[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 12164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5998]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2017]


Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

March 5, 1999.
    On February 26, 1997, Southern California Edison Company licensee 
for the Big Creek #4 Project No. 2017, filed an application for a new 
or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 2017 is located on the 
San Joaquin River in Fresno, Madera, and Tulare Counties, California.
    The license for Project No. 2017 was issued for a period ending 
February 28, 1999. 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 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 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project 
has filed an application for 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 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. 2017 is issued to 
Southern California Edison Company for a period effective March 1, 
1999, through February 29, 2000, 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, February 29, 2000, 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 Southern California Edison Company is authorized to 
continue operation of the Big Creek #4 Project No. 2017 until such time 
as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-5998 Filed 3-10-99; 8:45 am]
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