[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 00-4090]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent to File an Application for a New License

February 15, 2000.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File An Application for a 
New License.
    b. Project No.: 2619.
    c. Date Filed: February 4, 2000.
    d. Submitted By: Nantahala Power and Light--current licensee.
    e. Name of Project: Mission Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Hiwassee River, a tributary of the Tennessee 
River, in Clay County, North Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act.
    h. Licensee Contact: John C. Wishon, Nantahala Power and Light, 301 
NP&L Loop, Franklin, NC 28734, (828) 369-4604.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, [email protected], (202) 219-2778.
    j. Effective date of current license: May 1, 1965.
    k. Expiration date of current license: July 31, 2005.
    l. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) a 47.5-foot-high, 397-foot-long 
concrete dam comprised of a gated spillway section; (2) the 60-acre 
Mission Reservoir at a normal pool elevation of 1,658.40 feet U.S.G.S.; 
(3) three 56-foot-long penstocks; (4) a powerhouse integral with the 
dam, containing three generating units with a total installed capacity 
of 1,800 kW; (5) a 34.5-kV transmission line; and (6) other 
appurtenances.
    m. Each application for a new license and any competing license 
applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior 
to the expiration of the existing license. All applications for license 
for this project must be filed by July 31, 2003.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-4090 Filed 2-18-00; 8:45 am]
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