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to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 2347 

is issued to Midwest Hydro, LLC for a 

period effective September 1, 2024, 

through August 31, 2025, or until the 

issuance of a new license for the project 

or other disposition under the FPA, 

whichever comes first. 

If issuance of a new license (or other 

disposition) does not take place on or 

before August 31, 2025, notice is hereby 

given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), 

an annual license under section 15(a)(1) 

of the FPA is renewed automatically 

without further order or notice by the 

Commission, unless the Commission 

orders otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that Midwest Hydro, LLC is authorized 

to continue operation of the Janesville 

Central Hydroelectric Project under the 

terms and conditions of the prior license 

until the issuance of a subsequent 

license for the project or other 

disposition under the FPA, whichever 

comes first. 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2569–169] 

Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing With the Commission and 

Establishing Procedural Schedule for 

Licensing and Deadline for 

Submission of Final Amendments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2569–169. 

c. Date Filed: August 30, 2024. 

d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard 

Hydropower, L.P. (Erie). 

e. Name of Project: Black River 

Hydroelectric Project (project). 

f. Location: On the Black River in 

Jefferson County, New York. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steven P. 

Murphy, Director—U.S. Licensing, 

Brookfield Renewable, 33 West 1st 

Street South, Fulton, NY 13069; 

telephone at (315) 598–6130; email at 

Stephen.Murphy@

brookfieldrenewable.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema, 

Project Coordinator, Great Lakes Branch, 

Division of Hydropower Licensing; 

telephone at (312) 596–4447; email at 

nicholas.ettema@ferc.gov. 

j. The application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

k. Project Description: The project 

consists of the following five 

developments from upstream to 

downstream: the 5.0625-megawatt (MW) 

Herrings Development, the 10.8–MW 

Deferiet Development, the 5.4–MW 

Kamargo Development, the 6–MW Black 

River Development, and the 1.875–MW 

Sewalls Development. 

Project Facilities 

Herrings Development 

The Herrings Development consists of 

a concrete dam (Herrings Dam) that 

includes the following sections: (1) a 

536-foot-long section that includes a 

512-foot-long ogee spillway with 1-foothigh flashboards that have a crest 

elevation of 680.1 feet North American 

Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) and 

a 9-foot-long stoplog gate; and (2) a 137- 

foot-long, 33-foot-wide powerhouse that 

includes: (a) a 110-foot-long intake 

structure with nine sluice gates, a 

skimmer equipped with a stoplog gate, 

and a trashrack with 2-inch clear bar 

spacing; and (b) three 1.6875–MW 

vertical propeller turbine-generators, for 

a total installed capacity of 5.0625–MW. 

The dam creates an impoundment that 

has a surface area of 140 acres at 680.1 

feet NAVD 88. From the impoundment, 

water flows through the powerhouse to 

an approximately 110-foot-long tailrace. 

The project recreation facilities 

include: (1) a hand-carry boat access site 

on the north shoreline of the 

impoundment, approximately 300 feet 

upstream of the dam, including a picnic 

area and parking area; (2) an 800-footlong portage trail that extends from the 

hand-carry boat access area to a put-in 

site on the north shoreline of the Black 

River, 140 feet downstream of the 

powerhouse; (3) a fishing access area on 

the north shoreline of the 

impoundment, approximately 100 feet 

upstream of the dam; and (4) a fishing 

access area on the north shoreline of the 

Black River, which is co-located with 

the boat put-in site downstream of the 

powerhouse. 

The generators are connected to the 

regional electric grid by two 100-footlong, 2.3-kilovolt (kV) overhead 

generator lead lines and a 2.3/23-kV 

step-up transformer. The minimum and 

maximum hydraulic capacities of the 

powerhouse are 220 and 3,435 cfs, 

respectively. The average annual energy 

production of the development from 

2010 through 2020, was 55,708 

megawatt-hours (MWh). 

Deferiet Development 

The Deferiet Development consists of 

a concrete dam (Deferiet Dam) that 

includes the following sections: (1) a 

503.9-foot-long spillway with a 3-foothigh inflatable rubber crest gate with a 

maximum crest elevation of 659.53 feet 

NAVD 88; (2) a 192-foot-long section 

with eleven 14-foot-long stoplog gates; 

(3) a 52.3-foot-long non-overflow 

section; and (4) a headgate structure 

with ten sluice gates. The dam creates 

an impoundment that has a surface area 

of 70 acres at 659.53 feet NAVD 88. 

From the impoundment, water flows 

through the headgate structure to a 

4,200-foot-long power canal. From the 

power canal, water enters a 145.4-footlong, 92.5-foot-wide powerhouse that 

includes: (1) a 107.8-foot-long intake 

structure that includes three sluice gates 

and a trashrack with 2-inch clear bar 

spacing; and (2) three 3.6-MW vertical 

Francis turbine-generators, for a total 

installed capacity of 10.8 MW. Water is 

discharged from the powerhouse to an 

approximately 1,400-foot-long tailrace. 

The development creates an 

approximately 1.73-mile-long bypassed 

reach of the Black River. 

The development also includes a 

stoplog gate adjacent to the intake 

structure that conveys water to an ice 

chute that discharges downstream of the 

powerhouse. 

The project recreation facilities 

include: (1) a hand-carry boat access site 

and parking area immediately east of the 

headgate structure; (2) a hand-carry boat 

portage route with a take-out site at the 

hand-carry boat access site, a 960-footlong portage trail, and a put-in site on 

the north shoreline of the Black River, 

approximately 200 feet downstream of 

the dam; (3) a boat access site and 

parking area on the shoreline of an 

island, at the confluence of the tailrace 

and bypassed reach; (4) a hand-carry 

boat access site on the south shoreline 

of the impoundment, approximately 0.5 

mile upstream of the dam, that includes 

a 170-foot-long access path and parking 

area; and (5) a 0.68-mile-long hiking 

trail that follows the northern shoreline 

of the Black River downstream of the 

dam. 

The generators are connected to the 

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lines and a 2.3/23-kV step-up 

transformer. The minimum and 

maximum hydraulic capacities of the 

powerhouse are 85 and 571 cfs, 

respectively. The average annual energy 

production of the development from 

2010 through 2020, was 32,298 MWh. 

Kamargo Development 

The Kamargo Development consists of 

a concrete dam (Kamargo Dam) that 

includes the following sections: (1) a 

188-foot-long headgate structure that 

includes a 131.7-foot-long section with 

fourteen 8-foot-long sluice gates; (2) a 

168-foot-long non-overflow section; and 

(3) a 718-foot-long section that includes 

a 647-foot-long ogee spillway with 2- 

foot-high flashboards that have a crest 

elevation of 565.48 feet NAVD 88 and a 

5.7-foot-long notch. The dam creates an 

impoundment that has a surface area of 

40 acres at 565.48 feet NAVD 88. 

From the impoundment, water flows 

through the headgate structure to a 

3,850-foot-long power canal with an 

approximately 700-foot-long section that 

includes: (1) a bulkhead with 

flashboards that have a crest elevation of 

565.48 feet NAVD 88; (2) a 190-foot-long 

section with a crest elevation of 566.68 

NAVD 88 (3) a 230-foot-long section 

with 1-foot-high flashboards that have a 

crest elevation of 565.48 feet NAVD 88; 

and (4) a 160.8-foot-long ogee spillway 

with twelve stoplog gates. From the 

power canal, water enters a 97.5-footlong, 37-foot-wide powerhouse that 

includes: (1) a 66-foot-long intake 

structure with nine sluice gates and a 

trashrack with 2-inch clear bar spacing; 

and (2) three 1.8-MW vertical Francis 

turbine-generators, for a total installed 

capacity of 5.4 MW. Water is discharged 

from the powerhouse to an 

approximately 385-foot-long tailrace. 

The development creates an 

approximately 0.69-mile-long bypassed 

reach of the Black River. 

The project includes the Poors Island 

Recreation Area that includes two 

portage trails, fishing access areas, a 

picnic area, a bicycle rack, a hiking trail, 

and parking area. 

The generators are connected to the 

regional electric grid by four 25-footlong, 2.3-kV underground generator lead 

lines and a 2.3/23-kV step-up 

transformer. The minimum and 

maximum hydraulic capacities of the 

powerhouse are 450 and 3,300 cfs, 

respectively. The average annual energy 

production of the development from 

2010 through 2020, was 21,512 MWh. 

Black River Development 

The Black River Development consists 

of a dam (Black River Dam) that 

includes the following sections: (1) a 30- 

foot-long retaining wall; (2) a 36.5-footlong non-overflow section with two 

sluice gates; (3) a 296-foot-long section 

that includes a 291-foot-long ogee 

spillway with 2-foot-high flashboards 

that have a crest elevation of 535.68 feet 

NAVD 88, a notch and a 5-foot-long 

stoplog gate; and (4) a 99.6-foot-long 

headgate structure that includes a 79.6- 

foot-long section with twelve sluice 

gates. The dam creates an impoundment 

that has a surface area of 25 acres at 

535.68 feet NAVD 88. 

From the impoundment, water flows 

through the headgate structure to a 

2,250-foot-long power canal that 

includes: (1) a 250-foot-long waste weir 

with a crest elevation of 537.68 NAVD 

88; and (2) a 134-foot-long waste weir 

with 2-foot-high flashboards and a lowlevel outlet gate. From the power canal, 

water enters a 117.8-foot-long, 66.3-footwide powerhouse that includes: (1) an 

81.8-foot-long intake structure that 

includes nine sluice gates, a skimmer 

equipped with two sluice gates, and a 

trashrack with 2-inch clear bar spacing; 

(2) three 2-MW vertical Francis turbinegenerators, for a total installed capacity 

of 6 MW. Water is discharged from the 

powerhouse to an approximately 100- 

foot-long tailrace. The development 

creates an approximately 0.6-mile-long 

bypassed reach of the Black River. 

The project recreation facilities 

include: (1) a parking area, picnic area, 

and fishing platform, referred to as the 

‘‘Stone Drive Recreation Area,’’ located 

on the north shoreline of the 

impoundment, approximately 110 feet 

upstream of the dam; (2) a hand-carry 

boat portage route with an 

impoundment take-out site at the Stone 

Drive Recreation Area, a 0.3-mile-long 

portage trail, and a put-in site on the 

east shoreline of the Black River, 

approximately 550 feet downstream of 

the dam; and (3) a picnic and parking 

area located approximately 500 feet 

southeast of the dam. 

The generators are connected to the 

regional electric grid by two 95-footlong, 2.3-kV underground generator lead 

lines and a 2.3/23-kV step-up 

transformer. The minimum and 

maximum hydraulic capacities of the 

powerhouse are 220 and 3,210 cfs, 

respectively. The average annual energy 

production of the development from 

2010 through 2020, was 32,692 MWh. 

Sewalls Development 

The Sewalls Development consists of 

a concrete dam (Sewalls Dam) that 

includes the following sections: (1) a 

south dam section that includes: (a) a 

243-foot-long ogee spillway with a crest 

elevation of 463.73 feet NAVD 88; (b) an 

18-foot-long section with two 7.5-footlong stoplog gates; and (c) a 47.5-footlong headgate structure two 15-foot-long 

sluice gates; and (2) a north dam section 

that includes a 95.9-foot-long spillway 

with a crest elevation of 463.73 feet 

NAVD 88 and a 3.61-foot-long notch. 

The dam creates an impoundment that 

has a surface area of 4 acres at 463.73 

feet NAVD 88. 

From the impoundment, water flows 

through the sluice gates of the headgate 

structure to a 400-foot-long power canal 

that includes 2-foot-high flashboards 

along its entire length, a sluice gate, and 

a low-level outlet gate. From the power 

canal, water enters a 81-foot-long, 32- 

foot-wide powerhouse that includes: (1) 

a 69-foot-long intake structure with four 

sluice gates and a trashrack with 2-inch 

clear bar spacing; and (2) two 0.9375- 

MW vertical propeller turbinegenerators, for a total installed capacity 

of 1.875 MW. Water is discharged from 

the powerhouse to an approximately 

129-foot-long tailrace. The development 

creates an approximately 400-foot-long 

bypassed reach of the Black River 

downstream of the south dam (south 

channel bypassed reach); and an 

approximately 528-foot-long bypassed 

reach downstream of the north dam 

(north channel bypassed reach). 

The project recreation facilities 

include: (1) a parking area and scenic 

overlook on the south shoreline of the 

impoundment, immediately upstream of 

the spillway; and (2) a hand-carry boat 

portage route that includes a portage 

trail with an impoundment take-out site 

on the south shoreline of the 

impoundment, approximately 50 feet 

upstream of the spillway. 

The generators are connected to the 

regional electric grid by two 50-footlong, 2.3-kV underground generator lead 

lines and a 2.3/23-kV step-up 

transformer. The minimum and 

maximum hydraulic capacities of the 

powerhouse are 450 and 1,800 cfs, 

respectively. The average annual energy 

production of the development from 

2010 through 2020, was 11,394 MWh. 

Project Operation 

Article 401 of the current license 

requires Erie to maintain the surface 

elevation of each impoundment at no 

lower than 0.5 foot below either the 

crest elevation of the dam or the crest 

of the flashboards, when in place. 

During the period of May 1 through 

September 30, when inflow is between 

1,400 and 1,900 cfs, Article 402 requires 

Erie to maintain the surface elevation of 

the impoundment at the Herrings 

Development no lower than 0.2 foot 

below either the crest elevation of the 

dam or the crest of the flashboards when 

in place, to the extent possible. Article 


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402 also requires Erie to operate the 

Sewalls Development in a run-of-river 

mode from May 1 through September 

30, when inflow is below 2,000 cfs, such 

that outflow approximates inflow to the 

impoundment at any given point in 

time. Article 404 requires a minimum 

flow of 1,000 cfs or inflow, whichever 

is less, downstream of each 

development. 

Article 403 requires Erie to install 

flashboards at each development by 

May 1 or as soon thereafter as safely 

possible, and remove the flashboards in 

the fall prior to ice conditions. Article 

410 requires Erie to install trashrack 

overlays with 1-inch clear bar spacing at 

the top half portion of the trashracks of 

each development, except the Sewalls 

Development, from May 1 through 

October 1. 

To protect aquatic habitat in the 

bypassed reaches and provide 

downstream fish passage, Article 405 

requires Erie to release the following 

minimum flows: (1) for the Herrings 

Development, 20 cfs through the 9-footlong stoplog gate adjacent to the 

trashracks; (2) for the Deferiet 

Development: (a) 45 cfs through the ice 

chute; and (b) the following flows from 

the spillway and leakage at the dam: 800 

cfs during walleye spawning season and 

245 cfs for the remainder of the year; (3) 

for the Kamargo Development, 120 cfs 

through the notch in the spillway; (4) 

for the Black River Development: (a) 80 

cfs through the notch in the flashboards; 

and (b) 300 cfs from the notch and 

stoplog gate during walleye spawning 

season; and (5) for the Sewalls 

Development: (a) 137 cfs of leakage ‘‘or 

other mechanisms’’ to the south channel 

bypassed reach; and (b) 32 cfs to the 

north channel bypassed reach that 

includes 20 cfs through the notch in the 

spillway and 12 cfs of leakage ‘‘or other 

mechanisms.’’ 

The current license also requires the 

implementation of a Flow Monitoring 

Plan to ensure compliance with the 

project flow requirements and a Record 

Keeping Plan to maintain records of the 

impoundment elevations and discharges 

at each of the five developments, in 

compliance with Articles 408 and 409. 

Article 413 requires the 

implementation of a Recreation Plan 

that requires operation and maintenance 

of the project recreation facilities. 

Article 416 requires the implementation 

of a Cultural Resources Management 

Plan to protect historic properties. 

Article 415 requires Erie to maintain the 

existing woodland buffer areas along the 

five developments’ shorelines and 

provide buffers along the access road 

and parking area at the Deferiet 

Development. 

Erie is not proposing to add any new 

project facilities. However, Erie 

proposes to revise the project boundary 

around the impoundments to follow the 

normal maximum impoundment 

elevations and add/remove land that is 

occupied by or adjacent to project 

facilities, which would result in a net 

decrease of land and water in the project 

boundary from 773 acres under the 

current license to 763.7 acres under the 

proposed license. 

Erie proposes to continue operating 

the project as required under the current 

license. Erie proposes to update the 

Recreation Plan and Streamflow and 

Headpond Monitoring Plan. In addition, 

Erie proposes to develop a minimum 

flow fish conveyance plan and a historic 

properties management plan. Erie also 

proposes to: (1) develop the trail to the 

impoundment fishing access area at the 

Herrings Development; (2) enhance the 

staircase at the hand-carry boat put-in 

site at the Deferiet Development, to 

improve access for whitewater boaters; 

and (3) notify the public, via an online 

platform, of bypassed reach flows and 

safety information for the Deferiet 

Development. 

l. In addition to publishing the full 

text of this notice in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

notice, as well as other documents in 

the proceeding (e.g., license application) 

via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (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 (P–2569). 

For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). 

You may also register online at 

https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC

Online.aspx to be notified via email of 

new filings and issuances related to this 

or other pending projects. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

m. The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

n. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule will be made 

as appropriate. 

Deficiency Letter and Additional 

Information Request—September 

2024 

Notice of Acceptance—February 2025 

o. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2446–000] 

Notice of Authorization for Continued 

Project Operation; STS Hydropower, 

LLC 

The license for the Dixon 

Hydroelectric Project No. 2446 was 

issued for a period ending August 31, 

2024. 

Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 

808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at 

the expiration of a license term, to issue 

from year-to-year an annual license to 

the then licensee(s) under the terms and 

conditions of the prior license until a 

new license is issued, or the project is 

otherwise disposed of as provided in 

section 15 or any other applicable 

section of the FPA. If the project’s prior 

license waived the applicability of 

section 15 of the FPA, then, based on 

section 9(b) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as 

set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the 

licensee of such project has filed an 

application for a subsequent license, the 

licensee may continue to operate the 

project in accordance with the terms 

and conditions of the license after the 

minor or minor part license expires, 

until the Commission acts on its 

application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 2446 


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