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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2101-000]

 
Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Notice of Authorization 
for Continued Project Operation

August 8, 2007.
    On July 15, 2005, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, licensee 
for the Upper American River Hydroelectric Project, filed an 
application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal 
Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations. The Upper American 
River Hydroelectric Project is located on the Rubicon River, Silver 
Creek, and South Fork of the American River near Placerville, 
California.
    The license for Project No. 2101-000 was issued for a period ending 
July 31, 2007. 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. 2101 is issued to 
Sacramento Municipal Utility District, for a period effective August 1, 
2007 through July 31, 2008, 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 July 31, 2008, 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 
Sacramento Municipal Utility District, is authorized to continue 
operation of the Upper American River Hydroelectric Project until such 
time as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent 
license.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15906 Filed 8-14-07; 8:45 am]

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