[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7788-7789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3797]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2000-036]


Notice of Settlement Accord and Soliciting Comments

February 11, 2003.
    Take notice that the following Settlement Accord has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type: Comprehensive Relicensing Settlement Accord With 
Explanatory Statement.
    b. Project No.: P-2000-036.
    c. Date Filed: February 6, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Power Authority of the State of New York.
    e. Name of Project: St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project.
    f. Location: Located on the St. Lawrence River near Massena, in St. 
Lawrence County, New York. There are no Federal lands located within 
the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact:

    Mr. Joseph J. Seymour, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Power 
Authority of the State of New York, 30 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 
12207-3425, (518) 433-6751.
Mr. John J. Suloway, Director, Licensing Division, Power Authority of 
the State of New York 123 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10601-3170, 
(914) 287-3971.
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee, (202) 502-6082 or E-Mail [email protected].
    j. Deadline Dates: Comments due March 15, 2003.; reply comments due 
March 30, 2003.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    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.
    Pursuant to Order No. 619, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(FERC) now accepts certain ``qualified documents'' via the Internet in 
lieu of paper filing. ``Qualified documents'' may be submitted 
electronically only by accessing the E-Filing link at http://www.ferc.gov. Comments received via e-mail are not placed in the public 
record.
    [sbull] ``Qualified documents'' that may by submitted 
electronically in lieu pf paper and the procedures for e-filing 
``qualified documents'' are described in FERC's User Guide for 
Electronic Filing of Qualified Documents, which can be accessed via 
FERC's websitehttp://www.ferc.gov/e-filing. For assistance with filing 
qualified documents electronically, you can contract FERC's Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, 
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    k. Description of Filing: The Power Authority of the State of New 
York (NYPA) filed the Settlement Accord on behalf of itself and the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior; 
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; New York State 
Department of State; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and 
Historic Preservation; St. Lawrence Aquarium and Ecological Center 
Inc.; New York Rivers United; and the St. Lawrence Local Government 
Task Force. The purpose of the Settlement Accord is to resolve among 
the signatories all issues associated with issuance of a new license 
for the project regarding fish enhancement, American Eel passage 
facility, habitat improvements, wildlife management, St. Lawrence River 
Research and Education Fund, water temperature, land and vegetation 
management plans, shoreline stabilization plan, navigation 
enhancements, and recreation. The Settlement Accord specifically adopts 
and incorporates (1) five individual agreements, and (2) a letter of 
understanding between NYPA and National Marine Fisheries Service.
    NYPA requests that the Commission accept and incorporate into any 
new license the protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures stated 
in the Settlement Accord. Comments and reply comments on the Settlement 
Accord and supporting documentation are due on the dates listed above.
    l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and 
reproduction during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern 
time) at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First 
Street, NE., Room 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202)502-
8371. In addition, the application may be viewed and/or printed via the 
internet through FERC's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov). From FERC's 
Home Page on the internet, the application and other filings and 
issuances regarding this application are available in the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Records Information System (FERRIS). To access this 
information in FERRIS, for the St. Lawrence Hydroelectric Project 
license application, enter the application's docket number (i.e., P-
2000) and sub-docket number (i.e., 036) where

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specified. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202)502-8659. A copy of the application is also available for 
inspection and reproduction from the applicant at the address in item 
h. above.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-3797 Filed 2-14-03; 8:45 am]
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