[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59961-59962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29766]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2777]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued 
Project Operation

November 2, 1998.
    On December 20, 1995, Idaho Power Company, licensee for the Upper 
Salmon Falls Project No. 2777, filed an application for a new or 
subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 2777 is located on the 
Snake River in Gooding and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho.
    The license for Project No. 2777 was issued for a period ending 
October 31, 1998. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), 
requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue 
from year to year an annual license to the then licensee under the 
terms and conditions of the

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prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is 
otherwise disposed of as provided in Section 15 or any other applicable 
section of the FPA. If the project's prior license waived the 
applicability of Section 15 of the FPA, then, based on Section 9(b) of 
the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 
CFR 16.21(a); if the licensee of such project has filed an application 
of a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the 
project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license 
after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission 
acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not 
filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, 
pursuant to the 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until 
the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or 
otherwise orders disposition of the project.
    If the project is subject to Section 15 of the FPA, notice is 
hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2777 is issued to 
Idaho Power Company for a period effective November 1, 1998, through 
October 31, 1999, or until the issuance of a new license for the 
project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If 
issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on 
or before October 31, 1999, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 
CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is 
renewed automatically without further order or notice by the 
Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise.
     If the project is not subject to Section 15 of the FPA, notice is 
hereby given that Idaho Power Company is authorized to continue 
operation of the Upper Salmon Falls Project No. 2777 until such time as 
the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-29766 Filed 11-5-98; 8:45 am]
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