[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 99 (Friday, May 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29289-29290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1186]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2153]


United Water Conservation District; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

May 13, 2004.
    On April 30, 2002, United Water Conservation District, licensee for 
the Santa Felicia Project No. 2153, filed an application for a new or 
subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 2153 is located on 
Piru Creek in Ventura County, California.
    The license for Project No. 2153 was issued for a period ending 
April 30, 2004. 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

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an annual license for Project No. 2153 is issued to United Water 
Conservation District for a period effective May 1, 2004, through April 
30, 2005, 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 
May 1, 2005, 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 United Water Conservation District is authorized to 
continue operation of the Santa Felicia Project No. 2153 until such 
time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-1186 Filed 5-20-04; 8:45 am]
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