[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41569-41570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17660]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 362]


Ford Motor Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project 
Operation

July 7, 2003.
    On June 1, 2001, Ford Motor Company, licensee for the Ford Project 
No. 362, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant 
to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations 
thereunder. Project No. 362 is located on the Mississippi River in 
Ramsey County, Minnesota.
    The license for Project No. 362 was issued for a period ending June 
6, 2003. 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

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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. 362 is issued to 
Ford Motor Company for a period effective June 7, 2003, through June 6, 
2004, 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 7, 
2004, 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 Ford Motor Company is authorized to continue 
operation of the Ford Project No. 362 until such time as the Commission 
acts on its application for subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-17660 Filed 7-11-03; 8:45 am]
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