[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 61 (Thursday, March 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 16497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1419]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2232-467]


Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

March 22, 2005.
    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 plans, 
filed October 8, 2004, to perform embankment seismic stability 
improvement work at Paddy Creek Dam, part of the Catawba-Wateree 
Project's Bridgewater Development, which is located on the Catawba 
River in McDowell and Burke counties, North Carolina. The project 
occupies nine counties in North Carolina and five counties in South 
Carolina.
    The project licensee, Duke Energy Corporation (Duke Power), plans 
to add an earthfill berm to the downstream side of the embankment of 
Paddy Creek Dam. The work is planned because it has been determined 
that Paddy Creek Dam could fail during the design seismic event. 
Accordingly, the Commission required remediation under Part 12 of its 
regulations. In the environmental assessment (EA), Commission staff has 
analyzed the probable environmental effects of the proposed work and 
has concluded that approval, with appropriate environmental measures, 
would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the EA is available for review at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, or it may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``elibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number (P-2232) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call (202) 502-8222, or (202) 502-8659 (for TTY).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1419 Filed 3-30-05; 8:45 am]
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