On March 27, 2003, Southern California Edison Company, licensee for the Portal Project No. 2174, filed an application for a new or subsequent license pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations thereunder. Project No. 2174 is located on Camp 61 Creek and Rancheria Creek in Fresno County, California.
The license for Project No. 2174 was issued for a period ending March 31, 2005. 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
If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2174 is issued to Southern California Edison Company for a period effective April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006, 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 April 1, 2006, 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 Southern California Edison Company is authorized to continue operation of the Portal Project No. 2174 until such time as the Commission acts on its application for subsequent license.