Notice2022-00922
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
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January 19, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2775-2777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00922]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2701-061]
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
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a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2701-061.
c. Date filed: February 26, 2021.
d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie).
e. Name of Project: West Canada Creek Hydroelectric Project (West
Canada Creek Project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on West Canada Creek,
a tributary of the Mohawk River, in the counties of Oneida and
Herkimer, New York. The project does not occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Director, Licensing,
Brookfield Renewable, 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, NY 13069, (315)
598-6130, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f083849586959ede9d8582809889b092829f9f9b9699959c9482959e958791929c95de939f9d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e7d7a6b786b6020637b7c7e66774e6c7c61616568676b626a7c6b606b796f6c626b206d6163">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, (202) 502-6512 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e4b63676277204d6f7c7a6b7c4e686b7c6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d5870747164335e7c6f69786f5d7b786f7e337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
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
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the
Commission's eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b0d0e190804252722252e183e3b3b24393f0b2d2e3928652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="195f5c4b5a56777570777c4a6c6969766b6d597f7c6b7a377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other
carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-
2701-061.
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 for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The existing West Canada Creek Project consists of the following
two developments:
The Prospect Development includes: (1) A 176-acre impoundment with
a normal surface elevation of 1,161.5 feet; \1\ (2) a dam that consists
of a 306-foot-long, 45-foot-high concrete overflow spillway with three
27-foot-wide Tainter gates; (3) a 400-foot-long, 47-foot-high north
dike and a 475-foot-long, 47-foot-high south dike; (4) a 4,500-foot-
long, 22-foot-high canal extending from the south dike to a concrete
intake; (5) a 430-foot-long, 13.5-foot-diameter steel penstock leading
from the intake to the 76-foot-long, 62-foot-wide reinforced concrete
powerhouse containing a single turbine generator unit with a nameplate
capacity of 17.3 megawatts (MW); (6) an approximate 1.2-mile-long
bypassed reach between the Prospect dam and the powerhouse; (7) 6.9-
kilovolt (kV) generator leads that run from the powerhouse to a
substation with a 15-kV breaker, 6.6/46-kV transformer, and a 46-kV
switch connecting to the National Grid interconnection point within the
substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
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\1\ All elevations refer to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum
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The Trenton Development includes: (1) A 288-foot-long and 60-foot-
high concrete and masonry dam having an overflow section with a crest
elevation of 1,017.9 feet, approximately 100 feet long surmounted by 6-
foot hinged flashboards and a 10-foot by 15-foot sluice gate; (2) a
concrete spillway approximately 160 feet long with a crest elevation of
1,016.2 feet surmounted by a pneumatic flashboard system with a crest
elevation of 1,023.9 when fully inflated, discharging into a spillway
channel excavated into rock around the east abutment of the dam; (3) a
reservoir having a surface area of 9 acres and a gross storage capacity
of 264 acre-feet at a normal pool elevation of 1,023.9 feet; (4) six 5-
foot-diameter sluice pipes through the dam and two concrete-sealed 5-
foot-diameter pipes; (5) a reinforced-concrete intake structure having
a lift gate and trashracks along the west bank of the reservoir; (6) a
14-foot-diameter conduit comprising: (a) A 1,275-foot-long concrete-
lined tunnel section; (b) a 40-foot-long steel-lined tunnel section;
and (c) a 2,075-foot-long steel pipe section; (7) a bifurcation; (8) a
steel penstock comprising: (a) A short 12-foot-diameter section
connecting to a surge tank and leading to a 125-foot-long, 12-foot-
diameter section connecting to a manifold; and (b) three 138-foot-long,
7-foot-diameter sections serving generating Units 5, 6, and 7; (9) a
263-foot-long, 7-foot-diameter steel penstock to Units 1 through 4;
(10) Units 1 through 4 in Powerhouse No. 1 retired in-place and
Powerhouse No. 2 containing generating Unit 5 (7.4 MW), Unit 6 (7.65
MW), and Unit 7 (7.4 MW)--for a total nameplate rating of 22.45-MW
operated at a 255-foot head and a maximum flow of 1,450 cubic feet per
second; (11) the 13.2-kV generator leads, the 15-kV switchgear, the
13.2/46-kV transformers, the 46-kV switchgear connecting to the main
46-kV bus, and the associated station services transformer banks and
low voltage switchgear; and (12) appurtenant facilities.
The West Canada Creek Project operates off of outflows from the New
York Power Authority's Hinckley-Jarvis Hydroelectric Project's (FERC
No. 3211) reservoir (Hinckley Reservoir) that discharges into the upper
end of the Prospect Development's reservoir.
Erie proposes to continue operating the project in the same manner
as the current license and is not proposing to install any new
structures as part of the relicensing. The project generated an annual
average of 77,161 megawatt-hours between 2011 and 2019.
m. A copy of the application may be viewed on the Commission's
website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. 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
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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,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY 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.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of comments, recommendations, March 2022.
preliminary terms and conditions, and
preliminary fishway prescriptions.
Filing of Reply Comments..................... April 2022.
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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 this notice.
q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in Sec. 5.22: (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.
Dated: January 12, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00922 Filed 1-18-22; 8:45 am]
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