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Katherine Neas, 

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Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02688 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project 2879–000] 

Green Mountain Power Corporation; 

Notice of Authorization for Continued 

Project Operation 

On January 30, 2020, Green Mountain 

Power Corporation, licensee for the 

Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 

2879, filed an Application for a New 

Major License for Bolton Falls 

Hydroelectric Project pursuant to the 

Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 

Commission’s regulations thereunder. 

The Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Project is 

located on the Winooski River in 

Washington County, Vermont. 

The license for Project No. 2879 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. 2879 

is issued to Green Mountain Power 

Corporation, 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 Green Mountain Power 

Corporation, is authorized to continue 

operation of the Bolton Falls 

Hydroelectric Project, until such time as 

the Commission acts on its application 

for a new major license. 

Dated: February 3, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02704 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 15230–001] 

Pike Island Hydropower Corporation; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document, Approving Use of the 

Traditional Licensing Process 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 15230–001. 

c. Date Filed: August 2, 2021. 

d. Submitted By: Pike Island 

Hydropower Corporation. 

e. Name of Project: Pike Island Locks 

and Dam Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ (Corps) Pike Island Locks 

and Dam on the Ohio River near the 

Village of Yorkville in Belmont and 

Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and Ohio 

County, West Virginia. The project 

would occupy federal land administered 

by the Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact(s): Mr. 

Joel Herm, P.O. Box 224, Rhinebeck, 

12572–0224; (917) 224–3607; joel@

currenthydro.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Jay Summers at (202) 

502–8764; or at jay.summers@ferc.gov. 

j. Pike Island Hydropower 

Corporation filed its request to use the 

Traditional Licensing Process on August 

2, 2021, and provided public notice of 

its request on August 2, 2021 and 

August 9, 2021. In a letter dated 

February 3, 2022, the Director of the 

Division of Hydropower Licensing 

approved Pike Island Hydropower 

Corporation’s request to use the 

Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service under section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act and the 

joint agency regulations thereunder at 

50 CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are 

also initiating consultation with the 

Ohio and West Virginia State Historic 

Preservation Officers, as required by 

section 106, National Historic 

Preservation Act, and the implementing 

regulations of the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Pike Island Hydropower Corporation as 

the Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation pursuant to section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act; and 

consultation pursuant to section 106 of 

the National Historic Preservation Act. 

m. Pike Island Hydropower 

Corporation filed a Pre-Application 

Document (PAD; including a proposed 

process plan and schedule) with the 

Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of 

the Commission’s regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed 

and/or printed on the Commission’s 

website (http://www.ferc.gov), using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number, excluding the last three digits 

in the docket number field to access the 

document. At this time, the Commission 


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has suspended access to the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

due to the proclamation declaring a 

National Emergency concerning the 

Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), 

issued on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). 

Register online at https://ferconline.

ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified 

via email of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: February 3, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02702 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project 3409–000] 

Boyne USA, Inc.; Notice of 

Authorization for Continued Project 

Operation 

On January 31, 2020, Boyne USA, Inc, 

licensee for the Boyne River 

Hydroelectric Project No. 3409, filed an 

Application for a Subsequent Minor 

License for Boyne River Hydroelectric 

Project pursuant to the Federal Power 

Act (FPA) and the Commission’s 

regulations thereunder. The Boyne River 

Hydroelectric Project is located on the 

Boyne River in Boyne Valley Township, 

Charlevoix County, Michigan. 

The license for Project No. 3409 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. 3409 

is issued to Boyne USA, Inc, 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 Boyne USA, Inc, is authorized to 

continue operation of the Boyne River 

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. 2022–02703 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

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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