[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 38022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15069]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 349-000]


Alabama Power Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued 
Project Operation

    On June 5, 2008, the Alabama Power Company, licensee for the Martin 
Dam Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New License 
pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder. The Martin Dam Hydroelectric Project is located 
on Tallapoosa River, in Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Elmore counties.
    The license for Project No. 349 was issued for a period ending June 
8, 2013. 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. 349 is issued to 
the licensee for a period effective June 9, 2013 through June 8, 2014 
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 8, 
2014, 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 licensee, Alabama Power Company, is authorized to 
continue operation of the Martin Dam Hydroelectric Project, until such 
time as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent 
license.

    Dated: June 18, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15069 Filed 6-24-13; 8:45 am]
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