[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69935-69936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29696]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Extension of Time for Notice of Transfer of Licenses,
Substitution of Relicense Applicant, and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Protests
November 15, 2000.
In light of requests in recent filings for an extension of time to
comment regarding this proceeding, the Commission hereby extends the
comment date 45 days.
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Types: (1) Transfer of Licenses and (2) Request for
Substitution of Applicant for New License (in Project No. 2064-004).
b. Project Nos: 2064-005, 2684-005, and 2064-004.
c. Date Filed: August 16, 2000.
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d. Applicants: North Central Power Co., Inc. (tranferor) and
Flambeau Hydro, LLC (transferee).
e. Name and Location of Project: The Winter and Arpin Dam
Hydroelectric Projects are on the East Fork of the Chippewa River and
on the Chippewa River, respectively, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. The
Winter Project occupies federal lands within the Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Forest, but no tribal lands. The Arpin Project does not occupy
federal or tribal lands.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
g. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Frank F. Dahlberg, North Central Power
Co., Inc., P.O. Box 167, Grantsburg, WI 54840, (715) 463-5371 and Mr.
Donald H. Clarke, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street NW., No.
700, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 783-4141.
h. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to James Hunter at (202) 219-2839.
i. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: December 18, 2000.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments and protests may be
filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
Please include the noted project numbers on any comments or motions
filed.
j. Description of Proposal: The applicants state that the transfer
will assure the continued operation of these renewable energy projects
and will effect the desired change of ownership of the generating
facilities consistent with the restructuring plans of these members of
the electric industry.
The transfer application was filed within five years of the
expiration of the license for Project No. 2064, which is the subject of
a pending relicense application. In Hydroelectric Relicensing
Regulations Under the Federal Power Act (54 Fed. Reg. 23, 756; FERC
Stats. and Regs., Regs. Preambles 1986-1990 30,854 at p. 31,437), the
Commission declined to forbid all license transfers during the last
five years of an existing license, and instead indicated that it would
scrutinize all such transfer requests to determine if the transfer's
primary purpose was to give the transferee an advantage in relicensing
(id. at p. 31,438 n. 318).
The transfer application also contains a separate request for
approval of the substitution of the transferee for the transferor as
the applicant in the pending relicensing application, filed by the
transferor on November 26, 1999, in Project No. 2064-004.
k. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item g
above.
l. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
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.
Filing and Service of Responsible Documents--Any filings must bear
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTESTS'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
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, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
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. 00-29696 Filed 11-20-00; 8:45 am]
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