[Federal Register: May 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 91)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2232-564]
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC of Gaston County, NC; Notice of
Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions
to Intervene, and Protests
May 6, 2009.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Non-Project Use of Public Lands and Waters.
b. Project No.: 2232-564.
c. Date Filed: April 1, 2009.
d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree Project.
f. Location: Lake Wylie, Gaston County, North Carolina.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kelvin K. Reagan, Duke Energy Carolinas,
Senior Lake Services Representative, P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte, NC
28201-1006, (704) 382-9386.
i. FERC Contact: Jaime Blakesley, Telephone 312-596-4441, and e-
mail: jaime.blakesley@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest:
June 8, 2009. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed
with: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervener 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. A copy
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
k. Description of Request: The licensee requests Commission
approval to lease to Riverside Marina, Inc. (Riverside), 2.0738 acres
of project land at the Catawba-Wateree Project, for a commercial marina
on Lake Wylie. The commercial marina will consist of the following
facilities: Two lease areas containing four cluster docks with forty-
two covered boat slips; one courtesy dock; two access ramps; one dry-
dock storage building of 160,000 sq ft; and one pier used for gas dock
and pump-out services. Riverside will also provide a 3,000 sq ft
convenience store with forty-three parking spaces, and an existing
picnic shelter. Riverside plans to stabilize 500 ft of shoreline and
dredge approximately 1,600 cubic yards of lakebed material around
proposed slip area. Additionally, the licensee is requesting that 1,719
linear feet of adjoining shoreline, as identified in the project's
approved shoreline management plan, be re-classified from business/
industrial to future commercial to support the marina. The licensee
consulted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and all pertinent state and local agencies.
l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable,
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the
filing refers.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11113 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]
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