United Water; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Petition for Relief, and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene, 40606-40607 [2012-16752]

Download as PDF 40606 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 10, 2012 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14405–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Town of Waterville; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 14405–000. c. Date filed: May 7, 2012. d. Submitted By: Town of Waterville. e. Name of Project: Waterville Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On Kelley River, in the Town of Waterville, Lamoille County, Vermont. The project would not occupy lands of the United States. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Scott Johnson, Town of Waterville Planning Commission, PO Box 31, 850 VT Route 109, Waterville, VT 05492, (802) 888-5229 Ext. 124; sjohnson@lamoillefamilycenter.org. i. FERC Contact: Samantha Davidson, (202) 502–6839 or samantha.davidson@ferc.gov. j. Town of Waterville filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on May 7, 2012. Town of Waterville provided public notice of its request on June 6, 2012. In a letter dated July 2, 2012, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Town of Waterville’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process. k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. Town of Waterville filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. m. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in the Public VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:28 Jul 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site (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 paragraph h. n. Register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: July 2, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–16750 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Commission Staff Attendance The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that members of the Commission’s staff may attend the following meetings related to the transmission planning activities of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. and Southwest Power Pool: Order No. 1000–MISO–SPP Workshop— July 9–10 The above-referenced meeting will be held at: Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, One South Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102 The above-referenced meeting is open to the public. Further information may be found at https://spp.org/. The discussions at the meeting described above may address matters at issue in the following proceedings: Docket No. ER12–1772–000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER12–1610–000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER12–1577–000, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER12–1460–000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER12–1415–000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER12–1179–000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Docket No. ER12–715, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER12–480, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER12–309, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER11–4105–000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER11–1844, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER09–548–001, ITC Great Plains, LLC Docket No. ER09–36–001, Prairie Wind Transmission, LLC Docket No. ER09–35–001, Tallgrass Transmission, LLC Docket No. EL11–56, FirstEnergy Service Company Docket No. EL11–30, E.ON Climate & Renewables North America, LLC v. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Docket No. EL12–24–000, Pioneer Transmission LLC v. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Docket No. EL12–28–000, Xcel Energy Services Inc. v. American Transmission Company, LLC Docket No. OA08–53, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. For more information, contact Christopher Miller, Office of Energy Markets Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (317) 249– 5936 or christopher.miller@ferc.gov, or contact Robert Sacknoff, Office of Energy Markets Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (202) 502–6758 or robert.sacknoff@ferc.gov. Dated: July 2, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–16756 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. DI12–8–000] United Water; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Petition for Relief, and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention. E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 10, 2012 / Notices b. Docket No: DI12–8–000. c. Date Filed: June 11, 2012. d. Applicant: United Water. e. Name of Project: Arlington Wastewater Plant Demonstration Project. f. Location: The proposed Arlington Wastewater Plant Demonstration Project will be located in the effluent outfall pipe of the Arlington Wastewater Plant, in the Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 24, section 24.1. h. Applicant Contact: Jeffrey McDonald, PE, Project Director, Fuss & O’Neill, 146 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040; telephone: (860) 646–2469, Ext. 5339; Fax: (860) 533–5143; email: www.jmcdonald@fando.com. i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Henry Ecton, (202) 502–8768, or Email address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions: July 27, 2012. Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(l)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types of filings, please go to the Commission’s Web site located at https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. Please include the docket number (DI12–8–000) on any comments, protests, and/or motions filed. k. Description of Project: The proposed Arlington Wastewater Plant Demonstration Project would consist of an experimental 15-kW hydrokinetic turbine generator, designed for use in the pipelines of municipal wastewater treatment facilities, which will be dropped into a 8-foot-long, 6-foot-wide, and 6-foot-deep concrete diversion chamber that is located along the 24inch-diameter, 421-foot-long outfall pipe from the treatment plant. An outflow pipe from the diversion chamber deposits the treated water into the Hudson River. A 100-foot-long transmission line will connect the proposed project to the sewage treatment plant. l. Petition for Declaration of Intention: United Water asks that it be allowed, without a license under part I of the Federal Power Act, to deploy, test, and study the type of facilities listed above, VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:28 Jul 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 and use the power from the test devices to operate miscellaneous ventilation and lighting equipment at the treatment facility. The experimental hydrokinetic turbine generator will be tested for a limited time to determine its durability. m. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the Web 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOlineSupport@ferc.gov for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene—Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 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. p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—All filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR ‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any Motion to Intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. q. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40607 Dated: July 2, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–16752 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13237–003–MA] Whitman River Dam, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission’s) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for an original license for the Crocker Dam Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Whitman River, within the Township of Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA contains the staff’s analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. A copy of the EA is on file with the Commission and is available for public inspection. The EA may also 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 documents. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnline Support@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1–866– 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. 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. Any comments on the EA should be filed within 30 days from the date of this notice. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2012)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16752]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI12-8-000]


United Water; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Petition for 
Relief, and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.

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    b. Docket No: DI12-8-000.
    c. Date Filed: June 11, 2012.
    d. Applicant: United Water.
    e. Name of Project: Arlington Wastewater Plant Demonstration 
Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Arlington Wastewater Plant Demonstration 
Project will be located in the effluent outfall pipe of the Arlington 
Wastewater Plant, in the Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New 
York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 24, section 24.1.
    h. Applicant Contact: Jeffrey McDonald, PE, Project Director, Fuss 
& O'Neill, 146 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040; telephone: (860) 
646-2469, Ext. 5339; Fax: (860) 533-5143; email: 
www.jmcdonald@fando.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or Email address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions: July 27, 
2012.
    Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests may be filed 
electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(l)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``eFiling'' link. 
If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To 
paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit 
these types of filings, please go to the Commission's Web site located 
at https://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp.
    Please include the docket number (DI12-8-000) on any comments, 
protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Arlington Wastewater Plant 
Demonstration Project would consist of an experimental 15-kW 
hydrokinetic turbine generator, designed for use in the pipelines of 
municipal wastewater treatment facilities, which will be dropped into a 
8-foot-long, 6-foot-wide, and 6-foot-deep concrete diversion chamber 
that is located along the 24-inch-diameter, 421-foot-long outfall pipe 
from the treatment plant. An outflow pipe from the diversion chamber 
deposits the treated water into the Hudson River. A 100-foot-long 
transmission line will connect the proposed project to the sewage 
treatment plant.
    l. Petition for Declaration of Intention: United Water asks that it 
be allowed, without a license under part I of the Federal Power Act, to 
deploy, test, and study the type of facilities listed above, and use 
the power from the test devices to operate miscellaneous ventilation 
and lighting equipment at the treatment facility. The experimental 
hydrokinetic turbine generator will be tested for a limited time to 
determine its durability.
    m. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file 
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This 
filing may be viewed on the Web 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOlineSupport@ferc.gov for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) 
above.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 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.
    p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--All filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', AND/
OR ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of 
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any 
Motion to Intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    q. 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.

    Dated: July 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-16752 Filed 7-9-12; 8:45 am]
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