83 FR 19755 - Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2701-059]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of 
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and 
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study 
Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2701-059.
    c. Dated Filed: February 28, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie).
    e. Name of Project: West Canada Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On West Canada Creek, a tributary of the Mohawk River, 
in the counties of Oneida and Herkimer, New York. The project does not 
occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Director, Licensing, 
Brookfield Renewable, 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, NY 13069, (315) 
598-6130, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema at (202) 502-6565 or email at 
[email protected].
    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 o 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. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) 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 (b) the 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 as the Commission's 
non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, 
pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of 
the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. On February 28, 2018, Erie filed with the Commission a Pre-
Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and 
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 
(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 inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    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.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and 
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits 
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
all documents 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://

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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]. 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-
2701-059.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
Comments on Pre-Application Document, Study Requests, Comments on 
Scoping Document 1, Request for Cooperating Agency Status, or 
Communications to and from Commission Staff. Any individual or entity 
interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, 
and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by June 29, 
2018.
    p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will 
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or 
EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will 
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and 
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the 
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental 
document. The times and location of these meetings are as follows:

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Town of Trenton Municipal Center, 8520 Old Poland Road, 
Barneveld, New York 13304.
    Phone: (315) 896-2664.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018.
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Location: Town of Trenton Municipal Center, 8520 Old Poland Road, 
Barneveld, New York 13304.
    Phone: (315) 896-2664.
    SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the 
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on 
the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the 
scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, 
using the eLibrary link. Follow the directions for accessing 
information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a 
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised 
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified 
through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The applicant and Commission staff will conduct an environmental 
site review of the project on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, starting at 
10:00 a.m. All participants should meet at the Prospect Boat Launch, 
located on State Route 365 approximately \2/3\ mile east of Prospect, 
NY 13435. To attend the environmental site review, please RSVP via 
email to [email protected] on or before May 23, 
2018. Persons not providing an RSVP by May 23, 2018, will not be 
allowed on the environmental site review.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public record of the project.

    Dated: April 30, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Applicants: NTE Ohio, LLC. requirements, interventions, protests, k. With this notice, we are initiating
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: service, and qualifying facilities filings informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Normal 2018 to be effective 4/1/2018. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Filed Date: 4/30/18. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Fisheries under section 7 of the
Accession Number: 20180430–5289. other information, call (866) 208–3676 Endangered Species Act and the joint
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/18. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. agency regulations thereunder at 50
Docket Numbers: ER18–1479–000. Dated: April 30, 2018. CFR, Part 402, and (b) the State Historic
Applicants: AEP Ohio Transmission Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Preservation Officer, as required by
Company, Inc. section 106, National Historic
Deputy Secretary.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Preservation Act, and the implementing
[FR Doc. 2018–09503 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am]
Rate Schedules and Service Agreements regulations of the Advisory Council on
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
Baseline to be effective 4/30/2018.
Filed Date: 4/30/18. l. With this notice, we are designating
Accession Number: 20180430–5296. Erie as the Commission’s non-federal
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY representative for carrying out informal
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/18.
Federal Energy Regulatory consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
Take notice that the Commission the Endangered Species Act and section
received the following electric securities Commission
106 of the National Historic
filings: [Project No. 2701–059] Preservation Act.
Docket Numbers: ES18–24–000. m. On February 28, 2018, Erie filed
Applicants: Midcontinent Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; with the Commission a Pre-Application
Independent System Operator, Inc. Notice of Intent To File License Document (PAD; including a proposed
Description: Clarification to March 26, Application, Filing of Pre-Application process plan and schedule), pursuant to
2018 Application of Midcontinent Document (Pad), Commencement of 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s
Independent System Operator, Inc. Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; regulations.
under Section 204 of the Federal Power Request for Comments on the Pad and n. A copy of the PAD is available for
Act for Authorization to Issue Scoping Document, and Identification review at the Commission in the Public
Securities. of Issues and Associated Study Reference Room or may be viewed on
Filed Date: 4/27/18. Requests the Commission’s website (http://
Accession Number: 20180427–5351. a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary link.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/18/18. File License Application for a New Enter the docket number, excluding the
Docket Numbers: ES18–33–000. License and Commencing Pre-filing last three digits in the docket number
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, field to access the document. For
Process.
Inc. b. Project No.: 2701–059. assistance, contact FERC Online
Description: Application under c. Dated Filed: February 28, 2018. Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for d. Submitted By: Erie Boulevard ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
Authorization to Issue Securities of Hydropower, L.P. (Erie). (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. e. Name of Project: West Canada available for inspection and
Filed Date: 4/27/18. Creek Hydroelectric Project. reproduction at the address in
Accession Number: 20180427–5279. f. Location: On West Canada Creek, a paragraph h.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/18/18. tributary of the Mohawk River, in the Register online at http://
counties of Oneida and Herkimer, New www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Docket Numbers: ES18–34–000. esubscription.asp to be notified via
York. The project does not occupy
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, email of new filing and issuances
federal lands.
L.L.C. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of related to this or other pending projects.
Description: Application of PJM the Commission’s Regulations. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Interconnection, L.L.C. under Section h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven Support.
204 of the Federal Power Act for an Murphy, Director, Licensing, Brookfield o. With this notice, we are soliciting
Order Authorizing the Issuance of Renewable, 33 West 1st Street South, comments on the PAD and
Securities. Fulton, NY 13069, (315) 598–6130, Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1
Filed Date: 4/27/18. steven.murphy@ (SD1), as well as study requests. All
Accession Number: 20180427–5348. brookfieldrenewable.com. comments on the PAD and SD1, and
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/18/18. i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema at study requests should be sent to the
The filings are accessible in the (202) 502–6565 or email at address above in paragraph h. In
Commission’s eLibrary system by nicholas.ettema@ferc.gov. addition, all comments on the PAD and
clicking on the links or querying the j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, SD1, study requests, requests for
docket number. local, and tribal agencies with cooperating agency status, and all
Any person desiring to intervene or jurisdiction and/or special expertise communications to and from
protest in any of the above proceedings with respect to environmental issues Commission staff related to the merits of
must file in accordance with Rules 211 that wish to cooperate in the the potential application must be filed
and 214 of the Commission’s preparation of the environmental with the Commission.
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and document should follow the The Commission strongly encourages
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385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern instructions for filing such requests electronic filing. Please file all
time on the specified comment date. described in item o below. Cooperating documents using the Commission’s
Protests may be considered, but agencies should note the Commission’s eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/
intervention is necessary to become a policy that agencies that cooperate in docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
party to the proceeding. the preparation of the environmental submit brief comments up to 6,000
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed document cannot also intervene. See 94 characters, without prior registration,
information relating to filing FERC 61,076 (2001). using the eComment system at http://

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www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ document, was mailed to the Dated: April 30, 2018.
ecomment.asp. You must include your individuals and entities on the Kimberly D. Bose,
name and contact information at the end Commission’s mailing list. Copies of Secretary.
of your comments. For assistance, SD1 will be available at the scoping [FR Doc. 2018–09486 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am]
please contact FERC Online Support at meetings, or may be viewed on the web BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
electronic filing, please send a paper eLibrary link. Follow the directions for
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy accessing information in paragraph n. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Based on all oral and written comments, AGENCY
NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be
page of any filing should include docket [FRL–9977–51–ORD]
issued. SD2 may include a revised
number P–2701–059. process plan and schedule, as well as a
All filings with the Commission must Environmental Laboratory Advisory
list of issues, identified through the Board (ELAB) Membership
bear the appropriate heading: Comments
on Pre-Application Document, Study scoping process.
AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection
Requests, Comments on Scoping Environmental Site Review Agency (EPA).
Document 1, Request for Cooperating ACTION: Notice soliciting nominations
Agency Status, or Communications to The applicant and Commission staff
for membership.
and from Commission Staff. Any will conduct an environmental site
individual or entity interested in review of the project on Wednesday, SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
submitting study requests, commenting May 30, 2018, starting at 10:00 a.m. All Protection Agency’s (EPA) invites
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency participants should meet at the Prospect nominations from a diverse range of
requesting cooperating status must do so Boat Launch, located on State Route 365 qualified candidates to be considered
by June 29, 2018. approximately 2⁄3 mile east of Prospect, for appointment to its Environmental
p. Although our current intent is to NY 13435. To attend the environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB). The
prepare an environmental assessment site review, please RSVP via email to ELAB is a multi-stakeholder federal
(EA), there is the possibility that an steven.murphy@ advisory committee that provides
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) brookfieldrenewable.com on or before independent advice and
will be required. Nevertheless, this May 23, 2018. Persons not providing an recommendations to the EPA
meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping RSVP by May 23, 2018, will not be Administrator and the Science Advisor
requirements, irrespective of whether an allowed on the environmental site about cross-cutting issues related to
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. enhancing EPA’s measurement
review.
Scoping Meetings programs, and facilitating the operation
Meeting Objectives and expansion of national
Commission staff will hold two environmental accreditation.
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) This notice solicits nominations to fill
project at the time and place noted Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review seven–eight (7–8) new vacancies. To
below. The daytime meeting will focus and discuss existing conditions and maintain diverse representation,
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and resource management objectives; (3) nominees will be selected from the
non-governmental organization review and discuss existing information following stakeholder work force
concerns, while the evening meeting is and identify preliminary information sectors:
primarily for receiving input from the and study needs; (4) review and discuss • Academia
public. We invite all interested the process plan and schedule for pre- • Business and industry
individuals, organizations, and agencies filing activity that incorporates the time • Environmental laboratory
to attend one or both of the meetings, frames provided for in Part 5 of the commercial, municipal, small, other
and to assist staff in identifying Commission’s regulations and, to the • Environmental laboratory suppliers of
particular study needs, as well as the extent possible, maximizes coordination services
scope of environmental issues to be of federal, state, and tribal permitting • State and local Government agencies
addressed in the environmental • Tribal governments and indigenous
and certification processes; and (5)
document. The times and location of groups
discuss the appropriateness of any
these meetings are as follows: • Trade associations
federal or state agency or Indian tribe
Evening Scoping Meeting acting as a cooperating agency for Within these sectors, EPA is seeking
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018. development of an environmental nominees with knowledge in methods
Time: 7:00 p.m. document. development; measurements;
Location: Town of Trenton Municipal monitoring and regulatory programs;
Meeting participants should come
Center, 8520 Old Poland Road, quality systems; and environmental
prepared to discuss their issues and/or accreditation. In an effort to obtain
Barneveld, New York 13304. concerns. Please review the PAD in
Phone: (315) 896–2664. nominations of diverse candidates, the
preparation for the scoping meetings. agency encourages nominations of
Daytime Scoping Meeting Directions on how to obtain a copy of women and men of all racial and ethnic
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018. the PAD and SD1 are included in item groups. All nominations will be fully
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Time: 10:00 a.m. n. of this document. considered.
Location: Town of Trenton Municipal Meeting Procedures Any interested person or organization
Center, 8520 Old Poland Road, may nominate qualified persons to be
Barneveld, New York 13304. The meetings will be recorded by a considered for appointment to this
Phone: (315) 896–2664. stenographer and will be placed in the advisory committee. Individuals may
SD1, which outlines the subject areas public record of the project. also self-nominate. Nominees should
to be addressed in the environmental possess the following qualifications:

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Section		Notices
Dates		Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
FR Citation		83 FR 19755

83 FR 19755 - Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission