97-13986. GTXL, Inc.; Notice of Existing Licensee's Failure to File Notice of Intent to File a Subsequent License Application

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29132-29133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13986]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2935]


GTXL, Inc.; Notice of Existing Licensee's Failure to File Notice 
of Intent to File a Subsequent License Application

May 22, 1997.
    By September 30, 1996, GTXL, Inc., the existing licensee for the 
Enterprise Project No. 2935 was required to file a notice of intent to 
file an application for a subsequent license. The existing license for 
Project No. 2935 expires on September 30, 2001.
    The 1,200-kilowatt project is located on the Augusta Canal of the 
Savannah River in the City of Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. The 
principal project works consist of: (1) Intake works, including two 
diversion gates and trash racks; (2) two 300-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter 
penstocks; (3) a powerhouse containing two 600-kilowatt generating 
units; (4) a 350-foot-long underground tailrace; (5) a 500-foot-long, 
16-foot-wide, and 10-foot-deep open tailrace; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities.
    Pursuant to Section 16.19(b) of the Commission's regulations, an 
existing licensee with a minor license or a license for a minor part of 
a hydroelectric project must file a notice of intent pursuant to 
Section 16.6(b).
    Pursuant to Section 16.6(b) of the Commission's regulations, in 
order to notify the Commission whether or not a licensee intends to 
file an application for new license, the licensee must file with the 
Commission a letter, that contains * * * an unequivocal statement of 
the licensee's intention to file or not to file an application for a 
new license.
    GTXL, Inc. has not filed a notice of intent to file an application 
for a subsequent license for this project.
    Pursuant to Section 16.23(b) of the Commission's regulations, an 
existing licensee of a water power project * * * that fails to file a 
notice of intent pursuant to Section 16.6(b) shall not deemed to have 
filed a notice of intent

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indicating that it does not intend to file an application for 
subsequent license.
    Pursuant to Section 16.20 of the Commission's regulations, 
applications for subsequent license (except from the existing licensee 
which is prohibited from filing) must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. 
Applications for license for this project must be filed by September 
29, 1999. Questions concerning this notice should be directed to 
William Guey-Lee at [phone].
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-13986 Filed 5-28-97; 8:45 am]
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