[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73546-73547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33870]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To 
Intervene, Protests, and Additional Study Requests

December 23, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
accepted by the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: 1895-007.
    c. Date filed: June 30, 1998.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
    e. Name of Project: Columbia Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Broad and Congaree Rivers in Richland County 
and the City of Columbia, South Carolina. The project would not utilize 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Neville O. Lorick, Vice President, Fossil 
& Hydro Operations, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 111 Research 
Drive Columbia, SC 29203, (803) 748-3000.
    i. FERC Contact: Charles R. Hall at (202) 219-2853, 
[email protected].

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    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and 
additional study requests is 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 
1,021-foot-long, 14-foot-high timber crib diversion dam; (2) a shallow, 
265-acre reservoir located in the Broad River upstream from the 
diversion dam; (3) an 85-acre, 10-foot-deep, 150-foot-wide, 3.5-mile-
long canal; (4) a 210-foot-long, granite-block masonry canal intake 
structure, containing 12 manually operated vertical lift gates to 
control the flow of water into the canal; (5) a granite-block masonry 
canal spillway containing two, 12-foot-wide Taintor gates separated by 
a 208-foot-long stoplog section; (6) a granite-block and brick masonry 
powerhouse, containing seven turbine-generator units with a total 
installed capacity of 10,600 killowatts, producing about 48 million 
kilowatthours annually; and (7) other appurtenances.
    m. 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) 
208-1371. The application may be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/
rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also available 
for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,385.211 and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene and must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. Any of these documents must be filed by providing the 
original and the number of copies required by the Commission's 
regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be 
sent to Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower, 
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. 
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-33870 Filed 12-29-99; 8:45 am]
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