[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 8831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03333]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2322-000]


Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Authorization for 
Continued Project Operation

    On January 31, 2020, Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, licensee for 
the Shawmut Hydroelectric Project No.2322, filed an Application for a 
New Major License for Shawmut Hydroelectric Project pursuant to the 
Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations thereunder. 
The Shawmut Hydroelectric Project is located on the Kennebec River in 
Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Maine.
    The license for Project No. 2322 was issued for a period ending 
January 31, 2022.\1\ 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.
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    \1\ The Commission issued the current license for the Shawmut 
Project on January 5, 1981, with an effective date of February 1, 
1981, and a term of 40 years, expiring on January 31, 2021. Central 
Maine Power Company, 14 FERC ] 62,004 (1981). On December 11, 2018, 
the license term was extended by one year to January 31, 2022. 
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, 165 FERC ] 62,152 (2018).
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    If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is 
hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2322 is issued to 
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, 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 Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, is authorized to 
continue operation of the Shawmut Hydroelectric Project, until such 
time as the Commission acts on its application for a new major license.

    Dated: February 10, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-03333 Filed 2-15-22; 8:45 am]
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