99-13905. Notice of Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29636-29637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13905]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

May 26, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Applications: Transfer of License.
    b. Project No.: Transfer #1: 2538-029 Transfer #2: 2538-028.
    c. Date Filed: Both applications filed May 11, 1999.
    d. Applicants: Transfer #: Beebee Island Corporation (Beebee 
Island) and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NIMO); Transfer #2: NIMO 
and Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie).
    e. Name of Project: Beebee Island Water Power (Beebee).
    f. Location: On the Black River, within the City of Watertown, in 
Jefferson County, New York.
    g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: For Beebee Island: Robert E. Pohl @ D-1, 
Treasurer, Beebee Island Corporation, c/o Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation, 300 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, New York 13202, (315) 
428-6094, and Michael W. Murphy @ A-3, Secretary, Beebee Island 
Corporation, c/o Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 Erie Boulevard 
West, Syracuse, New York 13202, [phone]; For NIMO: Stephen C. 
Palmer, Esq., Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP, 3000 K Street, 
N.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20007-5116, [phone], and M. 
Margaret Fabic, Esq., Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 300 Erie 
Boulevard West, Syracuse, New York 13202, [phone]. For Erie: W. 
Thaddeus Miller, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., c/o Orion Power 
Holdings, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 520, Baltimore, MD 21202, (410) 
468-3692, and Mitchell F. Hertz, Kirkland & Ellis, 655 15th Street, 
N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, D.C. 20005 [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, [phone], or e-mail address: 
[e-mail].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions for the respective 
applications (This single notice for the two applications is for 
informational purposes.): JUNE 25, 1999.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
    k. NIMO and Beebee Island (a wholly-owned subsidiary of NIMO) are 
the co-licensees for the Beebee Island Project. The subject transfers 
are being sought in connection with NIMO's asset sales agreement with 
Erie for the sale of NIMO's non-nuclear generating assets pursuant to 
the electric industry restructuring policies of New York State. See 
NIMO and Erie's ``Amended Joint Application for Approval of Transfer of 
Licenses and Exemptions, Partial Transfer of Licenses, and Substitution 
of Applicants'' for Project Nos. 0013, et al., filed April 14, 1999, 
which reflects the divestiture sale and which is the subject of 
separate public notice. Transfer #1 would eliminate Beebee Island as a 
co-licensee for the Beebee Island Project, which is a prerequisite to 
Transfer #2 conveying the project properties and license from NIMO to 
Erie, which in turn is a necessary element in NIMO's divestiture sale 
to Erie.
    l. Location of the Applications: A copy of each 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 of the applications are also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the applicable 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

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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, 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. 99-13905 Filed 6-1-99; 8:45 am]
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