Notice2024-03053
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments
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February 14, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11268-11269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03053]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2701-061]
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Settlement Agreement
and Soliciting Comments
Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 2701-061.
c. Date Filed: February 2, 2024.
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.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
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#7506011003101b5b180007051d0c3517071a1a1e131c10191107101b1002141719105b161a18"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196a6d7c6f7c7737746c6b697160597b6b7676727f707c757d6b7c777c6e787b757c377a7674">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Laurie Bauer, (202) 502-6519,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3854594d4a515d165a594d5d4a785e5d4a5b165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd1dcc8cfd4d893dfdcc8d8cffddbd8cfde93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments: March 9, 2024. Reply comments due
March 24, 2024.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</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#adebe8ffeee2c3c1c4c3c8fed8ddddc2dfd9edcbc8dfce83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="074142554448696b6e696254727777687573476162756429606871">[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:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Acting 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. Erie filed the Settlement Agreement for the project's relicense
proceeding, on behalf of itself; the U.S. Department of the Interior,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation; and the New York State Council of Trout
Unlimited. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve, among
the signatories, relicensing issues related to project operation,
fisheries,
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wildlife, water quality, and recreation. The Settlement Agreement
includes proposed terms and conditions for peaking operation, minimum
flow requirements, streamflow and water level monitoring, aesthetic
flows, recreation facility enhancements, invasive species management,
and bald eagle protection. Erie requests that any license issued by the
Commission for the West Canada Creek Project contain conditions
consistent with the provisions of the Settlement Agreement and within
the scope of its regulatory authority.
l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 (i.e., P-2701). For
assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3959681909cbdbfbabdb680a6a3a3bca1a793b5b6a1b0fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c7a796e7f7352505552596f494c4c534e487c5a594e5f125b534a">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
m. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aae5fafaeacccfd8c984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b544b4b5b7d7e6978357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 8, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-03053 Filed 2-13-24; 8:45 am]
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