[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7031]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions to 
Intervene, and Protests

March 16, 2000.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Transfer of License.
    b. Project No.: 2056-018.
    c. Date Filed: March 8, 2000.
    d. Applicants: Northern States Power Company and Northern Power 
Corporation.
    e. Name and Location of Project: The St. Anthony Falls 
Hydroelectric Project is on the Mississippi River within the City of 
Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The project does not occupy 
Federal or Tribal land.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    g. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Earle O'Donnell, Dewey Ballantine LLP, 
1775 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 429-2327; Mr. 
William J. Madden, Jr., Winston & Strawn, 1400 L Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 371-5715; Mr. Scott M. Wilensky, Northern 
States Power Company, 414 Nicollet Mall, 5th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 
55401-1993, e-mail: [email protected]; Mr. Mark H. Holmberg, 
Northern States Power Company, (612) 330-6568.
    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: April 11, 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.
    Please include the project number (P-2056-018) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    j. Description of Proposal: The applicants propose a transfer of 
the license for the St. Anthony Falls Project from Northern States 
Power Company (NSP) to Northern Power Corporation, a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of NSP. The transfer is being sought in connection with the 
merger between NSP and New Century Energies, Inc.
    The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
expiration of the license, which is the subject of a pending relicense 
application for Project No. 2056-016. 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). Substitution of Northern Power Corporation 
for NSP as the applicant in the relicensing proceeding will be publicly 
noticed and handled in a separate proceeding.
    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 www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (Call (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 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-7031 Filed 3-21-00; 8:45 am]
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