[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8402-8403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-355]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. P-11810-004, P-5044-008 and P-2935-015]


City of Augusta, Enterprise Mill LLC, Avondale Mills, Inc.; 
Notice of Applications Accepted for Filing; Soliciting Comments, 
Motions to Intervene and Protests; and Revised Schedule for Processing 
Applications

February 17, 2004.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Types of Applications: Original major license, new major 
license, subsequent minor license.
    b. Project Nos.: P-11810-004, P-5044-008, and P-2935-015.
    c. Dates filed: Augusta Canal, 02/03/03; Sibley Mill, 04/02/01; 
Enterprise Mill; 09/24/01.
    d. Applicants: City of Augusta, Enterprise Mill LLC, Avondale Mills 
Inc.
    e. Names of Projects: Augusta Canal Project, P-11810-004; Sibley 
Mill Project, P-5044-008; Enterprise Mill Project, P-2935-015.
    f. Location: On the Augusta Canal, adjacent to the Savannah River, 
Richmond County, Augusta, GA. The Augusta Canal Project is located on 
the Savannah River at the diversion dam for the canal. Sibley Mill and 
Enterprise Mill are located in the Augusta Canal, about 5 and 6 miles, 
respectively, downstream of the diversion dam. The projects do not 
affect Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Augusta Canal: Max Hicks, Director, 
Utilities Department, 360 Bay Street, Suite 180, Augusta, Georgia 
30901, (706) 312-4121; Sibley Mill: Mr. J. H. Vaughn, III, Avondale 
Mills Inc., P.O. Box 128, Graniteville, SC 29829, (803) 663-2116; 
Enterprise Mill: Beth E. Harris, Project Engineer, CHI Energy, Inc., 
P.O. Box 8597, Greenville, SC 29604, (864) 281-9630.
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, [email protected], (202) 502-
6035.
    j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperation 
status should follow the instruction for filing comments described in 
item n below.
    k. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    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.
    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.
    Motions to intervene may be filed electronically via the Internet 
in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.
    l. These applications have been accepted, and are not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    m. Project Descriptions: Augusta Canal: The City of Augusta does 
not propose to construct hydroelectric generation facilities and the 
project would produce no power. Augusta proposes to license parts of 
the Augusta Canal system which pass flows for use by three existing 
hydroelectric projects located in the Augusta Canal. These projects are 
the 2.475 megawatt (MW) Sibley Mill Project, 2.05 MW King Mill Project, 
and the 1.2 MW Enterprise Project. The license for the King Mill 
Project, P-9988, does not expire until 5/31/2009, and is not being 
relicensed at this time. The proposed Augusta Canal Project would 
consist of the following: (1) The 1,666-foot-long stone masonry Augusta 
Diversion Dam; (2) the 2,250-foot-long Savannah River impoundment 
between Steven's Creek Dam and the Augusta Diversion Dam; and (3) the 
first level of the Augusta Canal, which extends about 7 miles between 
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Augusta Diversion Dam and the Thirteenth Street gates. Sibley Mill 
Project consists of: (1) Intake works including four steel diversion 
gates on a 50-foot-long by 15-foot-high intake structure equipped with 
1-inch trash racks; (2) a concrete headrace 290 feet long, 42 feet 
wide, and 15 feet deep; (3) a brick powerhouse; (4) three vertical 
shaft Francis turbine/generator units with an installed capacity of 
2.475 MW; (5) an open tailrace 350 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 38 feet 
deep returning flow to the Augusta Canal; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. There is no dam or impoundment, as approximately 936 cfs of 
water is withdrawn from the Augusta Canal when operating at full 
capacity. The applicant estimates that the total average annual 
generation would be 11,000 megawatthours (MWh). All generated power is 
utilized within the industrial manufacturing facility in the Sibley 
Mill. No new facilities are proposed. The Enterprise Mill Project 
consists of: (1) intake works including two steel sliding, vertical 
lift intake gates; (2) primary and secondary steel trash racks; (3) two 
300-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter penstocks; (4) two vertical shaft 
turbine/generator units with an installed capacity of 1.2 megawatts and 
a rated maximum discharge of 590 cfs, located inside the reinforced 
concrete and masonry Enterprise Mill structure; (5) an underground 350-
foot-long tailrace, and open 500-foot-long tailrace section returning 
flow to the Augusta Canal, and (6) appurtenant facilities. There is no 
dam or impoundment, as approximately 580 cfs of water is withdrawn from 
the Augusta Canal when operating at full capacity. Developed head is 
approximately 30 feet. The applicant estimates that the annual 
generation would be between 5,000 and 8,000 MWh. Generated power is 
utilized within the applicant's Enterprise Mill which houses 
residential and commercial tenants, and excess power will be sold to 
Georgia Power Company. No new facilities are proposed.
    n. Copies of the applications are 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 ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item h above.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS''; (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. 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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. Procedural Schedule: the remaining schedule for processing these 
applications is revised as shown below. Revisions to this schedule may 
be made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Notice Accepting Applications, and     February 2004.
 Motions to Intervene.
Additional information requested.....  February 2004.
Additional Information due...........  April 2004.
Notice Ready for Environmental         April 2004.
 Analysis/Soliciting Final Comments,
 Recommendations, Terms and
 Conditions.
Deadline for Agency Recommendations..  June 2004.
Notice of the availability of the EA.  August 2004.
Public Comments on EA due............  September 2004.
Ready for Commission decision on the   Oct.-Nov. 2004.
 application.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-355 Filed 2-23-04; 8:45 am]
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