[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62348-62349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24506]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7320-042]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

    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.: 7320-042.
    c. Date filed: July 1, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
    e. Name of Project: Chasm Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Salmon River, in Franklin County, New York. No 
federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within the 
project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Compliance Specialist, 
Brookfield Renewable Power--New York West Operations, 33 West 1st 
Street South, Fulton, NY 13069; (315) 589-6130; email_
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902; or email at 
[email protected].

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    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
first page of any filing should include docket number P-7320-042.
    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.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Chasm Project consists of: (1) A 201-foot-long, 32-
foot-high maximum height concrete gravity-type dam having a spillway 
section with crest elevation 1,283.8 feet mean sea level (msl) about 
100 feet long, surmounted by 2-foot-high flashboards and having an 
intake section with steel trash racks and headgates; (2) a reservoir 
having a surface area of about 22 acres and a gross storage capacity of 
74 acre-feet at normal pool elevation of 1,285.8 feet msl; (3) a 7-
foot-diameter welded steel pipeline approximately 3,355 feet in length 
connecting to a 6-foot-diameter steel manifold pipeline just upstream 
of the powerhouse; (4) a powerhouse containing three Francis-type 
generating units having a total rated capacity of 3,350 kilowatts 
operated under a 268-foot head and at a flow of 195 cubic feet per 
second; (5) a 20-foot-wide, 850-foot-long tailrace; (6) 50-foot-long 
buried generator leads extending from the powerhouse to a non-project 
substation owned and operated by National Grid; and (7) 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. 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 email 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.

    Dated: October 9, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24506 Filed 10-17-13; 8:45 am]
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