[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29433-29434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11864]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 7320-042]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    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. The 
project does not occupy any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Licensing Manager, Erie 
Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, New York, 
13069, (315) 598-6130 or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902 or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your 
name and contact information at the end of your comments. 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

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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, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project Description: 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 (cfs); (5) a 20-foot-wide, 850-foot-long tailrace; (6) three 
2.2-kilovolt generator leads extending from the powerhouse about 74 
feet to an adjacent swithchyard; (7) a 4.2-megavolt-ampere step-up 
transformer located within the switchyard, connecting to a transmission 
line owned and operated by the National Grid Corporation; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities.
    Erie proposes a minimum flow of 15 cfs into the bypassed reach at 
all times and would forego its existing ability to lower the minimum 
bypass flow to 10 cfs when inflow is less than 85 cfs. In addition, 
Erie proposes to maintain the impoundment elevation within 0.1 foot of 
the spillway crest (or flashboards, when installed) when inflow is less 
than 85 cfs and 0.25 foot when inflow is greater than 85 cfs.
    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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    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. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
    o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of comments, recommendations, terms  July 2014
 and conditions, and prescriptions.
Reply Comments Due........................  August 2014
Commission Issues Single EA...............  December 2014
Comments on Single EA due.................  January 2014
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    Dated: May 16, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-11864 Filed 5-21-14; 8:45 am]
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