[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40606-40607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing 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: 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or Email address: [email protected].
    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 http://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 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. You may also 
register online at http://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 
[email protected] 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.
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