[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 40716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11354]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 2692-032, 2603-012, and 2619-012; North Carolina]


Duke Power Company LLC ; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

July 12, 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 licenses for the Nantahala, Franklin, and Mission 
projects (Nantahala West Projects) and prepared a combined 
environmental assessment (EA). The projects are located on the 
Nantahala, Little Tennessee, and Hiwassee rivers, respectively, in 
Macon and Clay counties, North Carolina.
    In this EA, Commission staff analyzes 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 EA are available for review in Public Reference Room 
2-A of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, 
DC. The EA also may be viewed on the Commission's Internet Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Additional 
information about the projects 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, contact 
[email protected] or call toll-free (866) 208-3676; for TTY, 
call (202) 502-8659.
    For further information, please contact Carolyn Holsopple at (202) 
502-6407, or at [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-11354 Filed 7-17-06; 8:45 am]
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