New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Notice of Offer of Settlement, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 52379-52380 [E5-4818]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2005 / Notices Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s web site under ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. s. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the Commission’s regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. t. Agency Comments—Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–4817 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2216–066] New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Notice of Offer of Settlement, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments August 26, 2005. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and offer of settlement have been filed with the VerDate Aug<18>2005 18:00 Sep 01, 2005 Jkt 205001 Commission and are available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: P–2216–066. c. Date Filed: August 18, 2005 for application; August 19, 2005 for offer of settlement. d. Applicant: New York Power Authority. e. Name of Project: Niagara Power Project, which consists of the Lewiston Pump Generating Plant and the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant. f. Location: The Niagara Power Project is located on the Niagara River in the City of Niagara Falls and the Towns of Niagara and Lewiston, in Niagara County, New York. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Frederick E. Chase, Executive Director of Hydropower Relicensing, Power Authority of the State of New York, 30 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207– 3425, (518) 433–6738 or chase.f@nypa.gov. i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 502–6131 or stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item k 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. Deadline to request cooperating agency status: September 19, 2005. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. l. This application has not been accepted for filing. We are not soliciting motions to intervene, protests, or final terms and conditions at this time. However, a number of entities filed motion to intervene prior to the application being filed in this case. Although these motions must be rejected because there was no PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52379 proceeding in which to intervene when they were filed, once an application has been filed, the Commission does accept motions to intervene filed before public notice of the application being accepted is issued (see 75 FERC ¶ 61,318). m. Description of Project: The existing project has a conventional development and a pumped storage development for a total current installed capacity of 2,538 megawatts consisting of: (a) Two 700-foot-long intake structures located on the upper Niagara River about 2.6 miles upstream from the American Falls; (b) two 4.3-mile-long, 46-footwide by 66.5-foot-high concrete underground water supply conduits; (c) a forebay; (d) the 974-foot-long by 240foot-wide by 160-feet-high Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant; (e) the 1,900acre Lewiston Reservoir at a maximum water surface elevation of 658 feet United States Lake Survey Datum; (f) the Robert Moses Niagara power plant, including an 1,100-foot-long by 190foot-wide by 100-foot-high intake structure; (g) a switch yard; and (h) appurtenant facilities. n. 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 Web site at https://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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at https:// 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. Procedural schedule and final amendments: At this time we anticipate preparing a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). Recipients will have 45 days to provide the Commission with any written comments on the DEIS. All comments filed with the Commission will be considered in the final environmental impact statement (FEIS). The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Notice of Acceptance of Application: October 2005. Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis: December 2005. E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1 52380 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2005 / Notices Notice of the Availability of the DEIS: May 2006. Notice of the Availability of the FEIS: November 2006. Ready for Commission’s decision on the application: February 2007. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–4818 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] of $9,016,929, (a 7.3 percent increase), including the increase in the purchased power adder, beginning January 1, 2006, are needed to satisfy repayment criteria. Page 48122, under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, correct the second sentence of the fourth paragraph to read: The proposed new rates would increase estimated annual revenues from $124,325,100 to $133,342,029 and would satisfy the present financial criteria for repayment of the project and transmission * * *. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Dated: August 29, 2005. Jon Worthington, Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 05–17501 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Southwestern Power Administration Integrated System Power Rates: Correction ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Southwestern Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Correction to notice of proposed rate increase. [ER–FRL–6666–9] AGENCY: Southwestern Area Power Administration published a document in the Federal Register (70 FR 48121) on August 16, 2005, announcing the public review and comment period on proposed rates. This rate proposal will increase annual system revenues approximately 7.3 percent from $124,325,100 to $133,342,029. Inadvertently, the amount of the proposed increase for the purchased power adder rate component ($227,100 or 0.2 percent) was not included in the initial notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant Administrator, Office of Corporate Operations, Southwestern Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6696, gene.reeves@swpa.gov. SUMMARY: Corrections In the Federal Register on August 16, 2005, in FR Doc. 05–16190: Page 48121, under SUMMARY, correct the last sentence to read: Beginning January 1, 2006, and thereafter, the proposed rates would increase annual system revenues approximately 7.3 percent from $124,325,100 to $133,342,029, which includes an increase in the purchased power adder. Page 48122, under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, correct the last sentence of the third paragraph to read: The Revised Power Repayment Study shows that additional annual revenues VerDate Aug<18>2005 18:00 Sep 01, 2005 Jkt 205001 Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–7167 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 08/22/2005 Through 08/26/2005. Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20050351, Draft EIS, SFW, CA, East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan, Implementation, Incidental Take Permit, Cities of Brentwood, Clayton, Oakley and Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 10/17/2005, Contact: Sheila Larsen 916–444–6600. EIS No. 20050352, Final Supplement, NPS, WA, Elwha River Ecosystem Restoration Implementation Project, Update Information, Olympic Peninsula, Challam County, WA, Wait Period Ends: 10/03/2005, Contact: Brian Winter 360–565–1320. EIS No. 20050353, Draft EIS, FHW, NY, Willis Avenue Bridge Reconstruction, Proposing Reconstruction of 100-year old Willis Avenue Bridge over the Harem River between Manhattan and the Bronx, New York and Bronx Counties, NY, Comment Period Ends: 10/28/2005, Contact: Robert Arnold 518–431–4125. EIS No. 20050354, Draft EIS, UAF, 00, Shaw Air Base Airspace Training Initiative (ATI), 20th Fighter Wing Proposal to Modify the Training Airspace Overlying Parts, South Carolina and Georgia, Comment PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Period Ends: 10/17/2005, Contact: Linda A. DeVine 757–764–9434. EIS No. 20050355, Draft EIS, COE, LA, Port of Iberia Project, To Determine the Feasibility of Deepening the Existing Navigation Channels between the POI and the Gulf of Mexico, Portions of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and Freshwater Bayou (FWB), LA, Comment Period Ends: 10/17/2005, Contact: Michael Salyer 504–862–2037. EIS No. 20050356, Draft EIS, FRC, TX, Port Arthur Liquefield Natural Gas (LNG) Project, Construction and Operation, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, (FERC/EIS–0182D), Jefferson and Orange Counties TX and Cameron, Calcasieu and Beauregard Parishes, LA, Comment Period Ends: 10/17/2005, Contact: Thomas Russo 1–866–208–FERC. Amended Notices EIS No. 20050342, Draft EIS, NOA, 00, Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Shark and the Atlantic Billfish Fishery Management Plan, Implementation, Atlantic Coast, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, Comment Period Ends: 10/18/ 2005, Contact: Karyl Brewster Geisz 301–713–2347 Revision of Notice Published in FR: 08/19/2005. Correction to Comment Period from 10/03/2005 to 10/18/2005. Dated: August 30, 2005. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–17541 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6667–1] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (EDP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 202–564–7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815). Draft EISs EIS No. 20050168, ERP No. D–BLM– L65484–AK, East Alaska Draft Resource E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52379-52380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4818]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2216-066]


New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission, Notice of Offer of Settlement, and 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

 August 26, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and offer 
of settlement have been filed with the Commission and are available for 
public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2216-066.
    c. Date Filed: August 18, 2005 for application; August 19, 2005 for 
offer of settlement.
    d. Applicant: New York Power Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Niagara Power Project, which consists of the 
Lewiston Pump Generating Plant and the Robert Moses Niagara Power 
Plant.
    f. Location: The Niagara Power Project is located on the Niagara 
River in the City of Niagara Falls and the Towns of Niagara and 
Lewiston, in Niagara County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Frederick E. Chase, Executive Director of 
Hydropower Relicensing, Power Authority of the State of New York, 30 
South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207-3425, (518) 433-6738 or 
chase.f@nypa.gov.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 502-6131 or 
stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing such requests 
described in item k 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. Deadline to request cooperating agency status: September 19, 
2005.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
Filing'' link.
    l. This application has not been accepted for filing. We are not 
soliciting motions to intervene, protests, or final terms and 
conditions at this time. However, a number of entities filed motion to 
intervene prior to the application being filed in this case. Although 
these motions must be rejected because there was no proceeding in which 
to intervene when they were filed, once an application has been filed, 
the Commission does accept motions to intervene filed before public 
notice of the application being accepted is issued (see 75 FERC ] 
61,318).
    m. Description of Project: The existing project has a conventional 
development and a pumped storage development for a total current 
installed capacity of 2,538 megawatts consisting of: (a) Two 700-foot-
long intake structures located on the upper Niagara River about 2.6 
miles upstream from the American Falls; (b) two 4.3-mile-long, 46-foot-
wide by 66.5-foot-high concrete underground water supply conduits; (c) 
a forebay; (d) the 974-foot-long by 240-foot-wide by 160-feet-high 
Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant; (e) the 1,900-acre Lewiston Reservoir 
at a maximum water surface elevation of 658 feet United States Lake 
Survey Datum; (f) the Robert Moses Niagara power plant, including an 
1,100-foot-long by 190-foot-wide by 100-foot-high intake structure; (g) 
a switch yard; and (h) appurtenant facilities.
    n. 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 Web site at https://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 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 item h above.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: At this time we 
anticipate preparing a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). 
Recipients will have 45 days to provide the Commission with any written 
comments on the DEIS. All comments filed with the Commission will be 
considered in the final environmental impact statement (FEIS). The 
application will be processed according to the following schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Notice of Acceptance of Application: October 2005.
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis: December 2005.

[[Page 52380]]

Notice of the Availability of the DEIS: May 2006.
Notice of the Availability of the FEIS: November 2006.
Ready for Commission's decision on the application: February 2007.

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4818 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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