[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 59778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29591]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2114-070]
Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington; Notice
Establishing Comment Period for Complaint
October 30, 1998.
On May 29, 1998, Crescent Bar Homeowners Association, Crescent Bar
Resort Condominium Association, Crescent Bar, Inc., and Commercial
Leaseholders (collectively, Crescent Bar Residents) filed a complaint
with the Commission regarding the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project
No. 2114, which is located on the Columbia River in Chelan, Douglas,
Kittitas, Grant, Yakima, and Benton Counties, Washington. The complaint
alleges that excess lands containing private homes and businesses were
unlawfully included within the project boundary, and should be removed.
The Commission issued notice of this complaint on June 18, 1998.\1\
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\1\ 63 FR 34372 (June 24, 1998).
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On October 16, 1998, a subgroup of Crescent Bar Residents,
comprised of Crescent Bar Homeowners Association and Crescent Bar
Resort Condominium Association, filed what they termed an amended
complaint, seeking modified land exclusions. If the Commission were to
treat this filing as an amended complaint, parties would be required to
file answers within 15 days after the date of filing, and the amendment
would become effective at the end of 15 days if no party filed an
answer in opposition.\2\ However, because the parties filing the
amended complaint are not the same entities that filed the original
complaint, the Commission has determined that this pleading should be
considered a separate complaint.
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\2\ See 18 CFR 385.215.
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Pursuant to Rule 213(d) of the Commission's regulations, answers to
complaints are due within 30 days after filing or, if noticed, after
publication of the notice in the Federal Register, unless otherwise
ordered.\3\ In general, the Commission's policy is to publish notice in
the Federal Register of complaints against hydroelectric licensees.\4\
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\3\ 18 CFR 385.213(d) See also 18 CFR 385.202.
\4\ 18 CFR 2.1(a)(1)(iii)(J).
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Any person may file an answer, comment, protests, or a motion to
intervene with respect to the complaint in accordance with the
requirements of the Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, 385.213, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to
take with respect to the complaint, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to
intervene in this proceeding in accordance with the Commission's rules
may become a party to the proceeding.\5\ Any answers, comments, or
protests must be received no later than 30 days after publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
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\5\ Because the parties and issues are similar, the Commission
will consider both complaints together, and parties who have already
intervened in response to the first notice of complaint need not
file a second motion to intervene in response to this notice.
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David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-29591 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]
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