[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 111 (Friday, June 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33896-33897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2997]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

June 1, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Motion to substitute transferor in transfer of 
license.
    b. Project No.: 1855-030.
    c. Date Filed: May 24, 2005.
    d. Applicants: USGen New England, Inc. (USGenNE); TransCanada Hydro 
Northeast Inc. (TC Hydro NE); Town of Rockingham, Vermont (Town); 
Bellows Falls Power Company, LLC (BFPC); Vermont Hydro-Electric Power 
Authority (VHPA).
    e. Name and Location of Project: Bellows Falls, P-1855: Connecticut 
River in Windham and Windsor Counties, Vermont and Cheshire and 
Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a--825r.
    g. Applicants' Contact: Amy S. Koch, Patton Boggs LLP, 2550 M 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, (202) 457-6000.
    h. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 502-6086.
    i. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to 
intervene: July 1, 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 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: As described in the notice issued 
February 7, 2005, USGenNE, the Town, BFPC, and VHPA sought Commission 
approval to transfer the license for the Bellows Falls Project from 
USGenNE to the Town and BFPC as co-licensees and for approval of a 
financing plan under Standard Article 5 whereby VHPA would, at closing, 
take title to project property and transfer it to the Town. This 
transfer was requested as an alternative, for this project only, to the 
transfer from USGenNE to TC Hydro NE of this project and four others 
that was approved by order issued on January 24, 2005, but not, at that 
time, consummated. The Applicants now report that TC Hydro NE purchased 
the Bellows Falls Project from USGenNE on April 1, 2005, and request 
that TC Hydro NE be substituted for USGenNE as the transferor in the 
current proceeding.
    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 ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number 
(P-1855) 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 
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agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicants' representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2997 Filed 6-9-05; 8:45 am]
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