[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 26090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8699]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 516-445]


South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Notice of Application for 
Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Protests

May 1, 2007.
    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 to Transfer Interests in 
Project Lands.
    b. Project No: 516-445.
    c. Date Filed: April 16, 2007.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
    e. Name of Project: Saluda Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Saluda and Congaree 
Rivers, in Lexington, Newberry, Richland, and Saluda Counties, South 
Carolina. The project does not occupy any Federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. J. Hagood Hamilton, Senior Counsel, SCANA 
Corporation, Columbia, SC 29218, Telephone (803) 217-8938, e-mail 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Christopher Yeakel, Telephone (202) 502-8132, and 
e-mail: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest: 
June 1, 2007.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on 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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee proposes to transfer fee 
simple interest in a 36 acre tract of land located within the project 
boundary along the western bank of the Saluda River in Newberry County, 
South Carolina, southwest of the intersection of routes 34 and 121 at 
the Deadfall Crossroads. In exchange for the interest in the 36 acre 
tract, the licensee will receive fee title to a tract of land 150 feet 
wide and approximately 1.25 miles long, running adjacent to the western 
bank of the Saluda River, to which the licensee currently only has 
flowage rights.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    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, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers (P-516-445).
    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.
    q. 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 at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-8699 Filed 5-7-07; 8:45 am]
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