[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4575-4576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-999]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 620]


NorQuest Seafood Inc.; Notice of Authorization for Continued 
Project Operation

January 20, 2006.
    On October 3, 2003, NorQuest Seafood, Inc., licensee for the 
Chignik Hydroelectric Project No. 620, filed an application for a new 
or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations there under. Project No. 620 is located on 
Indian Creek in Chignik, Alaska.
    The license for Project No. 620 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

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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. 620 is issued to 
NorQuest Seafood Inc., 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 NorQuest Seafood Inc. is authorized to continue 
operation of the Chignik Hydroelectric Project No. 620 until such time 
as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-999 Filed 1-26-06; 8:45 am]
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