99-33869. Notice of Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 73546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33869]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
to Intervene, and Protests

December 23, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Transfer of Licenses.
    b. Project Nos.: 487-022 and 1881-028.
    c . Date Filed: December 7, 1999.
    d. Applicants: PP&L, Inc. (PP&L) and PPL Holtwood, LLC (PPL 
Holtwood).
    e. Name of Projects: Wallenpaupack and Holtwood.
    f. Locations: Wallenpaupack: on the Wallenpaupack Creek and 
Lackawaxen River in Wayne and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania; Holtwood: on 
the Susquehanna River in Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania. The 
projects do not utilize federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicants' Contacts: Paul E. Russell, Esq., PP&L, Inc., Two 
North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1179, [phone] and Donald 
A. Kaplan, Esq., Adam W. Gravley, Esq., Lisa H. Tucker, Esq., Preston 
Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP, 1735 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 500, 
Washington, DC 20006, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, [phone], or e-mail address: 
[e-mail].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: January 28, 2000.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Please include the Project Numbers (487-022 and 1881-028) on any 
comments or motions filed.
    k. Description of Transfer: Transfer of the licenses for these 
projects to PPL Holtwood is being sought in connection with a proposed 
corporate realignment under which PP&L will separate its generation and 
power marketing businesses from its transmission and distribution 
businesses. PP&L intends to retain certain existing non-project 
transmission and distribution facilities and easements relating to such 
transmission and distribution facilities located within the project 
boundaries.
    The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
expiration of the license for Project No. 487. PP&L has filed a Notice 
of Intent to relicense Project No. 487 and has been approved by the 
Commission to use the alternative licensing process pursuant to 18 CFR 
Section 4.34(i). In Hydroelectric Relicensing Regulations Under the 
Federal Power Act (54 FR 23,756; FERC Stats. and Regs., Regs. Preambles 
1986-1990 30,854 at p. 31,437), the Commission declined to forbid all 
license transfers during the last five years of an existing license, 
and instead indicated that it would scrutinize all such transfer 
requests to determine if the transfer's primary purpose was to give the 
transferee an advantage in relicensing (id., at p. 31,438 n.318).
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling [phone]. This filing may be viewed on 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call [phone] for 
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction 
at the address in item h above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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 specified comment 
date for the particular application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear 
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``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 the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    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 Applicant. 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 Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-33869 Filed 12-29-99; 8:45 am]
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