
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18849-18850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07344]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2503-154]


Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

    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 a new license for 
the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project, located on the Toxaway, 
Keowee, and Little Rivers in Oconee County and Pickens County, South 
Carolina and Transylvania County, North Carolina, and has prepared a 
final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project. The project does 
not occupy federal land.
    The final EA contains staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental impacts of the project and concludes that

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relicensing the project, with appropriate environmental measures, would 
not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect 
the quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the final EA is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. The final EA 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. 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 
email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    For further information, contact Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340 
or rachel.mcnamara@ferc.gov.

    Dated: March 28, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07344 Filed 3-31-16; 8:45 am]
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