[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 59778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29591]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2114-070]


Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington; Notice 
Establishing Comment Period for Complaint

October 30, 1998.
    On May 29, 1998, Crescent Bar Homeowners Association, Crescent Bar 
Resort Condominium Association, Crescent Bar, Inc., and Commercial 
Leaseholders (collectively, Crescent Bar Residents) filed a complaint 
with the Commission regarding the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project 
No. 2114, which is located on the Columbia River in Chelan, Douglas, 
Kittitas, Grant, Yakima, and Benton Counties, Washington. The complaint 
alleges that excess lands containing private homes and businesses were 
unlawfully included within the project boundary, and should be removed. 
The Commission issued notice of this complaint on June 18, 1998.\1\
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    \1\ 63 FR 34372 (June 24, 1998).
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    On October 16, 1998, a subgroup of Crescent Bar Residents, 
comprised of Crescent Bar Homeowners Association and Crescent Bar 
Resort Condominium Association, filed what they termed an amended 
complaint, seeking modified land exclusions. If the Commission were to 
treat this filing as an amended complaint, parties would be required to 
file answers within 15 days after the date of filing, and the amendment 
would become effective at the end of 15 days if no party filed an 
answer in opposition.\2\ However, because the parties filing the 
amended complaint are not the same entities that filed the original 
complaint, the Commission has determined that this pleading should be 
considered a separate complaint.
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    \2\ See 18 CFR 385.215.
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    Pursuant to Rule 213(d) of the Commission's regulations, answers to 
complaints are due within 30 days after filing or, if noticed, after 
publication of the notice in the Federal Register, unless otherwise 
ordered.\3\ In general, the Commission's policy is to publish notice in 
the Federal Register of complaints against hydroelectric licensees.\4\
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    \3\ 18 CFR 385.213(d) See also 18 CFR 385.202.
    \4\ 18 CFR 2.1(a)(1)(iii)(J).
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    Any person may file an answer, comment, protests, or a motion to 
intervene with respect to the complaint in accordance with the 
requirements of the Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 
385.211, 385.213, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take with respect to the complaint, the Commission will consider all 
protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to 
intervene in this proceeding in accordance with the Commission's rules 
may become a party to the proceeding.\5\ Any answers, comments, or 
protests must be received no later than 30 days after publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register.
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    \5\ Because the parties and issues are similar, the Commission 
will consider both complaints together, and parties who have already 
intervened in response to the first notice of complaint need not 
file a second motion to intervene in response to this notice.
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David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-29591 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]
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