[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 49913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19408]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2232-407, North Carolina]


Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

July 26, 2002.
    An environmental assessment (EA) is available for public review. 
The EA analyzes the environmental impacts of Duke Energy Corporation's 
(Duke) application to grant a non-project use of project land to 
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department (CMUD) to increase its raw 
water withdrawal, in Mountain Island Lake, a reservoir for the Catawba-
Wateree Hydroelectric Project. Duke's proposed grant would also allow 
York to withdrawal up to 330 million gallons of water per day. The 
Catawba-Wateree Project is on the Catawba River in Lancaster, York, and 
Fairfield Counties, South Carolina, and Gaston, Lincoln, and Burke 
Counties, North Carolina.
    The EA was prepared by staff in the Office of Energy Projects, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In the EA, Commission staff 
conclude that approving Duke's application to grant the use would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment. The EA may be viewed on the Commission's web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket 
#'' and follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). 
Copies are also 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-19408 Filed 7-31-02; 8:45 am]
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