[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68370-68371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00463]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-7387-019]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Settlement Agreement 
and Soliciting Comments

December 2, 2003.
    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: P-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: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: 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 
or Kim Carter, [email protected] (202) 502-6486.
    j. Deadline for filing comments: The deadline for filing comments 
on the Settlement Agreement is 20 days from the date of this notice. 
The deadline for filing reply comments is 30 days from the date of this 
notice.
    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 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.
    Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 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.
    k. Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie Boulevard) filed the 
Piercefield Project Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself and the 
Adirondack Council, Adirondack Mountain Club, Adirondack Park Agency, 
American Rivers, American Whitewater, New York Rivers United, New York 
State Conservation Council, New York State Department of Environmental 
Conservation, St. Lawrence County, Town of Altamont, Town of 
Piercefield, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park 
Service. The Settlement Agreement is intended to resolve, among the 
signatories, all issues related to Erie Boulevard's pending Application 
for New License for the Piercefield Hydroelectric Project, including 
daily and seasonal impoundment fluctuations, fish movement and 
protection, baseflow, and recreation. Erie Boulevard requests that the 
Commission accept and incorporate, into any new license issued for the 
project, the protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures stated in 
Section 3.0 of the Settlement Agreement.
    l. A copy of the settlement agreement is available for review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at1-866-
208-3676, or for TTY, 202-502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects.

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 For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E3-00463 Filed 12-5-03; 8:45 am]
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