[Federal Register: May 5, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 86)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6032-051]
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Fourth Branch Associates
(Mechanicville); Notice of Settlement and Soliciting Comments
April 28, 2003.
Take notice that the following offer of settlement has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Offer of Settlement and Request to Rescind
Acceptance of License Surrender.
b. Project No.: 6032-051.
c. Date filed: April 23, 2003.
d. Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Fourth Branch
Associates.
e. Name of Project: Mechanicville Project.
f. Location: On the Hudson River, in Saratoga and Rensselaer
Counties, New York. There are no known federal lands, including Indian
reservations, occupied by project works or located within the project
boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contacts: Frances E. Francis, Spiegel & McDiarmid,
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 879-4000.
Stephen C. Palmer, Swidler, Berlin, Shereff, Friedman LLP, 3000 K
Street NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20007-5116, (202) 424-7500.
i. FERC Contact: Heather Campbell, (202) 502-6182,
heather.campbell@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments: May 8, 2003. Reply comments due:
May 19, 2003.
All comments (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R.
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Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission's Rules of Practice
require all persons filing documents with the Commission to serve a
copy of those documents on each person on the official service list for
the project, which is maintained by the Secretary.
Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
k. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Fourth Branch Associates
(co-licensees) state that they filed the Offer of Settlement for the
purpose of resolving between the co-licensees all issues associated
with the Mechanicville Project. The co-licensees request that the
Commission approve and implement the Settlement Agreement; rescind its
acceptance of the surrender of the license for the Mechanicville
Project; and, upon effectiveness of a license transfer, terminate the
surrender proceeding. The Settlement Agreement transfers all of Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation's interests in the Project to Fourth Branch
Associates and, in turn, Fourth Branch Associates will discontinue all
proceedings against Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
l. A copy of the settlement agreement is available for review at
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link.
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-10965 Filed 5-2-03; 8:45 am]
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