Notice2021-16990
Blackstone Hydro Associates; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
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August 10, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43651-43652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16990]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3063-000]
Blackstone Hydro Associates; Notice of Authorization for
Continued Project Operation
On July 31, 2019, Blackstone Hydro Associates, licensee for the
Central Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 3063, filed an Application for
a Subsequent License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the
Commission's regulations thereunder. The Central Falls Hydroelectric
Project is located on the Blackstone River, in the City of Central
Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island.
The license for Project No. 3063 was issued for a period ending
July 31, 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
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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. 3063 is issued to
Blackstone Hydro Associates for a period effective August 1, 2021
through July 31, 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 July 31, 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 Blackstone Hydro Associates is authorized to continue
operation of the Central Falls Hydroelectric Project, until such time
as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent license.
Dated: August 4, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-16990 Filed 8-9-21; 8:45 am]
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