is enclosed in a weathertight housing located on a concrete deck attached to the south end of the main powerhouse; (8) a 150-foot-long tailrace; and (9) appurtenant facilities. There is no transmission line or bypassed reach associated with the project. o. 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. 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:43 Sep 15, 2008 Jkt 214001 p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 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— November 2008 Request Additional Information— November 2008 Issue Acceptance Letter—February 2009 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—March 2009 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—May 2009 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)—July 2009 Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis—July 2009 Notice of the availability of the draft EA—January 2010 Notice of the availability of the final EA—April 2010 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–21580 Filed 9–15–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08–467–000] Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application September 9, 2008. Take notice that on September 2, 2008, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas), 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed in Docket No. CP08–467–000, an application pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission’s Regulations to: (i) Construct, own, operate and maintain a new compressor station located on the Fayetteville Lateral (Bald Knob Compressor Station) in White County, Arkansas, and a new compressor station located on the Greenville Lateral (Isola Compressor Station) in Humphreys County, Mississippi; and (ii) make certain modifications at the existing PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53415 Greenville compressor station in Washington County, Mississippi, in order to meet the increased capacity demands of their existing mainline system. This project is hereafter referred to as the Fayetteville Shale Compressor Project (Project), and in addition seeking a predetermination that Texas Gas may roll-in the costs of the Project into its approved Incremental Rates for Service on the Fayetteville Lateral and the Greenville Lateral (Lateral Incremental Rates) in the next rate case, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing is accessible on-line at https:// www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 420–5589. Specifically, the Bald Knob Compressor Station will consist of two 13,330 horsepower (hp) turbine compressor units designed to increase the Fayetteville Lateral’s maximum capacity to approximately 1.3 Bcf per day. The Isla Compressor Station will consist of one 13,330 hp turbine compressor unit designed to increase the Greenville Lateral’s maximum capacity to approximately 1.0 Bcf per day. The Project is designed to increase the market’s access to production from the prolific Fayetteville Shale in an environmentally prudent manner and in a rational time frame that will meet the needs of the market. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (Chesapeake) and XTO Energy Inc. (XTO) are the primary customers supporting this Project, having executed new agreements for the firm transportation capacity created by the project. In addition, Southwestern Energy Company (Southwestern) and Petrohawk Energy Corporation (Petrohawk) have exercised options in their existing agreements that will utilize a portion of the additional firm transportation capacity that will be facilitated by the Project.1 Any questions regarding this application should be directed to J. Kyle Stephens, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, 1 These options were exercised pursuant to the precedent agreements that these shippers signed in support of the Fayetteville and Greenville Lateral expansion project. See, 123 FERC ¶ 61,118 (2008). E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53414-53415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21580]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: 516-459]


South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study 
Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a 
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

September 10, 2008.
    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-516-459.
    c. Date Filed: August 28, 2008.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
    e. Name of Project: Saluda Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Saluda River, in Lexington, Richland, Newberry, 
and Saluda Counties, South Carolina. The project does not occupy any 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James M. Landreth, Vice President, 
Fossil/Hydro Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 111 
Research Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29203; or Mr. William R. 
Argentieri, P.E., Manager--Civil Engineering, South Carolina Electric & 
Gas Company, 111 Research Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29203; (803) 
217-7224; bargentieri@scana.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; (202) 502-8379; 
lee.emery@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, 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 such requests 
described in item l 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 additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: October 27, 2008.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    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

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385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 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 207.3-megawatt Saluda Project consists of: (1) A 
7,800-foot-long, 213-foot-high earth-fill dam (Saluda dam), with South 
Carolina State Highway 6 (Highway 6) running along the top of the dam; 
(2) a dike that extends 2,550 feet from the north end of the dam, 
running parallel with Highway 6; (3) a 2,900-foot-long emergency 
spillway, with six steel Tainter gates, that is located 500 feet from 
the south end of Saluda dam, and a spillway channel that reconnects 
with the Saluda River about \3/4\ mile downstream from the Saluda 
powerhouse; (4) a 2,300 foot-long, 213-foot-high roller compacted 
concrete backup dam located along the downstream toe of the Saluda dam, 
with (i) a crest elevation of 372.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical 
Datum (NGVD), and (ii) rock fill embankment sections on the north and 
south ends of the backup dam, having a combined length of 5,700 feet; 
(5) a 41-mile-long, 50,900-acre reservoir (Lake Murray) at a full pool 
elevation of 358.5 NGVD, with a total usable storage of approximately 
635,000 acre-feet; (6) five 223-foot-high intake towers and associated 
penstocks; (7) a concrete and brick powerhouse containing four vertical 
Francis turbine generating units (three at 32.5 MW and one at 42.3 MW), 
and a fifth vertical Francis turbine generating unit (67.5 MW), which 
is enclosed in a weather-tight housing located on a concrete deck 
attached to the south end of the main powerhouse; (8) a 150-foot-long 
tailrace; and (9) appurtenant facilities. There is no transmission line 
or bypassed reach associated with the project.
    o. 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.
    You may also 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.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the South 
Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 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--November 2008
Request Additional Information--November 2008
Issue Acceptance Letter--February 2009
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--March 2009
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--May 2009
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--July 2009
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--July 2009
Notice of the availability of the draft EA--January 2010
Notice of the availability of the final EA--April 2010

    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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-21580 Filed 9-15-08; 8:45 am]
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