Notice2022-04959
Empire District Electric Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
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March 9, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13284-13285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04959]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2221-000]
Empire District Electric Company; Notice of Authorization for
Continued Project Operation
On February 28, 2020, Empire District Electric Company, licensee
for the Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project No. 2221, filed an
Application for a New License for Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project
pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's
regulations thereunder. The Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project is
located on the White River near the Town of Forsyth, in Taney County,
Missouri.
The license for Project No. 2221 was issued for a period ending
February 28, 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
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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. 2221 is issued to
Empire District Electric Company, for a period effective March 1, 2022
through February 28, 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 February 28, 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 Empire District Electric Company, is authorized to
continue operation of the Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project, until such
time as the Commission acts on its application for a new license.
Dated: March 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-04959 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
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