81 FR 54572 - Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54572-54573]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19472]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3452-016]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent To File License 
Application and Request To Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: P-3452-016.
    c. Date filed: June 28, 2016.
    d. Submitted by: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
    e. Name of Project: Oak Orchard Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: on the New York State Barge Canal and Oak Orchard 
Creek in the village of Medina in the town of Ridgeway, Orleans County, 
New York. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located 
within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Manager, Licensing, 
Brookfield Renewable, 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, New York 13069, 
Phone: (315) 598-6130; Email: [email protected] or 
Jon Elmer, Director of Operations, Brookfield Renewable, 800 Starbuck 
Ave., Suite 201, Watertown, New York 13601, Phone: (315) 779-2401, 
Email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett, Phone: (202) 502-8393, Email: 
[email protected].
    j. Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on June 28, 2016. Erie Boulevard 
Hydropower, L.P provided public notice of its request on June 26, 2016. 
In a letter dated August 10, 2016, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.'s request 
to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating 
consultation with the New York State Historic Preservation Officer, as 
required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the 
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Erie Boulevard Hydropower, 
L.P as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out 
informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species 
Act and section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P filed a Pre-Application Document 
(PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) that also serves 
as the draft license application, with the Commission, pursuant to 18 
CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD/DLA is available for review at the Commission 
in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov), 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 at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for

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inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 3452-016. Pursuant to 18 
CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by June 30, 
2019.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: August 10, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19472 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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