[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 4839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-332]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-2601-007]


Duke Power; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions

January 21, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent minor license.
    b. Project No.: 2601-007.
    c. Date filed: July 22, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power.
    e. Name of Project: Bryson Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Oconaluftee River, in Swain County, North 
Carolina. The project does not affect Federal lands.
    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 comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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 ``eLibrary'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Bryson Hydroelectric Project operates in a run-of-
river mode, within a 6-inch tolerance band. Project operation is 
dependent on available flow in the Oconaluftee River. The project 
consists of the following features: (1) A 341-foot-long, 36-foot-high 
concrete multiple arch dam, consisting of, from left to right facing 
downstream, (a) a concrete, non-overflow section, (b) two gravity 
spillway sections, each surmounted by a 16.5-foot-wide by 16-foot-high 
Tainter gate, and (c) an uncontrolled multiple-arch spillway with four 
bays; (2) a 1.5-mile-long, 38-acre impoundment at elevation 1828.41 
mean sea level (msl); (3) two intake bays, each consisting of an 8.5-
foot-diameter steel intake pipe with a grated trashrack having a clear 
bar spacing of between 2.25 to 2.5 inches; (4) a powerhouse having a 
brick and concrete superstructure and concrete substructure, containing 
two turbine/generating units, having a total installed capacity of 980 
kilowatts (kW); (5) a switchyard, with three single-phased 
transformers; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    Duke Power estimates that the average annual generation is 
5,534,230 kilowatt hours (kWh). Duke Power uses the Bryson Project 
facilities to generate electricity for use by retail customers living 
in the Duke Power-Nantahala Area.
    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 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.
    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. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-332 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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