[Federal Register: December 4, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 233)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


[Project No. 6032]


 
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Fourth Branch Associates 
(Mechanicville); Notice of Technical Conference


November 26, 2002.
    On August 12, 2002, the Commission issued an order accepting 
surrender of the license for the Mechanicville Project No. 6032.\1\ The 
order required Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation to submit plans and 
schedules for, among other things, complying with the Commission's 
regulations concerning dam safety (18 CFR part 12) and for recording 
historic resources associated with the project prior to the effective 
date of surrender.
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    \1\ 99 FERC ] 61,227 (2002), reh'g denied, 100 FERC ] 61,185 
(2002), request for reconsideration pending.
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    On Monday, December 16, 2002, at 9 a.m., in a room to be designated 
at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC, 20426, Commission staff will hold a 
conference to discuss technical issues related to compliance with the 
dam safety regulations and to consult with respect to protection of 
historic resources in the context of the powerhouse stabilization 
measures. Parties to the proceeding and all interested persons will be 
permitted to attend.
    Any meeting attendee wishing to propose or support an alternative 
to the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's powerhouse stabilization 
proposal should be prepared to: (1) Present its alternative at the 
meeting, including technical details such as a detailed description, an 
implementation schedule to accomplish the powerhouse stabilization by 
August 2003, and an engineering cost estimate; and (2) answer 
implementation and feasibility questions regarding its proposal.
    Any party or interested person who is planning to attend the 
conference should notify Commission staff before 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, 
December 11, 2002. Please notify Ellen Armbruster, Office of Energy 
Projects, Rm 6H-07, in writing, or by calling at 202-502-8330. If any 
local, state or federal authorized agency representative is unable to 
attend but wishes to participate by teleconferencing, please so 
indicate.


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Teleconferencing details will be provided later.


Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-30716 Filed 12-3-02; 8:45 am]

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