[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55604-55605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25317]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10254-026]


Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC; Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC; 
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting 
Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: 10254-026.
    c. Date filed: November 30, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC (Pelzer Hydro), 
Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC (Consolidated Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Upper Pelzer Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Saluda River in 
the Town of Pelzer, 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 comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your 
name and contact information at the end of your comments. 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-10254-026.
    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 and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The Upper Pelzer Project consists of: (1) A 505-foot-long by 
29.7-foot-high granite masonry dam, consisting of (i) a 150-foot-long 
non-overflow section, (ii) a 280-foot-long ungated overflow spillway 
topped with 4-foot-high wooden flashboards, and (iii) a 75-foot-long 
gated intake section containing six gates; (2) a 25-acre impoundment at 
a normal pool elevation of 718.7 feet mean sea level, as measured at 
the top of the flashboards; (3) a 260-foot-long by 52-foot-wide forebay 
canal channeling flow from 6 canal gates to the project's 2 
powerhouses; (4) a 43-foot-long by 24-foot-wide upstream concrete 
powerhouse, protected by a 65-foot-long trashrack structure with 5.5-
inch clear bar spacing for 38 feet of length, and 2-inch clear bar 
spacing for 27 feet of length, containing two vertical Francis turbine 
generating units that total 1,500 kW (kW); (5) a 70-foot-long by 55-
foot-wide downstream powerhouse, protected by a trashrack structure 
with 2-inch clear bar spacing, containing one vertical Francis turbine 
generating unit that totals 450 kW; (6) a 95-foot-long by 74-foot-wide 
tailrace extending from the upstream powerhouse, and a 132-foot-long by 
24-foot-wide tailrace extending from the downstream powerhouse; (7) a 
65-foot-long, 3,300-volt transmission line, connecting the upper and 
lower powerhouses with the grid via a 7.2/12.47 kilovolt transformer; 
and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    Pelzer Hydro and Consolidated Hydro (co-licensees) operate the 
project in a

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run- of-river mode using automatic pond level control, with no useable 
storage or flood control capacity. There are no minimum flow 
requirements downstream of the dam. The project operates under an 
estimated average head of 25 feet, including the 4-foot-high spillway 
flashboards. The impoundment water surface elevation is maintained at 
718.7 feet. River flows between 159 cubic feet per second (cfs) and 
1,200 cfs are used for power generation, while flows in excess of 1,200 
cfs are passed over the spillway. A single manually operated, low level 
outlet gate located in the unregulated spillway portion of the dam is 
used to drain the impoundment during maintenance activities. The total 
installed capacity of the project is 1,950 kW between the three 
generating units. The project generates approximately 6,223 megawatt-
hours annually, which are sold to a local utility.
    The co-licensees propose to continue to operate and maintain the 
Upper Pelzer Project as is required in the existing license, and to 
develop canoe portage facilities. The co-licensees also propose to 
release a continuous minimum flow of 15 cfs or inflow, whichever is 
less, from a new weir on the spillway crest in order to maintain 
aquatic habitat and water quality conditions in the 115-foot-long reach 
between the dam and the upstream powerhouse tailrace.
    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.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
COMMENTS, REPLY COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or 
PRESCRIPTIONS; (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 
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements 
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, 
terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary 
basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all 
persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

    Dated: November 16, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-25317 Filed 11-21-17; 8:45 am]
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