[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14422]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2674]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Authorization for
Continued Project Operation
June 2, 1999.
On May 30, 1997, Green Mountain Power Corporation, licensee for the
Vergennes Project No. 2674, filed an application for a new or
subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the
Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 2674 is located on
Otter Creek in Addison County, Vermont.
The license for Project No. 2674 was issued for a period ending May
31, 1999. 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. 2674 is issued to
Green Mountain Power Corporation for a period effective June 1, 1999,
through May 31, 2000, 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, 2000, 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 Green Mountain Power Corporation is authorized to
continue operation of the Vergennes Project No. 2674 until such time as
the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-14422 Filed 6-7-99; 8:45 am]
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