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long, 14-inch-diameter partially buried 

high-density polyethylene (HDPE) 

penstock extending between the intake 

structure in Crooked Creek to an 8-footlong, 6-foot-diameter buried energy 

dissipation structure near the shoreline 

of Jim’s Lake; (3) a new 30-foot-long, 4- 

foot-wide, 18-inch deep rip-rap 

discharge apron below the energy 

dissipation structure that discharges 

into the existing 160-foot-long natural 

channel flowing into Jim’s Lake; (4) the 

existing Jim’s Lake with a new surface 

area of 5.7 acres and gross storage 

capacity of 76-acre-feet at normal 

maximum water elevation of 342 feet 

mean low water; (5) a new 200-footlong, 14-foot-high reinforced concrete 

dam with a 35-foot-long, 20-foot-wide, 

14-foot-high spillway section at the 

outlet of Jim’s Lake; (6) a new intake 

consisting of a 4-foot-wide, 6-foot-high 

vertically-oriented intake screen and a 

20-inch-diamter intake opening; (7) a 

new 2,350-foot-long, 16 to 20-inchdiameter buried HDPE penstock 

extending between the intake pipe 

opening and the powerhouse; (8) a 20- 

foot-long, 28-foot-wide, 14-foot-high 

wood-frame powerhouse containing a 

105-kilowatt impulse turbine-generator 

unit; (9) a tailrace discharging flows into 

Port Althorp; (10) a 5,800-foot-long, 7.2/ 

12.47-kilovolt (kV) buried transmission 

line extending from the project 

powerhouse to Elfin Cove’s existing 7.2/ 

12.47-kV transmission line; and (11) 

appurtenant facilities. 

The project would generate an average 

of 594.8 megawatt-hours annually. 

m. Due to the small size and location 

of this project, the applicant’s close 

coordination with federal and state 

agencies during preparation of the 

application, and studies completed 

during pre-filing consultation, we 

intend to waive scoping and expedite 

the licensing process. Based on a review 

of the application and resource agency 

consultation letters including comments 

filed to date, Commission staff does not 

anticipate that any new issues would be 

identified through additional scoping. 

Based on the issues identified during 

the pre-filing period, staff’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

document will consider the potential 

effects of project construction and 

operation on geology and soils, aquatic, 

terrestrial, threatened and endangered 

species, recreation, and cultural and 

historic resources. 

n. A copy of the application can be 

viewed on the Commission’s website 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. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Register online at https://

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to 

be notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

o. Any qualified applicant desiring to 

file a competing application must 

submit to the Commission, on or before 

the specified intervention deadline date, 

a competing development application, 

or a notice of intent to file such an 

application. Submission of a timely 

notice of intent allows an interested 

person to file the competing 

development application no later than 

120 days after the specified intervention 

deadline date. Applications for 

preliminary permits will not be 

accepted in response to this notice. 

A notice of intent must specify the 

exact name, business address, and 

telephone number of the prospective 

applicant, and must include an 

unequivocal statement of intent to 

submit a development application. A 

notice of intent must be served on the 

applicant(s) named in this public notice. 

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 comment date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF 

INTENT TO FILE COMPETING 

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMPETING 

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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 protesting or 

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, recommendations, terms and 

conditions or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 

copies of the application directly from 

the applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. A copy of all other filings 

in reference to this application 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 

4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

p. The applicant must file no later 

than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. Please note that the 

certification request must comply with 

40 CFR 121.5(b), including 

documentation that a pre-filing meeting 

request was submitted to the certifying 

authority at least 30 days prior to 

submitting the certification request. 

Please also note that the certification 

request must be sent to the certifying 

authority and to the Commission 

concurrently. 

q. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule will be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Deadline for filing interventions, protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, 

and preliminary fishway 

prescriptions.

August 2022. 

Deadline for filing reply comments.October 2022. 

Dated: June 28, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3211–010; Project No. 2701– 

061] 

Power Authority of the State of New 

York; Erie Boulevard Hydropower, 

L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment 

On July 31, 2020, the Power Authority 

of the State of New York (NYPA) filed 

an application for a new major license 

for the 9-megawatt Hinckley (Gregory B. 


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1On March 1, 2022, NYPA requested that the 

deadline for filing motions to intervene and 

protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary 

terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway 

prescriptions be extended until June 11, 2022, in 

order to allow parties to work on a settlement 

agreement. On March 3, 2022, Erie requested a 

similar extension. Commission staff granted both 

requests for extension in letters issued on March 10, 

2022. 

2The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) 

regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that 

EAs be completed within 1 year of the federal 

action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This 

notice establishes the Commission’s intent to 

prepare a draft and final EA for the Hinckley-Jarvis 

and West Canada Creek projects. Therefore, in 

accordance with CEQ’s regulations, the final EA 

must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date 

of this notice. 

Jarvis) Hydroelectric Project (HinckleyJarvis Project; FERC No. 3211). The 

Hinckley-Jarvis Project is located on 

West Canada Creek near the Hamlet of 

Hinckley in the counties of Oneida and 

Herkimer, New York. On February 26, 

2021, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. 

(Erie) filed an application for a new 

major license for the 39.75-megawatt 

West Canada Creek Hydroelectric 

Project (West Canada Creek Project; 

FERC No. 2701). The West Canada 

Creek Project is also located on West 

Canada Creek, downstream of the 

Hinckley-Jarvis Project, in the counties 

of Oneida and Herkimer, New York. No 

federal or tribal lands occur within or 

adjacent to either project’s boundary. 

In accordance with the Commission’s 

regulations, on January 12, 2022, 

Commission staff issued separate 

notices that both the Hinckley-Jarvis 

and West Canada Creek projects were 

ready for environmental analysis (REA 

Notice).1 Based on the information in 

the projects’ records, including 

comments filed on the REA Notices, 

staff does not anticipate that licensing 

the projects would constitute a major 

federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment. 

However, because the Hinckley-Jarvis 

and West Canada Creek projects are 

located adjacent to each other in the 

same river basin and include similar 

issues, it is the Commission’s intent to 

continue to process these relicense 

applications concurrently. Therefore, 

staff intends to prepare a draft and final 

multi-project Environmental 

Assessment (EA) on the applications to 

relicense the Hinckley-Jarvis and West 

Canada Creek projects. 

The EA will be issued and circulated 

for review by all interested parties. All 

comments filed on the EA will be 

analyzed by staff and considered in the 

Commission’s final licensing decision. 

The applications will be processed 

according to the following schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Commission issues draft EA December 

2022. 

Comments due on draft EA .. January 2023. 

Commission issues final EA June 2023.2

Any questions regarding this notice 

may be directed to Emily Carter at (202) 

502–6512 or emily.carter@ferc.gov. 

Dated: June 28, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0743; FRL–9943–01– 

OCSPP] 

n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); Draft 

Revision to Toxic Substances Control 

Act (TSCA) Risk Determination; Notice 

of Availability and Request for 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing the 

availability of and seeking public 

comment on a draft revision to the risk 

determination for the nmethylpyrrolidone (NMP) risk 

evaluation issued under TSCA. The 

draft revision to the NMP risk 

determination reflects the announced 

policy changes to ensure the public is 

protected from unreasonable risks from 

chemicals in a way that is supported by 

science and the law. In this draft 

revision to the risk determination EPA 

finds that NMP, as a whole chemical 

substance, presents an unreasonable risk 

of injury to health when evaluated 

under its conditions of use. In addition, 

this draft revised risk determination 

does not reflect an assumption that all 

workers always appropriately wear 

personal protective equipment (PPE). 

EPA understands that there could be 

occupational safety protections in place 

at workplace locations; however, not 

assuming use of PPE reflects EPA’s 

recognition that unreasonable risk may 

exist for subpopulations of workers that 

may be highly exposed because they are 

not covered by OSHA standards, or their 

employers are out of compliance with 

OSHA standards, or because OSHA has 

not issued a permissible exposure limit 

(PEL) (as is the case for NMP). This 

revision, when final, would supersede 

the condition of use-specific no 

unreasonable risk determinations in the 

December 2020 NMP risk evaluation 

(and withdraw the associated order) and 

would make a revised determination of 

unreasonable risk for NMP as a whole 

chemical substance. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016– 

0743, using the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

and visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

available at https://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Clara Hull, Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics (7404M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

564–3954; email address: hull.clara@

epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to those involved in the 

manufacture, processing, distribution, 

use, disposal, and/or the assessment of 

risks involving chemical substances and 

mixtures. You may be potentially 

affected by this action if you 

manufacture (defined under TSCA to 

include import), process (including 

recycling), distribute in commerce, use 

or dispose of NMP, including NMP in 

products. Since other entities may also 

be interested in this draft revision to the 

risk determination, EPA has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 


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