[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38700-38701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13976]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2474-051]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application for 
Amendment of License Modifying Flashboard System and Flow Discharge 
Location under Article 405, and Soliciting Comments, 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. Application Type: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 2474-051.
    c. Date Filed: May 18, 2016.
    d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Oswego River Project.

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    f. Location: The Oswego River Project is located on the Oswego 
River near the towns of Fulton, Minetto, and Oswego, in Oswego County, 
New York. The project consists of 3 developments, Fulton, Minetto, and 
Varick in upstream to downstream order.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Danial Daoust, Erie Boulevard, L.P., 
Brookfield Renewable Energy Group, 33 West First St., Fulton, NY 13069, 
315-596-6131.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Mark Pawlowski 202-502-6052, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: June 23, 2016.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See, 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be 
filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an 
original and seven copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426. 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.
    Please include the project number (P-2474-051) on any comments, 
motions, or recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee requests approval to 
reverse the direction of the stepped flashboard system at the Oswego 
River Project's Varick development and install a trip flashboard 
section on the eastern side of the dam adjacent to Leto Island. The 
licensee maintains the stepped flashboard system so that the tallest 
36-inch flashboard section is located on the eastern side of the dam 
adjacent to Leto Island while stepping down in height to the shortest 
10-inch flashboard section located on the western side of the dam 
adjacent to the existing sluice gate and state head gates. The licensee 
proposes to reverse the direction of the stepped flashboard by moving 
the tallest flashboard section to the western side of the dam adjacent 
to the existing sluice gate and state head gates and stepping down in 
height in an easterly direction toward Leto Island.
    Under article 405, the licensee is required to maintain seasonal 
bypassed reach minimum flows ranging from 200 cubic feet per second 
(cfs) between June 1 and September 15 to 800 cfs during the springtime 
walleye spawning season. The remainder of the year the licensee is 
required to maintain a 400 cfs minimum flow. The proposed trip 
flashboard would be installed on the dam adjacent to Leto Island and be 
designed to discharge a minimum flow of 200 cfs at the lowest allowable 
impoundment elevation at the Varick development. The first 200 cfs of 
the minimum flow requirements of article 405 would continue to be 
discharged through the existing sluice gate.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling 202-502-8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call 202-502-8659. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) 
above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS''; ``PROTESTS'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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, motions to intervene, or protests 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. 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. 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.

    Dated: June 8, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-13976 Filed 6-13-16; 8:45 am]
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