
[Federal Register: October 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 200)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12642-003]

 
Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study 
Requests

October 13, 2009.
    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, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: W. Kerr Scott Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the existing 
Army Corps of Engineer's (Corps) W. Kerr Scott Dam on the Yadkin River, 
near Wilkesboro in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Dean Edwards, P.O. Box 1565, Dover, FL 
33527, (813) 659-3014, (813) 966-4300 Mr. Kevin Edwards, P.O. Box 143, 
Mayodan, NC 27027, (336) 589-6138, ph@piedmonthydropower.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett at (202) 502-8393, or via e-mail 
at brandi.sangunett@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l 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).
    k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if 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.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: November 30, 2009.
    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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``e-filing'' 
link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on 
``Quick Comment.''
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed 4.0-megawatt (MW) W. Kerr Scott Project would 
utilize the existing Corps' W. Kerr Scott Dam and operate consistent 
with the Corp's operation plan, typically to maintain the normal 
surface elevation of W. Kerr Scott Reservoir at 1,030 feet mean sea 
level (msl). The proposed project consists of: (1) Two 8-foot-long 
penstocks; (2) an 80-foot-long by 30-foot-wide by 20-foot-high 
powerhouse, containing two vertical shaft turbines; (3) a 749-foot-long 
12.25-inch-diameter discharge conduit; (4) a 3,600-foot-long, 12.4-kV 
transmission line; (5) substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
project would generate about 22.4 gigawatt hours (GWH) annually.
    o. 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 1-
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.
    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.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the North 
Carolina 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.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.

Issue Deficiency Letter.................  December 2009.
Issue Acceptance Letter.................  April 2010.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments...  May 2010.
Request Additional Information..........  July 2010.
Issue Scoping Document 2................  August 2010.
Notice of application is ready for        August 2010.
 environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the EA....  January 2011.



Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-25097 Filed 10-16-09; 8:45 am]

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