[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61798-61799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5904]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2216-066]


New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

October 19, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2216-066.
    c. Date Filed: August 18, 2005.
    d. Applicant: New York Power Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Niagara Power Project, which consists of the 
Lewiston Pump Generating Plant and the Robert Moses Niagara Power 
Plant.
    f. Location: The Niagara Power Project is located on the Niagara 
River in the City of Niagara Falls and the Towns of Niagara and 
Lewiston, in Niagara County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Frederick E. Chase, Executive Director of 
Hydropower Relicensing, Power Authority of the State of New York, 30 
South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207-3425, (518) 433-6738 or 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 502-6131 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the 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 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests 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.

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    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The existing project has a conventional 
development and a pumped storage development for a total current 
installed capacity of 2,538 megawatts (based on currently completed 
upgrades). Existing project facilities include: (a) Two 700-foot-long 
intake structures located on the upper Niagara River about 2.6 miles 
upstream from the American Falls; (b) two 4.3-mile-long concrete 
underground water supply conduits, each measuring 46 feet wide by 66.5 
feet high; (c) a forebay; (d) the Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant, 
measuring 975 feet long by 240 feet wide by 160 feet high; (e) the 
1,900-acre Lewiston Reservoir at a maximum water surface elevation of 
658 feet United States Lake Survey Datum; (f) the Robert Moses Niagara 
power plant, including an intake structure, measuring 1,100 feet long 
by 190 feet wide by 100 feet high; (g) a switch yard; and (h) 
appurtenant facilities.
    m. A copy of the application 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 at 1-
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. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but 
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: At this time we 
anticipate preparing a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). 
Recipients will have 60 days to provide the Commission with any written 
comments on the DEIS. All comments filed with the Commission will be 
considered in the final environmental impact statement (FEIS). The 
application will be processed according to the following Hydro 
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

    Notice of application ready for environmental analysis, soliciting 
final terms and conditions: February 2006.
    Notice of the Availability of the DEIS: May 2006.
    Notice of the Availability of the FEIS: November 2006.
    Ready for Commission's decision on the application: February 2007.

    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.
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