[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 48 (Monday, March 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12472-12473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1054]


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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

March 4, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Partial transfer of license.
    b. Project No.: 2790-045.
    c. Date Filed: February 25, 2005
    d. Applicants: Boott Hydropower, Inc., General Electric Credit 
Corporation, Eldred L. Field Hydroelectric Facility Trust.
    e. Name and Location of Project: Lowell Hydropower Project, located 
on the Merrimack River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicants' Contact: Mr. Michael B. Peisner, Curtis Thaxter 
Stevens Broder & Micoleau LLC, One Canal Plaza, P.O. Box 7320, 
Portland, Maine 04112-7320, (207) 774-9000 ext. 211.
    h. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 502-6086.
    i. Deadline for Filing Comments, Protests, and Motions To 
Intervene: March 25, 2005.
    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

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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 on any comments 
or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors 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 intervenor 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 Application: The Applicants seek Commission 
approval to modify the identity of co-licensee General Electric Credit 
Corporation (GECC), now known as General Electric Capital Corporation, 
to the Eldred L. Field Hydroelectric Facility Trust, as had been 
envisioned when a sale-leaseback transaction was consummated pursuant 
to the Commission's Order Approving Transfer of License issued on 
December 15, 1983. The Trust was formed pursuant to the Amended and 
Restated Trust Agreement between GECC and United States Trust Company 
of New York dated December 1, 1985.
    k. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number (P-2790) in the docket number field 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.
    m. 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.
    n. 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 eight 
copies 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 
Applicants specified in the particular application.
    o. 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 Applicants. 
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 Applicants' 
representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1054 Filed 3-11-05; 8:45 am]
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