[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 49463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20267]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2106-000]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

    On June 16, 2009, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, licensee for 
the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New 
License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder. The McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project is 
located on the McCloud and Pit Rivers in Shasta County, California.
    The license for Project No. 2106 was issued for a period ending 
July 31, 2011. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 USC 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 USC 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. 2106 is issued to 
the Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a period effective August 1, 
2011 through July 31, 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 July 31, 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 the Pacific Gas and Electric Company is authorized to 
continue operation of the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project, until such 
time as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent 
license.

    Dated: August 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20267 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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