[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45282-45283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20787]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2428-007]


Aquenergy Systems, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 2428-007.
    c. Date filed: December 30, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Aquenergy Systems, LLC (Aquenergy).
    e. Name of Project: Piedmont Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Saluda River in 
the Town of Piedmont, in Anderson and Greenville Counties, South 
Carolina. The project does not affect federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, P.E., Regional Operations 
Manager, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 11 Anderson Street, 
Piedmont, SC 29673; Telephone--(864) 846-0042; Email_
[email protected] OR Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green 
Power North America, Inc., One Tech Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 
01810; Telephone--(978) 681-1900; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202) 502-6304, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests and 
requests for cooperating agency status: 60 days from the issuance date 
of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating agency 
status using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper 
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number P-2428-007.
    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 has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Piedmont Project consists of: (1) A 600-foot-long by 25-
foot-high stone masonry dam, consisting of (i) a 200-foot-long non-
overflow section, (ii) a 200-foot-long central overflow spillway topped 
with 16-inch wooden flashboards, and (iii) a 200-foot-long non-overflow 
spillway housing the inoperable J.P. Stevens Canal intake; (2) a 22-
acre impoundment at a normal pool elevation of 774 feet mean sea level; 
(3) a 144-foot-long by 81-foot-wide intake canal consisting of eight 
gates at the head of the canal controlling flow to the powerhouse; (4) 
a 55-foot-long by 55-foot-wide brick masonry powerhouse protected by a 
trashrack structure with 2-inch clear bar spacing, located 120 feet 
downstream of the dam, containing one vertical Francis turbine 
generating unit that totals 1,000 kilowatt (kW); (5) a 180-foot-long by 
38-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 263-foot-long, 600-volt transmission line 
connecting the powerhouse to the non-project substation; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities.
    Aquenergy operates the project in a run-of-river mode, with no 
useable storage or flood control capacity. A continuous minimum flow of 
15 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less, is 
released into the bypassed area. The minimum flow is

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achieved via a weir on the spillway crest. The project operates under 
an estimated average head of 26 feet, including the 16-inch spillway 
flashboards. The impoundment water surface elevation is maintained at 
774 feet. River flows between 159 cfs and 535 cfs are used for power 
generation, while flows in excess of 535 cfs are passed over the 
flashboards and spillway. The total installed capacity of the project 
is 1,000 kW from the single generating unit. The project generates 
approximately 5,369 megawatt-hours annually, which are sold to a local 
utility.
    Aquenergy proposes to continue to operate and maintain the Piedmont 
Project as is required in the existing license, and to develop canoe 
portage facilities. No changes to project operations are proposed. 
Other than the development of canoe portage facilities, no new 
construction or major project modifications are proposed.
    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 also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also 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.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title PROTEST 
or MOTION TO INTERVENE; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing 
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain 
copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application.

    Dated: September 21, 2017.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-20787 Filed 9-27-17; 8:45 am]
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