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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 Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Comments,

Protests, and Motions To Intervene

May 2, 2001.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

permit.

b. Project No.: 11961–000.

c. Date filed: April 17, 2001.

d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.

e. Name and Location of Project: The

Clearwater Dam Hydroelectric Project

would be located on the Black River in

Wayne County, Missouri. The project

would utilize the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineer’s existing Clearwater Dam.

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 USC 791(a)–825(r).

g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L.

Smith, Northwest Power Services, Inc.,

P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, (208)

745–8630.

h. FERC Contact: James Hunter, (202)

219–2839.

i. Deadline for filing comments,

protests, and motions to intervene: 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.

Motions to intervene, protests, and

comments 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 project number (P–

11961–000) on any comments or

motions filed.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all interveners

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 any 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.

j. Description of Project: The proposed

project, using the existing Clearwater

Dam and Reservoir, would consist of: (1)

A 200-foot-long 20-foot-diameter steel

penstock; (2) a powerhouse containing

two generating units, each with an

installed capacity of 2.4 megawatts; (3)

a five-mile long, 15-kV transmission

line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The

project would have an average annual

generation of 22.9 GWh.

k. 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

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 g

above.

l. Preliminary Permit—Anyone

desiring to file a competing application

for preliminary permit for a proposed

project must submit the competing

application itself, or a notice of intent to

file such an application, to the

Commission on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.

m. Preliminary Permit—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30(b) and 4.36.

n. Notice of intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

o. Proposed Scope of Studies under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

p. 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.

q. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘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 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,

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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. A copy of any notice of intent,

competing application or motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

r. 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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. PL01–4–000]

California Natural Gas Transportation

Infrastructure

May 3, 2001.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Staff Technical

Conference.

SUMMARY: Staff of the Federal Regulatory

Commission will convene a technical

conference to address current and

projected interstate natural gas pipeline

capacity to California, as well as the

adequacy of the natural gas

infrastructure within California. This

notice establishes the date for the

conference and the procedures by which

interested parties can seek to participate

in it.

DATES: The conference will be held May

24, 2001. Those interested in making

presentations or participating in

discussions should indicate their

interest by May 14, 2001 by a letter

addressed to the Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Katz, Office of the General Counsel,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Staff Technical Conference

Take notice that the staff of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

will hold a public conference on

Thursday, May 24, 2001, to address

issues regarding the natural gas

transportation infrastructure with

respect to California. The conference

will begin at 10:00 a.m., at the

Commission’s offices, 888 First Street,

NE, Washington, D.C. 20426. All

interested persons are invited to attend.

As Commission staff has dealt with

various aspects of the current energy

situation in California, questions have

arisen regarding current and projected

interstate natural gas pipeline capacity

to California, as well as the adequacy of

the natural gas infrastructure within

California. Commission staff is

interested in the views of natural gas

transporters, producers, consumers,

regulators, and other interested parties

with respect to issues including:

(1) Current and projected interstate

pipeline capacity to California;

(2) Current and projected capacity of

California intrastate pipelines and other

natural gas infrastructure;

(3) Physical and operational

interconnection between the interstate

and intrastate transportation systems;

(4) Current and projected California

demand for natural gas; and

(5) How intrastate capacity in

California is allocated.

The conference will not include the

discussion of any ongoing proceedings

before the Commission.

The conference will be organized in

two stages. The first stage will consist of

presentations of factual information on

the topics listed above. The second stage

will consist of discussion on the topics.

Persons interested in making

presentations or participating in any

discussion should indicate their interest

no later than May 14, 2001 by a letter

addressed to the Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC,

20426, and should refer to Docket No.

PL01–4–000. Each request to participate

must include a contact person,

telephone number, and E-mail address.

Each request must also indicate

whether the person is interested in

making a presentation or participating

in discussion. For those interested in

making presentations, the request

should indicate what topics the

presentation will cover. Because of the

potential need to limit the number of

presentations, those with common

interests are encouraged to choose a

single spokesperson.

After receipt of the requests, staff may

issue a subsequent notice setting forth

the conference format, or may inform

participants of the format at the

beginning of the conference. Depending

on the number of presentations, it may

be necessary for staff to contact

presenters prior to the conference to

coordinate the presentations.

The conference will be transcribed, so

those not attending can review the

proceedings. Additional comments on

the issues raised by the conference can

be filed within 30 days of the

conference.

The Capitol Connection offers all

Open and special Commission meetings

live over the Internet, as well as via

telephone and satellite. For a fee, you

can receive these meetings in your

office, at home, or anywhere in the

world. To find out more about The

Capitol Connection’s live Internet,

phone bridge, or satellite coverage,

contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli

at (703) 993–3100, or visit the website

(www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu). The

Capitol Connection also offers FERC

Open Meetings through its Washington,

DC area television service.

Additionally, live and archived audio

of FERC public meetings are available

for a fee via National Narrowcast

Network’s Hearings.com(sm) and

Hearing-On-Line(r) services. Live audio

is available by telephone and on the

WEB at www.Hearings.com. The Web

audio will be archived and available for

listening on demand after the event is

completed. Billing is based on listening

time. Call (202) 966–2211 for further

details.

Those interested in obtaining

transcripts of the conference need to

contact Ace Federal Reporters, at (202)

347–3700. Anyone interested in

purchasing videotapes of the meeting

should call VISCOM at (703) 715–7999.

Questions about the conference

should be directed to: John Katz, Office

of the General Counsel, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 208–1077, john.katz@ferc.fed.us.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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