[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68815-68816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30810]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2621-009]


Lockhart Power Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

December 18, 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-2621-009.
    c. Date filed: November 16, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Lockhart Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Pacolet Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project is located on the Pacolet River, 
near the Town of Pacolet, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The 
project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Bryan D. Stone, P.O. Box 10, 420 River 
Street, Lockhart, SC 29364; Telephone (864) 545-2211.
    i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery, Telephone (202) 502-8379, or by e-mail 
at [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: January 19, 2010.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. 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 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the 
Commission must include project name and number (i.e., Pacolet Project 
No. 2621-009) and bear the heading ``Comments on Scoping Document 1.''
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The proposed Pacolet Project would consist of two developments; 
one that is an existing, licensed development (the Lower Pacolet 
development) and a new development (Upper Pacolet

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development). The project would have an annual generation of 8,092,000 
kilowatt-hours. The proposed project would consist of the facilities 
described below.
    The Upper Pacolet development would consist of: (1) An existing 
315-foot-long by 18-foot-high concrete and rubble masonry dam, with the 
addition of 3-foot-high flashboards; (2) an existing 30-acre reservoir, 
with a useable storage capacity of 90 acre-feet at elevation 519.0 feet 
North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88); (3) new vertical slide 
intake gates with rack and pinion operators, sluice gates, and 
trashracks having a 1.375-inch clear bar spacing with a single trash 
rake cleaning mechanism; (4) a new 24-foot-wide by 40-foot-long 
concrete powerhouse that would contain a vertical Kaplan turbine with 
an estimated generating capacity of 1.1 megawatts (MW); (5) a proposed 
200-foot-long, 34.5 kilovolt (kV) transmission line; (6) a proposed 
switchyard; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    The Lower Pacolet development (all existing facilities) would 
consist of: (1) A 347-foot-long by 24-foot-high concrete and rubble 
masonry dam, with 4-foot-high flashboards; (2) three sand gates; (3) an 
11-acre reservoir, with a useable storage capacity of 44-acre feet at 
an elevation of 492.0 feet NAVD 88; (4) an intake structure equipped 
with trashracks, having a 1.375-inch clear bar spacing and a trash 
rake; (5) a 100-foot-long by 10-foot-diameter penstock; (6) a 67-foot-
long by 32-foot-wide concrete powerhouse, integral with the dam, 
containing two vertical turbines, each generating 400 kilowatts (kW); 
(7) a tailrace with a 340-foot-long curved training wall; (8) a 250-
foot-long, 34.5-kV transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
    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. A copy is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in Item H above.
    n. You may 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.
    o. Scoping Process
    The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the Pacolet Hydroelectric Project, in accordance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both 
site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable 
alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued 
on December 18, 2009.
    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and 
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on 
the Web 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or, 
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-30810 Filed 12-28-09; 8:45 am]
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