[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 26493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6852]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2232-485-NC]


Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of 
Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

April 28, 2006.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed an application for non-project use of 
project lands and waters at the Catawba-Wateree Project (FERC No. 
2232), and has prepared a draft environmental assessment (DEA) for the 
proposal. The proposed non-project use would be located on Lake James 
in McDowell County, North Carolina.
    In the application, Duke Power (licensee) requests Commission 
authorization to lease to Black Bear Development, Inc. 6.57 acres of 
project land for a commercial/non-residential marina. The marina would 
be located on Lake James at the Bear Cliff Community, a planned 
lakefront development combining a private residential development and a 
public day-use area. The DEA contains the Commission staff's analysis 
of the probable environmental impacts of the proposed marina.
    The DEA is available for review and reproduction at the 
Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., 
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The DEA may also be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``elibrary'' 
link. Enter the dock number (prefaced by P-) and 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, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Comments on the DEA should be filed within 30 days of the date of 
this notice and should be addressed to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please reference ``Catawba-Wateree Project, FERC 
Project No. 2232-485'' on all comments. Comments may be filed 
electronically via the 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. E6-6852 Filed 5-4-06; 8:45 am]
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