[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 200 (Monday, October 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 53489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25097]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12642-003]
Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Application
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study
Requests
October 13, 2009.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: P-12642-003.
c. Date filed: September 29, 2009.
d. Applicant: Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company, LLC.
e. Name of Project: W. Kerr Scott Hydropower Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the existing
Army Corps of Engineer's (Corps) W. Kerr Scott Dam on the Yadkin River,
near Wilkesboro in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Dean Edwards, P.O. Box 1565, Dover, FL
33527, (813) 659-3014, (813) 966-4300 Mr. Kevin Edwards, P.O. Box 143,
Mayodan, NC 27027, (336) 589-6138, [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett at (202) 502-8393, or via e-mail
at [email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: November 30, 2009.
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.
Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency
status 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.''
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The proposed 4.0-megawatt (MW) W. Kerr Scott Project would
utilize the existing Corps' W. Kerr Scott Dam and operate consistent
with the Corp's operation plan, typically to maintain the normal
surface elevation of W. Kerr Scott Reservoir at 1,030 feet mean sea
level (msl). The proposed project consists of: (1) Two 8-foot-long
penstocks; (2) an 80-foot-long by 30-foot-wide by 20-foot-high
powerhouse, containing two vertical shaft turbines; (3) a 749-foot-long
12.25-inch-diameter discharge conduit; (4) a 3,600-foot-long, 12.4-kV
transmission line; (5) substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The
project would generate about 22.4 gigawatt hours (GWH) annually.
o. 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.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the North
Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at Sec. 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate.
Issue Deficiency Letter................. December 2009.
Issue Acceptance Letter................. April 2010.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments... May 2010.
Request Additional Information.......... July 2010.
Issue Scoping Document 2................ August 2010.
Notice of application is ready for August 2010.
environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the EA.... January 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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