[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35919-35920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14082]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2077-016]


USGen New England, Inc.; Notice Extending Deadline for Filing 
Comments, Final Terms and Conditions, Recommendations and 
Prescriptions, and Requesting Reply Comments

May 31, 2000.
    On May 30, 2000, the Appalachian Mountain Club, Connecticut River 
Joint Commission, Connecticut River Watershed Council, Conservation Law 
Foundation, New Hampshire Rivers Council, Trout Unlimited Vermont 
Chapter, and Trout Unlimited New Hampshire Chapter (collectively, 
``NGO's''),\1\ and USGen New England requested a second extension to 
October 1, 2000, for filing comments, final terms and conditions, and 
recommendations and prescriptions for the Fifteen Mile Falls Project, 
located on the Connecticut River, in New Hampshire and Vermont. The 
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources supported the deadline extension in 
a May 24, 2000 filing.
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    \1\ The NGOs are also signatories to the Settlement Agreement 
for the project.
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    Although the Commission is concerned with the progress of 
proceedings under the Alternative Licensing Process (ALP), a goal of 
the ALP is to resolve issues in a collaborative manner so that the 
Commission may accelerate the review of the license application. In 
this instance, we recognize the close connection between the management 
plans and other aspects of the license application, and the benefit to 
the stakeholders of resolving as many issues as possible before they 
submit their prescriptions, final terms and conditions, recommendations 
and comments. Additionally, we have received assurances from the 
stakeholders that they will diligently pursue resolution of the issues, 
including the issuance of a project water quality certificate. We will 
therefore, pursuant to Rule 2008 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure,\2\ extend the deadline to October 1, 2000, for the 
collaborative team stakeholders to file all prescriptions, final terms 
and conditions, recommendations and comments.
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    \2\ 18 CFR 385.2008.
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    The applicant contact is Mr. Cleve Kapala, USGen New England, Inc., 
46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766. The FERC contact is William 
Guey-Lee, E-mail address: [email protected], or telephone 
(202) 219-2808.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the 
Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name 
appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, the intervenor must also serve a copy of 
the document on that resource agency.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' 
``PRESCRIPTIONS,'' or ``REPLY COMMENTS;'' (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application and 
APEA to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and 
telephone number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Any of these documents must be filed by 
providing the original and the number of copies required by the 
Commission's regulations to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional 
copy must be sent to: Director, Division of Environmental and 
Engineering Review, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, at the above address. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission

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in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-14082 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
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