Document ID: FERC-2009-0663-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Green Island Power Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Posted Date: 2009-05-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 87)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13-023]

 
Green Island Power Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

April 30, 2009.
    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.: 13-023.
    c. Date Filed: March 2, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Green Island Power Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Green Island Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Hudson River in 
Albany County, New York. The project would occupy Federal land managed 
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Agent Contact: James A. Besha, President, Albany Engineering 
Corporation, 5 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205; (518) 456-7712.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    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.
    Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the 
``eFiling'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project Description: The existing Green Island Project utilizes 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Green Island-Troy lock and dam 
that consists of: (1) A dam with a main spillway with a fixed crest 
elevation of 14.33 feet mean sea level (msl); and (2) an auxiliary 
spillway with a crest elevation of 16.33 feet msl.
    The Green Island Project consists of: (1) 2-foot-high pneumatic 
flashboards along the top of the main spillway with a crest elevation 
of 16.33 feet msl; (2) a 700-acre impoundment with a normal water 
surface elevation of 16.33 feet msl; (3) a bulkhead and forebay 
structure located downstream and at the west end of the Corps dam; (4) 
a powerhouse containing four 1.5 megawatt (MW) generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 6.0 MW; (5) a 34.5 kilovolt underground 
transmission cable; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    Green Island Power Authority proposes to: (1) Lower the existing 
main spillway to a crest elevation of 12.5 feet msl, and install new 
hydraulically operated crest gates with a maximum crest gate elevation 
of 18.5 feet msl; (2) install a new trash boom extending across and 
upstream of the forebay; (3) construct a new bulkhead structure 
equipped with a new 300-foot-wide, 300-foot-long fish protection system 
screen; and (4) expand the existing powerhouse to the east and west and 
install four new 6.0 MW generating units, and replace the four existing 
generating units with four new 6.0 MW generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 48 MW.
    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 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. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects.

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For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (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. 
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.
    o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Notice Ready for Environmental Analysis...  September 1, 2009.
Filing comments, recommendations,           October 30, 2009.
 preliminary terms and conditions, and
 fishway prescriptions.
Notice of availability of the EA..........  March 1, 2010.
Filing comments on EA.....................  April 1, 2010.
Filing modified terms and conditions......  June 1, 2010.
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    p. 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10516 Filed 5-6-09; 8:45 am]

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