[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 31318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10807]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 199-205]


South Carolina Public Service Authority; Notice of Settlement 
Agreement and Soliciting Comments

May 30, 2007.
    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project Nos.: P-199-205.
    c. Date filed: May 24, 2007.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Public Service Authority (SCPSA).
    e. Name of Project: Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Santee and Cooper Rivers in Berkeley, Calhoun, 
Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter Counties in South Carolina, about 50 
miles north of Charleston and 60 miles southeast of Columbia, South 
Carolina. The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Dulude, P.E., 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 at [email protected], or (202) 
502-6035.
    j. Deadline for filing comments: June 18, 2007. Reply comments due 
July 3, 2007.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, 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.
    Comments 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. SCPSA filed a settlement on behalf of itself, the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (FWS), and the South Carolina Department of Natural 
Resources (SCDNR). The purpose of the settlement agreement is to 
resolve, among the signatories, issues associated with issuance of a 
new license for the project, including diadromous fish passage and 
management, as well as instream flows for the Santee River. Major 
issues covered in the settlement include: (1) FWS's revised section 18 
fishway prescription; (2) withdrawal of FWS's preliminary section 4(e) 
conditions; (3) minimum flow releases from the Santee Dam to the Santee 
River, including establishment of a technical advisory committee; (4) 
development of a low flow operating protocol; and (5) twelve measures 
to address waterfowl management and recreation boating at the Santee 
National Wildlife Refuge.
    l. A copy of the settlement agreement 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-10807 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am]
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