[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 71263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27155]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10853-000]


Otter Tail Power Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued 
Project Operation

    On November 27, 2019, Otter Tail Power Company, licensee for the 
Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project No. 10853, filed an Application 
for a New Major License for Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project 
pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's 
regulations thereunder. The Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project 
consists of five developments on the Otter Tail River that starts in 
the Township of Friberg, Minnesota and extends downstream (south) of 
the City of Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
    The license for Project No. 10853 was issued for a period ending 
November 30, 2021. 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(s) 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. 10853 is issued to 
Otter Tail Power Company, for a period effective December 1, 2021 
through November 30, 2022 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 November 30, 2022, 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 Otter Tail Power Company, is authorized to continue 
operation of the Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project, until such 
time as the Commission acts on its application for a new major license.

    Dated: December 9, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27155 Filed 12-14-21; 8:45 am]
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