[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 102 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33815-33816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13110]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application for Transfers of Licenses and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 19, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

    a. Application Type: Transfers of Licenses.
    b. Project Nos: 2343-041, 2516-018, and 2517-004.
    c. Date Filed: May 5, 2000.
    d. Applicants: Potomac Edison Company, PE Transferring Agent, 
L.L.C. (to be formed), PE Genco (to be formed), and Allegheny Energy 
Supply Company, L.L.C.
    e. Names and Locations of Projects: The Millville Project is on the 
Shenandoah River in Jefferson County, West Virginia and the Dam No. 4 
and Dam No. 95. Hydro Stations are on the Potomac River in Berkeley 
County, West Virginia. The projects do not occupy federal or tribal 
lands.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contacts: Mr. David C. Benson, Allegheny Energy 
Supply, RR 12, Box 1000, Roseytown Road, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 
853-3790, and Mr. John A. Whittaker, IV, Winston & Strawn, 1400 L 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 371-5766.
    h. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to James Hunter at (202) 219-2839.
    i. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: June 14, 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 noted project numbers on any comments or motions 
filed.
    j. Description of Proposal: Applicants propose transfers of the 
licenses for these three projects from Potomac Edison Company to PE 
Transferring Agency, L.L.C., a soon-to-be-formed wholly-owned 
subsidiary of Potomac Edison; then to a yet-to-be-formed-and-named 
affiliate of Potomac Edison, referred to as PE Genco; and finally to 
Allegheny Energy Supply Company, L.L.C. Transfer is being sought as 
part of an intra-corporate reorganization of Potomac Edison's parent 
company, Allegheny Energy, Inc.
    The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
expiration of the licenses for Project Nos. 2516 and 2517. In 
Hydroelectric Relicensing Regulations Under the Federal Power Act (54 
Fed. Reg. 23,756; FERC Stat. 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).
    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, 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

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agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-13110 Filed 5-24-00; 8:45 am]
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