[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67876-67877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32713]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Amendment of License
December 3, 1998.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Amendment to License.
b. Projects: Catawba-Wateree Project No. 2232-381; Ninety-Nine
Islands Project No. 2331-014; Gaston Shoals Project No. 2332-021;
Keowee & Jocassee Project No. 2503-048; Bad Creek Project No. 2740-041.
c. Date Filed: November 5, 1998.
d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
e. Location: The five hydroelectric projects listed above are on
the Catawba River in the general region of western North Carolina and
northern South Carolina. The following Lakes are included in the above
projects: James, Rhodhiss, Hickory, Lookout Shoals, Norman, Mountain
Island, Wylie, Fishing Creek, Great Falls, Rocky Creek, Wateree, Bad
Creek, Ninety-nine Islands, Gaston Shoals, Jocassee and Keowee.
f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Joe Hall, Duke Power, P.O. Box 1006,
Charlotte, NC 28201-1006, (704) 382-8576.
h. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking (202) 219-2656.
i. Comment Date: January 7, 1999.
j. Description of Amendment: Duke Power requests Commission
approval of an Excavation programmatic Agreement (PA) for its five
hydroelectric projects listed above. The PA would allow Duke to
authorize, without Commission approval, applications to dredge or
excavate less than 2,000 cubic yards of soil from the above lakes. The
PA outlines those procedures Duke Power would use to review such
applications including its permitting process, excavation criteria,
consultation requirements, environmental requirements and other
restrictions.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
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applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-32713 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
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