[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16092-16093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7146]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2621-009]


Lockhart Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

March 24, 2010.
    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: 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, Chief Operating Officer, 
Lockhart Power Company, P.O. Box 10, 420 River Street, Lockhart, South 
Carolina 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 motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days 
from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from 
the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) 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.
    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 
intervener 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now is 
ready for environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The proposed Pacolet Project would consist 
of two

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developments; one that is an existing, licensed development (the Lower 
Pacolet development) and a new development (Upper Pacolet development). 
The project would have an annual generation of 8.092 gigawatt-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-inch clear bar spacing with 
a trash rake; (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 1,100 kilowatts (kW); (5) a 
tailrace with a 40-foot-long guide wall; (6) a new 200-foot-long, 34 
kilovolt (kV) transmission line; (7) a proposed substation; and (8) 
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 Leffel Type Z 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 at [email protected]. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h 
above.
    n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``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 protesting or 
intervening; 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. A copy of 
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in 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.
    o. 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-7146 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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