81 FR 21858 - City of Loveland, Co; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 71 (April 13, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 21858]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08476]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2829-000]


City of Loveland, Co; Notice of Authorization for Continued 
Project Operation

    The Loveland Hydroelectric Project is located in Larimer County, 
Colorado on the Big Thompson River.
    The license for Project No. 2829 was issued for a period ending 
March 8, 2016. 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. 2829 is issued to 
the licensee for a period effective March 9, 2016 through March 8, 2017 
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 March 
8, 2017, 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.\1\
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    \1\ On November 12, 2014, City of Loveland, Colorado filed an 
application to surrender its license due to severe damage to the 
powerhouse and other project features as a result of flooding in 
September of 2013. The surrender application is currently pending.
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    If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is 
hereby given that the licensee, City of Loveland, Colorado, is 
authorized to continue operation of the Loveland Hydroelectric Project, 
until such time as the Commission acts on its application to surrender 
its license.

    Dated: April 7, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-08476 Filed 4-12-16; 8:45 am]
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