Key Milestones
Keowee-Toxaway Relicensing Schedule
| 18 CFR § | Lead | Activity | Timeframe | Deadline1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| § 5.5 (d) | Duke | File NOI | Complete | |
| § 5.6 (a) | Duke | File PAD | Complete | |
| § 5.7 | FERC | Initial Tribal Consultation Meeting | Within 30 Days of filing NOI and PAD (up to Day 30) | Complete |
| § 5.8 | FERC | FERC Notices NOI/PAD and Issues Scoping Document 1 (SD1) | Within 60 days of filing NOI and PAD (up to Day 60) | Complete |
| (a) | FERC Issues Notice of Commencement of Proceeding and Scoping Document | |||
| b(2) | FERC Requests to Initiate Informal Consultation under Section 7 ESA Consultation | |||
| (c) | FERC Issues SD1 | |||
| (b)(3) (viii) |
FERC / Stakeholders | Public Scoping Meeting and Site Visit2 | Within 30 days of NOI and PAD notice and issuance of SD1 (up to Day 90) | 6/15/2011 |
| § 5.9 | Stakeholders | File Comments on PAD, SD1, and Study Requests | Within 60 days of NOI and PAD notice and issuance of SD1 (up to Day 120) | 7/15/2011 |
| § 5.10 | FERC | FERC Issues Scoping Document 2 (SD2) (if necessary) | Within 45 days of deadline for filing comments on SD1 (up to Day 165) | 8/29/2011 |
| § 5.11 | Duke | File Proposed Study Plans | Within 45 days of deadline for filing comments on SD1 (up to Day 165) | 8/29/2011 |
| (e) | Duke / Stakeholders | Study Plan Meetings2 | Within 30 days of deadline for filing proposed Study Plans (up to Day 195) | 9/28/2011 |
| § 5.12 | Stakeholders | File Comments on Proposed Study Plan | Within 90 days after proposed study plan is filed (up to Day 255) | 11/28/2011 |
| § 5.13 (a) | Duke | File Revised Study Plan (if necessary) | Within 30 days following the deadline for filing comments on proposed Study Plan (SP) (up to Day 285) | 12/28/2011 |
| (b) | Stakeholders | File Comments on Revised Study Plan (if necessary) | Within 15 days following Revised Study Plan (up to Day 300) | 1/12/2012 |
| (c) | FERC | FERC Issues Study Plan Determination | Within 30 days following Revised Study Plan (up to Day 315) | 1/27/2012 |
| (d) | FERC | Study Plan approved if no study dispute filed per § 5.14 | Within 20 days of Study Plan determination | 2/16/2012 |
| § 5.14 | Stakeholders / FERC | Formal Study Dispute Resolution Process (if necessary)3 | Within 20 days of Study Plan determination | 2/16/2012 |
| § 5.15 | Duke | Conduct Field Studies | 1st Season Start ~2/18/12 | |
| (b) | Duke | File Study Progress Reports | ~6/23/12 and ~11/9/12 | |
| (c)(1) | Duke | File Initial Study Reports | No later than one year from Study Plan approval | 2/16/2013 |
| (c)(2) | Duke | Initial Study Results Meeting2 | Within 15 days of Initial Study Report | 3/5/2013 |
| (c)(3) | Duke | File Study Results Meeting Summary | With 15 days of Study Results Meeting | 3/20/2013 |
| (c)(4) | Stakeholders / FERC | File Meeting Summary Disputes/Modifications to Study/Propose New Studies (if necessary) | Within 30 days of filing Meeting Summary | 4/19/2013 |
| (c)(5) | Duke | File Responses to Disputes (if necessary) | Within 30 days of disputes | 5/20/2013 |
| (c)(6) | FERC | Dispute Resolution (if necessary)3 | Within 30 day of filing responses to disputes | 6/19/2013 |
| § 5.15 | Duke | Conduct Second Season Field Studies | ~ 4/8/13 | |
| (b) | Duke | File Study Progress Reports | ~6/22/13 and ~11/8/13 | |
| (f) | Duke | File Updated Study Reports | No later than two years from Study Plan approval | 2/17/2014 |
| (c)(2) | Duke | Second Study Results Meeting | Within 15 days of Updated Study Report | 3/4/2014 |
| (c)(3) | Duke / Stakeholders | File Study Results Meeting Summary | With 15 days of Study Results Meeting | 3/19/2014 |
| (c)(4) | Stakeholders / FERC | File Meeting Summary Disputes/Modifications to Study/Propose New Studies (if necessary) | Within 30 days of filing Meeting Summary | 4/18/2014 |
| (c)(5) | Duke | File Responses to Disputes (if necessary) | Within 30 days of disputes | 5/19/2014 |
| (c)(6) | FERC | Dispute Resolution (if necessary)3 | Within 30 day of filing responses to disputes | 6/18/2014 |
| § 5.16 | Duke | Preliminary Licensing Proposal | ||
| (a) | Duke | File Preliminary Licensing Proposal (or Draft License Application) with the FERC and distribute to Stakeholders | Not later than 150 days before final application is filed | 4/3/2014 |
| (e) | FERC | Comments on Duke Preliminary Licensing Proposal, Additional Information Request (if necessary) | Within 90 days of filing Preliminary Licensing Proposal (or Draft License Application) | 7/2/2014 |
| § 5.17 (a) | Duke | License Application Filed | 8/31/2014 |
1 This schedule may adjust based upon filing dates of required documents.
2 Shaded rows are meetings for which Duke will provide mailed notice to the distribution list in Appendix A of the PAD. See Section 3.4.3 of the PAD for more details.
3 Only Federal Agencies with mandatory conditioning authority and Water Quality Certification Agencies can file a notice of study dispute, and only so long as the study pertains directly to the exercise of their authorities.
Revised May 2011
