[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9316-9317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04679]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1894-211]


South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping 
Comments

    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 and Gas Company.
    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 occupies 
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. Deadline for filing scoping comments: April 5, 2019.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping comments 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-1894-211.
    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.

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    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. 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, spillway section 
with 10 gates, 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) Parr 
Reservoir which serves as the lower pool; (2) 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); (3) a 265-foot-
long gated intake channel, located between dams B and C; (4) four 800-
foot-long surface penstocks bifurcating into eight penstocks; (5) an 
underground generating station, which houses eight pumped-turbine 
units; and (6) 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.
    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 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 address the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in Item H above.
    n. 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.
    o. Scoping Process.
    The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the project in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and 
cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the 
proposed action.
    At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site public or agency 
scoping meetings. Instead, we are soliciting your comments and 
suggestions on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be 
addressed in the EA, as described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued 
March 6, 2019.
    Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in 
the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list 
and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may be viewed on 
the web 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or 
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: March 6, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-04679 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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