[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 205 (Monday, October 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 63242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27091]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2661]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

October 17, 2000.
    On September 24, 1998, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, licensee 
for the Hat Creek Project No. 2661, filed an application for a new or 
subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 2661 is located on Hat 
Creek in Shasta County, California.
    The license for Project No. 2661 was issued for a period ending 
September 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, 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. 2661 is issued to 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a period effective October 1, 
2000, through September 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 September 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 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 Pacific Gas and Electric Company is authorized to 
continue operation of the Hat Creek Project No. 2661 until such time as 
the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-27091 Filed 10-20-00; 8:45 am]
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