On September 27, 1999, PacifiCorp, licensee for the Oneida Project No. 472, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 472 is located on the Bear River in Franklin County, Idaho.
The license for Project No. 472 was issued for a period ending October 1, 2001. 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,
If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 472 is issued to PacifiCorp for a period effective October 2, 2001, through October 1, 2002, 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 October 2, 2002, 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 PacifiCorp is authorized to continue operation of the Oneida Project No. 472 until such time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.