Document ID: FERC-2009-1146-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Duke Power Company, LLC; North Carolina and South Carolina; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project
Posted Date: 2009-07-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 145)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2232-522]

 
Duke Power Company, LLC; North Carolina and South Carolina; 
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project

July 23, 2009.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the 
Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2232), located on the 
Catawba River in the counties of Burke, McDowell, Caldwell, Catawba, 
Alexander, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, and Gaston in North Carolina, 
and the counties of York, Lancaster, Chester, Fairfield, and Kershaw in 
South Carolina, and has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(final EIS) for the project.
    The final EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicant's 
proposal and the alternatives for relicensing the Catawba-Wateree 
Project. The final EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, 
non-governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the 
license applicant, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the final EIS is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The final EIS also may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under 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.
    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.
    For further information, contact Sean Murphy at (202) 502-6145 or 
at sean.murphy@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-18154 Filed 7-29-09; 8:45 am]

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