[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57673-57674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28791]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2585-000, North Carolina]


Northbrook Carolina Hydro, L.L.C.; Notice Soliciting Applications

 October 22, 1998.
    On July 28, 1995, Duke Power Company, the original licensee of the 
Idols Project No. 2585, filed a Notice of Intent to file an application 
for a new license, pursuant to section 15(b)(1) of th4 Federal Power 
Act (Act), 16 U.S.C.

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808 (1994). The Idols Project license was transferred from Duke Power 
Company to Northbrook Carolina Hydro, L.L.C. (Northbrook) on November 
20, 1996. 77 FERC para. 62,100. The license for Project No. 2585 
expires July 31, 2000.
    The project is located on the Yadkin River in Forsyth County, North 
Carolina. The project consists of: (1) a 15-foot-high, 660-foot-long 
rubble dam with an ungated spillway; (2) a 1-mile-long reservoir with a 
35-acre surface area and no appreciable storage at normal pool 
elevation; (3) an integral stone masonry and wood powerhouse containing 
six generating units having a total installed capacity of 1,411 kW; and 
(4) appurtenant facilities.
    On July 6, 1998, Northbrook notified the Commission that it will 
surrender its license for Project No. 2585. Northbrook states that a 
fire destroyed all generating equipment and the wood powerhouse at the 
project in February, 1998. Northbrook will transfer the remaining 
facilities to the City of Winston Salem, North Carolina, which 
currently operates a water supply station at the project impoundment.
    Pursuant to Section 16.20 of the Commission's regulations, the 
deadline for filing an application for subsequent license and for 
filing a competing license application was July 31, 1998. No license 
applications for this project are pending before the Commission. 
Pursuant to Section 16.25, the Commission hereby invites potential 
applicants, other than the existing licensee to file acceptable license 
applications for this project.
    A potential applicant must file its notice of intent within 90 days 
from the date of issuance of this notice. A potential applicant that 
has filed such a notice may apply for a license under Part I of the 
Federal Power Act and Part 4 (except Section 4.38) of the Commission's 
regulations within 18 months of the date on which it has filed its 
notice. Such an applicant must comply with the requirement of Section 
16.8 of the Commission's regulations. Finally, pursuant to Section 
16.19 of the Commission's regulations, Northbrook is required to make 
available certain information described in Section 16.7 of the 
Commission's regulations. Such information is available from the 
licensee at Northbrook Carolina Hydro, L.L.C., 275 Wacker Drive, Suite 
2330, Chicago, Illinois 60306.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-28791 Filed 10-27-98; 8:45 am]
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