[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 35924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17427]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2232-334]


Duke Power Company, Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental 
Assessment

June 25, 1998.
    A draft environmental assessment (EA) is available for public 
review. The draft EA analyzes the environmental impacts of allowing 
Duke Power Company, licensee for the Catawba-Wateree Project, P-2232-
334, to authorize the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility District to 
construct additional facilities at the Catawba River Pumping Station to 
increase the water withdrawal from Mountain Island Lake for municipal 
water supply. The EA concludes the proposed action would not constitute 
a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. The Catawba-Wateree Project is on the Catawba and Wateree 
rivers in North and South Carolina.
    the draft EA was written by staff in the Office of Hydropower 
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Copies of the draft EA 
can be obtained by calling the Commission's Public Reference Room at 
(202) 208-1371.
    Please submit any comments on the draft EA within 30 days from the 
date of this notice. any comments conclusions, or recommendations that 
draw upon studies, reports, or other working papers of substance should 
be supported by appropriate documentation. Comments should be addressed 
to: Mr. David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. Please affix 
Project No. 2232-334 to all comments.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-17427 Filed 6-30-98; 8:45 am]
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