[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 39684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18916]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-516-459]


South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Notice of Application 
Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

July 31, 2009.
    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.: P-516-459.
    c. Date filed: August 28, 2008.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
    e. Name of Project: Saluda Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Saluda River in Richland, Lexington, Saluda, 
and Newberry counties, South Carolina. The project does not occupy any 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James M. Landreth, Vice President, 
Fossil/Hydro Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 111 
Research Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29203; or Mr. William R. 
Argentieri, Manager-Civil Engineering, South Carolina Electric & Gas 
Company, 111 Research Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29203, (803) 217-
9162.
    i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202) 502-8379, or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. The deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice and reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of 
this notice.
    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, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``e-filing'' 
link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on 
``Quick Comment.''
    k. This application has been accepted and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project description: The existing 207.3-megawatt (MW) Saluda 
Project consists of a single development with the following features: 
(1) A 7,800-foot-long, 213-foot-high earth-fill dam (Saluda dam), with 
South Carolina State Highway 6 (Highway 6) running along the top of the 
dam; (2) a dike that extends 2,550 feet from the north end of the dam, 
running parallel with Highway 6; (3) a 2,900-foot-long emergency 
spillway, with six steel Tainter gates, that is located 500 feet from 
the south end of Saluda dam, and a spillway channel that reconnects 
with the Saluda River about 0.75 miles downstream from the Saluda 
powerhouse; (4) a 2,300-foot-long, 213-foot-high roller compacted 
concrete backup dam located along the downstream toe of the Saluda dam, 
with (i) a crest elevation of 372.0 feet North American Vertical Datum 
of 1988 (NAVD88),\1\\\ and (ii) rock fill embankment sections on the 
north and south ends of the backup dam, having a combined length of 
5,700 feet; (5) a 41-mile-long, 50,900-acre reservoir (Lake Murray) at 
a full pool elevation of 358.5 feet NAVD88, with a total usable storage 
of approximately 635,000 acre-feet; (6) five 223-foot-high intake 
towers and associated penstocks; (7) a concrete and brick powerhouse 
containing four vertical Francis turbine generating units (three at 
32.5 MW and one at 42.3 MW), and a fifth vertical Francis turbine 
generating unit (67.5 MW), which is enclosed in a weather-tight housing 
located on a concrete deck attached to the south end of the main 
powerhouse; (8) a 150-foot-long tailrace; and (9) appurtenant 
facilities. There is no transmission line or bypassed reach associated 
with the project.
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    \1\ The license application contains documents that provide 
elevations based on NAVD88 datum or based on Plant Datum. To convert 
from Plant Datum to NAVD88 datum, subtract 1.5 feet.
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    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.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (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. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-18916 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
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