[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 31315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2503-110--South Carolina]


Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

May 30, 2007.
    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 a proposed, comprehensive shoreline 
management plan (SMP) for Lake Keowee, a reservoir of the Keowee-
Toxaway Project (FERC No. 2503), and has prepared an environmental 
assessment (EA) for the proposal. The project's Lake Keowee is located 
on the Keowee and Little Rivers in Pickens and Oconee Counties, South 
Carolina.
    Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, the project licensee, filed the 
proposed SMP to address increased interest in residential development 
along the Keowee reservoir shoreline, including future requests for 
multi-slip marina facilities. The proposed plan, itself, does not 
propose the construction of facilities or any ground-disturbing 
activities at Lake Keowee, but only serves as a management tool for the 
licensee to manage the reservoir and the adjoining shoreline. The EA 
contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential environmental 
impacts of the proposal and concludes that approval of the proposed 
SMP, as modified by staff recommended measures, would not constitute a 
major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    The EA is attached to a Commission order titled ``Order Modifying 
and Approving Shoreline Management Plan,'' which was issued May 25, 
2007, and 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 EA may also be viewed on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``elibrary'' link. Enter the 
project 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-10810 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am]
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