[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 112 (Thursday, June 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2698-033]


Duke Power; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

June 4, 2004.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New major license.
    b. Project No.: 2698-033.
    c. Date filed: January 26, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power (Nantahala Area).
    e. Name of Project: East Fork Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: 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.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    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 motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing East Fork Project operates in a peaking mode and is 
comprised of three developments: Cedar Cliff, Bear Creek and Tennessee 
Creek. The Cedar Cliff development consists of the following features: 
(1) A 590-foot-long, 173-foot-tall earth core and rockfill dam (Cedar 
Cliff Dam); (2) a service spillway excavated in rock at the right 
abutment; (3) a 221-foot-long emergency spillway located at the left 
abutment; (4) a 121 acre reservoir, with a normal reservoir elevation 
of 2,330 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum and a storage capacity 
of 6,200 acre-feet; (5) a concrete powerhouse containing one generating 
unit having an installed capacity of 6.1 megawatts (MW); and (6) 
appurtenant facilities.
    The Bear Creek development consists of the following features: (1) 
A 760-foot-long, 215-foot-tall earth core and rockfill dam (Bear Creek 
Dam); (2) a spillway on the right abutment; (3) a 473 acre reservoir, 
with a normal reservoir elevation of 2,560 feet National Geodetic 
Vertical Datum and a storage capacity of 34,650 acre-feet; (4) a 
concrete powerhouse containing one generating unit having an installed 
capacity of 8.2 MW; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    The Tennessee development consists of the following features: (1) A 
385-foot-long, 140-foot-tall earth core and rockfill dam (Tanasee Creek 
Dam) with a 225-foot-long, 15-foot-tall earth and rockfill saddle dam 
located 600 feet south of the Tanasee Creek Dam left abutment; (2) a 
spillway located in a channel excavated in the right abutment; (3) a 
810-foot-long, 175-foot-tall earth core and rockfill dam (Wolf Creek 
Dam); (4) a spillway located in a channel excavated in the right 
abutment; (5) a 40 acre reservoir (Tanasee Creek Lake), with a normal 
reservoir elevation of 3,080 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum and 
a storage capacity of 1,340 acre-feet; (6) a 176 acre reservoir (Wolf 
Creek Lake), with a normal reservoir elevation of 3,080 feet National 
Geodetic Vertical Datum and a storage capacity of 10,040 acre-feet; (7) 
a concrete powerhouse containing one generating unit having an 
installed capacity of 8.75 MW.
    m. A copy of the application is 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 ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1316 Filed 6-9-04; 8:45 am]
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