Document ID: FERC-2020-1300-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Declaratory Order: The Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District
Posted Date: 2020-10-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 196 (Thursday, October 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63546-63547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22295]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL20-73-000]

The Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Hoopa Valley Public Utilities 
District; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

    Take notice that on September 28, 2020, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) 
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207 (2019), The Hoopa Valley Tribe 
(HVT) and its wholly-owned entity The Hoopa Valley Public Utilities 
District (HVPUD) (Petitioner) hereby submits a petition for declaratory 
order (Petition) requesting that the Commission issue a declaratory 
order finding that HVT and HVPUD are public utilities that are exempt 
under section 201(f) of Part II of the Federal Power Act,\1\ as more 
fully explained in the petition.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 824(f).
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 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 notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, 
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. 
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of 
that document on the Petitioner.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the

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Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has 
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the 
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel 
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 
2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail 
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in 
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on October 28, 2020.

    Dated: October 2, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-22295 Filed 10-7-20; 8:45 am]
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