Document ID: FERC-2013-1363-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Filings: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, LP
Posted Date: 2013-10-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 62348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24504]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7518-015]

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: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 7518-015.
    c. Date Filed: September 30, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower L.P.
    e. Name of Project: Hogansburg Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the St. Regis River in Franklin County, New York. 
The project does not occupy any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Brookfield Renewable Power, 33 
West 1st Street South, Fulton, New York (315) 598-6130 or email at 
steven.murphy@brookfieldpower.com.
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902 or email at 
john.mudre@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The existing Hogansburg Project consists 
of: (1) A reservoir having a surface area of about 18.6 acres and a 
maximum storage capacity of approximately 112 acre-feet; (2) a 247-
foot-long, 11.5-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a spillway crest 
elevation of 165.2 feet above mean sea level; (3) a 34-foot-long, 22-
foot-high stoplog gate structure; (4) a 45-foot by 48-foot integrated 
intake/powerhouse structure at the dam's right abutment; (5) a single 
S. Morgan Smith vertical propeller generating unit having a rated 
capacity of 485 kilowatts; (6) a 600-foot-long tailrace having varying 
widths between 24 feet and 100 feet; and (7) 2.4-kilovolt (kV) 
generator leads extending about 25 feet to an adjacent electrical 
substation containing a 2.4/4.8-kV, 600-kilovolt-amperes, step-up 
transformer bank. A transmission line owned and operated by National 
Grid Corporation connects directly to the substation. Power generated 
at the project interconnects with the electrical grid at the 
substation.
    At the time the Commission issued the original license for the 
Hogansburg Project (1985), the Commission's regulations did not require 
minor projects occupying non-federal lands to have an established 
project boundary. Therefore, the boundary for the project is being 
established through this relicensing process.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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.
    m. 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. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready  December 2013.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations,            February 2014.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA..........  August 2014.
Comments on Draft EA................  September 2014.
Modified Terms and Conditions.......  November 2014.
Commission Issues Final EA..........  February 2015.
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    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: October 9, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24504 Filed 10-17-13; 8:45 am]
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