83 FR 33217 - Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 137 (July 17, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 33217]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15255]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1894-211]


Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments: South 
Carolina Electric & Gas Company

    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: P-1894-211.
    c. Date filed: June 28, 2018.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G).
    e. Name of Project: Parr Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Broad River, in 
Newberry and Fairfield Counties, South Carolina. The project includes 
162.61 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. William Argentieri, P.E., Manager of 
Civil Engineering, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 220 Operation 
Way, Mail Code A221, Cayce, SC 29033-3701; (803) 217-9162; or email 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar at (202) 502-6035; or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: Comments on the Settlement 
Agreement are due August 13, 2018. Reply comments are due August 27, 
2018.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-1894-211.
    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. Description of Settlement: SCE&G filed a Settlement Agreement on 
behalf of itself, American Rivers, American Whitewater, Congaree 
Riverkeeper, Mr. Jeffrey Carter, and the South Carolina Department of 
Natural Resources. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National 
Marine Fisheries Service are currently reviewing the Settlement 
Agreement. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve, among 
the signatories, all issues associated with issuance of a new license 
for the project regarding recreation; flow fluctuations downstream from 
Parr Shoals Dam; fisheries habitat in Monticello Reservoir; monitoring 
of American eel and freshwater mussels; diadromous fish protection; 
enhancement of aquatic habitat; water quality; shoreline management and 
erosion in Parr and Monticello Reservoirs; and historic properties. 
SCE&G requests that the Commission accept and incorporate into any new 
license measures as described in Appendix A of the Settlement 
Agreement. In addition, Appendix B of the Settlement Agreement includes 
off-license agreements between the signatories of the Settlement 
Agreement.
    l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is available for review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the 
Commission's website 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.
    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. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: July 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-15255 Filed 7-16-18; 8:45 am]
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