[Federal Register: October 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 197)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Joint Request for Waivers and Request for Expedited 
Treatment

October 6, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Request for Waivers and Expedited Treatment.
    b. Project No.: 5-052.
    c. Date Filed: September 15, 1999.
    d. Applicants: The Montana Power Company (MPC) and the Confederated 
Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation (the Tribes), 
co-licensees and PP&L Montana, L.L.C. (PPLM), prospective licensee.

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    e. Name of Project: Kerr Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Kerr Project is located in Lake and Flathead 
Counties, Montana and partially on lands within the Flathead Indian 
Reservation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicants' Contacts: For MPC, Michael P. Manion, 40 East 
Broadway, Butte, MT 59701, (406) 497-2456; For the Tribes, Joe 
Hovenkotter, The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the 
Flathead Reservation, Tribal Legal Department, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, MT 
58755, (406) 675-2700, Ext. 1169; For PPLM, David R. Poe, LeBoeuf, 
Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20009, (202) 986-8039.
    i. FERC Contact: Heather Campbell, (202) 219-3097, or e-mail 
address: heather.campbell@ferc.fed.us.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and recommendations, motions to 
intervene, and protests: October 20, 1999.
    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. Please include the project 
number on any comments and recommendations, motions to intervene and 
protests.
    k. Description of Application: MPC and the Tribes, present co-
licensees of the above-captioned hydroelectric project, and PPLM, 
prospective licensee with respect to MPC's interest in the project, 
have filed an application requesting Commission approval of land use 
provisions in the project license. These provisions would permit MPC to 
reserve certain land uses for minor access rights on project lands in 
connection with the proposed transfer of MPC's interest in the project 
to PPLM. All of these land reservations are being requested prior to 
the transfer of the MPC's interest in the project license and 
associated assets to PPLM, a transaction that has already received 
Commission approval. The Montana Power Co., et al., 88 FERC para. 
62,010 (1999).
    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. The application may be viewed on 
the web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance.
    m. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211 or 385.214. 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 proceedings. Any 
comments, protests or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for this application.
    Filing and Serving of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear 
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', or ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project number of the application to which the 
filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by 
providing an original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to the address listed in Section j. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicants specified in the application.
    Agency Comments--Federal, state and local agencies are invited to 
file comments on the described application in addition to other 
interested parties. A copy of the application may be obtained by 
agencies directly from the Applicants. 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 Applicants' representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-26650 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am]
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