[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 62064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00148]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7387-019]


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

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.: 7387-019.
    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) 413-2787 and Mr. Samuel S. 
Hirschey, P.E., Manager, Licensing, Compliance, and Project Properties, 
225 Greenfield Parkway, Liverpool, New York, 13088, telephone (315) 
413-2790.
    i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, [email protected] (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 495-foot-long concrete retaining wall/dike on the right shoreline, a 
620-foot-long concrete and masonry stone retaining wall located along 
the left shoreline, a 118-foot-long stop log spillway, and a 294-foot-
long, 22-foot-high ogee spillway section; (b) a 110-foot-long 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) 600-V and 2.4-kV generator leads; (f) 600-V/46-kV, 2.5-MVA and 
the 2.4/46-kV, 2.5-MVA three-phase transformer banks; (g) 3.84-mile, 
46-kV 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'' link--select ``Docket 
'' and follow the instructions. 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 is also available 
for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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 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 Letter--February 2004
Issue Scoping Document for comments--May 2004
Notice of Application is Ready for Environmental Analysis--September 
2004
Notice of the availability of the EA--February 2005
Ready for Commission's decision on the application--June 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 EA--June 2005
Ready for Commission's decision on the application--August 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. E3-00148 Filed 10-30-03; 8:45 am]
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