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preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b)) and 4.36.

Preliminary Permit—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

Notice of intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit–A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

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,’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTESTS ‘‘, ‘‘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. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, at the abovementioned address. A copy of any

notice of intent, competing application

or 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. 00–1008 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Pacific Gas and Electric

Company’s Request To Use Alternative

Procedures in Filing an Amendment

Application

January 11, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Request To

Use Alternative Amendment

Procedures.

b. Project No.: 1121–050.

c. Date filed: December 13, 1999.

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric

Company.

e. Name of Project: Battle Creek

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On Battle Creek and its

tributaries, in Shasta and Tehama

Counties, California. Part of the Battle

Creek Project affects lands of the United

States within Lassen National Forest

and lands under the supervision of the

Bureau of Land Management.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of

the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 817(b).

h. Applicant Contract: Angela Risdon,

Senior License Coordinator, Pacific Gas

and Electric Company, Mail Code N11C,

P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA

94177.

i. FERC Contract: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to

Thomas LoVullo, E-mail address

thomas.lovullo@ferc,fed.us, or

telephone 202–219–1168.

j. Deadline for filing comments: 30

days from the date of this notice. All

comments must be filed by providing an

original and eight copies, as required by

the Commission’s regulations to: David

P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

Further, all comment filings must

include the project name and number

(Battle Creek Project, No. 1121) and the

heading ‘‘Comments on the Alternative

Procedure’’. The Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure require all

intervenors filing documents with the

Commission to serve a copy of that

document on each person whose name

appears on the official service list for

the project. If an intervenor files

comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merits of an

issue that may affect the responsibilities

of a particular resource agency, the must

also serve a copy of the document on

that resource agency.

k. Status of environmental analysis:

This application is not ready for

environmental analysis at this time.

l. Description of Request: PG&E

requests Commission approval to use

alternative amendment procedures for

developing a license amendment

application for the Battle Creek Project.

PG&E has demonstrated that it made a

reasonable effort to contact the

resources agencies, non-governmental

organizations and others who may be

affected by their proposal and submitted

a communication protocol governing

how participants in the proposed

process would communicate with each

other. PG&E believes there is a

consensus on using the alternative

process.

The purpose of this notice is to invite

comments on PG&E’s request to use the

alternative procedure. The alternative

procedure is intended to simplify and

expedite the amendment process by

combining prefiling consultation and

environmental review processes into a

single process, and by facilitating

greater participation and improved

communication and cooperation among

participants. The alternative procedure

can be tailored to the project under

consideration.

m. Locations of the application: A

copy of the application is available for

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inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

located at 888 First Street, NE, Room

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us.

Call (202) 208–2222 for assistance. A

copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

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 tile

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘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. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, at the abovementioned address. A copy of any

notice of intent competing application

or 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. 00–1009 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions to

Intervene and Protests

January 11, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: P–11829–000.

c. Date filed: November 10, 1999.

d. Applicant: Universal Electric

Power Corp.

e. Name of Project: Yellowtail

Afterbay Project.

f. Location: At the Bureau of

Reclamation’s Yellowtail Afterbay dam,

on the Big Horn River, near the Town

of Saint Xavier, Big Horn County,

Montana.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gregory

Feltenberger, Universal Electric Power

Corp., 1145 Highbrook Street, Akron,

Ohio 44301, (330) 535–7115.

i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer,

Michael.Spencer,@FERC.fed.us, (202)

219–2846.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene and protest: 60 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.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor files comments

or documents with the Commission

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, they must

also serve a copy of the document on

that resource agency.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed project would utilize the

Yellowtail Afterbay dam and consist of

the following: (1) Six 72-inch-diameter,

80-foot-long steel penstocks,

constructed in the existing outlet works;

(2) a powerhouse containing six

generating units with a total capacity of

4.28 MW and an estimated average

annual generation of 26 GWh; and (3) a

2.5-mile-long transmission line.

l. Locations of the application: A copy

of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference and

Files Maintenance Branch, located at

888 First Street, NE, Room 2A,

Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling

(202) 219–1371. This filing 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 address in item h

above.

Preliminary Permit—Anyone desiring

to file a competing application for

preliminary permit for a proposed

project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to

file such an application, to the

Commission on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

Preliminary Permit—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice to intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

Notice of intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental