[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37650-37651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13443]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2701-060]


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

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed

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with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

    a. Type of Application: Non-Capacity Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2701-060.
    c. Date Filed: June 11, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
    e. Name of Project: West Canada Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on West Canada Creek in the 
towns of Trenton and Russia, in Oneida and Herkimer counties, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jason Zehr, Brookfield Renewable, 399 Big 
Bay Road, Queensbury, NY 12804; telephone (518) 496-4868 and email 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, (202) 502-8184, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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-2701-060. Comments emailed to Commission 
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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, it 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. 
(licensee) proposes to remove the existing 7.5-foot-high wooden 
flashboard system located atop the approximately 160-foot-long concrete 
auxiliary spillway at the Trenton Development and replace it with a 
pneumatic flashboard system (rubber dam). The purpose of the proposed 
pneumatic flashboard system is to address the issue of debris, which 
currently becomes stuck on the vertical support members of the 
trippable flashboards during high flow events and reduces the ability 
of the project to pass flows downstream. The pneumatic flashboard 
system would improve the licensee's operational control at the 
auxiliary spillway and provide clear passage for debris during high 
flow events.
    The licensee's proposal would require minor modifications to the 
existing auxiliary spillway crest in order to install the rubber 
bladder, and the crest elevation would remain at 1,016.2 feet. When 
inflated, the rubber dam would have a top elevation of 1,023.9 feet, 
which is the existing normal reservoir elevation. The proposed work 
would also include the installation of conduits, anchors, drain pipes, 
electrical components, a control building, and new concrete along the 
spillway crest and abutments. The proposed amendment would not change 
the existing project operations, the reservoir elevation, or the 
spillway capacity.
    l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the 
eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the 
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference 
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning 
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on 
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    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, 
and .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 
deadline date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, 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 commenting, 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. Any filing made by an intervenor 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 
385.2010.

    Dated: June 16, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-13443 Filed 6-22-20; 8:45 am]
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