[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8791-8792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-721]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2090]


Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

February 15, 2005.
    On August 31, 1999, Green Mountain Power Corporation, licensee for 
the Waterbury Project No. 2090, filed an application for a new or 
subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations. Project No. 2090 is located on the Little 
River in Washington County, Vermont.
    The license for Project No. 2090 was issued for a period ending 
August 31, 2001. 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

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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. 2090 has been 
issued to Green Mountain Power Corporation for a period effective 
September 1, 2001, through August 31, 2002. This license was effective 
until the issuance of a new license for the project or other 
disposition under the FPA. Because issuance of a new license (or other 
disposition) did not take place on or before September 1, 2002, 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 Green Mountain Power Corporation is authorized to 
continue operation of the Waterbury Project No. 2090 until such time as 
the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-721 Filed 2-22-05; 8:45 am]
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