
[Federal Register: August 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 161)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7320-040]

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

August 13, 2010.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process Procedures.
    b. Project No.: 7320-040.
    c. Dated Filed: June 29, 2010.
    d. Submitted By: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.
    e. Name of Project: Chasm Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Salmon River, in Franklin 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, Compliance 
Specialist, Brookfield Renewable Power--New York West Operations, 33 
West 1st Street South, Fulton, NY, 13069; (315) 589-6130; e-mail_
steven.murphy@brookfieldpower.com
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902; or e-mail at 
john.mudre@ferc.gov.
    j. Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie) filed its request to use 
the Traditional Licensing Process Procedures on June 29, 2010. Erie 
provided public notice of its request on June 25 and June 27, 2010. In 
a letter dated August 12, 2010, the Director of the Office of Energy 
Projects approved Erie's request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 
50 CFR part 402; and (b) the New York 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 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 filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed 
process plan and schedule) with the Commission, 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 
using the ``eLibrary'' link (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp). 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 FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov 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.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 7320. 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, 
2013.
    p. 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20653 Filed 8-19-10; 8:45 am]
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