99-24864. Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51750-51751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24864]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

September 20, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of Licenses.
    b. Project Nos.: 1869-037, 2188-044, 2301-015.
    c. Date Filed: August 31, 1999.
    d. Applicants: The Montana Power Company (MPC) and PP&L Montana, 
L.L.C. (PPLM).
    e. Names of Projects: Thompson Falls, Missouri Madison, and Mystic 
Lake.
    f. Location: The Thompson Falls project is located on the Clark 
Fork River in Sander County, Montana. The Missouri-Madison project is 
on the Missouri and Madison Rivers in Cascade, Gallatin, Lewis and 
Clark and Madison Counties, Montana. The Mystic Lake project is on West 
Rosebud Creek in Custer National Forest and Stillwater County, Montana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant's Contacts: For MPC, Michael P. Manion, 40 East 
Broadway, Butte, MT 59701, [phone]; for

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PPLM, David R. Poe, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Green & MacRae LLP, 1875 Connecticut 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact; Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Doan Pham at [phone] or e-mail address [e-mail].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, or protests: 
45 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Please include the Project Numbers (1869-037, 2188-037, and 2301-
015) on any comments, protests, or motions filed.
    k. Description of Amendment: MPC, present licensee of the above 
captioned hydroelectric projects, and PPLM, prospective licensee of 
these same projects, have filed an application requesting: (1) 
Commission authorization to amend the license for project No. 2188 in 
order to (a) remove certain transmission facilities from the project 
and (b) to specify new Generation Point of Receipt (GPOR), as points of 
interconnection between developments in the project that will be 
conveyed to PPLM transmission facilities of MPC; (2) Commission 
authorization to amend the license for Project No. 2301 in order to 
specify a new GPOR similar to that being proposed for Project No. 2188; 
(3) for Project Nos. 2188, 2301 and 1869, Commission approval of and, 
as necessary, waivers for exercise of land use provisions in the 
respective project licenses to permit MPC to reserve certain land uses 
for itself. All of these changes in project licenses are being 
requested prior to the transfer of the project licenses and associated 
assets to PPLM, a transaction that has already received approval by 
Commission Order 88 FERC para. 62,018.
    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]. This filing may be viewed on 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call [phone] 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 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 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 representative.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24864 Filed 9-23-99; 8:45 am]
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