[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 68428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6189]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2114]


Public Utilities District No. 2 of Grant County, WA; Notice of 
Authorization for Continued Project Operation

November 2, 2005.
    On October 29, 2003, Public Utilities District No. 2 of Grant 
County, Washington, licensee for the Project No. 2114, filed an 
application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal 
Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations. Project No. 2114 is 
located on the Columbia River, in Grant, Yakima, Kittitas, Douglas, 
Benton, and Chelan Counties, Washington.
    The license for Project No. 2114 was issued for a period ending 
October 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 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. 2114 is issued to 
Public Utilities District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington for a 
period effective November 1, 2005 through October 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 October 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 Public Utilities District No. 2 of Grant County, 
Washington is authorized to continue operation of the Priest Rapids 
Project No. 2114 until such time as the Commission acts on its 
application for subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-6189 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45 am]
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