Notice2024-18643
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments
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August 20, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67434-67435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18643]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15000-003]
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.: 15000-003.
c. Date Filed: August 9, 2024.
d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie).
e. Name of Project: Franklin Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Saranac River,
in Essex and Franklin counties, 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, U.S. Licensing, Erie
Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, New York
13069; telephone at (315) 598-6130; email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d7a4a3b2a1b2b9f9baa2a5a7bfae97b5a5b8b8bcb1beb2bbb3a5b2b9b2a0b6b5bbb2f9b4b8ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1467607162717a3a796166647c6d5476667b7b7f727d71787066717a7163757678713a777b79">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Joshua Dub, Project Coordinator, Great Lakes
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-8138;
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#652f0a160d10044b21100725232037264b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2f8ddc1dac7d39cf6c7d0f2f4f7e0f19cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments: September 13, 2024. Reply comments
due: September 28, 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#12545740515d7c7e7b7c77416762627d606652747760713c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aee8ebfcede1c0c2c7c0cbfddbdedec1dcdaeec8cbdccd80c9c1d8">[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, MD 20852. All filings must clearly
identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Franklin
Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-15000-003).
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 a Settlement Agreement for the project's relicense
proceeding, on behalf of itself, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and New
York Trout Unlimited. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to
resolve, among the signatories, relicensing issues related to project
operation, water quality, fisheries, wildlife, and recreation. The
Settlement Agreement includes proposed protection, mitigation, and
enhancement measures to address: (1) modified run-of-river operation;
(2) impoundment surface elevations; (3) minimum bypassed reach and
downstream flows; (4) operation compliance and monitoring; (5)
impoundment drawdowns; (6) fish exclusion and conveyance; (7) project
recreation; (8) bald eagle protection; and (9) invasive species
management. Erie requests that any new license issued by the commission
for the 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 is available for review 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-15000). For
assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5e3e0f7e6eacbc9cccbc0f6d0d5d5cad7d1e5c3c0d7c68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87c1c2d5c4c8e9ebeee9e2d4f2f7f7e8f5f3c7e1e2f5e4a9e0e8f1">[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
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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#8ac5dadacaeceff8e9a4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cc3dcdccceae9feefa2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: August 14, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-18643 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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