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existing customers as a result of the 

proposed uprate. 

Any questions regarding the 

application should be directed to 

Fredric J. George, Lead Counsel, 

Columbia Gas Transmission 

Corporation, P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, 

West Virginia 25325–1273, or call at 

(304) 357–2359. 

Any person or the Commission’s Staff 

may, within 60 days after the issuance 

of the instant notice by the Commission, 

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice 

of intervention and, pursuant to section 

157.205 of the Commission’s 

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the 

request. If no protest is filed within the 

time allowed therefore, the proposed 

activity shall be deemed to be 

authorized effective the day after the 

time allowed for protest. If a protest is 

filed and not withdrawn within 30 days 

after the time allowed for filing a 

protest, the instant request shall be 

treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5757 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2686] 

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of 

Authorization for Continued Project 

Operation 

March 23, 2007. 

On July 28, 2000, Duke Energy 

Carolinas, LLC, licensee for the West 

Fork Hydroelectric Project, filed an 

application for a new or subsequent 

license pursuant to the Federal Power 

Act (FPA) and the Commission’s 

regulations thereunder. The West Fork 

Project is located on the Tuckasegee 

River in Jackson County, North 

Carolina. 

The license for Project No. 2686 was 

issued for a period ending January 31, 

2006. 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. 2686 

is issued to Duke Energy Carolinas, 

LLC., for a period effective February 1, 

2006 through January 31, 2007, 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 

31, 2007, 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 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. is 

authorized to continue operation of the 

West Fork Project until such time as the 

Commission acts on its application for 

a subsequent license. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5769 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2698] 

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of 

Authorization for Continued Project 

Operation 

March 23, 2007. 

On July 25, 2000, Duke Energy 

Carolinas, LLC, licensee for the East 

Fork Hydroelectric Project, filed an 

application for a new or subsequent 

license pursuant to the Federal Power 

Act (FPA) and the Commission’s 

regulations thereunder. The West Fork 

Project is located on the Tuckasegee 

River in Jackson County, North 

Carolina. 

The license for Project No. 2698 was 

issued for a period ending January 31, 

2006. 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. 2698 

is issued to Duke Energy Carolinas, 

LLC., for a period effective February 1, 

2006 through January 31, 2007, 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 

31, 2007, 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 


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