[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 3763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1471]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13273-001]


Town of Canton; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

    On January 4, 2012, the Town of Canton, Connecticut filed an 
application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of 
the Canton Hydroelectric Project (Canton Project or project) to be 
located on the Farmington River, in the Town of Canton, Hartford 
County, Connecticut. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if 
issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license 
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not 
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities 
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the 
owners' express permission.
    The project would consist of two developments. The Upper 
Collinsville development would consist of: (1) The 18-foot-high, 325-
foot-long stone masonry Upper Collinsville dam with a crest elevation 
of 289.2 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) new 3-foot-high 
flashboards; (3) an existing 55-acre impoundment; (4) an existing gated 
forebay; (5) an existing 140-foot-long, 50-foot-wide intake canal; (6) 
an existing brick and masonry powerhouse with two new turbine 
generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,080 kilowatts 
(kW); (7) a new 210-kW low flow turbine generating unit located on the 
east side of the dam; (8) an existing 70-foot-long tailrace; and (9) a 
new 4.16/23-kilovolt (kV), 200-foot-long transmission line. The Lower 
Collinsville development would consist of: (1) The 20-foot-high, 300-
foot-long concrete gravity Lower Collinsville dam with a crest 
elevation of 269.7 feet above msl; (2) new 5-foot-high flashboards; (3) 
an existing 32-acre impoundment; (4) an existing gatehouse and intake 
structure; (5) an existing 650-foot-long, 50-foot-wide intake canal; 
(6) an existing brick and masonry powerhouse with two new turbine 
generating units with a total installed capacity of 876 kW; (7) a new 
210-kW low flow turbine generating unit located adjacent to the 
gatehouse intake; (8) an existing 100-foot-long tailrace; and (9) a new 
4.16/23-kV, 750-foot-long transmission line. The estimated annual 
generation of the Canton Project would be 8,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Paul V. Nolan, Esq., 5515 North 17th Street, 
Arlington, VA 22205-2722; (703) 534-5509.
    FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso; phone: (202) 502-8854.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and 
competing applications 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.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13273-001) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 19, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-1471 Filed 1-24-12; 8:45 am]
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