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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
New York Power Authority Project No. 2216-066
NOTICE OF APPLICATION READY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS, AND
SOLICITING COMMENTS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND
PRESCRIPTIONS
(February 7, 2006)
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.: P-2216-066
c. Date Filed: August 18, 2005
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. Deadline for filing comments, terms and conditions,
recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance of
this notice. All reply comments must be filed with the
Commission within 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
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.
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.
Comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and
prescriptions 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under the
"eFiling" link.
k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. 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 (based on
currently completed upgrades). Existing project facilities
include: (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 concrete underground water supply
conduits, each measuring 46 feet wide by 66.5 feet high; (c) a
forebay; (d) the Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant, measuring 975
feet long by 240 feet wide by 160 feet high; (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 intake structure, measuring
1,100 feet long by 190 feet wide by 100 feet high; (g) a switch
yard; and (h) appurtenant facilities.
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 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.
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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
"COMMENTS;" "REPLY COMMENTS", "RECOMMENDATIONS", "TERMS AND
CONDITIONS", or "PRESCRIPTIONS;" (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 submitting the filing; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through
385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or
prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies
may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
Each filing must be accomplished by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in
this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
n. 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 Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
Notice of the Availability of the DEIS June 2006
Notice of the Availability of the FEIS November 2006
Ready for Commission's decision on the applicationFebruary 2007
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
Magalie R. Salas
Secretary