[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17545-17546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7974]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

March 27, 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.: 2233-038.
    c. Date Filed: January 9, 2001, supplement filed March 19, 2001.
    d. Applicants: Smurfit Newsprint Corporation, Portland General 
Electric Company, and Blue Heron Paper Company.
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Willamette Falls Hydroelectric 
Project is located on the Willamette River in Clackamas County, Oregon. 
The project does not occupy federal or tribal land.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Craig A. Hunt, Smurfit Newsprint 
Corporation, 150 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601; Ms. Julie A. 
Keil, Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW Salmon Street, 
Portland, OR 97204, (503) 464-7717; and Mr. Mike Siebers, Blue Heron 
Paper Company, 419 Main Street, Oregon City, OR 97045, (503) 650-4239.
    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: May 3, 2001.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20426. Comments, motions to intervene, 
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 project number (P-2233-038) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    j. Description of Proposal: The applicants request after-the-fact 
approval of a partial transfer of the license for Project No. 2233, to 
substitute Blue Heron Paper Company for Smurfit Newsprint Corporation 
as a co-licensee. The applicants state that Blue Heron Paper Company 
resulted from a management-led buyout of the assets of Smurfit 
Newsprint Corporation and that the buyout effected no change in the 
personnel responsible for operation of the project under the license
    The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
expiration of the license for the project. In Hydroelectric Relicensing 
Regulations Under the Federal Power Act (54 FR 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).
    k. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the

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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'', ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular 
application to which the filing refers. An additional copy must be sent 
to the Director, Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. 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. 01-7974 Filed 3-30-01; 8:45 am]
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