[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34160-34161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16608]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing; Notice That the 
Application Is not Ready for Environmental Analysis; Notice of 
Solicitation of Interventions and Protests; and Notice of Scoping and 
Invitation for Written Scoping Comments

June 17, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major New License.
    b. Project No.: 2620-005.
    c. Date filed: March 9, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Lockhart Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Lockhart Project.
    f. Location: On the Broad River in Union, Chester, York, and 
Cherokee counties, South Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Leslie Anderson, General Manager, 
Lockhart Power Company, 420 River Street, Lockhart, South Carolina 
29364, (864) 545-2211.
    i. FERC Contact: Charles R. Hall at (202) 219-2853.
    j. Deadline Date: August 18, 1998.
    k. Description of the Project: The existing project consists of: 
(1) A 16-foot-high, concrete gravity dam; (2) a 7.5-mile-long, 300-acre 
reservoir; (3) a 7,497-foot-long canal; (4) a powerhouse containing 
five turbine-generator units with a total installed capacity of 15,200 
kilowatts (kW), proposed for upgrading to 18,000 kW; (5) a 1,500-foot-
long tailrace; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection or reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First Street, 
NE., Room 2A-1, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-2326. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at Lockhart 
Power Company, 420 River Street, Lockhart, South Carolina 29364, phone 
(864) 545-2211.
    m. Status of Application and Environmental Analysis: This 
application has been accepted for filing, but it is not ready for 
environmental analysis. See attached paragraph E1.
    n. Invitation to Intervene or Protest: Intervenors are reminded of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure requiring parties 
filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of the document on 
each person whose name appears on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if a party or 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. See attached 
paragraph B1.
    o. Scoping and Invitation for Written Scoping Comments: Interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental expertise 
are invited to assist the staff in identifying the scope of 
environmental issues that should be analyzed in the environmental 
analysis once the application is determined ready for environmental 
analysis by submitting written scoping comments. To help focus these 
comments, a scoping document outlining subject areas which could be 
addressed in an environmental analysis will be mailed to all agencies 
and interested individuals on the Commission mailing list. Copies of 
the scoping document may also be requested from the staff.
    Persons who have views on the issues or information relevant to the 
issues may submit written statements for inclusion in the public 
record. Those written comments should be filed with the Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, by the deadline date shown in item (j) above. All 
written correspondence should clearly show the following caption on the 
first page: Lockhart Project, FERC No. 2620-005.
    p. This notice contains the standard paragraphs B1 and E1.
    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules 
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests filed, but only those who file a motion to 
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party 
to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the

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application directly from the applicant. Any of these documents must be 
filed by providing the original and the number of copies required by 
the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An 
additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, 
Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
at the above address. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must 
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the 
particular application.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-16608 Filed 6-22-98; 8:45 am]
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