[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54290-54291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26019]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Joint Application for Approval of Transfer of License,
for Conforming Amendments to Project Description and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
September 30, 1999.
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Request for Joint Approval to Transfer License
and to Amend Project Boundary and Description.
b. Project Nos.: 2312-012 (Amendment of License) and 2312-011
(Transfer of License).
c. Date Filed: September 23, 1999.
d. Applicants: Fort James Operating Company (Fort James) and PP&L
Great Works, LLC (Great Works).
e. Name of Project: Great Works Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Penobscot River near the
Town of Great Works, Penobscot County, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a),
825(r) and Secs. 799 and 801.
h. Applicant Contacts:
For Fort James Operating Company (Transferor):
Mr. Clifford A. Cutchins, IV, Fort James Operating Company, 1650 Lake
Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015-0089, (847) 317-5320.
James M. Costan, McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe LLP, 1050 Connecticut
Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 857-1754.
For PP&L Great Works, LLC (Transferee):
Robert W. Burke, Jr., PP&L Great Works, LLC, 11350 Random Hills Road,
Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030-6044, (703) 293-2612.
H. Liza Moses, Le Boeuf, Lamb, Greene & McRae, L.L.P., 125 West 55th
Street, New York, NY 10019-5389, (212) 424-8224.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Mr. Lynn R. Miles, Sr. at (202) 219-2671, or e-mail address:
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: November 8, 1999.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, N.E., Washington DC 20426.
Please include the project number (2312-011) on any comments or
motions filed.
k. Description of Request: Fort James and Great Works request
Commission authorization to transfer the Project license, FERC No.
2312, to Great Works in connection with Fort James' planned sale of its
hydroelectric dam and associated structures and lands on the Penobscot
River. The two parties also seek authorization to amend Exhibit K to
delete lands that are not necessary and appropriate to the operation
and maintenance of the Great Works Dam and to identify certain
facilities within and adjacent to the powerhouse that Fort James will
retain that are not necessary or appropriate to the operation and
maintenance of the dam but are essential to the operation of its Old
Town Paper Mill.
The transfer application was filed within five years of the
expiration of the license for Project No. 2312.\1\ In Hydroelectric
Relicensing Regulations Under the Federal Power Act, 54 FR 23,756 (June
2, 1989); FERC Statutes and Regulations, Regulations Preambles 1986-
1990 para. 30,854 at p. 31,438 n. 318 (May 17, 1989) (Order No. 513),
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,
such as when a transfer is intended to escape consideration of a
transferor's poor compliance record.
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\1\ On March 28, 1997, James River Paper Company, Inc. submitted
a Notice of Intent to File Application for New License by March 31,
2000. Subsequently, an Order Amending License was issued on
September 29, 1997, changing the company name from James River-
Norwalk, Incorporated to Fort James Operating Company.
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l. 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. This filing may be viewed on
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 h above.
m. 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
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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 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 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. 99-26019 Filed 10-5-99; 8:45 am]
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