[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11049-11050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4896]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

February 24, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydrolectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2232-407.
    c. Date filed: January 31, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Duke Energy Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree Project.
    f. Location: On the Catawba River, in Lancaster, York, and 
Fairfield Counties, South Carolina and Gaston, Lincoln, and Burke 
Counties, North Carolina. The project does not utilize federal or 
tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. E.M. Oakley, Duke Energy Corporation, 
P.O. Box 10016 (EC12Y), Charlotte, NC 28201-1006, (704) 382-5778.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Fletcher, [email protected], 202-
219-1206.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protest: 
30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Please include the 
project number (2232-407) on any comments or motions filed. All 
documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:

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David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    k. Description of Application: The licensee requests an amendment 
to its license to: (1) Grant an easement to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg 
Utilities Department (CMUD) for three parcels of project land 
containing a total of 0.33 acres (a requested increase of 0.2 acres) 
for maintenance of intake and raw water pumping facilities for Cells 1, 
2, and 3, and construction of intake and raw water pumping facilities 
for Cell 4; (2) grant an easement to CMUD for a water withdrawal to be 
increased at the CMUD Catawba River Raw Water Pump Station located on 
the Mountain Island reservoir from the currently authorized maximum 
instantaneous withdrawal rate of 165 million gallons per day (MGD) to 
330 MGD for the purpose of improving CMUD's water supply system 
reliability; and (3) permit CMUD to conduct maintenance and dredging to 
recreate the original channels associated with the three existing 
intake structures and to conduct the additional dredging necessary to 
accommodate the expansion of the pumping capacity at Cell 1.
    l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing may be viewed on 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction 
at the address in item h above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-4896 Filed 2-29-00; 8:45 am]
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