Notice2022-15056
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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July 14, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42171-42172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15056]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15000-003]
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Tendered
for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a 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: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 15000-003.
c. Date filed: June 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie).
e. Name of Project: Franklin Falls Hydroelectric Project (Franklin
Falls Project).
f. Location: On the Saranac River, in the town of St. Armand in
Essex County and the town of Franklin in Franklin County, New York. The
project does not include any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Director, U.S. Licensing, Erie
Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, New York
13069; phone: (315) 598-6130; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7102051407141f5f1c04030119083113031e1e1a1718141d1503141f140610131d145f121e1c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86f5f2e3f0e3e8a8ebf3f4f6eeffc6e4f4e9e9ede0efe3eae2f4e3e8e3f1e7e4eae3a8e5e9eb">[email protected]</span></a>; and Patrick Storms, Director of
Operations, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 800 Starbuck Avenue, Suite
201, Watertown, New York 13601; phone: (315) 779-2410; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4838293c3a212b23663b3c273a253b082a3a2727232e212d242c3a2d262d3f292a242d662b2725"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcccddc8ced5dfd792cfc8d3ced1cffcdeced3d3d7dad5d9d0d8ced9d2d9cbddded0d992dfd3d1">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Claire Rozdilski, 202-502-8529, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cfff0fdf5eef9b2eef3e6f8f5f0eff7f5dcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e7d727f776c7b306c71647a77726d75775e787b6c7d30797168">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: August 29, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
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>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#04424156474b6a686d6a61577174746b767044626176672a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a6c6f786965444643444f795f5a5a45585e6a4c4f5849044d455c">[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, Room 1A, 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. All filings must clearly identify the
project name and docket number on the first page: Franklin Falls
Hydroelectric Project (P-15000-003).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Franklin Falls Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 148-foot-long, 45-foot-high concrete overflow-type
dam at a crest elevation of 1,463.2 feet mean sea level (msl) with 2-
foot-high flashboards; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 485 acres
and a gross storage capacity of 5,580 acre-feet at pool elevation
1,465.2 feet msl; (3) an integrated 28-foot-long gated intake structure
located on the dam's right (south) side; (4) a 10.5-foot-diameter, 300-
foot-long steel pipeline; (5) a surge tank; (6) two 10-foot-diameter,
38-foot-long penstocks; (7) a powerhouse containing two generating
units having a total rated capacity of 2.265 megawatts; (8) 85-foot-
long, 2.3-kilovolt (kV) generator leads; (9) a 2.3/46-kV step-up
transformer bank; (10) a 300-foot-long, 46-kV transmission line; (11) a
tailrace; and (12) appurtenant facilities. Erie does not propose
changes to project facilities or operations. Erie is proposing to make
a minor adjustment to the project boundary by removing approximately
1.12 acres along the northern shoreline, which are not needed for
project operations, and adding approximately 0.14 acre to include the
project's existing hand-carry boat launch.
The Franklin Falls Project operates in a modified run-of-river
mode. If inflow exceeds the hydraulic capacity of the units, the
project operates continuously at full load. When the inflow is less
than the hydraulic capacity of the project, the project is operated in
a run-of-river mode utilizing pondage as needed for daily flow
regulation and to suit power requirements of the New York Independent
System Operator. Average annual generation at the project was 10,349
megawatt-hours between 2016 and 2020.
o. 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.
You may also 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.
p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) August 2022.
Request Additional Information (if August 2022.
necessary).
Issue Acceptance Letter and Notice.... November 2022.
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Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments. December 2022.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if February 2023.
necessary).
Issue Notice of Ready for March 2023.
Environmental Analysis.
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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: July 8, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-15056 Filed 7-13-22; 8:45 am]
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