Document ID: FERC-2011-0874-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications for Surrender of License: Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Spartanburg, SC
Posted Date: 2011-06-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34220-34221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14507]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4632-033]

Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Spartanburg, SC; 
Notice of Application for Surrender of License and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No.: 4632-033.
    c. Date Filed: November 30, 2010 and supplemented on May 19, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Commissioners of Public Works of the City of 
Spartanburg, South Carolina.
    e. Name of Project: Clifton Mills 1 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Pacolet River, in Spartanburg County, South 
Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ken Tuck, Director of Water Treatment, 
Spartanburg Water, 200 Commerce Street, P.O. Box 251, Spartanburg, SC 
29304, (864) 580-5642, e-mail ktuck@spartanburgwater.org and Elizabeth 
W. Whittle, Nixon Peabody, LLP, 401 Ninth Street, NW., Suite 900, 
Washington, DC 20004, (202) 585-8338, e-mail: 
ewhittle@nixonpeabody.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Jake Tung, (202) 502-8757, e-mail at 
hong.tung@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest: 
July 6, 2011.
    Comments, motions to intervene, and protests may be filed 
electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``eFiling'' link. 
If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To 
paper-file, an original and seven copies should be mailed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to 
submit these types of filings, please go to the Commission's Web site 
located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp.
    k. Description of Request: The applicant proposes to surrender the 
license for the Clifton Mills 1 Hydroelectric Project and in 
addition, proposes to: (1) Install fences around the powerhouse to 
prevent entry, (2) remove the three tainter gates, (3) plug the 
penstocks with cement at the intake and forebay and abandon in place, 
and (4) transfer the regulation of the dam to the State of South 
Carolina after Commission approval of the surrender.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also 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 in the docket number field to access the document. 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.

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For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--All filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: June 6, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14507 Filed 6-10-11; 8:45 am]
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