[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72055-72056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23105]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15324-000]


Scott D. Sanicki; 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.: 15324-000.
    c. Date Filed: October 2, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Scott D. Sanicki.
    e. Name of Project: Quiet Woods Water Wheel Project.
    f. Location: On the Pocotopaug Creek, near the town of East 
Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708, amended by the Hydropower Regulatory 
Efficiency Act of 2013, Public Law 113-23, 127 Stat. 493 (2013).
    h. Applicant Contact: Scott D. Sanicki, 102 Quiet Woods Road, East 
Hampton, CT; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837; or email 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 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: December 1, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 
502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper 
copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent 
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the 
project name and docket number on the first page: Quiet Woods Water 
Wheel Project (P-15324-000).
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed project would consist of: (1) a new 6-foot-diameter 
undershot poncelet water wheel and 3-kilowatt generator cantilevered to 
a 6-foot-wide, 6-foot-long, 3-foot-deep concrete support pad on the 
creek bank; (2) a new 350-foot-long underground transmission line 
connecting to a dwelling structure; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The 
project is estimated to generate an average of 8,800 kilowatt-hours 
annually.
    The proposed project does not include a dam or impoundment. The 
applicant proposes to manually operate the project in a run-of-river 
mode.
    o. Copies of the application may be viewed on the Commission's 
website 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 (P-15324). For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or call tollfree, (866) 
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Connecticut State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the 
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 
800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made as appropriate (e.g., if there are no 
deficiencies or a need for additional information, the schedule would 
be shortened).

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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)..  January 2024.
Request Additional Information..........  January 2024.
Issue Acceptance Letter.................  April 2024.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments...  May 2024.
Request Additional Information (if        July 2024.
 necessary).

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Issue Scoping Document 2................  August 2024.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental   August 2024.
 Analysis.
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    Dated: October 13, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-23105 Filed 10-18-23; 8:45 am]
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