[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21648-21649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07731]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5362-000]


Kennebec Light and Power District; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

    On March 31, 2021, Kennebec Light and Power District, licensee for 
the Lower Mousam Hydroelectric Project No. 5362, filed an application 
for Surrender of License. The Lower Mousam Hydroelectric Project is 
located on the Mousam River in York County, Maine.

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    The license for Project No. 5362 was issued for a period ending 
March 31, 2022. 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(s) 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. 5362 is issued to 
the Kennebec Light and Power District for a period effective April 1, 
2022 through March 31, 2023 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 31, 2023, 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 Kennebec Light and Power District is authorized 
to continue operation of the Lower Mousam Hydroelectric Project, until 
such time as the Commission takes final action on the application for 
Surrender of License.

    Dated: April 5, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-07731 Filed 4-11-22; 8:45 am]
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