[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 93 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1113]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Effective Date of Withdrawal of Applications

May 5, 2004.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, et al. (Projects Nos. 77-116, 96-031, 
137-031, 175-018, 178-015, 233-081, 223-082, 606-020, 619-095, 803-055, 
1061-056, 1121-058, 1333-037, 1354-005, 1354-029, 1403-042, 1962-039, 
1988-030, 2105-087, 2106-039, 2107-010, 2107-012, 2130-030, 2155-022, 
2310-120, 2467-016, 2661-012, 2661-016, 2687-014, 2687-022, 2735-071)

Pacific Gas and Electric Company ETrans LLC (Project Nos. 2118-006, 
2281-005, 2479-003, 2678-001, 2781-004, 2784-001, 4851-004, 5536-001, 
5828-003, 7009-004, and 10821-002)

    On November 30, 2001, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and 
27 limited liability companies (collectively, applicants) filed 
applications for approval of transfers of PG&E's 26 hydropower licenses 
and 11 transmission-line only licenses for the above-numbered projects 
to the limited liability companies. The applications included related 
requests for substitution of applicant and waiver of application 
amendment regulations in five pending PG&E relicensing proceedings and 
for a variety of conveyances of rights in project property for power 
generation, transmission, and distribution functions. Applicants filed 
the applications in connection with PG&E's Plan of Reorganization in 
the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.
    The Commission published notice of the applications and over 50 
parties filed motions to intervene, several in opposition, including 
the State of California, which had also contested the PG&E 
Reorganization Plan in the Bankruptcy Court. On June 24, 2003, 
applicants filed a ``Motion to Hold Proceedings in Abeyance'' to 
provide time for implementing a proposed Settlement Agreement in the 
bankruptcy case. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, PG&E filed a new 
reorganization plan with the Bankruptcy Court, which the court 
confirmed in December 2003.
    On April 13, 2004, under the requirements of the Settlement 
Agreement, the applicants filed a notice of withdrawal of their 
applications.\1\ No motions in opposition to the notice of withdrawal 
have been filed and the Commission took no action to disallow the 
withdrawal. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 216 of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.216 (2003), the withdrawal of the 
applications became effective April 28, 2004.
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    \1\ PG&E and the City of Santa Clara, California, are co-
licensees for Project No. 619. Under a settlement agreement filed 
June 28, 2002, the City agreed to be considered a co-applicant for 
the license transfer in Project No. 619-095, subject to certain 
conditions. On April 28, 2004, PG&E and the City filed a stipulation 
in which the City stated that it does not oppose the notice of 
withdrawal.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-1113 Filed 5-12-04; 8:45 am]
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