[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64326-64327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00206]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 469]


ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

November 4, 2003.
    On October 30, 2001, ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power, licensee 
for the Winton Project No. 469, filed an application for a new or 
subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 469 is located on the 
Kawishiwi River in St. Louis and Lake Counties, Minnesota.
    The license for Project No. 469 was issued for a period ending 
October 31, 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 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

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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. 469 is issued to 
Minnesota Power for a period effective November 1, 2003 through October 
31, 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 
November 1, 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 Minnesota Power is authorized to continue operation 
of the Winton Project No. 469 until such time as the Commission acts on 
its application for subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E3-00206 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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