[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19338-19339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8249]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13-023]


Green Island Power Authority; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

    On March 2, 2009 Green Island Power Authority, licensee for the 
Green Island Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New 
License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder. The Green Island Hydroelectric Project is on 
the Hudson River in Albany County, New York.
    The license for Project No. 13 was issued for a period ending March 
2, 2011. 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

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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. 13 is issued to the 
Green Island Power Authority for a period effective March 3, 2011 
through March 2, 2012, 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 2, 2012, 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 Green Island Power Authority is authorized to 
continue operation of the Green Island Hydroelectric Project, until 
such time as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent 
license.

    Dated: March 31, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-8249 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
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