
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 104 (Thursday, May 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32384-32385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12785]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 516-476]


South Carolina Electric and Gas Company; Notice Denying Motion to 
Intervene and Rejecting Request for Rehearing

    On April 22, 2013, Commission staff issued an order approving South 
Carolina Electric and Gas Company's request to convey approximately 
0.172 acres of land of the Saluda Hydroelectric Project No. 516, 
located on the Saluda and Congaree Rivers in Lexington, Newberry, 
Richland, and Saluda Counties, South Carolina.\1\ On May 7, 2013, Pat 
Kelleher filed a motion to intervene and a request for rehearing of 
Commission staff's order.
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    \1\ South Carolina Elec. and Gas Co., 143 FERC ] 62,041 (2013).
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    Rule 214(b)(2) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 
states in relevant part that a motion to intervene must show in 
sufficient detail that the movant's participation is in the public 
interest.\2\ In his request for rehearing, Mr. Kelleher states that his 
intervention ``is in the public interest because it improves public 
access to public recreation at the . . . .'' \3\ Mr. Kelleher, a 
resident of Washington State, failed to identify any interest 
whatsoever in this specific proceeding.\4\

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Accordingly, his motion to intervene is denied.\5\
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    \2\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(2)(iii) (2012).
    \3\ Request for Rehearing at 1.
    \4\ He does not claim to own or recreate at property on or near 
the project site, to have ever visited the project, or have any 
future plans to do so.
    \5\ See Alabama Power Co., 141 FERC ] 61,039 (2012); Union 
Electric Co., 140 FERC ] 61,210 (2012); Alabama Power Co., 140 FERC 
] 61,037 (2012); PPL Holtwood, LLC, 140 FERC ] 61,038 (2012).
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    Under section 313(a) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 825l 
(2006), a request for rehearing may be filed only by a party to the 
proceeding. Pat Kelleher is not a party to this proceeding. Therefore, 
his request for rehearing is rejected.
    This notice constitutes final agency action. Requests for rehearing 
by the Commission of this notice must be filed within 30 days of the 
date of issuance of this notice pursuant to section 313(a) of the FPA, 
16 U.S.C. 825l (2006), and section 385.713 of the Commission's 
regulations, 18 CFR 385.713 (2012).

    Dated: May 21, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-12785 Filed 5-29-13; 8:45 am]
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