[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 19766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9420]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedures for 
Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

April 11, 2001.

    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.: 5044-008.
    c. Date Filed: April 2, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Avondale Mills Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Sibley Mills Project.
    f. Location: On the Augusta Canal about 5 miles downstream of the 
Augusta Canal diversion dam, adjacent to the Savannah River, Richmond 
County, Augusta, GA. The project is one of three hydropower projects 
located in the Augusta Canal. The project does not affect Federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. J. H. Vaughan III, Avonda Mills Inc., 
P.O. Box 128, Graniteville, SC 29829, (803) 663-2116.
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, (202) 219-2768 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: June 1, 2001.
    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. Comments, protests and 
interventions may be file 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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person 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.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time. We are not requesting intervenors to this project at this time.
    l. The existing Sibley Mill Project consists of: (1) There is no 
dam or impoundment as water is withdrawn from the Augusta Canal; (2) a 
50 foot long by 15 foot high intake equipped with 1-inch trashracks; 
(3) a concrete headrace 290 feet long, 42 feet wide, and 15 feet deep; 
(3) a brick powerhouse; (3) three vertical shaft Francis turbine/
generator units with an installed capacity of 2.475 megawatts, and (9) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be 11,000 megawatthours. All generated power is 
utilized within the applicant's electric utility system, furnishing 
power for industrial manufacturing in the Sibley Mill. No new 
facilities are proposed.
    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, D.C. 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. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following milestones, some of which may 
be combined to expedite processing:

Notice of application has been accepted for filing
Notice of NEPA Scoping
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis
Notice soliciting final terms and conditions
Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document (draft EA)
Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document (final EA)
Order issuing the Commission's decision on the application

    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 environment analysis.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-9420 Filed 4-16-01; 8:45 am]
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