[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 26924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12054]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9100-000]


Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation; 
Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc.

    On April 27, 2017 Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc., licensee 
for the Riverdale Mills Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for 
a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations thereunder. The Riverdale Mills Hydroelectric 
Project facilities are located on the Blackstone River in Worcester 
County, Massachusetts.
    The license for Project No. 9100 was issued for a period ending May 
31, 2017. 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. 9100 is issued to 
the licensee for a period effective June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018 
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 May 31, 
2018, 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, Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc., 
is authorized to continue operation of the Riverdale Mills 
Hydroelectric Project, until such time as the Commission acts on its 
application for a subsequent license.

    Dated: June 6, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-12054 Filed 6-9-17; 8:45 am]
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