[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58965-58966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28844]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Transfer of Licenses

October 27, 1997.
    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 Licenses.
    b. Projects Nos: (1) 1855-018, (2) 1892-007, (3) 1904-026, (4) 
2077-010, (5) 2323-029, and (6) 2669-006.
    c. Date filed: October 15, 1997.
    d. Applicants: New England Power Company and USGen New England, 
Inc.
    e and f. Name and Location of Projects: (1) Bellows Falls: 
Connecticut River in Windham and Windsor Counties, Vermont, and 
Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire; (2) Wilder: Connecticut 
River in Windsor and Orange Counties, Vermont, and Grafton County, New 
Hampshire; (3) Vernon: Connecticut River in Windham County, Vermont, 
and Cheshire County, New Hampshire; (4) Fifteen Mile Falls: Connecticut 
River in Grafton and Coos Counties, New Hampshire, and Caledonia and 
Essex Counties, Vermont; (5) Deerfield River: Deerfield River in

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Windham and Bennington Counties, Vermont, and Franklin and Berkshire 
Counties, Massachusetts; and (6) Bear Swamp: Deerfield River in 
Franklin and Berkshire Counties, Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts:

Mr. Stanford L. Hartman, U.S. Generating Company, 7500 Old Georgetown 
Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 718-6816
Mr. Mark E. Slade, New England Power Company, 25 Research Drive, 
Westborough, MA 01582, (508) 389-2859.

    i. FERC Contact: James Hunter, (202) 219-2839.
    j. Comment Date: December 8, 1997.
    k. Description of Transfer: Transfer of the licenses for these 
projects to USGen New England, Inc. is being sought in connection with 
the divestiture by New England Power Company of substantially all its 
generation resources.
    1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. 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.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTESTS'', 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comment 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-28844 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
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