[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 12538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5687]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2659]


Pacific Corp; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project 
Operation

March 3, 2000.
    On February 25, 1998, PacificCorp, licensee for the Powerdale 
Project No. 2659, filed an application for a new or subsequent license 
pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder. Project No. 2659 is located on the Hood River 
in Hood River County, Oregon.
    The license for Project No. 2659 was issued for a period ending 
February 28, 2000. 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. 2659 is issued to 
PacificCorp for a period effective February 29, 2000, through February 
28, 2001, 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 28, 2001, 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 PacificCorp is authorized to continue operation of 
the Powerdale Project No. 2659 until such time as the Commission acts 
on its application for subsequent license.


Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-5687 Filed 3-8-00; 8:45 am]
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