[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54751-54752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22518]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 13080-003]


Putnam Green Power, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing With the Commission, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting 
Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions, and 
Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Processing

    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. Date filed: April 13, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Putnam Green Power, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Cargill Falls Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On the Quinebaug River, in the Town of Putnam, Windham 
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: Leanne Parker, 58 Pomfret Street, Putnam, CT 
06260, (401) 529-8738.
    i.  FERC Contact: Jeff Browning, (202) 502-8677.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: Due to the 
small size and particular location of this project and the close 
coordination with state and Federal agencies during the preparation of 
the application, the 60-day timeframe in 18 CFR 4.34(b) for filing 
comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions is 
shortened. Instead, comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, 
and prescriptions will be due 30 days from the issuance date of this 
notice. Further, the date for filing motions to intervene and protests 
will be due 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 45 days from the date 
of this notice.
    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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. Project description: The Cargill Falls Project would consist of: 
(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 1.5-acre upper reservoir with a normal water surface elevation 
of 254.3 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 120-foot-long, 600 volt 
transmission line and a new 100-foot-long, 600 volt transmission line. 
The applicant proposes to refurbish or replace the two existing 
tailraces and add a new fish passage facility. The project would be 
operated in a run-of-river mode, and would have an annual generation of 
2,523 megawatt-hours.
    m. Due to the project works already existing and the limited scope 
of proposed rehabilitation of the project site described above, the 
applicant's close coordination with Federal and state agencies during 
the preparation of the application, completed studies during pre-filing 
consultation, and agency recommended preliminary terms and conditions, 
we intend to waive scoping, shorten the notice filing period, and 
expedite the exemption process. Based on a review of the application, 
resource agency consultation letters including the preliminary 30(c) 
terms and conditions, and comments filed to date, Commission staff 
intends to prepare a single environmental assessment (EA). Commission 
staff determined that the issues that need to be addressed in its EA 
have been adequately identified during the pre-filing period, which 
included a public meeting and site visit, and no new issues are likely 
to be identified through additional scoping. The EA will consider 
assessing the potential effects of project construction and operation 
on geology and soils, aquatic, terrestrial, threatened and endangered 
species, recreation and land use, aesthetic, and cultural and historic 
resources.
    n. 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 
[email protected].
    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.
    o. 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, and .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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' 
(2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project 
number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the 
name, address, and telephone

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number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or 
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the 
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of the availability of the EA.....  January 2012.
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    Dated: August 26, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-22518 Filed 9-1-11; 8:45 am]
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