[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57320-57321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19782]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2197-073; Project No. 2206-030]


Alcoa Generating, Inc., NC; Progress Energy Carolinas, North 
Carolina; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Yadkin Project and the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project

September 28, 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 the applications for relicense for the 
Yadkin Project (FERC No. 2197) and the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project 
(FERC No. 2206), located on the Yadkin and Pee Dee rivers in central 
North Carolina near Charlotte, North Carolina and has prepared a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS) for the projects.
    The existing 210-megawatt (MW) Yadkin Project and the existing 
108.6-MW Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project do not occupy any federal lands.
    In the draft EIS, staff evaluates the applicants' proposals and 
alternatives for relicensing the projects. Staff's analysis includes 
evaluation of settlement agreements filed with the Commission for both 
projects which

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replaced the Proposed Actions originally filed with the license 
applications. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental 
agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the 
public, the license applicants, and Commission staff.
    Comments should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426. All comments must be filed within 60 days of the notice in the 
Federal Register, and should reference either Project No. 2197-073 
(Yadkin Project) or Project No. 2206-030 (Yadkin-Pee Dee River 
Project). Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu 
of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and instructions on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You may also file your request to intervene 
electronically. You do not need intervenor status to have the 
Commission consider your comments.
    Copies of the draft EIS are available for review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on 
the Internet at http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link. Enter the 
docket number (either P-2197 or P-2206) to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    CD versions of the draft EIS have been mailed to everone on the 
mailing list for the projects. Copies of the CD, as well as a limited 
number of paper copies, are available from the Public Reference Room 
identified above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to these or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    For further information, contact Stephen Bowler at (202) 502-6861 
or [email protected] or Lee Emery at (202) 5028379 or 
[email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-19782 Filed 10-5-07; 8:45 am]
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