Notice of Transfer of Licenses

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 203 (Friday, October 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26732]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Transfer of Licenses

October 11, 1996.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Transfer of Licenses.
    b. Project Nos.: 2808-009, 2809-010, 3562-018, and 4202-017.
    c. Date Filed: September 25, 1996.
    d. Applicants: Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc., Ridgewood Maine 
Hydro Partners, L.P.
    e. Name of Projects and Locations:

    Barker's Mill ``Lower Barker'', on the Little Androscoggin River, 
in Androscoggin County, Maine

    American Tissue ``Gardiner'', on the Cobbosseecontee Stream, in 
Kennebec County, Maine

    Barker Mill ``Upper Barker'', on the Little Androscoggin River, in 
Androscoggin County, Maine

    Lowell Tanner ``Pumpkin Hill'', on the Passadumkeag River, in 
Penobscot County, Maine

    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791-825(r).
    g. Applicants Contact: Stephen E. Champagne, Esq., Curtis Thaxter 
Stevens Broder & Micoleau, LLC, One Canal Plaza, P.O. Box 7320, 
Portland, ME 04112, (207) 775-2361.
    h. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202) 219-2673.
    i. Comment Date: November 6, 1996.
    j. Description of Request: Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc. 
(Consolidated), licensee for the above projects, and Ridgewood Maine 
Hydro Partners, L.P. (Ridgewood) request that the licenses for the 
projects be transferred from Consolidated to Ridgewood. Consolidated is 
being merged into Ridgewood to facilitate a change in the beneficial 
interest in the projects. There is no debt associated with the mergers.
    k. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C2, and D2.
    B. 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 comments 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.
    C2. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING 
APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE,'' as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular 
application to which the filing refers. Any of these documents must be 
filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by 
the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. 
A copy of a notice of intent, competing application, or motion to 
intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant 
specified in the particular application.
    D2. 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-26732 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]
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