[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 122 (Friday, June 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 39139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15884]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 372-000]


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

June 19, 2000.
    On June 12, 1998, Southern California Edison Company, licensee for 
the Lower Tule River Project No. 372, filed an application for a new or 
subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 372 is located on the 
North and South Forks of the Middle Fork Tule River in Tulare County, 
California.
    The license for Project No. 372 was issued for a period ending June 
14, 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. 372 is issued to 
Southern California Edison Company for a period effective June 15, 
2000, through June 14, 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 June 14, 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 Southern California Edison Company is authorized to 
continue operation of the Lower Tule River Project No. 372 until such 
time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-15884 Filed 6-22-00; 8:45 am]
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