[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40748-40749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16347]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14338-001]


Commission of Public Works of the City of Spartanburg, South 
Carolina; 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.: 14338-001.
    c. Date Filed: May 27, 2014.
    d. Submitted By: Commission of Public Works of the City of 
Spartanburg, South Carolina (Spartanburg Water System).
    e. Name of Project: Blalock Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the existing Lake Blalock Dam on the Pacolet River, 
in Spartanburg County, 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: Ken Tuck, Spartanburg Water System, 
200 Commerce Street, P.O. Box 251, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29304; 
(864) 580-5642; email_ktuck@sws-sssd.org.
    i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Spartanburg Water System filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on May 27, 2013. Spartanburg Water System 
provided public notice of its request on May 25, 2013. In a letter 
dated July 7, 2014, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Spartanburg Water System's request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
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 NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating 
consultation with 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.

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    l. With this notice, we are designating Spartanburg Water System as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Spartanburg Water System 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    o. 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: July 7, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-16347 Filed 7-11-14; 8:45 am]
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