98-27899. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company; Notice Establishing Procedures for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55858-55859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27899]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2721-013]


Bangor Hydro-Electric Company; Notice Establishing Procedures for 
Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

October 13, 1998.
    The license for the Howland Hydro Project, FERC No. 2721, located 
on the Piscataquis River in Penobscot County, near Howland, Maine, will 
expire on September 30, 2000. On September 28, 1998, an application for 
new major license was filed. The following is an approximate schedule 
and procedures that will be followed in processing the application:

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               Date                                Action
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January 30, 1999..................  Commission notifies applicant that
                                     its application has been accepted
                                     and specifies the need for
                                     additional information and due
                                     date.
January 30, 1999..................  Commission issues public notice of
                                     the accepted application
                                     establishing dates for filing
                                     motions to intervene and protest.
March 31, 1999....................  Commission's deadline for applicant
                                     for filing a final amendment, if
                                     any to its application.
December 31, 1999.................  Commission notifies all parties and
                                     agencies that the application is
                                     ready for environmental analysis.
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    Upon receipt of all additional information and the information 
filed in response to the public notice of the acceptance of the 
application, the Commission will evaluate the application in accordance 
with applicable statutory requirements and take appropriate action on 
the application.
    Any questions concerning this notice should be directed to Ed Lee 
at [phone].
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-27899 Filed 10-16-98; 8:45 am]
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