[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2232-564]


Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC of Gaston County, NC; Notice of 
Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
to Intervene, and Protests

May 6, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-Project Use of Public Lands and Waters.
    b. Project No.: 2232-564.
    c. Date Filed: April 1, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree Project.
    f. Location: Lake Wylie, Gaston County, North Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kelvin K. Reagan, Duke Energy Carolinas, 
Senior Lake Services Representative, P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte, NC 
28201-1006, (704) 382-9386.
    i. FERC Contact: Jaime Blakesley, Telephone 312-596-4441, and e-
mail: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest: 
June 8, 2009. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed 
with: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, if an intervener files comments or 
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that 
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee requests Commission 
approval to lease to Riverside Marina, Inc. (Riverside), 2.0738 acres 
of project land at the Catawba-Wateree Project, for a commercial marina 
on Lake Wylie. The commercial marina will consist of the following 
facilities: Two lease areas containing four cluster docks with forty-
two covered boat slips; one courtesy dock; two access ramps; one dry-
dock storage building of 160,000 sq ft; and one pier used for gas dock 
and pump-out services. Riverside will also provide a 3,000 sq ft 
convenience store with forty-three parking spaces, and an existing 
picnic shelter. Riverside plans to stabilize 500 ft of shoreline and 
dredge approximately 1,600 cubic yards of lakebed material around 
proposed slip area. Additionally, the licensee is requesting that 1,719 
linear feet of adjoining shoreline, as identified in the project's 
approved shoreline management plan, be re-classified from business/
industrial to future commercial to support the marina. The licensee 
consulted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and all pertinent state and local agencies.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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 this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11113 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]
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