[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 63146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28793]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ P-13590-000]


Lockhart Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

November 23, 2009.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 13590-000.
    c. Date Filed: September 28, 2009.
    d. Submitted By: Lockhart Power Company (Lockhart Power).
    e. Name of Project: Riverdale Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Enoree River in Spartanburg and Laurens 
Counties, South Carolina. No federal lands are occupied by the project 
works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's Regulations
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Bryan Stone, Lockhart Power 
Company, Chief Operating Officer, 420 River Street, P.O. Box 10, 
Lockhart, South Carolina 29364; 1-800-368-1289.
    i. FERC Contact: Bryan Roden-Reynolds at (202) 502-6618; or e-mail 
at [email protected].
    j. Lockhart Power filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on September 28, 2009. Lockhart Power provided public 
notice of its request on September 29 and 30, 2009. In a letter dated 
November 20, 2009, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects 
approved Lockhart Power's request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 
joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; (b) NMFS under 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 
the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by 
Section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing 
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 
800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Lockhart Power as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 
Section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Lockhart Power filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including 
a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 
18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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 paragraph h.
    o. 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. E9-28793 Filed 12-1-09; 8:45 am]
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