99-16222. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Issuance of Order  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 34228-34229]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-16222]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    [Docket Nos. EC99-34-000 and ER99-1764-000]
    
    
    Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Erie Boulevard Hydropower, 
    L.P.; Notice of Issuance of Order
    
    June 21, 1999.
        Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk) and Erie 
    Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie Boulevard) filed a joint application 
    pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power Act requesting Commission 
    authorization for Niagara Mohawk to sell, and for Erie Boulevard to 
    purchase, certain jurisdictional transmission facilities. Erie 
    Boulevard is a limited partnership formed for the purpose of 
    purchasing, owning and operating the hydroelectric generating plants it 
    is purchasing from Niagara Mohawk. Erie Boulevard also requested 
    market-based rate authority, and certain waivers and authorizations. In 
    particular, Erie Boulevard requested that the Commission grant blanket 
    approval
    
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    under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future issuances of securities and 
    assumptions of liabilities by Erie Boulevard. On June 17, 1999, the 
    Commission issued an Order Approving Disposition Of Jurisdictional 
    Facilities, Granting Waiver Of Notice, Denying Motions For Stay, 
    Accepting Answer, Conditionally Accepting For Filing Tariff For Market-
    Based Power Sales and Interconnection Agreement And Granting Request 
    For Confidential Treatment (Order), in the above-docketed proceedings.
        The Commission's June 17, 1999 Order granted the request for 
    blanket approval under Part 34, subject to the conditions found in 
    Ordering Paragraphs (M), (N), and (P):
        (M) Within 30 days of the date of this order, any person desiring 
    to be heard or to protest the Commission's blanket approval of 
    issuances of securities or assumptions of liabilities by Erie Boulevard 
    Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 
    20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules 
    of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214.
        (N) Absent a request to be heard within the period set forth in 
    Ordering Paragraph (M) above, Erie Boulevard is hereby authorized to 
    issue securities and assume obligations and liabilities as guarantor, 
    indorser, surety or otherwise in respect of any security of another 
    person; provided that such issue or assumption is for some lawful 
    object within the corporate purposes of Erie Boulevard, compatible with 
    the public interest, and reasonably necessary or appropriate for such 
    purposes.
        (P) The Commission reserves the right to modify this order to 
    require a further showing that neither public nor private interests 
    will be adversely affected by continued Commission approval of Erie 
    Boulevard's issuances of securities or assumptions of liabilities * * 
    *.
        Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to 
    intervene or protests, as set forth above, is July 19, 1999.
        Copies of the full text of the Order are available from the 
    Commission's Public Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E., 
    Washington, D.C. 20426.
    David P. Boergers,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 99-16222 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6717-01-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
06/25/1999
Department:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-16222
Pages:
34228-34229 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket Nos. EC99-34-000 and ER99-1764-000
PDF File:
99-16222.pdf