[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 141 (Monday, July 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41795-41796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11663]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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


Duke Power Company LLC; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

July 14, 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 combined environmental assessment (EA) on the proposed

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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 final 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 final 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 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.
    For further information, please contact Carolyn Holsopple at (202) 
502-6407 or at [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-11663 Filed 7-21-06; 8:45 am]
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