[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36589-36590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13090]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

May 20, 2002.
    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.: 3342-013.
    c. Date Filed: May 8, 2002.
    d. Applicants: New Hampshire Hydro Associates (Transferor) and 
Briar Hydro Associates (Transferee).
    e. Name of Project: Penacook Lower Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Contoocook River, in Merrimack County, New 
Hampshire. The project would not utilize federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicants Contacts: Elizabeth W. Whittle, Esq., Nixon Peabody 
LLP, 401 9th Street, NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004; Richard A. 
Norman, New Hampshire Hydro Associates, c/o Essex Hydro Associates, 
L.L.C., 55 Union Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
    i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 219-2673.
    j. Deadline for filing comments or motions: June 11, 2002.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and 
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2008(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Please include the project number (P-3342-013) on any comments, 
protests, or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing a document with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person in the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervener files comments or documents with the

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Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the documents on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Transfer: The transferee owns two other operating 
projects located immediately upstream of the Penacook Lower Falls 
Project. The transfer is being undertaken to restructure the current 
ownership and to consolidate and simplify the ownership and operation 
of the three projects.
    l. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are 
available for public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, 
select ``Docket <#>'' and follow the instructions ((202) 208-2222 
for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in 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.
    n. 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.
    o. 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.
    p. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-13090 Filed 5-23-02; 8:45 am]
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