[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 202 (Monday, October 19, 2020)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3023-000]


Blackstone Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Authorization for Continued 
Project Operation

    On October 1, 2018, Blackstone Hydro, Inc, licensee for the 
Blackstone Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New 
License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder. The Blackstone Hydroelectric Project is located 
on the Blackstone River in Providence County, Rhode Island and 
Worcester County, Massachusetts. There are no federal or tribal lands 
within the project boundary.
    The license for Project No. 3023 was issued for a period ending 
September 30, 2020. 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. 3023 is issued to 
Blackstone Hydro, Inc. for a period effective October 1, 2020 through 
September 30, 2021, 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 September 30, 2021, 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 Blackstone Hydro, Inc. is authorized to continue 
operation of the Blackstone Hydroelectric Project, until such time as 
the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent license.

    Dated: October 13, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23072 Filed 10-16-20; 8:45 am]
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