Notice2025-07876
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application for Non-Project Use Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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May 6, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19196-19197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07876]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2503-192]
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Application for Non-Project
Use Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene,
and Protests
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 project lands and water-
municipal water withdrawal facility.
b. Project No.: 2503-192.
c. Date Filed: January 29, 2025.
d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Toxaway, Keowee, and
Little Rivers in Transylvania County, North Carolina, and Oconee and
Pickens Counties, South Carolina. The proposed water withdrawal
facility easement would be located on Lake Keowee northeast of the
Oconee Nuclear Station and southwest of Warpath Landing at Latitude
N34.805 Longitude W82.885. Land access to the site is from State Route
183.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Brett Garrison, Duke Energy, Duke Energy Lake
Services, 8133 Rochester Highway,
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Salem, SC 29676, (864) 624-6141, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fedfdeafbfba1e8eefdfde6fce0e1cfebfae4eaa2b3eeafe7fdeae9b2" http: energy.com">energy.com</a>">brett.garrison@duke-<a href="http://energy.com">energy.com</a></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Ballantine, (202) 502-6289,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a6875787f686e34787b76767b746e73747f5a7c7f6879347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="addfc2cfc8dfd983cfccc1c1ccc3d9c4c3c8edcbc8dfce83cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: With this notice, the Commission is
inviting federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction
and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues affected
by the proposal, that wish to cooperate in the preparation of any
environmental document, if applicable, to follow the instructions for
filing such requests described in item k. below. Cooperating agencies
should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the
preparation of any environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
k. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: May 30, 2025.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/ecomment.asp</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#581e1d0a1b17363431363d0b2d2828372a2c183e3d2a3b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85c3c0d7c6caebe9ecebe0d6f0f5f5eaf7f1c5e3e0f7e6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a
paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing
should include the docket number P-2503-192. Comments emailed to
Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors 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 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.
l. Description of Request: The applicant requests Commission
approval to grant Pickens Regional Joint Water System a 0.37 acre
easement to construct, operate, and maintain a raw water intake
facility with a gross maximum instantaneous water withdrawal rate of
16.5 million gallons per day (MGD) and a gross maximum average annual
withdrawal rate of 12 MGD. Proposed construction within the project
boundary includes screened intake pipes, shoreline stabilization, and a
floating dock.
m. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da9c9f889995b4b6b3b4bf89afaaaab5a8ae9abcbfa8b9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2e4e7f0e1edcccecbccc7f1d7d2d2cdd0d6e2c4c7d0c18cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
o. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: 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, respectively. 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.
p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through
385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set
forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 385.2010.
q. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and
navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with
making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d897888898bebdaabbf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6f9e6e6f6d0d3c4d598d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: April 30, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-07876 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
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