[Federal Register: February 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 32)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2000-036]
Notice of Settlement Accord and Soliciting Comments
February 11, 2003.
Take notice that the following Settlement Accord has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type: Comprehensive Relicensing Settlement Accord With
Explanatory Statement.
b. Project No.: P-2000-036.
c. Date Filed: February 6, 2003.
d. Applicant: Power Authority of the State of New York.
e. Name of Project: St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project.
f. Location: Located on the St. Lawrence River near Massena, in St.
Lawrence County, New York. There are no Federal lands located within
the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact:
Mr. Joseph J. Seymour, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Power
Authority of the State of New York, 30 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY
12207-3425, (518) 433-6751.
Mr. John J. Suloway, Director, Licensing Division, Power Authority of
the State of New York 123 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10601-3170,
(914) 287-3971.
i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee, (202) 502-6082 or E-Mail Ed.Lee@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline Dates: Comments due March 15, 2003.; reply comments due
March 30, 2003.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. 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 the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners 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 intervener 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.
Pursuant to Order No. 619, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) now accepts certain ``qualified documents'' via the Internet in
lieu of paper filing. ``Qualified documents'' may be submitted
electronically only by accessing the E-Filing link at http://www.ferc.gov.
Comments received via e-mail are not placed in the public
record.
[sbull] ``Qualified documents'' that may by submitted
electronically in lieu pf paper and the procedures for e-filing
``qualified documents'' are described in FERC's User Guide for
Electronic Filing of Qualified Documents, which can be accessed via
FERC's websitehttp://www.ferc.gov/e-filing. For assistance with filing
qualified documents electronically, you can contract FERC's Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676,
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
k. Description of Filing: The Power Authority of the State of New
York (NYPA) filed the Settlement Accord on behalf of itself and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior;
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; New York State
Department of State; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation; St. Lawrence Aquarium and Ecological Center
Inc.; New York Rivers United; and the St. Lawrence Local Government
Task Force. The purpose of the Settlement Accord is to resolve among
the signatories all issues associated with issuance of a new license
for the project regarding fish enhancement, American Eel passage
facility, habitat improvements, wildlife management, St. Lawrence River
Research and Education Fund, water temperature, land and vegetation
management plans, shoreline stabilization plan, navigation
enhancements, and recreation. The Settlement Accord specifically adopts
and incorporates (1) five individual agreements, and (2) a letter of
understanding between NYPA and National Marine Fisheries Service.
NYPA requests that the Commission accept and incorporate into any
new license the protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures stated
in the Settlement Accord. Comments and reply comments on the Settlement
Accord and supporting documentation are due on the dates listed above.
l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and
reproduction during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
time) at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First
Street, NE., Room 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202)502-
8371. In addition, the application may be viewed and/or printed via the
internet through FERC's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov). From FERC's
Home Page on the internet, the application and other filings and
issuances regarding this application are available in the Federal
Energy Regulatory Records Information System (FERRIS). To access this
information in FERRIS, for the St. Lawrence Hydroelectric Project
license application, enter the application's docket number (i.e., P-
2000) and sub-docket number (i.e., 036) where
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specified. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202)502-8659. A copy of the application is also available for
inspection and reproduction from the applicant at the address in item
h. above.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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