[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37650-37651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13443]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2701-060]
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed
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with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Non-Capacity Amendment of License.
b. Project No.: 2701-060.
c. Date Filed: June 11, 2020.
d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
e. Name of Project: West Canada Creek Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on West Canada Creek in the
towns of Trenton and Russia, in Oneida and Herkimer counties, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jason Zehr, Brookfield Renewable, 399 Big
Bay Road, Queensbury, NY 12804; telephone (518) 496-4868 and email
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, (202) 502-8184,
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing
should include docket number P-2701-060. Comments emailed to Commission
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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, it
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
(licensee) proposes to remove the existing 7.5-foot-high wooden
flashboard system located atop the approximately 160-foot-long concrete
auxiliary spillway at the Trenton Development and replace it with a
pneumatic flashboard system (rubber dam). The purpose of the proposed
pneumatic flashboard system is to address the issue of debris, which
currently becomes stuck on the vertical support members of the
trippable flashboards during high flow events and reduces the ability
of the project to pass flows downstream. The pneumatic flashboard
system would improve the licensee's operational control at the
auxiliary spillway and provide clear passage for debris during high
flow events.
The licensee's proposal would require minor modifications to the
existing auxiliary spillway crest in order to install the rubber
bladder, and the crest elevation would remain at 1,016.2 feet. When
inflated, the rubber dam would have a top elevation of 1,023.9 feet,
which is the existing normal reservoir elevation. The proposed work
would also include the installation of conduits, anchors, drain pipes,
electrical components, a control building, and new concrete along the
spillway crest and abutments. The proposed amendment would not change
the existing project operations, the reservoir elevation, or the
spillway capacity.
l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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 proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO
INTERVENE as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting, or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 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
385.2010.
Dated: June 16, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-13443 Filed 6-22-20; 8:45 am]
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