[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 21930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08587]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-2428-004]


Aquenergy Systems, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: P-2428-004.
    c. Date Filed: November 11, 2012.
    d. Submitted by: Aquenergy Systems, Inc., a fully owned 
subsidiaries of Enel Green Power North America, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Piedmont Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Saluda River in Anderson and Greenville 
counties near the town of Piedmont, 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: Beth E. Harris, P.E., Southeast 
Regional Manager, Aquenergy Systems, Inc., 11 Anderson St., Piedmont, 
SC 29674; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Sean Murphy at (202) 502-6145 or via email at 
[email protected].
    j. Aquenergy Systems, Inc. filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process/Alternative Licensing Procedures on November 11, 
2012. Aquenergy Systems, Inc. provided public notice of its request on 
February 13, 2013. In a letter dated April 5, 2013, the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Aquenergy Systems, Inc.'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/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) 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 Aquenergy Systems, Inc. as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Aquenergy Systems, Inc. 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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2428. Pursuant to 18 CFR 
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by December 31, 
2015.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: April 5, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-08587 Filed 4-11-13; 8:45 am]
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