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Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 

Public Law 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 

772(b). 

Issued in Washington, DC, March 22, 2012. 

Renee Miller, 

Acting Director, Office of Survey Development 

and Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7424 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2216–079] 

Notice of Application for Non-Capacity 

Amendment of License and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Protests: Power Authority of the State 

of New York 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Non-Capacity 

Amendment of License. 

b. Project No.: 2216–079. 

c. Date Filed: December 15, 2011 and 

supplemented on February 15, 2012. 

d. Applicant: Power Authority of the 

State of New York. 

e. Name of Project: Niagara Power 

Project. 

f. Location: On the Niagara River, in 

the City of Niagara Falls and the Towns 

of Niagara and Lewiston in Niagara 

County, New York. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John J. 

Suloway, Vice President, Licensing, 

Acquisition and Project Development, 

New York Power Authority, 123 Main 

Street, 9th Floor, White Plains, New 

York 10601, (914) 287–3971. 

i. FERC Contact: Jake Tung, (202) 

502–8757, email at hong.tung@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protest: April 

4, 2012. 

Comments, motions to intervene, and 

protests may be filed electronically via 

the Internet. See 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and 

seven copies should be mailed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

For more information on how to submit 

these types of filings, please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. 

k. Description of Request: The 

applicant proposes to rehabilitate the 

twelve 50-year-old, 20 MW pumpturbine/motor generator units at the 

Lewiston Pumped Storage Development 

by: (1) Installing new high efficiency 

turbine runners, replacing runner seals, 

replacing or modifying head covers; (2) 

conducting non-destructive examination 

and possible rehabilitation and 

modification of shafts; (3) overhauling 

the operating mechanism, replacing 

wicket gates, and inspection and 

rehabilitation of stay rings; and (4) 

planning major maintenance for the 

motor/generators, replacing main 

transformers and exciters, circuit 

breakers, unit control boards and 

governors. The applicant proposed 

timelines for rehabilitating the 12 

turbine units will start in December 

2012 for the first unit and complete the 

last (12th) unit in November 2020. The 

proposed rehabilitation would increase 

the turbine hydraulic capacity by 

approximately 300 cfs per unit and the 

generating capacity by approximately 2 

MW per unit. 

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 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 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—All filings must bear in all 

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the 

Project Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. 

p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7381 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am] 

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