98-24521. Notice of Transfer of License and Lease of Project Property

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Transfer of License and Lease of Project Property

September 8, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Transfer of License and Lease of Project 
Property.
    b. Project No: 2669-017.
    c. Date Filed: September 2, 1998.
    d. Applicant: USGen New England, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Bear Swamp Project.
    f. Location: Rowe, Massachusetts, in Franklin County.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael D. Hornstein, Esq., Jana L. Gill, 
Esq., Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe, 3050 K Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20007, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: David Cagnon, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: OCTOBER 5, 1998.
    k. Description of Transfer: USGen New England Inc., licensee, 
proposes to partially transfer the license for Project No. 2669 to 
include an owner lessor, a special purpose business trust created under 
the Delaware Business Trust Act. The owner lessor would be added as a 
licensee to facilitate permanent financing of the project through a 
sale and leaseback transaction.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C2, and D2.
    B. 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.
    C2. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``PROTEST'' or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as applicable, and the project number of the 
particular application to which the filing is in response. Any of these 
documents must be filed by providing the original and 8 copies to: The 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. Any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the 
particular notice.
    D2. 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 the 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-24521 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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