[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 40484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11262]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2145]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, WA; Notice of 
Authorization for Continued Project Operation

July 11, 2006.
    On June 29, 2004, Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, 
licensee for the Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Project, filed an 
application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal 
Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations. The Rocky Reach 
Project is located on the Columbia River in the Town of Entiat, Chelan 
County, Washington.
    The license for Project No. 2145 was issued for a period ending 
June 30, 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. 2145 is issued to 
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County for a period effective 
July 1, 2006 through June 30, 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 June 30, 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 
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, is authorized to 
continue operation of the Rocky Reach Project until such time as the 
Commission acts on its application for a subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-11262 Filed 7-14-06; 8:45 am]
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