[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60356-60357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00072]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

October 14, 2003.
    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: 2233-044.
    c. Date Filed: October 7, 2003.
    d. Applicants: Portland General Electric Company (PGE) and Blue 
Heron Paper Company (BHPC).
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Willamette Falls Hydroelectric 
Project is 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. 791a-825r.
    g. Applicant Contacts: Michael A. Siebers, Blue Heron Paper 
Company, 419 Main Street, Oregon City, OR 97045, (503) 650-4239, J. 
Mark Morford, Stoel

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Rives LLP, Suite 2300, 900 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204-1278, and 
Julie A. Keil, Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW Salmon Street, 
Portland, OR 97204, (503) 464-8864.
    h. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 502-8765.
    i. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to 
intervene: October 31, 2003.
    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 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project 
number (P-2233-044) on any comments 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 
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.
    j. Description of Proposal: The applicants request Commission 
approval of the transfer of the project license from PGE and BHPC to 
PGE. Applicants state that PGE purchased assets, including assets 
related to the project, from BHPC pursuant to an agreement dated July 
29, 2003, and that the transaction closed on August 15, 2003.
    The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
expiration of the license for the project, which is the subject of a 
pending relicense application in Project No. 2233-043. 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. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426. This filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
2233) to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-
3676 or e-mail [email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. 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'', 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.

 Magalie R. Salas,
 Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E3-00072 Filed 10-21-03; 8:45 am]
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