[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 54988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25615]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2232-570]


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

October 16, 2009.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 
18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Commission has 
reviewed an application, filed June 18, 2009, for non-project use of 
project lands and waters at the Catawba-Wateree Project, FERC Project 
No. 2232. The licensee seeks Commission approval to permit the City of 
Lenoir, North Carolina to construct a new raw water intake at Lake 
Rhodhiss. The Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzes the environmental 
impacts of the proposed construction and operation of the new intake 
facility and concludes that approval of the application, with 
appropriate environmental measures, would not constitute a major 
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. The project is located on the Catawba and Wateree Rivers 
in North and South Carolina.
    The EA was written by staff in the Office of Energy Projects, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission). A copy of the EA is 
attached to a Commission order titled ``Order Approving Non-Project Use 
of Project Lands and Waters: Construction of Raw Water Intake'' issued 
October 16, 2009, and is on file with the Commission and is available 
for public inspections. 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 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 1-866-208-3372, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-25615 Filed 10-23-09; 8:45 am]
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