Notice of Application for Transfer of License, and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 16151 [E6-4649]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 16151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4649]


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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 24, 2006.
    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.
    b. Project No.: 2593-026.
    c. Date Filed: March 3, 2006.
    d. Applicants: Beaver Falls Hydro Associates and Wilmington Trust 
Company (transferors); and Algonquin Power (Beaver Falls), LLC 
(transferee)
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Upper Beaver Falls Project is 
located on the Beaver River in Lewis County, New York.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    g. Applicant Contacts: For the transferors: Joseph B. Feil, 
Wilmington Trust Company, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 
19890-0001, (302) 636-6466, and Terry L. Ott, Beaver Falls Hydro 
Associates, Swissvale Drive, Manlius, NY 13104 and P.O. Box 101, 
Skaneteles, NY 13153.
    For the Transferee: Sean Fairfield, Algonquin Power (Beaver Falls), 
LLC, 2845 Oakville Bristol Circle, Ontario, Canada, L6H7H4, (905) 465-
4518, and June Broadstone, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom, 
LLR, 1440 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 371-7000.
    h. FERC Contact: Robert Bell at (202) 502-6062.
    i. Deadline for Filing, Comments, Protests, and Motions to 
Intervene: April 24, 2006.
    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: Applicants seek Commission approval 
to transfer the license for the Upper Beaver Falls Project from Beaver 
Falls Hydro Associates and Wilmington Trust Company (Wilmington) to 
Algonquin Power (Beaver Falls), LLC (Algonquin). The application was 
filed by Algonquin and co-licensee Wilmington. The other co-licensee, 
Beaver Falls Hydro Associates, did not respond to Wilmington's 
certified letter (Exhibit F-4 of the application) requesting it to be 
an applicant. However, Beaver Falls Hydro Associates executed an 
agreement (Exhibit F-3 of the application) with Wilmington that 
provides Wilmington with power of attorney to apply for approval to 
transfer the license on behalf of Beaver Falls Hydro Associates.
    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-9985) 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. E6-4649 Filed 3-29-06; 8:45 am]
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