[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 13535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05871]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No., 2232-610]


Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Effectiveness of Withdrawal 
of Rehearing Request

    On August 11, 2009, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy), filed 
a petition asking the Commission to declare that the state of South 
Carolina has waived its water quality certification for the relicensing 
of Duke Energy's Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project No. 2232. On 
April 17, 2014, the Commission denied the petition.\1\ On May 16, 2014, 
Duke Energy filed a request for rehearing. By delegated order issued 
June 16, 2014, rehearing was granted for the limited purpose of further 
consideration.
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    \1\ Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 147 FERC ] 61,037.
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    On August 5, 2014, based on an agreement among Duke Energy, two 
environmental stakeholders, and South Carolina's water quality agency, 
Duke Energy filed a motion to stay deliberation on the rehearing 
request. On February 18, 2015, having received a final water quality 
certification from the state, Duke Energy filed a notice of withdrawal 
of its rehearing request.
    Pursuant to Rule 216 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure,\2\ the withdrawal of any pleading is effective at the end of 
15 days from the date the notice of withdrawal is filed if, within that 
period, no motion in opposition to the notice is filed and the 
Commission takes no action disallowing withdrawal. The 15-day period 
closed on March 5, 2015. No such pleading was filed, and the Commission 
took no such action. Accordingly, Duke Energy's rehearing request is 
withdrawn and this proceeding is thereby terminated.
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    \2\ 18 CFR 385.216 (2014).

    Dated: March 6, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-05871 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
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