Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 10 / Wednesday, January 15, 1997 / Notices 2147

Company amended its previous filing in

this docket by submitting unbundled

rate information.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

January 17, 1997. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–939 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Project No. 5276–041]

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

and Northern Electric Power Company,

LP; Notice of Availability of

Environmental Assessment

January 10, 1997.

An environmental assessment (EA) is

available for public review. The EA was

prepared for an application to amend

the license for the Hudson Falls

Hydroelectric Project. The application

would allow the Niagara Mohawk

Power Corporation and Northern

Electric Power Company, LP (licensees)

to install temporary 2-foot-high wooden

flashboards on the Hudson Falls Dam.

The New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation (NYDEC)

requests the flashboards to facilitate an

ongoing PCB investigation and

remediation program at the General

Electric Company’s Hudson Falls

manufacturing facility located on the

opposite side of the river from the

project. The NYDEC indicated the

temporary flashboards would help to

prevent high river flows from entering

the work area below the dam and

increase the safety of working

conditions in the river channel during

the PCB remediation program. The

duration of the PCB remediation

program may be long-term, requiring up

to 10 years to complete.

Flashboards are currently installed on

a portion of the dam to divert water

during construction of the hydroelectric

facility. The prosed action would allow

for the completion of flashboards across

the entire length of the dam from May

1 through November 30, as necessary, to

protect workers and equipment during

conduct of the PCB investigation and

remediation program.

The EA, written by staff in the Office

of Hydropower Licensing, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission,

concludes the approval of the proposed

action would not constitute a major

federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment.

Copies of the EA can be obtained by

calling the Commission’s Public

Reference Room at (202) 208–1371.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–931 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Notice of Surrender of Exemption

January 9, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Surrender of

Exemption

b. Project No.: 5572–006

c. Date Filed: December 12, 1996

d. Applicant: Joseph Hydro Company,

Inc.

e. Name of Project: Canal Creek

Hydroelectric Project

f. Location: On Big Sheep Creek,

within Wallowa-Whitman National

Forest near Joseph in Wallowa County,

Oregon, Little Sheet Creek, and Wallowa

Valley Improvement District Canal.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC §§ 791 (a)–825 (r).

h. Contact: Mr. Norman E. Kamp, 111

Broadway, Suite 133, Box 205, Boise,

Idaho 83702 (208) 338–5173

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles,

(202) 219–2671

j. Comment Date: January 31, 1997

k. Description of the Proposed Action:

The exemptee requests to surrender its

exemption for the existing project.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C2,

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.

C2. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS,’’ ‘‘NOTICE OF

INTENT TO FILE COMPETING

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMPETING

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘PROTEST,’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of these 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 a

notice of intent, competing application,

or 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 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. 97–907 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Notice of Surrender of Exemption

January 9, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Surrender of

Exemption.

b. Project No: 5573–006.

c. Date Filed: December 12, 1996.

d. Applicant: Joseph Hydro Company,

Inc.

e. Name of Project: Upper Little Sheep

Creek, Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On Big Sheep and Little

Creeks, within Wallowa-Whitman

National Forest near Joseph in Wallowa

County, Oregon.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791 (a)–825(r).