[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8218-8219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2547]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

January 24, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Transfer of License.
    b. Project No.: 2543-047.
    c. Date Filed: December 22, 2000.
    d. Applicants: The Montana Power Company and The Montana Power, 
L.L.C.
    e. Name of Project: Milltown.
    f. Location: On the Clark Ford River in Missoula County, Montana. 
The project does not utilize federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael P. Manion, The Montana Power Company, 
40 East Broadway, Butte, MT 59701, (406) 497-2456; Steven M. Kramer and 
Carla J. Urquhart, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, 1825 I Street, 
NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 835-7508.
    i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 219-2673.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: March 1, 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

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Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    Please include the Project Number (2543-047) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Transfer: Transfer of the license for the project 
is being sought in connection with The Montana Power Company's (Montana 
Power) conversion to a limited liability company, The Montana Power, 
L.L.C., as part of an internal corporate restructuring that will be 
undertaken prior to the sale of Montana Power's utility business to 
North Western Corporation (North Western). The latter transaction is 
the subject of a separate proceeding in which Montana Power and North 
Western have filed a joint application under Section 203 of the Federal 
Power Act seeking approval of the disposition of jurisdictional 
facilities in connection with the sale of Montana Power's utility 
business.
    The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
expiration of the license for the project. A Commission Order issued 
June 16, 2000, extended the termination date of the license to December 
31, 2006. In Hydroelectric Relicensing Regulations Under the Federal 
Power Act (54 FR 23756; FERC Stats. and Regs., Regs. Preambles 1986-
1990 30854 at p. 31437), 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. 31438 n. 318).
    l. Location 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 address 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. 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-2547 Filed 1-29-01; 8:45 am]
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