[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 16821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06836]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9222-032]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 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.: 9222-032.
    c. Date Filed: January 31, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
    e. Name of Project: Yaleville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Raquette River, in St. Lawrence County, New York. 
No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within 
the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Brookfield 
Renewable, 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, NY; (315) 598-6130; 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Dustin Wilson at (202) 502-6528; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Erie Boulevard Hydropower filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on January 31, 2017. Erie Boulevard 
Hydropower provided public notice of its request on January 27, 2017. 
In a letter dated March 30, 2017, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Erie Boulevard Hydropower's request to 
use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, part 
402. We are also initiating consultation with the New York State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Erie Boulevard Hydropower 
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.
    m. Erie Boulevard Hydropower filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. 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.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 9222-032. 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 January 31, 
2020.
    p. 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: March 30, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-06836 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
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