[Federal Register: December 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 236)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Amendment of License

December 3, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment to License.
    b. Projects: Catawba-Wateree Project No. 2232-381; Ninety-Nine 
Islands Project No. 2331-014; Gaston Shoals Project No. 2332-021; 
Keowee & Jocassee Project No. 2503-048; Bad Creek Project No. 2740-041.
    c. Date Filed: November 5, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Duke Power Company.
    e. Location: The five hydroelectric projects listed above are on 
the Catawba River in the general region of western North Carolina and 
northern South Carolina. The following Lakes are included in the above 
projects: James, Rhodhiss, Hickory, Lookout Shoals, Norman, Mountain 
Island, Wylie, Fishing Creek, Great Falls, Rocky Creek, Wateree, Bad 
Creek, Ninety-nine Islands, Gaston Shoals, Jocassee and Keowee.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Joe Hall, Duke Power, P.O. Box 1006, 
Charlotte, NC 28201-1006, (704) 382-8576.
    h. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking (202) 219-2656.
    i. Comment Date: January 7, 1999.
    j. Description of Amendment: Duke Power requests Commission 
approval of an Excavation programmatic Agreement (PA) for its five 
hydroelectric projects listed above. The PA would allow Duke to 
authorize, without Commission approval, applications to dredge or 
excavate less than 2,000 cubic yards of soil from the above lakes. The 
PA outlines those procedures Duke Power would use to review such 
applications including its permitting process, excavation criteria, 
consultation requirements, environmental requirements and other 
restrictions.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. 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.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as

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applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    D2. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-32713 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
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