[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 160 (Thursday, August 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 50190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20913]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2000-010]


New York Power Authority; Notice of Scoping Document 2 and 
Request for Additional Study Requests and Soliciting Preliminary 
Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

August 11, 2000.
    The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is the licensee for the St. 
Lawrence-FDR Power Project (Project) (FERC No. 2000-010), which is 
located on the St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence County, New York. The 
license for the Project expires October 31, 2003.
    NYPA, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), the 
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, resource 
agencies, local governments, non-governmental organizations, and the 
public have been conducting a Cooperative Consultation Process (CCP) to 
identify resource issues to be addressed during the relicensing of the 
Project. On April 19, 2000, Scoping Document 2 (SD2) was filed with the 
Commission for the Project and distributed to those on the mailing 
list. SD2 is a work product of the CCP Team. A copy of SD2 is available 
for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference 
Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 
or by calling (202) 208-1371. A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the NYPA's address listed below.
    The Project and Ontario Hydro's Robert H. Saunders Generating 
Station, which together form the International St. Lawrence Power 
Project, were developed as part of a comprehensive plan by the 
governments of the United States and Canada to develop and regulate the 
international waters of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Flow 
releases at the Project and the Robert H. Saunders Generating Station 
are in accordance with the International Joint Commission's (IJC) Plan 
of Regulation for Lake Ontario and are under the direction of the IJC's 
International St. Lawrence River Board of Control.
    The primary features of the 912-megawatt Project are the Robert 
Moses Power Dam, two water-control dams (portion of the 1,980-foot-
long, 72-foot-high Iroquois Dam within the United States and 2,960-
foot-long and 109-foot-high Long Sault Dam), the 721-foot-long, 108-
foot-high Massena Intake and 10.9 miles of dikes.
    With this Notice we are soliciting additional study requests, 
preliminary comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions for the Project. All comments should be sent to: Mr. John 
J. Suloway, New York Power Authority, 123 Main Street, White Plains, NY 
10601 with one copy filed with the Commission at: David P. Boergers, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. All comments must include the Project name and 
number, and bear the heading ``Preliminary Comments'', ``Preliminary 
Recommendations'', ``Preliminary Terms and Conditions'', ``Preliminary 
Prescriptions'', or ``Additional Study Requests''. Any party interested 
in commenting must do so by September 8, 2000.
    With this Notice, we are initiating consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by Section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.3.
    The Commission's contact for this Project is Dr. Jennifer Hill, E-
mail address [email protected] or telephone (202) 219-2797.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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