[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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