[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11672-11673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6047]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Flood Erosion Repair Plan

March 4, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

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    a. Type of Application: Flood Erosion Repair Plan.
    b. Project No.: 2685-004.
    c. Dates Filed: January 16, 1998 and February 17, 1998.
    d. Applicant: New York Power Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Blenheim-Gilboa Project.
    f. Location: On the Schoharie Creek in the Towns of Gilboa and 
Blenheim, in Schoharie County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles Lipsky, Vice President and Chief 
Engineer, New York Power Authority, 123 Main Street, White Plains, NY 
10601, (914) 681-6758.
    i. FERC Contact: Paul Shannon, (202) 219-2866.
    j. Comment Date: April 20, 1998.
    k. Description of Filings: New York Power Authority filed a flood 
erosion repair plan for the Blenheim-Gilboa Project. The plan describes 
the measures the licensee proposes to take to help diminish erosion 
downstream from the project's spillway. The measures include removing 
built-up cobbles and sediment, restoring the shoreline along the 
spillway channel, constructing a protective stone and rip-rap 
embankment, and performing periodic erosion maintenance. The work will 
take place during the summers of 1998 and 1999.
    1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--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, 
.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.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-6047 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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