Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 13 / Monday, January 22, 2007 / Notices 2677 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Termination of License by 

Implied Surrender and Soliciting 

Comments, Protests, and Motions To 

Intervene 

January 16, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric proceeding has been 

initiated by the Commission: 

a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of 

license by implied surrender. 

b. Project No.: 7931–021. 

c. Date Initiated: January 12, 2007. 

d. Licensee/Transferor/Transferee: 

The license was involved in an 

uncompleted transfer proceeding. The 

licensee/transferor is Larry Hensley and 

the transferee is Eugene Mark Souza. 

e. Name and Location of Project: The 

partially constructed 30-kilowatt 29 

Mile Creek Project is located on the 

South Fork of the American River in El 

Dorado County, California and occupies 

lands of the United States within the El 

Dorado National Forest. 

f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 6.4. 

g. Licensee/Transferor/Transferee 

Contact Information: Larry Hensley, 

5701 Hollyberry Lane, Placerville, CA 

95667 and Eugene Mark Souza, 4595 

Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez, CA 94553 

or 108 Dawn Lane, Placerville, CA 

95667. 

h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero, 

(202) 502–6002. 

i. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene: 

February 16, 2007. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with Magalie R. 

Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comments, protests and interventions 

may be filed electronically via the 

Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filings. 

Please include the project number (P–

7931–021) on any documents or 

motions filed. 

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 in 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. 

j. Description of Existing Facilities: 

The partially constructed project 

consists of the following existing 

facilities: (1) A concrete diversion dam, 

2-foot-high by 15-foot-long, and (2) a 

1,800-foot-long, 6-inch steel pipe. 

k. Description of Proceeding: 18 CFR 

6.4 of the Commission’s regulations 

provides, among other things, that it is 

deemed to be the intent of a licensee to 

surrender a license, if the licensee 

abandons a project for a period of three 

years. 

By order issued August 10, 2000 (92 

FERC ¶ 62,124), the Commission 

approved the transfer of the minor 

license, issued in 1986 (36 FERC 

¶ 62,235), for the 29 Mile Creek Project 

No. 7931 from Mr. Larry Hensley to Mr. 

Eugene Mark Souza, and granted an 

extension of the previously-extended 

deadline in Article 301 of the license for 

completing construction of the project. 

Ordering paragraph (F) of the Order 

Approving Transfer of License and 

Granting Extension of Time issued 

August 10, 2000, stated that: ‘‘Approval 

of the transfer is contingent upon: (1) 

Transfer of title of the properties under 

license and delivery of all license 

instruments to Eugene Mark Souza, who 

shall be subject to the terms and 

conditions of the license as though he 

were the original licensee; and (2) 

Eugene Mark Souza acknowledging 

acceptance of this order and its terms 

and conditions by signing and returning 

the attached acceptance sheet. Within 

60 days from the date of this order, 

Eugene Mark Souza shall submit 

certified copies of all instruments of 

conveyance and the signed acceptance 

sheet.’’

To date the transferee has not filed the 

conveyance documents and acceptance 

sheets showing that the transfer has 

been completed, and neither the 

transferor/transferee has filed the 

required quarterly progress reports 

showing work done to complete 

construction of the project, nor any 

requests to extend the deadlines for 

filing the documents and reports. 

l. Location of the Orders: A copy of 

each order is available for inspection 

and reproduction at the Commission in 

the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3676 or e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. 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 proceeding. 

Comments, protests and interventions 

may be filed electronically via the 

Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 

385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filings must bear in all 

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, and 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, as applicable, and 

the Project Number of the proceeding. 

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 Hydropower Administration and 

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, at the above-mentioned 

address. 

p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described proceeding. 

If an agency does not file comments 

within the time specified for filing 

comments, it will be presumed to have 

no comments. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

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