99-21496. Notice of Surrender of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45252-45253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21496]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Surrender of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
to Intervene, and Protests

August 13, 1999.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No.: 2709-015.
    c. Date Filed: July 16, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison 
Company, and West Penn Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Davis Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: The project was proposed to be located on the 
Blackwater River

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and Red Creek in Tucker County, West Virginia, and would have occupied 
federal lands within the Monongahela National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas K. Henderson, Allegheny Energy, 
Inc., 10435 Downsville Pike, Hagerstown, MD 21740-1766, [phone] 
and Mr. Stanley W. Legro, Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and 
Hand, Chartered, 901 15th Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005-
2301, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to James Hunter at [phone], or e-mail address: 
[e-mail].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: September 20, 1999.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Mail Code HL-11.1, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Please include the project number (P-2709-015) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The unconstructed project would have 
consisted of: (1) a 600-acre upper reservoir inundating the headwaters 
of Red Creek, formed by two rock-filled dams on the crest of Cabin 
Mountain; (2) an intake channel and a 1,325-foot-long tunnel through 
Cabin Mountain; (3) a 1,350-foot-long, 27-foot-diameter steel penstock; 
(4) two 1,670-foot-long, 19-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (5) four 
520-foot-long, 13.5-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (6) a powerhouse 
containing four 250,000-kilowatt pump-turbine generating units; (7) a 
500-foot-long tailrace channel; (8) a 7,000-acre lower reservoir formed 
by a rock-fill dam across the Blackwater River; and (9) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The licensees request to surrender the license because they have 
not realized any economic benefit from the license.
    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]. The application may be viewed 
on the web at http//www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance). A copy is 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 Invervene--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. 99-21496 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]
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