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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-9988-015]

 
Augusta Canal Authority; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

June 15, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New major license.
    b. Project No.: P-9988-015.
    c. Date Filed: May 31, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Augusta Canal Authority.
    e. Name of Project: King Mill Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The King Mill Project is located on the Augusta Canal 
about 6 miles downstream of the Augusta Diversion Dam, adjacent to the 
Savannah River, Richmond County, Augusta, GA. The project does not 
affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dayton Sherrouse, Executive Director, 
Augusta Canal Authority, 1450 Green Street, Suite 400, Augusta, GA 
30901; Telephone (706) 823-0440, Ext. 1.
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino, Telephone (202) 502-6863, or e-
mail sarah.florentino@ferc.gov. Additional information on Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydroelectric projects is available 
on FERC's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower.asp.

    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing such requests 
described in item m below. Cooperating agencies should note the 
Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of 
the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 
(2001).
    l. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if

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any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an 
additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an 
adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on 
its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a 
request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the 
date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on 
the applicant.
    m. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: July 30, 2007.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status 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 the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    n. Project Description: The existing King Mill Hydroelectric 
Project consists of: (1) Intake works consisting of a 50-foot-long, 15-
foot-high headgate and intake structure; (2) primary and secondary 
steel trash racks; (3) a 200-foot-long, 40-foot-wide, concrete-lined, 
open flume head race; (4) a 435-foot-long, 30-foot-wide brick and 
masonry powerhouse; (5) two vertical shaft turbine/generator units with 
an installed capacity of 2.25 megawatts; (6) a 435-foot-long, 30-foot-
wide, concrete-lined, open tailrace section which returns flows to the 
Augusta Canal, and (7) appurtenant facilities. There is no dam or 
impoundment, as approximately 881 cfs of water is withdrawn from the 
Augusta Canal when operating at full capacity. Developed head is 
approximately 32 feet. The estimated generation is 14,366 MWh annually. 
Nearly all generated power is utilized by the Standard Textile Plant, 
located within the King Mill building, for textile production. No new 
facilities or changes in project operation are proposed.
    o. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room 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 in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    p. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm
 to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    q. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at Sec.  800.4.
    r. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Scoping Document 1 for          September 2007.
 comments.
Request Additional Information (if    November 2007.
 necessary).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready  February 2008.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of interventions,              April 2008.
 recommendations, preliminary terms
 and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Reply comments due..................  May 2008.
FERC issues single EA (without a      September 2008.
 draft).
Comments on EA due..................  November 2008.
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    s. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-12188 Filed 6-22-07; 8:45 am]

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