# 2026-16169: FERC Opens Comments on New York Hydro Project License

2026-16169, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-08-07 (as of 2026-08-14).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16169
- Title: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 51162
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

FERC Opens Comments on New York Hydro Project License

## Summary

Erie Boulevard Hydropower wants a new license to run the Black River Hydroelectric Project in New York. The government is now reviewing the application and asking the public to share their thoughts or concerns by October 5, 2026. This process could affect local energy and the environment, with decisions coming after careful study and public input.

## Effects PRIA read

- Project will keep set river flows: benefit, medium. If you live near the Black River in Jefferson County, New York, the project owner proposes to keep specific water levels and minimum flows. They would keep impoundments no lower than 0.5 foot below dam crests, operate the Sewalls Development in run-of-river mode from May 1 through September 30 when…
- New and maintained recreation access features: benefit, low. You who use the project's recreation areas would see facility work and enhancements. The applicant proposes to update and maintain recreation facilities across the project (boat access, parking, trails, fishing access), formalize and maintain a designated trail to the water's edge at the Herrings D…
- Public notices of bypassed-reach flows: benefit, low. The applicant proposes to notify the public online about bypassed reach flows and related safety information for the Deferiet Development. You who use the river near Deferiet would be able to see current bypassed-reach flow levels and safety notices via an online platform.

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## Sources
- [2026-16169 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16169/erie-boulevard-hydropower-lp-notice-of-application-accepted-for-filing-soliciting-motions-to)
- [2026-16169 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16169.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16169 (as of 2026-08-14).