[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30065-30066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12604]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2837-032]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2837-032.
    c. Date Filed: March 20, 2015.
    d. Submitted By: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
    e. Name of Project: Granby Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Oswego River near the town of Fulton, in Oswego 
County, New York. The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven P. Murphy, Brookfield Renewable Energy 
Group, 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, New York, 13069; (315) 598-
6130 or by email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner at (202) 502-6082 or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie) filed its request to use 
the Traditional Licensing Process on March 20, 2015. Erie provided 
public notice of its request on March 14, 15, and 18, 2015. In a letter 
dated May 19, 2015, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Erie's request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 
joint agency regulations thereunder at 50
    l. CFR, Part 402; and (b) the New York State Historic Preservation 
Officer, as required by section 106, National

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Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    m. With this notice, we are designating Erie as the Commission's 
non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation 
pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and consultation 
pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    n. Erie filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed 
process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 
(d) of the Commission's regulations.
    o. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    p. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2837. Pursuant to 18 CFR 
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by March 31, 
2018.
    q. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: May 19, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-12604 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am]
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