Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 55787-55788 [2014-22102]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 180 / Wednesday, September 17, 2014 / Notices ‘‘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. 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. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter October 2014 Request Additional Information October 2014 Issue Notice of Acceptance January 2015 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments February 2015 Comments on Scoping Document 1 April 2015 Issue Scoping Document 2 May 2015 Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis May 2015 Commission issues EA January 2016 Comments on EA February 2016 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. Dated: September 10, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–22096 Filed 9–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [ Project No. 2503–154] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments 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.: 2503–154. c. Date Filed: August 27, 2014. d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. e. Name of Project: Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing KeoweeToxaway Project is located on the Toxaway, Keowee, and Little Rivers in Oconee County and Pickens County, South Carolina and Transylvania County, North Carolina. The KeoweeToxaway Project occupies no federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S. C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Jennifer Huff, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 526 S. Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202; Telephone (980) 373–4392. i. FERC Contact: Stephen Bowler, (202) 502–6861 or stephen.bowler@ ferc.gov j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. The Project Description: The Keowee-Toxaway Project consists of two developments: The upstream, 710.1–MW Jocassee Development and the downstream, 157.5-megawatt (MW) Keowee Development owned by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. The Jocassee Development includes: A 385-foot-high, 1,800-foot-long main earthfill dam with top elevation at 1,125 feet above mean sea level (msl); two circular intake structures passing water to two water conveyance tunnels leading to four turbines; two saddle dikes (825 feet and 500 feet in length); a partially-open powerhouse just downstream of the dam containing four reversible pump-turbine units authorized for an installed capacity of 177.5 MW each; a 50-footwide, concrete, ogee-type spillway with two Taintor gates; a 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission system; and appurtenant facilities. The maximum hydraulic capacity is 36,200 cfs. The Jocassee Development is operated as a pumped-storage project, with the pump-turbines used for generating power during peak demand periods (typically during the day), and for pumping water back through the tunnels to Lake Jocassee (typically during the night). The pumps have a capacity of 32,720 cfs. The Jocassee Development is also the lower lake for the 1,065 MW Bad Creek Hydroelectric Project No. 2740, which is also owned by Duke, but is not part of this relicensing. The Keowee Development includes: a 165-foot-high, 3,500-foot-long earthfill dam impounding the Keowee River, and a 165-foot-high, 1,800-foot-long earthfill dam impounding the Little River; four saddle dikes (1,900 feet, 225 feet, 350 feet, and 650 feet in length); an intake dike at the Oconee Nuclear Station; a 176-foot wide, concrete, ogee-type spillway with four Taintor gates; a concrete intake structure leading to two penstocks; a concrete powerhouse at the base of Keowee dam containing two Francis-type, mixed flow turbinegenerator units authorized for an installed capacity of 78.8 MW each; a 150-foot by 500-foot concrete tailrace; a 230-kV transmission system; and appurtenant facilities. The maximum hydraulic capacity is 24,920 cfs. Duke and several stakeholders signed a relicensing agreement (settlement), which resolves all issues to relicensing the project among the signatories. l. Locations of the Application: 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. 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. n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for .............................................................................................................................. Environmental Analysis ........................................................................................................................................................... Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ..................................................... Commission issues Draft EA ................................................................................................................................................... Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) ............................................................................................................ VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Sep 16, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 55787 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1 October 26, 2014. December 25, 2014. June 23, 2015. July 23, 2015. 55788 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 180 / Wednesday, September 17, 2014 / Notices Milestone Target date Modified terms and conditions ................................................................................................................................................. Commission issues Final EA ................................................................................................................................................... September 21, 2015. December 20, 2015. o. 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. Dated: September 10, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–22102 Filed 9–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Supplemental Notice of Meeting On August 19, 2014, a Notice was issued announcing that Commissioner Philip D. Moeller will convene a meeting at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday, September 18, 2014, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., in the Commission Meeting Room at the agency’s headquarters. That notice is hereby supplemented with the following information. Due to the large number of persons who have expressed an interest to speak at the meeting, Commissioner Moeller kindly requests that each speaker keep their remarks and responses succinct and focused on issues directly related to the topic of the meeting (i.e., discussing ideas to facilitate and improve the way in which natural gas is traded, and explore the concept of establishing a centralized trading platform for natural gas). The meeting format will consist of a roundtable discussion and persons speaking are not expected to have prepared remarks or formal presentations. There will also be an opportunity to file written comments after the meeting on any issue that was discussed at the meeting. Written comments will be limited to no more than five (5) pages and be due by October 1, 2014 by email to jason.stanek@ferc.gov. All comments received will then be publically posted on Commissioner Moeller’s Web site at www.ferc.gov in the ‘‘Highlights’’ section. This is an in-person meeting only, and the meeting will not be transcribed, webcast, or be available by telephone. As noted previously, this meeting is open to the public and there is no registration to attend. Dated: September 9, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–22098 Filed 9–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice The following notice of meeting is published pursuant to section 3(a) of the government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. DATE AND TIME: September 18, 2014 10 a.m. PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. STATUS: Open. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda * Note—Items listed on the agenda may be deleted without further notice. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone (202) 502–8400. For a recorded message listing items struck from or added to the meeting, call (202) 502–8627. This is a list of matters to be considered by the Commission. It does not include a listing of all documents relevant to the items on the agenda. All public documents, however, may be viewed on line at the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link, or may be examined in the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 1008TH—MEETING Item No. Docket No. Company Administrative A–1 ........ A–2 ........ A–3 ........ AD02–7–000 ................................................ AD02–1–000 ................................................ AD14–17–000 .............................................. Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operations. Agency Business Matters. Update on MISO 2016 Resource Adequacy Forecast. Electric mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES E–1 ........ E–2 ........ ER13–93–001, ER13–94–001, ER13–94– 002, ER13–94–003. ER13–98–001, ER13–99–001, ER13–99– 002. ER13–836–001, ER13–836–002 ................ NJ13–1–001 ................................................ ER13–75–001, ER13–75–003, ER13–75– 005. ER13–77–001, ER13–77–002, ER13–77– 003. ER13–78–001, ER13–78–002, ER13–78– 003. ER13–79–001, ER13–79–002, ER13–79– 003. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Sep 16, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Avista Corporation. Puget Sound Energy, Inc. MATL LLP. Bonneville Power Administration. Public Service Company of Colorado. Tucson Electric Power Company UNS Electric, Inc. Public Service Company of New Mexico. Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55787-55788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22102]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Project No. 2503-154]


Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    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.: 2503-154.
    c. Date Filed: August 27, 2014.
    d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing Keowee-Toxaway Project is located on the 
Toxaway, Keowee, and Little Rivers in Oconee County and Pickens County, 
South Carolina and Transylvania County, North Carolina. The Keowee-
Toxaway Project occupies no federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S. C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jennifer Huff, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 
526 S. Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202; Telephone (980) 373-4392.
    i. FERC Contact: Stephen Bowler, (202) 502-6861 or 
stephen.bowler@ferc.gov
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description:
    The Keowee-Toxaway Project consists of two developments: The 
upstream, 710.1-MW Jocassee Development and the downstream, 157.5-
megawatt (MW) Keowee Development owned by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. 
The Jocassee Development includes: A 385-foot-high, 1,800-foot-long 
main earthfill dam with top elevation at 1,125 feet above mean sea 
level (msl); two circular intake structures passing water to two water 
conveyance tunnels leading to four turbines; two saddle dikes (825 feet 
and 500 feet in length); a partially-open powerhouse just downstream of 
the dam containing four reversible pump-turbine units authorized for an 
installed capacity of 177.5 MW each; a 50-foot-wide, concrete, ogee-
type spillway with two Taintor gates; a 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission 
system; and appurtenant facilities. The maximum hydraulic capacity is 
36,200 cfs.
    The Jocassee Development is operated as a pumped-storage project, 
with the pump-turbines used for generating power during peak demand 
periods (typically during the day), and for pumping water back through 
the tunnels to Lake Jocassee (typically during the night). The pumps 
have a capacity of 32,720 cfs. The Jocassee Development is also the 
lower lake for the 1,065 MW Bad Creek Hydroelectric Project No. 2740, 
which is also owned by Duke, but is not part of this relicensing.
    The Keowee Development includes: a 165-foot-high, 3,500-foot-long 
earthfill dam impounding the Keowee River, and a 165-foot-high, 1,800-
foot-long earthfill dam impounding the Little River; four saddle dikes 
(1,900 feet, 225 feet, 350 feet, and 650 feet in length); an intake 
dike at the Oconee Nuclear Station; a 176-foot wide, concrete, ogee-
type spillway with four Taintor gates; a concrete intake structure 
leading to two penstocks; a concrete powerhouse at the base of Keowee 
dam containing two Francis-type, mixed flow turbine-generator units 
authorized for an installed capacity of 78.8 MW each; a 150-foot by 
500-foot concrete tailrace; a 230-kV transmission system; and 
appurtenant facilities. The maximum hydraulic capacity is 24,920 cfs.
    Duke and several stakeholders signed a relicensing agreement 
(settlement), which resolves all issues to relicensing the project 
among the signatories.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the 
address in item (h) above.
    m. 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.
    n. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready   October 26, 2014.
 for.
Environmental Analysis...............
Filing of recommendations,             December 25, 2014.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA...........  June 23, 2015.
Comments on Draft Environmental        July 23, 2015.
 Assessment (EA).

[[Page 55788]]

 
Modified terms and conditions........  September 21, 2015.
Commission issues Final EA...........  December 20, 2015.
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    o. 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.

    Dated: September 10, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-22102 Filed 9-16-14; 8:45 am]
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