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8. To non-Federal Personnel, such as 

contractors, agents, or other authorized 

individuals performing work on a 

contract, service, cooperative agreement, 

job, or other activity on behalf of FERC 

or Federal Government and who have a 

need to access the information in the 

performance of their duties or activities. 

9. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration in records 

management inspections and its role as 

Archivist. 

10. To the Merit Systems Protection 

Board or the Board’s Office of the 

Special Counsel, when relevant 

information is requested in connection 

with appeals, special studies of the civil 

service and other merit systems, review 

of OPM rules and regulations, and 

investigations of alleged or possible 

prohibited personnel practices. 

11. To appropriate Federal, State, or 

local agency responsible for 

investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or 

implementing a statute, rule, regulation, 

or order, if the information may be 

relevant to a potential violation of civil 

or criminal law, rule, regulation, order. 

12. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and person(s) that are a party to a 

dispute, when FERC determines that 

information from this system of records 

is reasonably necessary for the recipient 

to assist with the resolution of the 

dispute; the name, address, telephone 

number, email address, and affiliation; 

of the agency, entity, and/or person(s) 

seeking and/or participating in dispute 

resolution services, where appropriate. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Records are stored in paper and 

electronic format. Electronic records are 

stored on a SharePoint site within 

FERC’s network. Data access is 

restricted to agency personnel whose 

responsibilities require access. Access to 

electronic records is controlled by the 

organization’s Single Sign-On and 

Multi-Factor Authentication Solution. 

Paper records are stored in a lockable 

file cabinet. Access to the lockable file 

cabinet is badge-activated. Role based 

access is used to restrict data access and 

the organization employs the principle 

of least privilege, allowing only 

authorized users with access (or 

processes acting on behalf of users) 

necessary to accomplish assigned tasks 

in accordance with organizational 

missions and business functions. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records may be retrieved by the 

individual’s name or by type of action. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records are retained in accordance 

with the applicable National Archives 

and Records Administration Schedules, 

with the following applicable General 

Records Schedule: 

(1.) General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.3: Employee Relations Records, Item 

050, DAA–GRS–2018–0002–0005. 

Temporary. Destroy 7 years after case is 

closed or final settlement on appeal, as 

appropriate, but longer retention is 

authorized if required for business use. 

(2.) General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.3: Employee Relations Records, Item 

060, DAA–GRS–2018–0002–0006. 

Temporary. Destroy no sooner than 4 

years but no later than 7 years (see note 

2) after case is closed or final settlement 

on appeal, as appropriate. 

(3.) General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.3: Employee Relations Records, Item 

080, DAA–GRS–2018–0002–0009. 

Temporary. Destroy after 3 years of final 

resolution of case, but longer retention 

is authorized if required for business 

use. 

(4.) General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.3: Employee Relations Records, Item 

090, DAA–GRS–2018–0002–0010. 

Temporary. Destroy after 3 years of final 

resolution of case, but longer retention 

is authorized if required for business 

use. 

(5.) General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.3: Employee Relations Records, Item 

100, DAA–GRS–2018–0002–0011. 

Temporary. Destroy 3 years after final 

resolution of case, but longer retention 

is authorized if required for business 

use. 

(6.) General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.3: Employee Relations Records, Item 

110, DAA–GRS–2018–0002–0012. 

Temporary. Destroy 3 years after final 

resolution of case, but longer retention 

is authorized if required for business 

use. 

(7.) General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.3: Employee Relations Records, Item 

111, DAA–GRS–2018–0002–0013. 

Temporary. Destroy 7 years after final 

resolution of case, but longer retention 

is authorized if required for business 

use. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

See Policies and Practices for Storage 

of Records. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals requesting access to the 

contents of records must submit a 

request through the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) office. The 

FOIA website is located at: https://

www.ferc.gov/foia. Requests may be 

submitted through the following portal: 

https://www.ferc.gov/enforcement-legal/ 

foia/electronic-foia-privacy-act-requestform. Written requests for access to 

records should be directed to: Director, 

Office of External Affair, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See Records Access procedures. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Generalized notice is provided by the 

publication of this notice. For specific 

notice, see Records Access Procedure, 

above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

65 FR 21743 (April 24, 2000). 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21477 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2347–000] 

Notice of Authorization for Continued 

Project Operation; Midwest Hydro, LLC 

The license for the Janesville Central 

Hydroelectric Project No. 2347 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), 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21478 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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 

regional electric grid by three 65-footlong, 2.3-kV overhead generator lead 


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