Document ID: FERC-2018-1500-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, LP
Posted Date: 2018-11-26T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60418-60419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25580]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2837-033]

Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.

    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.: 2837-033.
    c. Date filed: March 29, 2018.
    d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie).
    e. Name of Project: Granby Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Oswego River in the town of Fulton in Oswego 
County, New York. The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven P. Murphy, Director, U.S. Licensing, 
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, NY 
13069; (315) 598-6130.
    i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, (202) 502-6082 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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-2837-033.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person 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, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Granby Hydroelectric Project (Granby Project) 
consists of: (1) An 88-foot-wide reinforced concrete intake structure 
that includes two bays containing trashracks and fixed-roller, 
vertical-lift type gates; (2) a 17-foot-wide sluice opening adjacent to 
the intake structure; (3) a 112-foot-long, 88-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing two 5.04-megawatt (MW) turbine-generator units, with a total 
capacity of 10.08 MW; (4) a 3,000-foot-long, 100-foot-wide tailrace; 
(5) two 4.16-kilovolt, 120-foot-long underground generator leads; (6) a 
60-foot-long by 48-foot-wide electrical switchyard; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The Granby Project is operated in a modified run-of-river mode. The 
Granby Project and the Fulton Development at Erie's Oswego River 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2474) are located at opposite 
ends of the same dam and share a single bypassed reach and reservoir. 
The flow and impoundment elevation requirements in the Oswego Project 
license,\1\ which were based on a 2004 Offer of Settlement, affect the 
Granby Project. The average annual generation at the Granby Project is 
estimated to be 44,181 megawatt-hours.
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    \1\ 109 FERC ] 62, 141 (2004).
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    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``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 submitting the

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filing; 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. Each 
filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on 
the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in 
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. A license 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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Deadline for Filing Comments,              January 2019.
 Recommendations and Agency Terms and
 Conditions/Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments.......  March 2019.
Commission issues EA.....................  July 2019.
Comments on EA Due.......................  August 2019.
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    Dated: November 16, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25580 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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