[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17657-17658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8972]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions
to Intervene, and Protests
April 6, 1999.
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Transfer of Licenses.
b. Projects Nos: (1) 2188-042, (2) 1869-035, (3) 2301-014.
c. Date Filed: March 19, 1999.
d. Applicants: Montana Power Company (MPC) and PP&L Montana, LLC
(PPLM).
e. Name and Location of Projects: (1) Missouri-Madison: On the
Missouri and Madison Rivers in Cascade, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, and
Madison Counties, Montana. The project occupies federal lands within
Gallatin and Helena National Forests. (2) Thompson Falls: On the Clark
Fork River in Sanders County, Montana. The project occupies Federal
lands within Lolo National Forest. (3) Mystic Lake: On West Rosebud
Creek in Stillwater County, Montana. The project occupies federal lands
within Custer National Forest.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 801.
g. Applicant Contacts: For MPC: Mr. Michael P. Manion, The Montana
Power Company, 40 East Broadway, Butte, MT 59701 (406) 497-2456 and Mr.
Nicholas W. Fels, Covington & Burling, P.O. Box 7655, 201 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20044-7566 (202) 662-5648. For PPLM: Mr.
Robert W. Burke, Jr., PP&L Global, Inc., 11350 Random Hills Road,
Fairfax, VA 22030-6044 (703) 293-2617 and Mr. David R. Poe, LeBoeuf,
Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1200,
Washington, DC 20009-5728 (202) 986-8039.
h. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to James Hunter at (202) 219-2839, or e-mail address:
[email protected].
i. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: May 13, 1999.
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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.
Please include the project numbers noted in item b above on any
comments or motions filed.
j. Description of Proposal: Transfer of the licenses for these
projects to PPLM is being sought in connection with PPLM's purchase of
certain generation assets from MPC.
The transfer application was filed within five years of the
expiration of the license for Project No. 2188, 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. Preamble 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 would lead to the substitution
of the transferee for the transferor as the applicant in the
relicensing proceedings for Project No. 2188.
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) 208-1371. The application may be viewed
on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address 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,
385.211, 385.214. 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 Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', 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 any 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-8972 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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