Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2012)

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 108-109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33634]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13590-001]


Lockhart Power Company, Inc.; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-13590-001.
    c. Date filed: August 31, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Lockhart Power Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Riverdale Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Enoree River, near Enoree, in Spartanburg and 
Laurens counties, South Carolina. The proposed project would not affect 
any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Bryan D. Stone, Chief Operating Officer, 
Lockhart Power Company, Inc., 420 River Street, P.O. Box 10, Lockhart, 
SC 29364; (864) 545-2211.
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino at (202) 502-6863, or via email 
at [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: 60 days from the issuance 
date of this notice, or February 21, 2012.
    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 seven 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 
intervenor 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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing, currently non-operational, Riverdale Project 
consists of: (1) A 12-foot high, 425-foot-long concrete gravity dam 
with 2-foot flashboards; (2) a 6.6-acre impoundment; (3) a headrace 
leading to a 110-foot-long steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing 
a single 1.24-megawatt turbine-generator unit; (5) a 510-foot-long 
tailrace channel; and (6) appurtenant facilities. Lockhart Power 
Company, Inc. proposes to repair or upgrade the turbine unit and return 
the project operation. The proposed project would generate about 5,318 
megawatt hours annually.
    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 email 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 Riverdale 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 22, 2011.
    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

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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.

    Dated: December 22, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-33634 Filed 12-30-11; 8:45 am]
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