
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2014-05306]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2179-000]


Merced Irrigation District; Notice of Authorization for Continued 
Project Operation

    On February 27, 2012, the Merced Irrigation District, licensee for 
the Merced River Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New 
License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder. The Merced River Hydroelectric Project is 
located on the Merced River in Merced and Mariposa counties, 
California.
    The license for Project No. 2179 was issued for a period ending 
February 28, 2014. 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. 2179 is issued to 
the licensee for a period effective March 1, 2014 through February 28, 
2015 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 February 28, 2015, 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 licensee, Merced Irrigation District, is authorized to continue 
operation of the Merced River Hydroelectric Project, until such time as 
the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent license.

    Dated: March 5, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05306 Filed 3-11-14; 8:45 am]
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