[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 21931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08590]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. P-10254-023; P-10253-027]


Pelzer Hydro Company, Inc. Consolidated Hydro Southeast, 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 Nos.: P-10254-023, and P-10253-027.
    c. Date Filed: November 11, 2012.
    d. Submitted by: Pelzer Hydro Company, Inc. and Consolidated Hydro 
Southeast, Inc., both fully owned subsidiaries of Enel Green Power 
North America, Inc.
    e. Name of Projects: Upper Pelzer Hydroelectric Project (P-10254) 
and Lower Pelzer Hydroelectric Project (P-10253).
    f. Location: On the Saluda River in Anderson and Greenville 
counties near the town of Pelzer (P-10254), and the town of Williamston 
(P-10253), South Carolina. No federal lands are occupied by the project 
works or located within the project boundary of either project.
    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. Pelzer Hydro Company, Inc. and Consolidated Hydro Southeast, 
Inc., filed their request to use the Traditional Licensing Process/
Alternative Licensing Procedures on November 11, 2012. Pelzer Hydro 
Company, Inc. and Consolidated Hydro Southeast, 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 
Pelzer Hydro Company, Inc. and Consolidated Hydro Southeast, 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 Pelzer Hydro Company, Inc. 
and Consolidated Hydro Southeast, 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. Pelzer Hydro Company, Inc. and Consolidated Hydro Southeast, 
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. Copies of the PADs are 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. Copies are 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. 10254. The licensee 
states its unequivocal intent to submit an application for a voluntary 
new license for Project No. 10253. 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 these projects must be filed by November 30, 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. 2013-08590 Filed 4-11-13; 8:45 am]
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