[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 19964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8705]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 516-459]


South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, South Carolina; Notice of 
Public Meeting on Environmental Assessment

April 9, 2010.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) hereby gives 
notice that members of its staff will conduct a public meeting on the 
draft environmental assessment (Draft EA) for the Saluda Hydroelectric 
Project (FERC Project No. 516-459). In addition to or in lieu of 
sending written comments on the Draft EA, you are invited to attend a 
public meeting that will be held to receive comments on the Draft EA. 
The time and location of this meeting is as follows:

Saluda Project Meeting

    Date: April 29, 2010.
    Time: 7 to 9:30 p.m. (EST).
    Place: Saluda Shoals Park, River Center Conference Center.
    Address: 5605 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29211-2611.
    The purpose of this meeting is to solicit comments on the Draft EA 
prepared as part of processing the relicensing application for the 
Saluda Project. The Draft EA was issued and publicly noticed on March 
24, 2010, and is available for review on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov, under the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number (e.g., P-516) 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.
    The Saluda Project is located on the Saluda River in Richland, 
Lexington, Saluda, and Newberry Counties, South Carolina. There are no 
federal lands affected by these projects.
    This meeting is open to the public. At this meeting, State and 
Federal resource agency personnel, Indian tribes, non-governmental 
organizations, and other interested persons will have the opportunity 
to provide oral and/or written comments regarding the Draft EA. The 
meeting will be recorded by a court reporter, and all statements 
(verbal and written) will become part of the Commission's public record 
for the project. This meeting is posted on the Commission's calendar 
located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 
with other related information.
    The deadline for filing comments on the Draft EA is May 10, 2010. 
Comments should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,Washington, DC, 
20426. Comments should reference Project No. 516-459 (Saluda Project). 
Comments 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 instructions on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link.
    For further information, contact Lee Emery at (202) 502-8379 or at 
[email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-8705 Filed 4-15-10; 8:45 am]
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