99-33873. Notice of Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 73549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33873]


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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

December 23, 1999.
    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.: 2362-009.
    c. Date Filed: December 9, 1999.
    d. Applicants: Blandin Paper Company (BPC or transferor) and 
Minnesota Power, Inc. (MPI or transferee).
    e. Name of Project: Blandin.
    f. Location: On the Mississippi River, in the City of Grand Rapids, 
in Itasca County, Minnesota. The project does not utilize federal or 
tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: For transferor--Mr. W. John Licke, Secretary 
and General Counsel, Blandin Paper Company, 115 S.W. First Street, 
Grand Rapids, MN 55744-3699, [phone].
    For transferee--Mr. Steve Tyacke, Assistant General Counsel, 
Minnesota Power, Inc., 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802, 
telephone [phone]
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Tom Papsidero at [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 number (2362-009) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Transfer: BPC requests approval to transfer its 
license to MPI. The applicants state that the transfer relates to BPC's 
planned sale of the project to MPI under an Asset Purchase Agreement 
between the parties dated November 23, 1999.
    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). Copies are also available for inspection and reproduction 
at the addresses 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 the 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, NE, Washington, DC 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. 99-33873 Filed 12-29-99; 8:45 am]
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