[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12094-12095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4857]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12790-001]


Andrew Peklo III; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With 
the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 12790-001.
    c. Date Filed: February 16, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Andrew Peklo III.
    e. Name of Project: Pomperaug Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Pomperaug River, in the Town of Woodbury, 
Litchfield County, Connecticut. The project would not occupy lands of 
the United States.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Andrew Peklo III, 29 Pomperaug Road, 
Woodbury, CT 06798, (203) 263-4566, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 502-6131 or 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's

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policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 
(2001).
    k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: April 18, 2011.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp). Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. 
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The Pomperaug Hydro Project would consist of: (1) The existing 
90-foot-long, 15-foot-high Pomperaug River dam equipped with three 
existing gates; (2) an existing 4-acre impoundment with a normal water 
surface elevation of 226 feet msl; (3) an existing 40-foot-long, 42 to 
50-inch-diameter penstock; and (4) an existing powerhouse integral to 
the dam containing one new 76-kilowatt turbine generating unit. Project 
power would be transmitted through a new 35-foot-long, 260-kilovolt 
underground transmission line. The proposed project is estimated to 
generate an average of 300,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
    The applicant proposes to: (1) Rehabilitate the existing gates 
including constructing a new intake structure with a trashrack; and (2) 
construct a new fish passage facility adjacent to the existing 
powerhouse.
    o. 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 Web site 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Connecticut State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate (e.g., if scoping is waived, the schedule 
would be shortened).

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Issue Deficiency Letter................  April 2011.
Issue Notice of Acceptance.............  June 2011.
Issue Scoping Document.................  July 2011.
Issue Notice ready for environmental     September 2011.
 analysis.
Issue Notice of the availability of the  February 2012.
 EA.
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    Dated: February 24, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-4857 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]
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