[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76001-76003]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30596]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7518-012]

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

November 29, 2010.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 7518-012.
    c. Date Filed: September 29, 2010.
    d. Submitted By: Erie Boulevard Hydropower L.P.
    e. Name of Project: Hogansburg Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the St. Regis River in Franklin County, New York.
The project does not occupy any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Brookfield Renewable
Power, 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, New York<PHONE_NUMBER> or e-
mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at<PHONE_NUMBER> or e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    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 Historical
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 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Erie Boulevard Hydropower L.P. 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 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_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. 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 e-mail 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.
Documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
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. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    All filings with the Commission must include on the first page,
Hogansburg Hydroelectric Project No. 7518-012, and 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 January 28, 2011.
    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

    On November 15, 2010, the Commission issued notice of two scoping
meetings to be held in the vicinity of the project at the times 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.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010.
    Time: 1 p.m.
    Location: Wolfclan 37 Hotel,
    1450 State Route 37, Hogansburg, NY 13655.
    Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010.
    Time: 7 p.m.
    Location: Wolfclan 37 Hotel, 1450 State Route 37, Hogansburg, NY
13655.
    Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Scoping Document 1 (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.

Site Visit

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct a site
visit of the project on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, starting at 3 p.m.
All participants should meet at the Wolfclan 37 Hotel, 450 State Route
37, Hogansburg, New York. Participants are responsible for their own
transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit should
contact Mr. Steven Murphy of Brookfield Power at<PHONE_NUMBER> on or
before December 10, 2010.

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 noticet.

Meeting Procedures

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

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-30596 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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