[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 235 (Friday, December 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 69204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23781]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2686-054]


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

November 30, 2007.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR part 
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879) the Office of Energy Projects has 
prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for an application filed by 
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (licensee) on January 16, 2007, requesting 
Commission approval of a non-project use of project lands. The licensee 
requests permission to grant to The Point at Lake Glenville (The Point) 
a lease for 0.55 acre of project land and permission to install a 
private cluster dock with a capacity of 10 watercraft at the Westfork 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2686). The project is located on the 
West Fork of the Tuckasegee River near the town of Cashiers in Jackson 
County, North Carolina. The project does not occupy any federal lands.
    The EA evaluates the environmental impacts that would result from 
approving the licensee's proposal to grant The Point a lease and 
permission to replace an existing 5-slip private cluster dock with the 
proposed 10-slip private cluster dock. The EA finds that approval of 
the application would not constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the EA is on file with the Commission and is available 
for public inspection. The EA may also be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
docket number (P-2686) 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 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any comments should be filed by January 2, 2008 and should be 
addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Room 1-A, Washington, DC 20426. Please reference the 
project name and project number (P-2686) on all comments. Comments may 
be filed electronically via Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``eFiling'' 
link. For further information, contact Chris Yeakel at (202) 502-8132.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-23781 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am]
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