Notice2022-02699
California Department of Water Resources and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
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February 9, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 7442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02699]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project 2426-000]
California Department of Water Resources and Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power; Notice of Authorization for Continued
Project Operation
On January 30, 2020, the California Department of Water Resources
and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, licensees for the South
SWP Hydroelectric Project No. 2426, filed an Application for a New
Major License for the South SWP Hydroelectric Project pursuant to the
Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations thereunder.
The South SWP Hydroelectric Project is located along the West Branch of
the California Aqueduct, and along Piru Creek and Castaic Creek,
tributaries to the Santa Clara River, in Los Angeles County,
California.
The license for Project No. 2426 was issued for a period ending
January 31, 2022. 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. 2426 is issued to
the California Department of Water Resources and Los Angeles Department
of Water and Power, for a period effective February 1, 2022 through
January 30, 2023 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 January 30, 2023, 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 California Department of Water Resources and Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power, is authorized to continue
operation of the South SWP Hydroelectric Project, until such time as
the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent minor license.
Dated: February 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-02699 Filed 2-8-22; 8:45 am]
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