The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the relicense application filed by Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. for the 2.12-megawatt Franklin Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 15000 on the Saranac River in Essex and Franklin Counties, New York. Erie Boulevard filed the relicense application on June 30, 2022. Staff determined that licensing the project would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, triggering an EA rather than a full EIS. The EA is targeted for issuance on April 28, 2026.123