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Lake, and Mud Creek, in Steuben and

Schuyler Counties, New York. The

project would not utilize any federal

lands or facilities.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 USC 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert L.

Malecki; Manager, Licensing &

Environmental Operations; New York

State Electric & Gas Corporation;

Corporate Drive, Kirkwood Industrial

Park; Binghamton, NY 13902, (607)

762–7763; and Ms. Carol Howland,

Project Environmental Specialist; New

York State Electric & Gas Corporation;

Corporate Drive, Kirkwood Industrial

Park; Binghamton, NY 13902, (607)

762–8881.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to

William Guey-Lee, E-mail address

william. guylee@ferc.fed.us, or

telephone (202) 219–2808.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene and protests: July 9, 2001.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First St.

NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments,

protests, and motions to intervene 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

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor files comments

or documents with the Commission

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, the

intervenor must also serve a copy of the

document on that resource agency.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

The application is not ready for

environmental analysis at this time. A

subsequent notice will be issued stating

that the application is ready for

environmental analysis and will request

comments, reply comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions at that

time.

l. Description of Project: The project

consists of the following: (1) The

Bradford Dam with an overall length of

about 580 feet and crest elevation of

1,099 feet msl, consisting of a concrete

section, earthen embankments, outlet

works, and spillway; (2) Waneta and

Lamoka Lakes with surface areas of 781

acres and 826 acres at elevation 1,099

feet msl, and total storage of 27,200

acre-feet; (3) a 9,30-foot-long power

canal having an average width of 48 feet

and an average depth of 3 feet; (4) a twin

gated concrete box culvert, know as

Wayne Gates, measuring 8 feet high by

6 feet wide; and (5) a 70-foot-long by 16-

foot-high headgate structure. Under the

non-power license, the 3,450-foot-long,

4-foot-diameter concrete penstock, the

835-foot-long, 42-inch-diameter steel

penstock, and the 2.0-MW generating

unit would be removed.

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, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application may be

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

Call (202) 208–2222 for assistance. A

copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

n. Protests or Motions to Intervene:

Anyone may submit a protest or a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the requirements of the Rules of Practice

and Procedures, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,

and .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 and APEA.

o. 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 and APEA to which the

filing responds; (3) furnish the name,

address, and telephone number of the

person submitting the filing; and (4)

otherwise comply with the requirements

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.

Agencies may obtain copies of the

application and APEA directly from the

applicant. Any of these documents must

be filed by providing the original and

the number of copies required by the

Commission’s regulations to: Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426. An additional copy must be sent

to: Director, Division of Environmental

and Engineering Review, Office of

Energy Projects, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, at the above

address. Each filing must be

accompanied by proof of service on all

persons listed on the service list

prepared by the Commission in this

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR

4.34(b) and 385.2010.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11776 Filed 5–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Transfer of Licenses and

Substitution of Relicense Applicant,

and Soliciting Comments, Protests,

and Motions To Intervene

May 4, 2001.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Types: (1) Transfer of

Licenses and (2) Request for

Substitution of Applicant for New

License (in Project No. 2694–002).

b. Project Nos: 2601–004, 2602–002,

2603–009, 2619–006, 2686–024, 2692–

025, 2694–002, 2694–005, and 2698–

025.

c. Date Filed: April 17, 2001.

d. Applicant: Duke Power, a division

of Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala

Area (transferee).

e. Name and Location of Projects (all

in North Carolina): The Bryson Project

No. 2601 is located on the Oconaluftee

River in Swain County. The Dillsboro

Project No. 2602 is located on the

Tuckasegee River in Jackson County.

The Franklin Project No. 2603 is located

on the Little Tennessee River in Macon

County. The Mission Project No. 2619 is

located on the Hiwassee River in Clay

County. The West Fork Project No. 2686

is located on the West Fork of the

Tuckasegee River in Jackson County.

The Nantahala Project No. 2692 is

located on the Nantahala River, Dicks

Creek, and White Oak Creek in Clay and

Macon Counties. The Queens Creek

Project No. 2694 is located on Queens

Creek in Macon County. The East Fork

Project No. 2698 is located on the East

Fork of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson

County. These 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. Paul

Kinney, Law Department, Duke Power,

P.O. Box 1244, Charlotte, NC 28201–

1244, (704) 373–6609, and Mr. John A.

Whittaker, IV, Winston & Strawn, 1400

L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005,

(202) 371–5766.

h. FERC Contact: James Hunter, (202)

219–2839.

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i. Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: June 11, 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 motions to

intervene 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: Nantahala

Power and Light Company (Nantahala),

the original licensee of these projects,

has merged into Duke Energy

Corporation (Duke) and no longer exists.

Duke now seeks after-the-fact approval

of the transfer of the licenses from

Nanatahala to Duke, as well as a name

change to Duke Power, a division of

Duke Energy Corporation, Nantahala

Area. (In response to a notice filed by

Duke on May 12, 2000, the Commission

inadvertently issued, on June 28, 2000,

an order changing the name of the

licensee to Nantahala Power and Light,

a division of Duke Energy Corporation.

See 91 FERC ¶ 62,235, which of course

lacked the prerequisite step of

Commission approval for transfer of the

project licenses to Duke.)

The transfer application was filed

within five years of the expiration of the

licenses all of these projects. In

Hydroelectric Relicensing Regulations

Under the Federal Power Act (54 Fed.

Reg. 23,756; FERC Stats. and Regs.,

Regs. Preambles 1986–1990 30,854 at p.

31,437), the Commission declined to

forbid all license transfers during the

last five years of an existing license, and

instead indicated that it would

scrutinize all such transfer requests to

determine if the transfer’s primary

purpose was to give the transferee an

advantage in relicensing (id. at p. 31438

n. 318).

The transfer application also contains

a separate request for the substitution of

Duke Power, a division of Duke Energy

Corporation, Nantahala Area for

Nantahala Power and Light, a division

of Duke Energy Corporation as the

applicant in the pending relicensing

application, filed on September 27,

1999, in Project No. 2694–002.

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.

1. 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 commenters 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’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’,

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. An additional copy must be

sent to the Director, Division of

Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. 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.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11777 Filed 5–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Transfer of License and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

May 4, 2001.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Transfer of

License.

b. Project No.: 8315–005.

c. Date Filed: April 2, 2001.

d. Applicant: International Paper

Company (Transferee).

e. Name of project: Sartell.

f. Location: On the Mississippi River

near Sartell, Stearns and Benton

Counties, Minnesota. The project does

not utilize federal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: William J.

Madden, Jr., Winston & Strawn, 1400 L

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005–

3502, (202) 371–5700; Michael

Chapman, Esq., International Paper

Company, 6400 Poplar Ave., Memphis,

TN 38197, (901) 763–5888.

i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202)

219–2673.

j. Deadline for filing comments or

motions: June 22, 2001.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washignton, DC 20426.

Comments, motions to intervene, 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 Project Number

(8315–005) on any comments or

motions filed.

k. Description of Transfer: Champion

International Corporation (Champion/

Transferor), formerly a wholly-owned

subsidiary of International Paper

Company (IPC/Transferee), has merged

into IPC and no longer exists. IPC seeks

Commission approval to transfer the

license for the Sartell Project from

Champion to IPC.

l. Location 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. This filing may be