[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 28678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7487]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 2698-033, 2686-032, 2602-007, and 2601-007]


Duke Power Company, LLC; North Carolina; Notice of Availability 
of Draft Environmental Assessment

May 10, 2006.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
as amended, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
regulations (18 CFR part 380), Commission staff reviewed the 
applications for new major licenses for the East and West Fork 
projects, a subsequent license for the Bryson Project, and the 
application for license surrender for the Dillsboro Project. We 
prepared a draft combined environmental assessment (EA) on the proposed 
actions. The East and West Fork and Dillsboro projects are located on 
the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County, North Carolina. The Bryson 
Project is located on the Oconaluftee River (a tributary to the 
Tuckasegee River) in Swain County, North Carolina.
    In this draft EA, Commission staff analyze the probable 
environmental effects of implementing the projects and conclude that 
approval of the projects, with appropriate staff-recommended 
environmental measures, would not constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    Copies of the draft EA are available for review in Public Reference 
Room 2-A of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC. The draft EA also may be viewed on the Commission's 
Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. 
Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (202) 502-6088, or on the 
Commission's Web site using the eLibrary link. For assistance with 
eLibrary, contact [email protected] or call toll-free at (866) 
208-3676; for TTY call (202) 502-8659.
    Any comments on the draft EA should be filed within 30 days of the 
date of this notice and should be addressed to Magalie R. Salas, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please reference the specific project and FERC 
Project No. 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.
    For further information, please contact Carolyn Holsopple at (202) 
502-6407 or at [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-7487 Filed 5-16-06; 8:45 am]
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