[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 02-23185]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent To File for New License

September 5, 2002.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File an Application for New 
License.
    b. Project No.: 516-000.
    c. Date Filed: August 30, 2002.
    d. Submitted By: South Carolina Electric and Gas Company--current 
licensee.
    e. Name of Project: Saluda Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Saluda River in Lexington, Newberry, Richland, 
and Saluda Counties, near the City of Columbia, South Carolina. The 
project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act.
    h. Licensee Contact: James M. Landreth, Vice President, Fossil & 
Hydro Operations, South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., 111 Research 
Drive, Columbia, SC 29203, [email protected], (803) 217-7224.
    i. FERC Contact: John Hannula, [email protected], (202) 502-
8917.
    j. Effective date of current license: June 1, 1984.
    k. Expiration date of current license: August 31, 2007.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) A 211-foot-high, 7,800-foot-long 
earth-filled dam with a concrete spillway equipped with four 37.5-foot-
long by 25-foot-high Taintor gates, and two 44-foot-long by 32-foot-
high Taintor gates; (2) the 41-mile-long, 48,800-acre Lake Murray with 
a full pool elevation of 360 feet msl; (3) four 223-foot-high, 30-foot-
diameter intake towers, and one 223-foot-high, 60-foot-diameter intake 
tower; (4) four 986-foot-long, 16-inch-diameter penstocks; (5) a 718-
foot-long arch shaped conduit containing two 14-foot-diameter penstocks 
through a 42-foot-long bifurcation, to a 365-foot-long, 20-foot-
diameter penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing five generating units 
with a total installed capacity of 207.3 MW; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities.
    m. Each application for a license and any competing license 
applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior 
to the expiration of the existing license. All applications for license 
for this project must be filed by August 31, 2005.
    n. A copy of this filing is available for review at the Commission 
in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, call (202) 502-8222 or for TTY, 
(202) 208-1659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-23185 Filed 9-17-02; 8:45 am]
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