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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2696]

 
Town of Stuyvesant and Stuyvesant Hydro Corporation; Notice of 
Authorization for Continued Project Operation

September 27, 2005.
    On July 22, 2005, the Town of Stuyvesant and Stuyvesant Falls Hydro 
Corporation licensee for the Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 
2696, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to 
the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations. Project 
No. 2696 is located on the Kinderhook Creek in Columbia County, New 
York.
    The license for Project No. 2696 was issued for a period ending 
August 31, 2005. 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. 2696 is issued to 
the Town of Stuyvesant and Stuyvesant Falls Hydro Corporation for a 
period effective September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006, 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 1, 2006, 
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 Town of Stuyvesant and Stuyvesant Falls Hydro 
Corporation is authorized to continue operation of the Stuyvesant Falls 
Hydroelectric Project No. 2696 until such time as the Commission acts 
on its application for subsequent license.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-5401 Filed 9-30-05; 8:45 am]

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