[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69519-69520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29148]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 719]


Trinity Conservancy Inc.; Notice of Authorization for Continued 
Project Operation

November 12, 2002.
    On October 31, 2000, Trinity Conservancy Inc., licensee for the 
Trinity Project No. 719, filed an application for a new or subsequent 
license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder. Project No. 719 is located on Phelps and James 
Creeks in Chelan County, Washington.
    The license for Project No. 719 was issued for a period ending 
November 1, 2002. 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

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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. 719 is issued to 
Trinity Conservancy Inc. for a period effective November 2, 2002, 
through November 1, 2003, 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 November 2, 2003, 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 Trinity Conservancy Inc. is authorized to continue 
operation of the Trinity Project No. 719 until such time as the 
Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-29148 Filed 11-18-02; 8:45 am]
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