96-3534. Duke Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6239-6240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3534]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 2232-303; North Carolina and South Carolina]


Duke Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

February 12, 1996.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR Part 
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47910), the Office of Hydropower Licensing 
(OHL) reviewed Duke Power Company's Revised Shoreline Management Plan 
for the Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project located on the Catawba-
Wateree River in North and South Carolina. The Plan addresses 1,635 
miles of shoreline area for 11 reservoirs, focusing primarily on land 
use classification, recreational shoreline uses, boating access, and 
shoreline aesthetics. The 11 reservoirs, in order from north to south, 
are:

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              North Carolina                       South Carolina       
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1. Lake James.............................  7. Lake Wylie.              
2. Lake Rhodhiss..........................  8. Fishing Creek Lake.      
3. Lake Hickory...........................  9. Great Falls Lake.        
4. Lookout Shoals Lake....................  10. Rocky Creek Lake.       
5. Lake Norman............................  11. Lake Wateree.           
6. Mountain Island Lake...................                              
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    In the Plan, the licensee proposes certain land uses at the 11 
project reservoirs: commercial/non-residential; commercial/residential; 
residential; recreational; project operations; natural areas; and 
environmental areas.
    In developing the Plan, the licensee evaluated and classified 
existing and future shoreline and lake use at the 11 reservoirs. The 
projected use levels are based on the classification of existing 
shoreline development and the results of a boating and lake use study.
    The staff prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 
proposed plan and concluded that the effects on environmental resources 
would be nonsignificant if our recommendations are implemented, and the 
recreational opportunities at the project would be enhanced with 
additional facilities. On the basis of the independent environmental 
assessment, approval of the Plan would not constitute a major 

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federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the 
environment.
    Copies of the EA are available for review in the Reference and 
Information Center, Room 2A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First 
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-3534 Filed 2-15-96; 8:45 am]
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