[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63450-63451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25960]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-12642-003]
Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
October 7, 2010.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: P-12642-003.
c. Date filed: September 29, 2009.
d. Applicant: Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company.
e. Name of Project: W. Kerr Scott Hydropower Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the existing
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) W. Kerr Scott dam on the Yadkin
River, near Wilkesboro in Wilkes County, North Carolina. A total of 3.5
acres of Federal lands, administered by the Corps, would be occupied by
the proposed project.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Edwards, P.O. Box 143, Mayodan, NC
27027; Mr. Dean Edwards, P.O. Box 1565, Dover, FL 33527.
i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams at (202) 502-8087, or
[email protected].
j. The deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this
notice and reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site 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], or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
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.
k. This application has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would use the Corps' existing Kerr Scott
dam, and would consist of the following modified and new facilities:
(1) A multi-level intake structure with trashracks; (2) a 749-foot-long
reinforced concrete water conduit with a 580-foot-long, 11-foot-
diameter steel liner in the downstream portion; (3) a penstock
bifurcation and two 8-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (4) a gate at the
end of the water conduit, with a Howell-Bunger-ring-jet-type fixed cone
valve; (5) an 80-foot-long by 30-foot-wide powerhouse containing one
2.0-MW Kaplan unit and one 2.0-MW propeller-type unit; (6) an 80-foot-
wide by 30-foot-long discharge channel that joins the Yadkin River at
the downstream end of the existing stilling basin; (7) a substation;
(8) a new underground 12.47-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that
extends 150 feet from the proposed powerhouse to an existing utility
pole to the south of the powerhouse, and an upgraded 3,600-foot-long,
12.47-kV three-phase line that connects the utility pole to a Duke
Energy substation; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Kerr
Scott Project, using releases from the reservoir, as directed by the
Corps, would generate approximately 22,400 megawatt-hours of energy
annually.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be
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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. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis, and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this, or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to, and in compliance with, public notice of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
o. A license applicant must file, no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-25960 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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