[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44623-44624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4170]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 199-205]


South Carolina Public Service Authority; Notice of Application 
Accepted for filing and soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

July 26, 2005.
    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.: 199-205.

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    c. Date filed: March 14, 2004.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Public Service Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Santee and Cooper Rivers, in Berkeley, Calhoun, 
Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter counties, near Moncks Corner, South 
Carolina. The project boundary is not located within any Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: John Dulude, South Carolina Public Service 
Authority, One Riverwood Plaza, P.O. Box 2946101, Moncks Corner, SC 
29461-2901, (843) 761-4046.
    i. FERC Contact: Monte Terhaar, (202) 502-6035.
    j. Deadline for filing 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 and protests 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.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Santee Cooper Project consists of the Santee 
Development: (1) Hydraulic fill 4.4 mile long, 50 foot high North Dam 
(2) homogeneous rolled, 2.8 mile long, 48 foot high South Dam (3) 3,358 
foot spillway, powerhouse with the installed capacity of 1.92 MW; the 
Cooper Development (4) earth fill, 3,700 foot long, 60 foot high East 
Dam, (5) earth fill, 6,000 foot long, 78 foot high West Dam, (6) 
uncompacted fill, 29.8 mile long, 25 foot high, east, west, north 
dikes, (7) powerhouse with the installed capacity of 132.62 MW; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be 106, 530 megawatt hours.
    m. A copy of the application 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 ``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. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4170 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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