[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1271]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 7387-019]
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment, Notice of Paper Scoping and Soliciting
Scoping Comments, and Notice of Revised Schedule for Processing
Application
May 27, 2004.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: New major license.
b. Project No.: 7387-019.
c. Date Filed: October 20, 2003.
d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
e. Name of Project: Piercefield Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Raquette River, in St. Lawrence and Franklin
Counties, New York. The project does not occupy Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry L. Sabattis, P.E., Licensing
Coordinator, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 225 Greenfield Parkway,
Liverpool, New York, 13088, telephone (315) 413-2787, and Mr. Samuel S.
Hirschey, P.E., Manager, Licensing, Compliance, and Project Properties,
225 Greenfield Parkway, Liverpool, New York, 13088, telephone (315)
413-2790.
i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, janet.hutzel@ferc.gov, telephone
(202) 502-8675 or Kim Carter, kim.carter@ferc.gov, telephone (202) 502-
6486.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: 60 days from issuance date
of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's rules of practice and procedure require all
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervener files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
Scoping comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
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. After
logging into the e-Filing system, select ``Comment on Filing'' from the
Filing Type Selection screen and continue with the filing process.
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Description of Project: The Piercefield Hydroelectric Project
consists of the following existing facilities: (a) A dam comprising of
a 495-foot-long concrete retaining wall/dike on the right shoreline, a
620-foot-long concrete and masonry stone retaining wall located along
the left shoreline, a 118-foot-long stop log spillway, and a 294-foot-
long, 22-foot-high ogee spillway section; (b) a 110-foot-long concrete
masonry forebay, having a varying width of 40 feet to 55 feet with an
average depth of 17 feet; c) a reservoir having a surface area of 370
acres at normal pool elevation of 1542.0 feet m.s.1.; (d) a powerhouse
containing 3 generating units having a total rated capacity of 2,700
kW; (e) 600-V and 2.4-kV generator leads; (f) 600-V/46-kV, 2.5-MVA and
the 2.4/46-kV, 2.5-MVA three-phase transformer banks; (g) 3.84-mile,
46-kV transmission line; and (h) appurtenant facilities.
m. A Scoping Document (SD) outlining the subject areas to be
addressed in the EA was distributed to the parties on the Commission(s
mailing list. Copies of the scoping document and application are
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field (P-7387), to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in paragraph (h) above.
n. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
o. Scoping Process: Scoping is intended to advise all parties
regarding the proposed scope of the EA and to seek additional
information pertinent to this analysis. The Commission intends to
prepare one Environmental Assessment (EA) on the project in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The EA will consider
both site-specific and cumulative environmental effects and reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action. Should substantive comments
requiring re-analysis be received on the NEPA document, we would
consider preparing a final NEPA document.
At this time, the Commission staff does not anticipate holding
formal public or agency scoping meetings near the project site.
Instead, staff will conduct paper scoping.
As part of scoping the staff will: (1) Summarize the environmental
issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) solicit from
participants all available information, especially quantifiable data,
on the resources at issue; (3) encourage comments from experts and the
public on issues that should be analyzed in the EA, including
viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff's preliminary
views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the EA; and
(5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as
those issues that do not require a detailed analysis.
Consequently, interested entities are requested to file with the
Commission any data and information concerning environmental resources
and land uses in the project area and the project's impacts to the
aforementioned.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1271 Filed 6-7-04; 8:45 am]
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