[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 6112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01838]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2232-855]


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

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, Commission staff reviewed Duke Energy 
Carolinas, LLC's (Duke Energy) application for an amendment of license 
to implement the Mountain Island embankment seismic stability 
improvement project at the Mountain Island development of the Catawba-
Wateree Project No. 2232 and has prepared an Environmental Assessment 
(EA) for the amendment. Duke Energy proposes to construct a 
counterweight stability berm on the downstream side of the earthen 
embankment at the Mountain Island development and obtain the material 
for the berm from an on-site borrow area. The project consists of 11 
developments and is located on the Catawba and Wateree rivers in Burke, 
McDowell, Caldwell, Catawba, Alexander, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Lincoln 
and Gaston counties, North Carolina, and York, Lancaster, Chester, 
Fairfield, and Kershaw counties, South Carolina.
    The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental impacts of the proposed action and concludes that 
amending the license, with appropriate environmental protective 
measures, would not constitute a major Federal action that would 
significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity 
to view and/or print the EA via the internet through the Commission's 
Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov/), using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter 
the docket number (P-2232) into the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    Any comments should be filed by February 23, 2024.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your 
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic 
filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. 
Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, Acting 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier 
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 
20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-
2232-855.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595, or [email protected].
    For further information, contact Steven Sachs at 
[email protected] or 202-502-8666.

    Dated: January 24, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01838 Filed 1-30-24; 8:45 am]
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