[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 4839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-332]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[P-2601-007]
Duke Power; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
January 21, 2005.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent minor license.
b. Project No.: 2601-007.
c. Date filed: July 22, 2003.
d. Applicant: Duke Power.
e. Name of Project: Bryson Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Oconaluftee River, in Swain County, North
Carolina. The project does not affect Federal lands.
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, energy.com">jcwishon@duke-energy.com.
i. FERC Contact: Carolyn Holsopple at (202) 502-6407 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 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.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
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 ``eLibrary'' link.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The existing Bryson Hydroelectric Project operates in a run-of-
river mode, within a 6-inch tolerance band. Project operation is
dependent on available flow in the Oconaluftee River. The project
consists of the following features: (1) A 341-foot-long, 36-foot-high
concrete multiple arch dam, consisting of, from left to right facing
downstream, (a) a concrete, non-overflow section, (b) two gravity
spillway sections, each surmounted by a 16.5-foot-wide by 16-foot-high
Tainter gate, and (c) an uncontrolled multiple-arch spillway with four
bays; (2) a 1.5-mile-long, 38-acre impoundment at elevation 1828.41
mean sea level (msl); (3) two intake bays, each consisting of an 8.5-
foot-diameter steel intake pipe with a grated trashrack having a clear
bar spacing of between 2.25 to 2.5 inches; (4) a powerhouse having a
brick and concrete superstructure and concrete substructure, containing
two turbine/generating units, having a total installed capacity of 980
kilowatts (kW); (5) a switchyard, with three single-phased
transformers; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Duke Power estimates that the average annual generation is
5,534,230 kilowatt hours (kWh). Duke Power uses the Bryson Project
facilities to generate electricity for use by retail customers living
in the Duke Power-Nantahala Area.
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 [email protected] 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 e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-332 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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