[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55020-55021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23294]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Transfer of Licenses, Substitution of Relicense 
Applicant, and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protest

September 6, 2000.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Types: (1) Transfer of Licenses and (2) Request for 
Substitution of Applicant for New License (in Project No. 2064-004).
    b. Project Nos: 2064-005, 2684-005, and 2064-004.
    c. Date Filed: August 16, 2000.
    d. Applicants: North Central Power Co., Inc. (transferor) and 
Flambeau Hydro, LLC (transferee).
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Winter and Arpin Dam 
Hydroelectric Projects are on the East Fork of the Chippewa River in 
Sawyer County, Wisconsin. The Winter Project occupies federal lands 
within the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, but no tribal lands. 
The Arpin Dam Project does 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. Mark F. Dahlberg, North Central Power 
Co., Inc., P.O. Box 167, Grantsburg, WI 54840, (715) 463-5371 and Mr. 
Donald H. Clarke, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street NW, No. 
700, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 783-4141.
    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: November 3, 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.

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    j. Description of Proposal: The applicants state that the transfer 
will assure the continued operation of these renewable energy projects 
and will effect the desired change of ownership of the generating 
facilities consistent with the restructuring plans of these members of 
the electric industry.
    The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
expiration of the license for Project No. 2064, which is the subject of 
a pending relicense application. 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).
    The transfer application also contains a separate request for 
approval of the substitution of the transferee for the transferor as 
the applicant in the pending relicensing application, filed by the 
transferor on November 26, 1999, in Project No. 2064-004.
    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 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.
    1. 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 agency's 
comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-23294 Filed 9-11-00; 8:45 am]
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