[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5287-5288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2389]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Protests

January 28, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 516-374.
    c. Date Filed: January 10, 2003.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G).
    e. Name of Project: Saluda.
    f. Location: On the Saluda River in Lexington, Newberry, Richland, 
and Saluda Counties, South Carolina. The project does not utilize 
federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas G. Eppink, SCANA Corporation, 1426 
Main Street, Columbia, SC 29218-0001, (803) 217-9448; Brian J. McManus, 
Jones Day, 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001-2113, (202) 
879-3939.
    i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 502-8765.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: February 28, 2003.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and 
interventions 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 under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project 
number (P-516-374) on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's rules of practice and procedure require all 
interveners filing a document with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person in the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervener 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. Description of Amendment: SCE&G requests that its license be 
amended to extend the termination date by 5 years (from August 31, 2007 
to August 31, 2012) to provide the time necessary to conduct, under 
normal operating conditions, the studies that will be requested or 
required under the relicensing procedures for the Saluda Project. The 
Commission has ordered a remediation of the project's dam that will 
necessitate a drawdown of Lake Murray for several years. The dam 
remediation project will create conditions that are not representative 
of the conditions under which the project normally operates and render 
meaningless any relicensing studies pursued under such conditions. 
SCE&G filed a notice of intent to relicense the project on August 30, 
2002.
    l. 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 toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Copies are 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item 
h.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments,

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protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-2389 Filed 1-31-03; 8:45 am]
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