[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20366-20367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1826]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2174-000]


Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

April 11, 2005.
    On March 27, 2003, Southern California Edison Company, licensee for 
the Portal Project No. 2174, filed an application for a new or 
subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 2174 is located on 
Camp 61 Creek and Rancheria Creek in Fresno County, California.
    The license for Project No. 2174 was issued for a period ending 
March 31, 2005. 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

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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. 2174 is issued to 
Southern California Edison Company for a period effective April 1, 2005 
through March 31, 2006, 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 April 1, 2006, 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 Southern California Edison Company is authorized to 
continue operation of the Portal Project No. 2174 until such time as 
the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1826 Filed 4-18-05; 8:45 am]
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