[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33215-33216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15256]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1894-211]


South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study 
Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a 
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-1894-211.
    c. Date filed: June 28, 2018.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G).
    e. Name of Project: Parr Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Broad River, in 
Newberry and Fairfield Counties, South Carolina. The project includes 
162.61 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. William Argentieri, P.E., Manager of 
Civil Engineering, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 220 Operation 
Way, Mail Code A221, Cayce, SC 29033-3701; (803) 217-9162; or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar at (202) 502-6035; or 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item m below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC 
61,076 (2001).
    l. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    m. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: August 27, 2018.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests 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-1894-211.
    n. Project Description: The project consists of two developments; 
the 14.88 Megawatt (MW) Parr Shoals Development and the 511.2-MW 
Fairfield Pumped Storage Development.
    The Parr Shoals Development consists of: (1) The 15-mile-long, 
4,250-acre Parr Reservoir, at full pond elevation 265.3 feet North 
American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88); (2) the 2,690-foot-long Parr 
Shoals Dam, which includes a non-overflow section and powerhouse intake 
section; (3) a powerhouse integral with the dam, with six generating 
units; and (4) transmission facilities that consist of three 950-foot-
long, 13.8-kilovolt lines extending from the hydro station to the non-
project Parr sub-station.
    The Fairfield Pumped Storage Development consists of: (1) The 
6,800-acre Monticello Reservoir (upper reservoir), at normal maximum 
elevation 424.3 feet NAVD 88, formed by four earthen dams (A, B, C, and 
D); (2) a 265-foot-long gated intake channel, located between dams B 
and C; (3) four 800-foot-long surface penstocks bifurcating into eight 
penstocks; (4) an underground generating station, which houses eight 
pumped-turbine units; and (5) transmission facilities that consist of 
three 7,000-foot-long lines extending from the Fairfield switch station 
to the non-project V.C. Summer switchyard.
    The Fairfield Pumped Storage Development is operated to generate 
during peak demand periods. Generation usually occurs during the day, 
with the upper reservoir replenished by pumping water at night (non-
peak period). The Parr Shoals Development serves as the lower reservoir 
for the pumped storage project.
    o. 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 website 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.
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made, as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)  September 2018.
Request Additional Information........  September 2018.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments.  October 2018.
Comments on Scoping Document 1........  December 2018.
Issue Notice of Ready for               August 2019.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary  October 2019.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues EA or draft EA......  February 2020.
Comments on EA or draft EA............  April 2020.
Commission Issues Final EA (if          June 2020.
 necessary).
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: July 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-15256 Filed 7-16-18; 8:45 am]
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