[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3523-3524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1617]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2232-428--North Carolina and South Carolina]


Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment

January 17, 2003.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations (18 CFR part 380), Commission staff have reviewed a 
proposed Revised Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) for the Catawba-
Wateree Project (FERC No. 2232), and have prepared a draft 
Environmental Assessment on the proposed plan. The project is located 
on the Catawba River in North Carolina and South Carolina.
    Specifically, the project licensee (Duke Energy Corporation) has 
requested Commission approval of the SMP. The proposed SMP is intended 
to supercede the approved SMP including the classification maps. The 
draft EA addresses proposed revisions to SMP for the Catawba-Wateree 
Project. The SMP and maps address the allowable uses of 1,727 miles of 
shoreline for the 11 project reservoirs located in North Carolina and 
South Carolina. In the draft EA, Commission staff have analyzed the 
probable environmental effects of implementing the proposed SMP and 
have concluded that approval of the proposed SMP, with appropriate 
environmental measures, would not constitute a major Federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    Copies of the draft EA are available for review in Public Reference 
Room 2-A of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC. The draft EA also may be viewed on the Commission's 
Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``FERRIS'' link. 
Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (202) 502-6088 or on the 
Commission's Web site using the FERRIS link. Click on the FERRIS link, 
enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket 
Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance with FERRIS, contact [email protected] or call 
toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY contact (202) 502-8659. The 
FERRIS link on the FERC's Internet Web site also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    Any comments on the draft EA should be filed within 30 days of the 
date of this notice and should be addressed to Magalie R. Salas, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please reference ``Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric 
Project, FERC Project No. 2232-428'' on all comments. Comments may be 
filed electronically via the

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Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-1617 Filed 1-23-03; 8:45 am]
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