[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 215 (Monday, November 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 66535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28381]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

October 31, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric license application 
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public 
inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 1895-007.
    c. Date filed: June 29, 1998.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric and Gas Company.
    e. Name of Project: Columbia Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Broad River and Congaree River in the City of 
Columbia and Richland County, South Carolina. The project occupies no 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 15 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Kristina Massey, Senior Engineer, South 
Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 111 Research Drive, Columbia, SC 
29203, telephone (803) 217-9198.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Charles R. Hall, telephone (202) 219-2853, or E-mail address 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. The Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with 
the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose 
name appears 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. Beginning November 1, 2000, comments and 
protests 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 http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell/htm.
    k. This application has been accepted, and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) a 
1,021-foot-long, 14-foot-high timber crib diversion dam; (2) a 265-acre 
reservoir in the Broad River upstream from the diversion dam; (3) an 
85-acre, 10-foot-wide, 3.5-mile 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 turbin-
generator units with a total installed capacity of 10,600 kilowatts, 
and other appurtenances. The project is estimated to generate an 
average of 48 million kilowatthours (kWh) annually. The dam and 
existing project facilities are owned by the applicant.
    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 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 
208-1371. The application may be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h 
above.
    n. The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice. Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these 
deadlines from the Commission only upon a showing of good cause or 
extraordinary circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    o. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letter 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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