[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18200]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 420]


City of Ketchikan; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project 
Operation

July 13, 2000.
    On June 30, 1998, the City of Ketchikan, licensee for the Ketchikan 
Lakes Project No. 420, filed an application for a new or subsequent 
license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder. Project No. 420 is located on Ketchikan Creek 
within and adjacent to the City of Ketchikan, Alaska.
    The license for Project No. 420 was issued for a period ending June 
30, 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, 15 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 act 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. 420 is issued to 
the City of Ketchikan for a period effective July 1, 2000, through June 
30, 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 30, 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 ot 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 the City of Ketchikan is authorized to continue 
operation of the Ketchikan Lakes Project No. 420 until such time as the 
Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-18200 Filed 7-18-00; 8:45 am]
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