[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 4840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-333]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[P-2602-007]
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: Surrender of License.
b. Project No.: 2602-007.
c. Date filed: May 26, 2004.
d. Applicant: Duke Power.
e. Name of Project: Dillsboro Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Tuckasegee River, in Jackson 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 ``e-filing'' link.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. Duke Power filed an application to surrender its major license
for the Dillsboro Hydroelectric Project. Duke requests that the
Commission approve the following: (1) Continue operating the Dillsboro
Project under the terms of the current license until dam removal
begins; (2) Decommission the dam and powerhouse and complete dam
removal and powerhouse closure/removal within three years following the
final FERC approval order; (3) Prepare and obtain FERC approval of, and
implement an environmental monitoring plan in association with the dam
removal, including completion of the Duke implemented portions of any
post-removal stream restoration and annual monitoring within two years
following completion of the dam removal. Also included in the surrender
application was the Tuckasegee/Nantahala Settlement Agreements which
were filed on January 26, 2004 as part of the relicense applications
for the East Fork (P-2698), West Fork (P-2686), Nantahala (P-2692),
Bryson (P-2601), Franklin (P-2603), and Mission (P-2619) Hydroelectric
Projects. The settlement agreements provide various environmental
enhancement measures, which include the removal of the Dillsboro Dam
and Powerhouse.
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. E5-333 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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