Notice of Request To Surrender License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.

b. Project No: 11214-008.

c. Date Filed: March 27, 2000.

d. Applicant: Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc.

e. Name of Project: Carlyle Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Carlyle Dam on the Kaskaskia River near the City of Carlyle, in Clinton County, Illinois. The project does not utilize federal or tribal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).

h. Applicants' Contacts: Kerry Sloan, Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc., South Elm Street & Route 40, Greenville, IL 62246, (618) 664-1025 and Michael Postar, Robert Weinberg, Tanja M. Shonkwiler, and Sean M. Neal, Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C., 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036-3203, (202) 467-6370.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Mr. Lynn R. Miles, Sr. at (202) 219-2671, or e-mail address: lynn.miles@ferc.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: May 17, 2000.

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 (11214-008) on any comments or motions filed.

k. Description of Request: The licensee requests to surrender the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project because it no longer wishes to proceed with constructing and maintaining the project as proposed in the original license. The licensee also states that construction and maintenance of the project would no longer be economically feasible.

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. This filing may be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.

m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.

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 comments date for the particular application.

Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS”, “PROTEST”, OR “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named 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, NE, Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application.

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 representative.