[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70546-70547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28257]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 7518-015]
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
b. Project No.: 7518-015.
c. Date Filed: September 30, 2013.
d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
e. Name of Project: Hogansburg Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the St. Regis River in Franklin County, New York.
The project does not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Licensing Manager, Erie
Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, New York,
13069, (315) 598-6130 or email at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902 or email at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the
Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-7518-015.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors 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
intervenor 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.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The existing Hogansburg Project consists
of: (1) A reservoir having a surface area of about 18.6 acres and a
maximum storage capacity of approximately 112 acre-feet; (2) a 247-
foot-long, 11.5-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a spillway crest
elevation of 165.2 feet above mean sea level; (3) a 34-foot-long, 22-
foot-high stoplog gate structure; (4) a 45-foot by 48-foot integrated
intake/powerhouse structure at the dam's right abutment; (5) a single
S. Morgan Smith vertical propeller generating unit having a rated
capacity of 485 kilowatts; (6) a 600-foot-long tailrace having varying
widths between 24 feet and 100 feet; and (7) 2.4-kilovolt (kV)
generator leads extending about 25 feet to an adjacent electrical
substation containing a 2.4/4.8-kV, 600-kilovolt-amperes, step-up
transformer bank. A transmission line owned and operated by National
Grid Corporation connects directly to the substation. Power generated
at the project interconnects with the electrical grid at the
substation.
At the time the Commission issued the original license for the
Hogansburg Project (1985), the Commission's regulations did not require
minor projects occupying non-federal lands to have an established
project boundary. Therefore, the boundary for the project is being
established through this relicensing process.
m. A copy of the application is 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 to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
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esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary January 2014.
terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA............... July 2014.
Comments on Draft EA..................... August 2014.
Modified Terms and Conditions............ October 2014.
Commission Issues Final EA............... January 2015.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the water
quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification,
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Dated: November 19, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-28257 Filed 11-25-13; 8:45 am]
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