Confidentiality of Historic & Archaeological Locational Information

Pursuant to Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and the applicable part of its implementing regulations, i.e., 36 CFR 800.11(c)(1), Duke Energy may withhold site specific information. In addition, Stipulation I D.5 of the PA states that cultural resource site locations will not be released without the written consent of the FERC, Advisory Council, North Carolina SHPO, and South Carolina SHPO. Duke Energy includes the Final PA as part of the SMP Update (Appendix C). The filings necessary as stipulations of the PA will include the cultural context report, the historic and archaeological databases, and a set of maps for each lake showing the locations of recorded properties in the databases. Because certain components include locational information, the disclosure of which could jeopardize the integrity of sites contemplated in the PA, Duke Energy will provide the report only to FERC, the ACHP, and the North Carolina and South Carolina SHPO offices and will request FERC to restrict access to certain aspects of these subsequent filings.