[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 13836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3868]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 459]


Union Electric Company; (d/b/a, AmerenUE); Notice of 
Authorization for Continued Project Operation

March 9, 2006.
    On February 24, 2004, Union Electric Company, (d/b/a, AmerenUE), 
licensee for the Osage Hydroelectric Project No. 459, filed an 
application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal 
Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations thereunder. Project 
No. 459 is located on the Osage River, in Benton, Camden, Miller and 
Morgan Counties, central Missouri.
    The license for Project No. 459 was issued for a period ending 
February 28, 2006. 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. 459 is issued to 
Union Electric Company of Benton, Camden, Miller and Morgan Counties, 
central Missouri, for a period effective March 1, 2006 through February 
28, 2007, 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 
March 1, 2007, 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 Union Electric Company of Benton, Camden, Miller and 
Morgan Counties, central Missouri, is authorized to continue operation 
of the Osage Project No. 459 until such time as the Commission acts on 
its application for subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-3868 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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