[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 41108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19390]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment to License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Protests

July 23, 1999.
    Take notice that the following application to amend the project 
license has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Amendment to License.
    b. Project Name: Catawba-Wateree Project.
    c. Project No.: FERC Project No. 2232-393.
    d. Date Filed: May 28, 1999.
    e. Applicant: Duke Energy Corporation.
    f. Location: Counties and lakes affected in North Carolina: 
Counties: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, 
Lincoln, McDowell, and Mecklenburg. Lakes: James, Rhodiss, Hickory, 
Lookout Shoals, Norman, and Mountain Island. Counties and Lakes 
affected in South Carolina: Counties: Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, 
Lancaster, and York. Lakes: Wylie, Fishing Creek, Great Falls, Rocky 
Creek, and Wateree.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. E.M. Oakley, Duke Energy Corporation, 
P.O. Box 1006 (EC12Y), Charlotte, NC 28201-1006, (704) 382-5778.
    i. FERC Contact: Brian Romanek, [email protected], (202) 
219-3076.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protest and comments: 
September 7, 1999.
    k. Description of the filing: Pursuant to Commission's Order 
Approving and Modifying Shoreline Management Plan for the Catawba-
Wateree Hydroelectric Project, the licensee filed, for Commission 
approval, revised Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) Maps on September 30, 
1998 (based, in part, on results of a Shallow Water Fish Habitat 
Study). Subsequently, the licensee requested additional time to conduct 
field verification of the maps and additional consultation with the 
resource agencies and other interested parties to refine and modify 
these maps. On May 28, 1999, the licensee filed the updated version of 
the Shoreline Management Plan maps and associated information.
    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.
    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 
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, NE, Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    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. 99-19390 Filed 7-28-99; 8:45 am]
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