Federal Register: October 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 211)
DOCID: FR Doc E3-00148
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
DOCUMENT ID: [Project No. 7387-019]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
October 24, 2003.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric license application
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 7387019.
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 Contacts: Mr. Jerry L. Sabattis, P.E., Licensing Coordinator, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 225 Greenfield Parkway, Liverpool, New York, 13088, telephone (315) 4132787 and Mr. Samuel S. Hirschey, P.E., Manager, Licensing, Compliance, and Project Properties, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Liverpool, New York, 13088, telephone (315) 4132790. i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, janet.hutzel@ferc.gov (202) 502 8675.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, state, and local agencies and Indian tribes with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in item k below.
k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's regulations, if any resource agency, Indian tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an factual basis for complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days after the application filing date and serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: December 19, 2003.
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 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.
Additional study requests 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.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.
n. Project Description: The Piercefield Hydroelectric Project consists of the following existing facilities: (a) A dam comprising of a 495footlong concrete retaining wall/dike on the right shoreline, a 620footlong concrete and masonry stone retaining wall located along the left shoreline, a 118footlong stop log spillway, and a 294foot long, 22foothigh ogee spillway section; (b) a 110footlong 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) 600V and 2.4kV generator leads; (f) 600V/46kV, 2.5MVA and the 2.4/46kV, 2.5MVA threephase transformer banks; (g) 3.84mile, 46kV transmission line; and (h) appurtenant facilities.
o. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' linkselect ``Docket
p. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. To view upcoming FERC events, go to http://www.ferc.gov and click on ``View Entire Calendar''.
With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the New York State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
r. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Acceptance or Deficiency LetterFebruary 2004
Issue Scoping Document for commentsMay 2004
Notice of Application is Ready for Environmental AnalysisSeptember 2004
Notice of the availability of the EAFebruary 2005
Ready for Commission's decision on the applicationJune 2005
Unless substantial comments are received in response to the EA,
staff intends to prepare a single EA in this case. If substantial
comments are received in response to the EA, a final EA will be prepared with the following modifications to the schedule.
Notice of the availability of the final EAJune 2005
Ready for Commission's decision on the applicationAugust 2005
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E300148 Filed 103003; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY:
Hydroelectric applications,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
October 24, 2003.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric license application
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 7387019.
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 Contacts: Mr. Jerry L. Sabattis, P.E., Licensing Coordinator, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 225 Greenfield Parkway, Liverpool, New York, 13088, telephone (315) 4132787 and Mr. Samuel S. Hirschey, P.E., Manager, Licensing, Compliance, and Project Properties, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Liverpool, New York, 13088, telephone (315) 4132790. i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, janet.hutzel@ferc.gov (202) 502 8675.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, state, and local agencies and Indian tribes with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in item k below.
k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's regulations, if any resource agency, Indian tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an factual basis for complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days after the application filing date and serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: December 19, 2003.
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 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.
Additional study requests 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.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.
n. Project Description: The Piercefield Hydroelectric Project consists of the following existing facilities: (a) A dam comprising of a 495footlong concrete retaining wall/dike on the right shoreline, a 620footlong concrete and masonry stone retaining wall located along the left shoreline, a 118footlong stop log spillway, and a 294foot long, 22foothigh ogee spillway section; (b) a 110footlong 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) 600V and 2.4kV generator leads; (f) 600V/46kV, 2.5MVA and the 2.4/46kV, 2.5MVA threephase transformer banks; (g) 3.84mile, 46kV transmission line; and (h) appurtenant facilities.
o. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' linkselect ``Docket
p. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. To view upcoming FERC events, go to http://www.ferc.gov and click on ``View Entire Calendar''.
With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the New York State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
r. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Acceptance or Deficiency LetterFebruary 2004
Issue Scoping Document for commentsMay 2004
Notice of Application is Ready for Environmental AnalysisSeptember 2004
Notice of the availability of the EAFebruary 2005
Ready for Commission's decision on the applicationJune 2005
Unless substantial comments are received in response to the EA,
staff intends to prepare a single EA in this case. If substantial
comments are received in response to the EA, a final EA will be prepared with the following modifications to the schedule.
Notice of the availability of the final EAJune 2005
Ready for Commission's decision on the applicationAugust 2005
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E300148 Filed 103003; 8:45 am]
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