[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 7482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1921]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Transfer of License, Substitution of Relicense 
Applicant, and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

January 17, 2001.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Types: (1) Transfer of License and (2) Request for 
Substitution of Applicant for New License (in Project No. 2631-007).
    b. Project Nos: 2631-007 and 2631-008.
    c. Date Filed: December 12, 2000.
    d. Applicants: International Paper Company (transferor) and 
Woronoco Hydro LLC (transferee).
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Woronoco Hydroelectric Project 
is on the Westfield River in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The project 
does not occupy federal or tribal land.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-25(r).
    g. Applicant Contacts: For Transferor: Mr. Michael Chapman, 
International Paper Company, 6400 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38197, (901) 
763-5888 and Mr. William J. Madden, Jr., Winston & Strawn, 1400 L 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-3502, (202) 371-5700. For Transferee: 
Mr. Peter B. Clark, Woronoco Hydro LLC, P.O. Box 149A, 823 Bay Road, 
Hamilton, MA 01936 and Mr. John C. Hutchins, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 
LLP, 75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, (617) 951-9165.
    h. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Tom Papsidero at (202) 219-2715.
    i. Deadline for Filing Comments and/or Motions: March 13, 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. 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.
    Please include the noted project numbers on any comments or motions 
filed.
    j. Description of Proposal: The applicants propose a transfer of 
the license for Project No. 2631 from the transferor to the transferee, 
in connection with the proposed sale of the project.
    The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
expiration of the license for Project No. 2631, 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., 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 primary 
purpose of the transfer 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 August 31, 1999, in Project No. 2631-007.
    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 agency's 
comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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