
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-14753]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2157-000]


 Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County; Notice of 
Authorization for Continued Project Operation

    On June 1, 2009 the Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish 
County, licensee for the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project, filed 
an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act 
(FPA) and the Commission's regulations thereunder. The Henry M. Jackson 
Hydroelectric Project is located on the Sultan River in Snohomish 
County, Washington.
    The license for Project No. 2157 was issued for a period ending May 
31, 2011. 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. 2157 is issued to 
the Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County for a period 
effective June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012, 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, 2012, 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 
Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County is authorized to 
continue operation of the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project, until 
such time as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent 
license.

    Dated: June 8, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14753 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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