Document ID: FERC-2010-1254-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Greenwood County, SC
Posted Date: 2010-09-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 173)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1267-089]

 
Greenwood County, SC; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

September 1, 2010.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR part 
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Office of Energy Projects has 
prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for an application filed by 
Greenwood County, South Carolina (licensee) on January 26, 2010, 
requesting Commission approval to amend article 407 of its project 
license for the Buzzards Roost Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 1267). 
The licensee requests permission to revise the schedule for management 
of lake levels (rule curve) to maintain the lake at the summer level 
until November 1 in order to facilitate late-season recreation. The 
licensee also proposes to maintain the lake at its annual low from 
January 15 until February 1 of each year in order to provide a period 
for adjacent landowners to work on permitted encroachments. The 
licensee states that it would vary from article 407 to perform 
necessary maintenances, safely manage flood flows, during operating 
emergencies, and to meet minimum flow requirements under article 408. 
The project is located on the Saluda River in Greenwood, Laurens, and 
Newberry Counties, South Carolina. The project does not occupy any 
federal lands.
    The EA evaluates the environmental impacts that would result from 
approving the licensee's proposal to amend article 407 of the project 
license. The EA finds that approval of the application would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    A copy of the EA is attached to a Commission Order titled ``Order 
Amending License,'' issued August 31, 2010, and is on file with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection. The EA may also be 
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-1267) excluding the last 
three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3372, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-22299 Filed 9-7-10; 8:45 am]
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