[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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