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Lake reservoir with a 5,610 acre

impoundment at 428.1 feet NGVD; (c) a

powerhouse with a rated capacity of

31,000 kW and averaging 14,238,100

kWh production per year; and (d) a

development connection to the

applicant’s transmission system via the

Rocky River-Carmel Hill 1813 line, the

Rocky River-Bull Bridge 1555 line and

the Rocky River-West Brookfield 1618

line.

4. The Shepaug development consists

of: (a) A 1412-foot, bedrock-anchored,

concrete gravity dam having a crest

elevation of 205.3 feet NGVD; (b) an

impoundment, at maximum operational

elevation level of 198.3 feet NGVD,

measuring 1,870 acres; (c) a powerhouse

with a rated capacity of 37,200 kW, with

an average annual production of

129,663,300 kWh and (d) a development

connection to the applicant’s

transmission system via the ShepaugBates 1622 line and the Shepaug-StonyHill-West Brookfield 1887 line.

5. The Stevenson Development

consists of: (a) A 1,250-foot, bedrockanchored, concrete gravity dam with a

crest elevation of 98.3 feet NGVD, 696

feet of spillway and an integral

powerhouse; (b) an impoundment

having a surface area measuring 1,063

acres at 101.3 feet NGVD, with a storage

volume of 2,650 acre-feet; (c) a

powerhouse with a rated capacity of

30,500 kW, with an average annual

production of 92,970,270 kWh; and (d)

a development connection to the

applicant’s transmission system via

several 115-kV transmission lines.

m. 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, D.C. 20246, or by

calling (202) 208–1371. 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.

n. Scoping Process: The Commission

intends to prepare an Environmental

Assessment (EA) for the proposed

relicensing of the Falls Village Project

(FERC No. 2597–018) and Housatonic

Project (FERC No. 2576–023), in

accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act. The EA will

consider both site-specific and

cumulative environmental impacts and

reasonable alternatives to the proposed

actions.

Scoping Meetings

The Commission will hold three

scoping meetings, one in the daytime

and two in the evening, to help us

identify the scope of issues to be

addressed in the EA.

The daytime scoping meeting will

focus on resource agency concerns,

while the evening scoping meetings are

primarily for public concerns. All

interested individuals, organizations,

and agencies are invited to attend either

or both meetings, and to assist the staff

in identifying the scope of the

environmental issues that should be

analyzed in the EA. The times and

locations of these meetings are as

follows:

Evening Meetings

Monday, December 4, 2000, 7:00 to 9:00

p.m., Lee Kellogg Elementary School,

Multipurpose Room, 47 Main Street,

Falls Village, CT 06031

Wednesday, December 6, 2000, 7:00 to

9:00 p.m., Northville Elementary

School Cafeteria, 22 Hipp Road, New

Milford, CT 06776

Afternoon Meeting

Thursday, December 7, 2000, 1:00—3:00

p.m., First South Congregational

Church, Stanley Room (Second Floor),

277 Main St., Hartford, CT 06106

To help focus discussions, we will

distribute to parties on the

Commission’s mailing list a Scoping

Document (SD1) outlining the subject

areas to be addressed in the EA. Copies

of the SD1 will also be available at the

scoping meetings.

Objectives

At the scoping meetings, the staff will:

(1) Summarize the environmental issues

that the Commission staff tentatively

has identified for analysis in the EA; (2)

take statements from experts and the

public on issues that should be analyzed

in the EA, including viewpoints in

opposition to, or in support of, those

issues identified by the Commission

staff; (3) identify those issues that

require a detailed analysis, as well as

those issues that do not require a

detailed analysis; and (4) solicit all

available information, especially

quantifiable data, on the resources at

issue;

The meetings will be recorded by a

stenographer and will become part of

the formal record of the Commission’s

proceeding on the project. Individuals

presenting statements at the meeting

will be asked to sign in before the

meeting starts and to identify

themselves clearly for the record.

Individuals, organizations, and

agencies are encouraged to attend the

meeting and to assist the staff in

defining and clarifying the issues to be

addressed in the EA.

Site Visit

The applicant and the Commission

staff will conduct a project site visit in

two segments on December 5th and 6th,

2000. The first day we will meet at 8:30

a.m. the Northeast Generation

Services—CT Hydro Office parking lot

in New Milford and travel by bus to the

facilities in the upper part of the study

area, returning to New Milford at about

4:00 p.m. The second day we will meet

at the same location and time but will

proceed (again by bus) to the southern

facilities, completing the visit in New

Milford at about 4:00 p.m. If you would

like to attend one or both days of the

site visit, please call (Robert Gates of

Northeast Generation Services), no later

than December 1, 2000, at (860)354–

8840 or at gatesr @nu.com.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Extension of Time for Notice of

Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and

Protests

November 9, 2000.

In light of requests in recent filings for

an extension of time to comment

regarding the above-captioned

proceeding, the Commission hereby

extends the comment date 45 days.

Take notice that the following

application has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Type: Transfer of

Licenses.

b. Project Nos: 2894–005, 9184–006,

and 9185–005.

c. Date Filed: August 16, 2000.

d. Applicants: Northwestern

Wisconsin Electric Company (transferor)

and Flambeau Hydro, LLC (transferee).

e. Name and Location of Projects: The

Black Brook Dam Project is on the

Apple River in Polk County, Wisconsin.

The Danbury Dam Project is on the

Yellow River and the Clam River Dam

Project is on the Clam River, both in

Burnett County, Wisconsin. The projects

do not occupy federal or tribal lands.

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

g. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Mark F.

Dahlberg, Northwestern Wisconsin

Electric Company, P.O. Box 9,

Grantsburg, WI 54840–0009, (715) 463–

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5371 and Mr. Donald H. Clarke,

Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N

Street NW, No. 700, Washington, DC

20037, (202) 783–4141.

h. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to James

Hunter at (202) 219–2839.

i. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: November 27, 2000.

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.

Comments and protests 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 at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Please include the noted project

numbers on any comments or motions

filed.

j. Description of Proposal: The

applicants state that the transfer will

assure the continued operation of these

hydroelectric projects and will effect the

desired change of ownership of the

generating facilities consistent with the

restructuring plans of these members of

the electric industry.

k. 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

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

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

online/rims.htm (Call (202) 208–2222

for assistance). A copy is also available

for inspection and reproduction at the

addresses in item g above.

l. 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 representatives.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Sunshine Act Meeting

November 14, 2000.

The following notice of meeting is

published pursuant to section 3(A) of

the Government in the Sunshine Act

(Pub. L. No. 94–409), 5 U.S.C 552B:

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission.

DATE AND TIME: November 21, 2000, 10

a.m.

PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda

NOTE: Items listed on the agenda may be

deleted without further notice.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

David P. Boergers, Secretary, Telephone

(202) 208–0400, For a recording listing

items stricken from or added to the

meeting, call (202) 208–1627.

This is a list of matters to be

considered by the Commission. It does

not include a listing of all papers

relevant to the items on the agenda;

however, all public documents may be

examined in the reference and

information center.

754th—Meeting November 21, 2000, Regular

Meeting (10:00 a.m.)

Consent Agenda—Markets, Tariffs and

Rates—Electric

CAE–1.

Docket# ER00–3771, 000, Firstenergy

Operating Companies

CAE–2.

Docket# ER00–3740, 000, New York

Independent System Operator, Inc.

CAE–3.

Docket# ER00–3785, 000, Virginia Electric

& Power Company

CAE–4.

Omitted

CAE–5.

Docket# ER01–62, 000, Entergy Services,

Inc.

Other#s ER00–2621, 000, Entergy Services,

Inc.

ER00–3671, 000, Entergy Services, Inc.

CAE–6.

Docket# ER01–66, 000, Pacific Gas and

Electric Company

CAE–7.

Docket# ER01–80, 000, California Power

Exchange Corporation

Other#s ER01–81, 000, California Power

Exchange Corporation

CAE–8.

Omitted

CAE–9.

Docket# ER01–180, 000, New York

Independent System Operator, Inc.

CAE–10.

Docket# ER01–102, 000, Cinergy Services,

Inc.

CAE–11.

Docket# ER00–3577, 000, New England

Power Pool

CAE–12.

Docket# ER00–3691, 000, Sithe Edgar LLC,

Sithe New Boston LLC, Sithe

Framingham LLC, Sithe West Medway

LLC, Sithe Wyman LLC, Sithe Mystic

LLC, AE–Energy, L.P., Power City

Partners, L.P., Seneca Power Partners,

L.P., Sterling Power Partners, L.P., Sithe

Power Marketing, L.P. and Sithe Power

Marketing, Inc.

CAE–13.

Docket# ER01–53, 000, Confederated

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation

of Oregon, a Federally Recognized Indian

Tribe, and Warm Springs Power

Enterprises, a Chartered Enterprise of the

Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs

Reservation of Oregon

CAE–14.

Docket# ER00–188, 001, PSI Energy, Inc.

CAE–15.

Docket# ER99–3531, 000, Southern

Company Services, Inc.

Other#s ER99–3531, 001, Southern

Company, Services, Inc.

ER99–4384, 000, Southern Company,

Services, Inc.

ER99–4384, 001, Southern Company,

Services, Inc.

CAE–16.

Docket# EC00–63, 000, Sierra Pacific

Power Company, Nevada Power

Company and Portland General Electric

Company

Other#s ER00–1801, 000, Sierra Pacific

Power Company, Nevada Power