[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 251 (Friday, December 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82993-82994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33328]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

December 21, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2680-061.
    c. Date Filed: November 13, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Consumers Energy Company (Consumers) and Detroit 
Edison Company (Detroit Edison).
    e. Name of Project: Ludington Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: The eastern shore of Lake Michigan, in the City of 
Ludington, in Mason, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, and Ottawa Counties, 
Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant's Contact: Mr. William M. Lange, Consumers Power 
Corporation, 1016 16th Street, NW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20036, 
(202) 293-5795; and John H. Flynn and Raymond O. Sturdy, Detroit Edison 
Company, 2000 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48226.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Doan Pham at (202) 219-2851 or e-mail address [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, or protests: 
January 29, 2001.
    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 (2680-061) on any comments, 
protests, or motions filed.
    k. Description of Amendment: Consumers and Detroit Edison filed an 
application to delete the following project facilities from the 
license: (1) A 70-mile, 345-kilovolt (kv) transmission line, extending 
from the Ludington switchyard to Consumers' Kenowa substation; and (2) 
the Ludington switchyard. The licensees state these facilities are part 
of their interconnected system and are no longer necessary for 
project's operation and maintenance. This proposal does not affect any 
federal lands.
    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 addresses in item h above.
    m. 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

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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.
    Comments and protests may be filed electronically via the internet 
in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-33328 Filed 12-28-00; 8:45 am]
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