Notice of Application for Transfer of License and Approval of Financing Arrangement and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 7730 [E5-608]
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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
February 7, 2005.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Transfer of
license and approval of financing
arrangement.
b. Project No.: 1855–030.
c. Date Filed: January 26, 2005.
d. Applicants: USGen New England,
Inc. (USGenNE); Town of Rockingham,
Vermont (Town); Bellows Falls Power
Company, LLC (BFPC); and 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 Contacts: For USGenNE:
William J. Madden, Jr., John A.
Whittaker, IV, Winston & Strawn, 1400
L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005,
(202) 371–5700. For the Town: Richard
Saudek, Cheney, Brock & Saudek, P.O.
Box 489, Montpelier, VT 05601, (802)
223–4000. For BFPC: Amy S. Koch,
Jennifer Lokenvitz Schwitzer, Patton
Boggs LLP, 2550 M Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20037, (202) 457–5618.
For VHPA: Molly K. Lebowitz, Esq.,
Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., 209
Battery Street, P.O. Box 988, Burlington,
VT 05402–0988, (802) 864–5751.
h. FERC Contact: James Hunter at
(202) 502–6086.
i. Deadline for Filing Comments,
Protests, and Motions To Intervene:
March 8, 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 interveners
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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 intervener
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 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 is requested as an
alternative, for this project only, to the
transfer from USGenNE to TransCanada
Hydro Northeast Inc. of this project and
four others that was approved by order
issued on January 24, 2005, but not yet
consummated.
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 https://
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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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
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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. E5–608 Filed 2–14–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application for Amendment
of License and Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, and Protests
February 7, 2005.
Take notice that the following
application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection:
a. Application Type: Amendment of
License to Increase its Authorized
Generating Capacity.
b. Project No.: 2725–068.
c. Date Filed: January 24, 2005.
d. Applicant: Oglethorpe Power
Corporation and Georgia Power
Company.
e. Name of Project: Rocky Mountain
Hydroelectric Plant.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Heath Creek in Floyd County,
Georgia.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James A.
Messersmith, Oglethorpe Power
Corporation, 2100 East Exchange Place,
Tucker, GA 30084–5336.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on
this notice should be addressed to Mr.
Hong Tung at (202) 502–8757, or e-mail
address: hong.tung@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments and/
or motions: March 8, 2005.
k. Description of Request: The
licensees propose to replace the existing
pump-turbine runners and possibly
modify pump-turbine, motor-generator,
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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
February 7, 2005.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Transfer of license and approval of financing
arrangement.
b. Project No.: 1855-030.
c. Date Filed: January 26, 2005.
d. Applicants: USGen New England, Inc. (USGenNE); Town of
Rockingham, Vermont (Town); Bellows Falls Power Company, LLC (BFPC);
and 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 Contacts: For USGenNE: William J. Madden, Jr., John
A. Whittaker, IV, Winston & Strawn, 1400 L Street, NW., Washington, DC
20005, (202) 371-5700. For the Town: Richard Saudek, Cheney, Brock &
Saudek, P.O. Box 489, Montpelier, VT 05601, (802) 223-4000. For BFPC:
Amy S. Koch, Jennifer Lokenvitz Schwitzer, Patton Boggs LLP, 2550 M
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, (202) 457-5618. For VHPA: Molly K.
Lebowitz, Esq., Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., 209 Battery Street, P.O.
Box 988, Burlington, VT 05402-0988, (802) 864-5751.
h. FERC Contact: James Hunter at (202) 502-6086.
i. Deadline for Filing Comments, Protests, and Motions To
Intervene: March 8, 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
interveners 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 intervener 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 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 is requested as an alternative, for this project only, to the
transfer from USGenNE to TransCanada Hydro Northeast Inc. of this
project and four others that was approved by order issued on January
24, 2005, but not yet consummated.
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
https://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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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. E5-608 Filed 2-14-05; 8:45 am]
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