[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 18616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07246]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 8436-153]
Eugene Water & Electric Board, Smith Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
On January 20, 2016, Eugene Water & Electric Board (transferor) and
Smith Creek Hydro, LLC (transferee) filed an application for transfer
of license of the Smith Creek Project No. 8436. The project is located
on the Smith Creek in Boundary County, Idaho. The project occupies
lands of the United States within the Panhandle National Forest.
The applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for
the Smith Creek Project from the transferor to the transferee. On March
17, 2016, the Commission issued a notice on the transfer application
providing 30 days for filing comments, motions to intervene and
protests. On March 22, 2016, Eugene Water & Electric Board and Smith
Creek Hydro, LLC filed a motion to expedite the date of Commission
action on the application for transfer. Based on the information
supplied in the joint motion for expedited consideration, the comment
period will be abbreviated.
Applicant Contact: For transferor: Ms. Patty Boyle, Principal
Project Manager, Eugene Water & Electric Board, P.O. Box 10148, Eugene,
OR 97440-2148, telephone: 541-685-7406, email: [email protected] and
Mr. Tom Grim, Cable Huston LLP, 1001 SW. Fifth Ave, Suite 2000,
Portland, OR 97204, telephone: 503-224-3092, email:
[email protected]. For transferee: Mr. Thom A. Fischer, Manager,
Smith Creek Hydro, LLC, 1800 James Street, Suite 201, Bellingham, WA
98225, telephone: 360-738-9999, email: [email protected] and Mr.
Todd G. Glass and Mr. Keene M. O'Connor, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati, PC, 701 5th Avenue, Suite 5100, Seattle, WA 98104, telephone:
206-883-2500, email: [email protected] and [email protected].
FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 502-8735,
[email protected].
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests:
15 days from the date that the Commission issues this notice. The
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's eFiling
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should
include docket number P-8436-153.
Dated: March 23, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07246 Filed 3-30-16; 8:45 am]
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