[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 8, 2004)]
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[FR Doc No: E4-1271]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7387-019]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment, Notice of Paper Scoping and Soliciting 
Scoping Comments, and Notice of Revised Schedule for Processing 
Application

May 27, 2004.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with 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 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], telephone 
(202) 502-8675 or Kim Carter, [email protected], telephone (202) 502-
6486.
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: 60 days from issuance 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 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.
    Scoping comments 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. After 
logging into the e-Filing system, select ``Comment on Filing'' from the 
Filing Type Selection screen and continue with the filing process.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of Project: 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.
    m. A Scoping Document (SD) outlining the subject areas to be 
addressed in the EA was distributed to the parties on the Commission(s 
mailing list. Copies of the scoping document and application are 
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 (P-7387), to access the 
document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph (h) above.
    n. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Scoping Process: Scoping is intended to advise all parties 
regarding the proposed scope of the EA and to seek additional 
information pertinent to this analysis. The Commission intends to 
prepare one Environmental Assessment (EA) on the project in accordance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The EA will consider 
both site-specific and cumulative environmental effects and reasonable 
alternatives to the proposed action. Should substantive comments 
requiring re-analysis be received on the NEPA document, we would 
consider preparing a final NEPA document.
    At this time, the Commission staff does not anticipate holding 
formal public or agency scoping meetings near the project site. 
Instead, staff will conduct paper scoping.
    As part of scoping the staff will: (1) Summarize the environmental 
issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) solicit from 
participants all available information, especially quantifiable data, 
on the resources at issue; (3) encourage comments from experts and the 
public on issues that should be analyzed in the EA, including 
viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff's preliminary 
views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the EA; and 
(5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as 
those issues that do not require a detailed analysis.
    Consequently, interested entities are requested to file with the 
Commission any data and information concerning environmental resources 
and land uses in the project area and the project's impacts to the 
aforementioned.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-1271 Filed 6-7-04; 8:45 am]
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