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25. California Cogeneration Council, et

al.

[Docket No. EL01–64–000]

Take notice that on April 5, 2001, the

California Cogeneration Council (CCC)

submitted for filing, on behalf of itself

and its member companies, a Petition

for an Enforcement Action pursuant to

Section 210(h)(2)(B) of the Public Utility

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

(PURPA), 16 U.S.C. 824a–3(h)(2)(B)

(2000), and Rule 207 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207.

CCC alleges that Decision 01–03–067,

issued by the California Public Utilities

Commission (CPUC) on March 27, 2001

(Decision), violates PURPA Section 210,

16 U.S.C. 824a–3 which requires, inter

alia, that rates for purchases from QFs

shall not exceed incremental cost to the

utility, nor shall those rates discriminate

against qualifying cogenerators or small

power producers. The CPUC decision

changes the formula by which avoided

cost rates are calculated. This change

violates PURPA, CCC alleges, for three

reasons: (i) QFs will receive less than

their full avoided, or incremental, costs

for power produced; (ii) the Decision

results in discrimination against QFs as

compared to wholesalers and investorowned utilities, particularly Pacific Gas

& Electric Co. and (iii) the Decision

discourages cogeneration and is not in

the public interest. CCC asks this

Commission to institute an enforcement

action and take prompt action to grant

relief to the QFs from the Decision.

Comment date: May 7, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

26. Vineland Cogeneration Limited

Partnership

[Docket No. QF90–176–003]

Take notice that on April 12, 2001,

Vineland Cogeneration Limited

Partnership, 536 West Elmer Road,

Vineland, NJ 08360, filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

an application for recertification of a

facility as a qualifying cogeneration

facility pursuant to Section 292.207(b)

of the Commission’s regulations.

The Commission previously certified

the facility as a qualifying cogeneration

facility in Docket No. QF90–176–001.

Recertification is sought to reflect a

change in the upstream ownership

interests in the facility.

The facility is an approximately 46.6

MW (net) topping-cycle cogeneration

facility located in Vineland, New Jersey.

The facility is interconnected with and

supplies electric power to the Vineland

Municipal Electric Utility.

Comment date: May 14, 2001, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest such 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 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before the

comment date. 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 these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/ online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

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 at http:/

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

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions To

Intervene and Protests

April 19, 2001.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: Subsequent

License for Minor Project.

b. Project No.: 719–007.

c. Date filed: October 31, 2000.

d. Applicant: Trinity Conservancy,

Inc.

e. Name of Project: Trinity Power

Project.

f. Location: On Phelps Creek and

James Creek in the Columbia River

Basin in Chelan County, near

Leavenworth, Washington. The project

occupies 47.9 acres of federal lands in

Wenatchee National Forest.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Reid L. Brown,

President, Trinity Conservancy, Inc.,

3139 E. Lake Sammamish SE,

Sammamish, WA 98075–9608, (425)

392–9214.

i. FERC Contact: Charles Hall, (202)

219–2853 or Charles.Hall@FERC.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene and protests: 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.

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 at http:/

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

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

require all interveners filing documents

with the Commission to serve a copy of

that document on each person on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervener 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. This application has been accepted,

but is not ready for environmental

analysis at this time.

l. The Trinity Project consists of: (1)

A deteriorated wooden diversion dam,

70-foot-long flume and settling tank on

James Creek, and a 3,350-foot-long,

partially destroyed steel penstock, all of

which is proposed for decommissioning

with this license application; (2) a 45-

foot-long, 10-foot-high timber crib

diversion dam and screened intake on

Phelps Creek; (3) a 24-inch-diameter,

6,000-foot-long, gravity-flow, steel pipe

aqueduct; (4) a 20-foot-long, 14-footwide, 9-foot-deep, reinforced concrete

settling tank; (5) a 42-inch- to 12-inchdiameter, 2,750-foot-long, riveted spiralwound penstock; (6) a 145-foot-long, 34-

foot-wide, wood-frame powerhouse

building containing a single Pelton

impulse turbine and 240-kilowatt

synchronous generator; (7) a tailrace;

and (8) appurtenant facilities. The

generator supplies the electricity needs

of four residences, a cabin and shed; the

project is not connected to the electric

transmission grid. The licensee

proposes to decommission the

inoperable James Creek diversion

facilities and adjust the project

boundary accordingly.

m. A copy of the application is

available for inspection and

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reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE., Room 2–A,

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

viewed on 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. Anyone may submit a protest or a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the requirements of Rules of Practice

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,

385.211, and 385.214. In determining

the appropriate action to take, the

Commission will consider all protests

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 protests or

motions to intervene must be received

on or before the specified deadline date

for the particular application.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’; (2) set

forth in the heading the name of the

applicant and the project number of the

application to which the filing

responds; (3) furnish the name, address,

and telephone number of the person

protesting or intervening; and (4)

otherwise comply with the requirements

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.

Agencies may obtain copies of the

application directly from the applicant.

A copy of any protest or motion to

intervene must be served upon each

representative of the applicant specified

in the particular application.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Amendment of License and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

April 19, 2001.

Take notice that the following

application has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Type: Amendment of

License.

b. Project No: 2440–041.

c. Date Filed: February 1, 2001.

d. Applicant: Northern States Power

Company—Wisconsin d/b/a Xcel

Energy.

e. Name and Location of Project: The

Chippewa Falls Project is located on the

Chippewa River, in Chippewa County,

Wisconsin. The project does not occupy

federal or tribal lands.

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r) and section

4.202(a) of the Commission’s

regulations.

g. Applicant Contact: William P.

Zawacki, Xcel Energy, 1414 Hamilton

Av., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702–

0008, (715) 836–1136.

h. FERC Contact: Any question on

this notice should be addressed to Pete

Yarrington at (202) 219–2939.

i. Deadline for Filing Comments and

or Motions: May 18, 2001.

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, protests and interventions

maybe 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

applicant (Xcel Energy) requests an

amendment to article 408 of the license

for the Chippewa Falls Hydroelectric

Project. Article 408, in part, requires a

study of full-depth trashracks, or an

alternative enhancement measure, and a

determination of residual fish losses as

a result of turbine-induced mortality,

and a schedule for either minimization

or compensation for mortality losses.

The applicant proposes that it should,

instead, deposit a one-time sum of

$250,000 into a Fish Protection Fund so

that protective measures can be

installed at the project if technological

advances yield a practicable and

effective alternative. If feasible

alternatives are not found, the money

would be used for fish habitat

enhancements. This proposal has been

negotiated as part of the Lower

Chippewa River Settlement Agreement,

which was filed with the Commission

on February 1, 2001. The settlement

agreement was crafted by a group of

stakeholders in the Lower Chippewa

River Basin, including the applicant,

local municipalities, federal and state

resource agencies, and nongovernmental organizations.

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, NW, 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

address in item g above.

l. Individual desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

m. 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.

n. 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

required 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.

o. 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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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