[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10841]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13080-003]


Putnam Green Power, LLC; 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.: 13080-003.
    c. Filing Date: April 13, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Putnam Green Power, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Cargill Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Quinebaug River, in the Town of Putnam, Windham 
County, Connecticut. The proposed project would not occupy any Federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Leanne Parker, Putnam Green Power, LLC, 
58 Pomfrest Street, Putnam, CT 06260; (401) 529-8738; 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jeff Browning at (202) 502-8677; or e-mail at 
[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 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 the Commission's regulations, 
18 CFR 4.32(b)(7), 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. Because the application was denied and 
then reinstated with a new filing date of April 13, 2011, a request for 
a study must be filed with the Commission no later than 60 days from 
April 13, 2011.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: June 13, 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/efiling.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] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (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. Project description: (1) Two existing concrete gravity dams 
consisting of a 60-foot-long, 18-foot-high overflow spillway, and an 
85-foot-long, 18-foot-high gated spillway separated by a 70-foot-long 
natural rock outcrop; (2) an existing 13-acre upper reservoir with a 
normal water surface elevation of 253.4 feet above mean sea level; (3) 
an existing forebay and intake structure equipped with four 3-foot-
wide, 5-foot-high gates; (4) an existing 135-foot-long penstock 
bifurcating into existing 135-foot-long and 360-foot-long penstocks; 
(5) two existing powerhouses, one that will contain a refurbished 530 
kilowatt (kW) generating unit and one that will contain a refurbished 
345 kW unit for a total installed capacity of 875 kW; (6) two existing 
tailraces, one 75-foot-long, and one 125-foot-long; and (7) an existing 
100-foot-long transmission line.
    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 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.

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Issue Notice of Acceptance................  June 2011.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental     June 2011.
 Analysis.
Comments, Recommendations, and Terms and    Aug. 2011.
 Conditions.
Commission issues EA......................  Nov. 2011.
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    Dated: April 28, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-10841 Filed 5-3-11; 8:45 am]
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