[Federal Register: July 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 135)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[P-2692-032]
Duke Power; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
July 9, 2004.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New major license.
b. Project No.: 2692-032.
c. Date Filed: February 20, 2004.
d. Applicant: Duke Power (Nantahala Area).
e. Name of Project: Nantahala Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Nantahala River and its tributaries, in Macon
and Clay Counties, North Carolina. There are 41 acres of USFS managed
land (Nantahala National Forest) within the Nantahala Project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: John C. Wishon, Nantahala Area Relicensing
Project Manager, Duke Power, 301 NP&L Loop, Franklin, NC 28734, (828)
369-4604, jcwishon@duke-energy.com.
i. FERC Contact: Carolyn Holsopple at (202) 502-6407 or
carolyn.holsopple@ferc.gov.
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j. Deadline for Filing Motions to Intervene and Protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor 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.
Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via
the 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
Filing'' link.
k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Nantahala Project operates in a peaking mode and
consists of the following features: (1) A 1,042-foot-long, 250-foot-
tall earth and rockfill dam; (2) a spillway for the dam located at the
east abutment; (3) a 1,605 acre reservoir, with a normal reservoir
elevation of 3,012.2 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum and a
storage capacity of 38,336 acre-feet; (4) a reinforced concrete
powerhouse containing one generating unit having an installed capacity
of 42 megawatts (MW); (5) two diversions (Dicks Creek and Whiteoak
Creek) that provide additional flow into the project; and (6)
appurtenant facilities.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1571 Filed 7-14-04; 8:45 am]
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