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1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via 

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous 

discussion on filing comments electronically. 

assistance with any FERC Online 

service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5773 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 199–205] 

Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project; 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric 

Project and Intention to Hold Public 

Meeting 

March 23, 2007. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission or FERC) 

regulations contained in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part 

380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 

47897]), the Office of Energy Projects 

staff (staff) reviewed the application for 

a New Major License for the Santee 

Cooper Hydroelectric Project, and have 

prepared a draft environmental impact 

statement (DEIS) for the project which is 

located on the Santee and Cooper Rivers 

in Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, 

Orangeburg, and Sumpter Counties, 

South Carolina. 

The DEIS contains staff’s analysis of 

the applicant’s proposal and the 

alternatives for relicensing the Santee 

Cooper Hydroelectric Project. The DEIS 

documents the views of governmental 

agencies, non-governmental 

organizations, affected Indian tribes, the 

public, the license applicant, and 

Commission staff. 

A copy of the DEIS is available for 

review at the Commission 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, to access 

the document. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866)208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202)502–8659. 

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. 

Comments should be filed with Philis 

J. Posey, Acting Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

All Comments must be filed within 60 

days of the date of this notice, and 

should reference the Santee Cooper 

Hydroelectric Project, Project No. 199–

205. Comments may be filed 

electronically via the internet in lieu of 

paper. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary 

link. 

Anyone may intervene in this 

proceeding based on this DEIS (18 CFR 

380.10). You must file your request to 

intervene as specified above.1 You do 

not need intervenor status to have your 

comments considered. 

In addition to or in lieu of sending 

written comments, you are invited to 

attend a public meeting that will be held 

to receive comments on the DEIS. The 

time and place of the meeting is as 

follows: 

Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2007. 

Time: 7:30 PM (EDT). 

Place: Holiday Inn Express. 

Address: 505 R.C. Dennis Blvd., 

Moncks Corner, SC. 

At this meeting, resource agency 

personnel and other interested persons 

will have the opportunity to provide 

oral and written comments and 

recommendations regarding the DEIS. 

The meeting will be recorded by a court 

reporter, and all statements (verbal and 

written) will become part of the 

Commission’s public records for the 

project. This meeting will be posted on 

the Commission’s calendar located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ 

Eventslist.aspx along with other related 

information. 

For further information, please 

contact Monte TerHaar at (202) 502–

6035 or at monte.terhaar@ferc.gov. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5697 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 199–205] 

Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project; 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric 

Project and Intention To Hold Public 

Meeting 

March 23, 2007. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission or FERC) 

regulations contained in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part 

380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 

47897]), the Office of Energy Projects 

staff (staff) reviewed the application for 

a New Major License for the Santee 

Cooper Hydroelectric Project, and have 

prepared a draft environmental impact 

statement (DEIS) for the project which is 

located on the Santee and Cooper Rivers 

in Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, 

Orangeburg, and Sumpter Counties, 

South Carolina. 

The DEIS contains staff’s analysis of 

the applicant’s proposal and the 

alternatives for relicensing the Santee 

Cooper Hydroelectric Project. The DEIS 

documents the views of governmental 

agencies, non-governmental 

organizations, affected Indian tribes, the 

public, the license applicant, and 

Commission staff. 

A copy of the DEIS is available for 

review at the Commission 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, to access 

the document. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

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. 

Comments should be filed with Philis 

J. Posey, Acting Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

All Comments must be filed within 60 

days of the date of this notice, and 

should reference the Santee Cooper 

Hydroelectric Project, Project No. 199–

205. Comments may be filed 

electronically via the Internet in lieu of 

paper. The Commission strongly 


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