[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 89 (Monday, May 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26601-26602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11356]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Request To Transfer License and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 2, 2000.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Request for Approval to Transfer License.
    b. Project No.: 7352-024.
    c. Date Filed: April 14, 2000.
    d. Applicants: Kings Falls Power Corporation and Tug Hill Energy, 
Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Kings Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Deep River, in Lewis County, New York near the 
towns of Copenhagen and West Carthage. The project does not utilize 
federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Kings Falls, (a) F. Michael Tucker, Kings 
Falls Corporation c/o Mercer Companies, Inc., 3 E-Comm2, Albany, New 
York 12207, (518) 434-1311 (b) William J. Madden, Jr., John A. 
Whittaker IV, Winston & Strawn, 1400 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20005-3502, (202) 371-5700, Tug Hill, (a) John J. Furman, President, 
Tug Hill Energy, Inc., 200 High Street, Suite 3B, Windsor, Connecticut, 
06095-1100, (860) 688-2977, (b) Addison F. Vars III, Mentor, Rudin & 
Trivelpiece, P.C., 120 Washington Street, Suite 500, Watertown, New 
York 13601-3300, (315) 786-7950.
    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: May 31, 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 (7352-024) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Request: Kings Fall Power Corporation 
(transferor) and Tug Hill Energy, Inc. (transferee) jointly request to 
close all underlying transactions regarding the Kings Falls 
Hydroelectric Project. Both applicants further state that due to the 
financial commitments relating to the sale of the project they both 
desire to have the Commission to issue an Order

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Approving Transfer of License no later than June 30, 2000.
    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 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 appropriation actions 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-11356 Filed 5-5-00; 8:45 am]
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