[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69904-69905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3392]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER04-1244-000]


NorthPoint Energy Solutions Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order

November 23, 2004.
    NorthPoint Energy Solutions Inc. (NorthPoint) filed an application 
for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying tariff. The 
proposed tariff provides for wholesale sales of energy and capacity at 
market-based rates. NorthPoint also requested waiver of various 
Commission regulations. In particular, NorthPoint requested that the 
Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future 
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by NorthPoint.
    On November 19, the Commission granted the request for blanket 
approval under Part 34, subject to the following:
    [A]ny person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket 
approval of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by 
NorthPoint should file a motion to intervene or protest with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211

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and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 
385.211, 385.214 (2004).
    NorthPoint Energy Solutions, Inc., 109 FERC ] 61,178 (2004).
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to 
intervene or protest, is December 20, 2004.
    Absent a request to be heard in opposition by the deadline above, 
NorthPoint is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or 
liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect 
of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or 
assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of 
NorthPoint, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably 
necessary or appropriate for such purposes.
    The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that 
neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by 
continued approval of NorthPoint's issuances of securities or 
assumptions of liability.
    Copies of the full text of the Commission's Order are available 
from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
filed to access the document. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-3392 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]
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