83 FR 50658 - Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 195 (October 9, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-21775

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2837-033]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2837-033.
    c. Date filed: March 29, 2018.
    d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie).
    e. Name of Project: Granby Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Oswego River in the town of Fulton in Oswego 
County, New York. The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven P. Murphy, Director, U.S. Licensing, 
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, NY 
13069; (315) 598-6130.
    i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, (202) 502-6082 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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-2837-033.
    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. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Granby Hydroelectric Project (Granby Project) 
consists of: (1) An 88-foot-wide reinforced concrete intake structure 
that includes two bays containing trashracks and fixed-roller, 
vertical-lift type gates; (2) a 17-foot-wide sluice opening adjacent to 
the intake structure; (3) a 112-foot-long, 88-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing two 5.04-megawatt (MW) turbine-generator units, with a total 
capacity of 10.08 MW; (4) a 3,000-foot-long, 100-foot-wide tailrace; 
(5) two 4.16-kilovolt, 120-foot-long underground generator leads; (6) a 
60-foot-long by 48-foot-wide electrical switchyard; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The Granby Project is operated in a modified run-of-river mode. The 
Granby Project and the Fulton Development at Erie's Oswego River 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 2474) are located at opposite 
ends of the same dam and share a single bypassed reach and reservoir. 
The flow and impoundment elevation requirements in the Oswego Project 
license,\1\ which were based on a 2004 Offer of Settlement, affect the 
Granby Project. The average annual generation at the Granby Project is 
estimated to be 44,181 megawatt-hours.
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    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    p. Updated procedural schedule and final amendments: The 
application will be processed according to the following preliminary 
Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1--September 2018
Comments on Scoping Document 1 due--October 2018
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--December 2018
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--February 2019
Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations and Agency Terms and 
Conditions/Prescriptions--April 2019
Commission issues EA--October 2019
Comments on EA--November 2019

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance

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date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: September 28, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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date of the notice of ready for Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 number of the person protesting or
environmental analysis. First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
Dated: September 28, 2018. The first page of any filing should with the requirements of 18 CFR
Kimberly D. Bose,
include docket number P–2413–125. 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
k. Description of Request: The license comments, motions to intervene, or
Secretary. filed a request to permit a non-project protests must set forth their evidentiary
[FR Doc. 2018–21775 Filed 10–5–18; 8:45 am] use of project lands and waters to allow basis and otherwise comply with the
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Greenbriar Sand Company to dredge a requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All
334 acre area of the upper project comments, motions to intervene, or
reservoir in Greene County, Georgia for protests should relate to the non-project
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the purposes of commercial sand use application. Agencies may obtain
mining. The mine operator expects the copies of plans directly from the
Federal Energy Regulatory
year round operation of the sand mine applicant. A copy of any protest or
Commission
will extract approximately 1.1 million motion to intervene must be served
[Project No. 2413–125] tons of sediment per year for 25 years. upon each representative of the
l. Locations of the Application: A applicant specified in the particular
Notice of Application Accepted for copy of the application is available for application. If an intervener files
Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions inspection and reproduction at the comments or documents with the
To Intervene, and Protests: Georgia Commission’s Public Reference Room, Commission relating to the merits of an
Power Company located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, issue that may affect the responsibilities
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling of a particular resource agency, they
Take notice that the following 202–502–8371. This filing may also be
hydroelectric application has been filed must also serve a copy of the document
viewed on the Commission’s website at on that resource agency. A copy of all
with the Federal Energy Regulatory http://www.ferc.gov using the
Commission and is available for public other filings in reference to this
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket application must be accompanied by
inspection: number excluding the last three digits in
a. Type of Application: Non-Project proof of service on all persons listed in
the docket number field to access the the service list prepared by the
Use of Project Lands and Waters—Sand document. You may also register online
Mine. Commission in this proceeding, in
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
b. Project No.: 2413–125. esubscription.asp to be notified via
c. Date Filed: August 20, 2018. 385.2010.
email of new filings and issuances
d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company related to this or other pending projects. Dated: October 1, 2018.
(licensee). For assistance, call 866–208–3676 or Kimberly D. Bose,
e. Name of Project: Wallace Pumped email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for Secretary.
Storage Hydroelectric Project. TTY, call 202–502–8659. A copy is also [FR Doc. 2018–21779 Filed 10–5–18; 8:45 am]
f. Location: The proposed non-project available for inspection and BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
sand mine is located in the northern reproduction at the address in item (h)
part of Lake Oconee, the project above.
reservoir, in Greene County, Georgia. m. Individuals desiring to be included DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power on the Commission’s mailing list should
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. so indicate by writing to the Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory
h. Applicant Contact: Herbie of the Commission. Commission
Johnston, Hydro General Manager, 600 n. Comments, Protests, or Motions To
North 18th Street, Bin 16N–8180, [Docket No. CD18–14–000]
Intervene: Anyone may submit
Birmingham, AL 35203. comments, a protest, or a motion to Wallowa Resources Community
i. FERC Contact: Michael Calloway at intervene in accordance with the Solutions Inc.; Notice of Preliminary
202–502–8041, or michael.calloway@ requirements of Rules of Practice and Determination of a Qualifying Conduit
ferc.gov. Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. Hydropower Facility and Soliciting
j. Deadline for filing comments, In determining the appropriate action to Comments and Motions To Intervene
motions to intervene, and protests is 30 take, the Commission will consider all
days from the issuance of this notice by protests or other comments filed, but On September 26, 2018, the Wallowa
the Commission. The Commission only those who file a motion to Resources Community Solutions Inc.,
strongly encourages electronic filing. intervene in accordance with the filed a notice of intent to construct a
Please file motions to intervene, Commission’s Rules may become a qualifying conduit hydropower facility,
protests, and comments using the party to the proceeding. Any comments, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// protests, or motions to intervene must Power Act (FPA), as amended by section
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. be received on or before the specified 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory
Commenters can submit brief comments comment date for the particular Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The
up to 6,000 characters, without prior application. proposed Arrowhead Pipeline Hydro
registration, using the eComment system o. Filing and Service of Responsive Station Project would have an installed
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in capacity of 61 kilowatts (kW), and
ecomment.asp. You must include your all capital letters the title would be located on the existing
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name and contact information at the end ‘‘COMMENTS’’; ‘‘PROTEST’’, or Arrowhead Irrigation Pipeline. The
of your comments. For assistance, ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as project would be located near the
please contact FERC Online Support at applicable; (2) set forth in the heading Township of Joseph in Wallowa County,
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) the name of the applicant and the Oregon.
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 project number of the application to Applicant Contact: Kyle Petrocine,
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please which the filing responds; (3) furnish Wallowa Resources Community
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal the name, address, and telephone Solutions Inc., 401 NE 1st Street,

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83 FR 50658 - Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 195 (October 9, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission