[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 112 (Thursday, June 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 32539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1315]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 2692-032, 2698-033, 2686-032, 2601-007, 2602-005, 2603-
012, 2619-012]


Duke Power; Notice of Settlement Agreements and Soliciting 
Comments

June 4, 2004.
    Take notice that the following settlement agreements have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement agreements (Tuckasegee River and 
Nantahala River).
    b. Project Nos.: 2692-032, 2698-033, 2686-032, 2601-007, 2602-005, 
2603-012, 2619-012.
    c. Date Filed: January 26, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power
    e. Names of Projects: Nantahala, East Fork, West Fork, Bryson, 
Dillsboro, Franklin, and Mission Hydroelectric Projects.
    f. Location: The Nantahala Project is located on the Nantahala 
River and its tributaries, in Macon and Clay Counties, North Carolina. 
There are 41 acres of United States Forest Service land (Nantahala 
National Forest) within the boundary of the project. The East Fork 
Project is located on the East Fork of the Tuckasegee River, in Jackson 
County, North Carolina. There are 23.15 acres of United States Forest 
Service land (Nantahala National Forest) within the boundary of the 
project. The West Fork Project is located on the West Fork of the 
Tuckasegee River, in Jackson County, North Carolina. The project does 
not affect Federal lands. The Bryson Project is located on the 
Oconaluftee River, in Swain County, North Carolina. The project does 
not affect Federal lands. The Dillsboro Project is located on the 
Tuckasegee River, in Jackson County, North Carolina. The project does 
not affect Federal lands. The Franklin Project is located on the Little 
Tennessee River, in Macon County, North Carolina. The project does not 
affect Federal lands. The Mission Project is located on the Hiwassee 
River, in Clay County, North Carolina. The project does not affect 
Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: John C. Wishon, Nantahala Area Relicensing 
Project Manager, Duke Power, 301 NP&L Loop, Franklin, NC 28734, (828) 
369-4604, energy.com">jcwishon@duke-energy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Carolyn Holsopple at (202) 502-6407 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments: The deadline for filing comments 
on the Settlement Agreements is 20 days from the date of this notice. 
The deadline for filing reply comments is 30 days from the date of this 
notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions of the 
Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' 
link.
    k. Duke Power filed two Settlement Agreements (Tuckasegee River and 
Nantahala River) on behalf of itself and 19 other stakeholders. The 
purpose of the Settlement Agreements is to resolve, among the 
signatories, all issues related to Duke Power's pending Applications 
for New Licenses for the Nantahala, East Fork, West Fork, Bryson, 
Franklin, and Mission Hydroelectric Projects and provides for the 
removal of the Dillsboro Dam as one of several environmental 
enhancement measures proposed at the six other projects. The issues 
resolved through the settlements include but are not limited to 
reservoir level limitations, public recreational facilities, minimum 
flow requirements for habitat and recreation, downstream recreational 
flows, flow and reservoir level communication protocols, resource 
enhancements, shoreline management guidelines, cultural resources, 
sediment management and compliance monitoring and reporting 
requirements.
    l. Copies of the Settlement Agreements are available for review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``e-Library'' 
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the documents. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-1315 Filed 6-9-04; 8:45 am]
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