Notice2023-23105
Scott D. Sanicki; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
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October 19, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72055-72056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aad9d9cbc4c3c9c1c3eac9c5c7c9cbd9de84c4cfde"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4d7d7c5cacdc7cfcde4c7cbc9c7c5d7d08acac1d0">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1cbcec9cf8fc3c0d4ccccc4d3e1c7c4d3c28fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="016b6e696f2f6360746c6c647341676473622f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#185e5d4a5b57767471767d4b6d6868776a6c587e7d6a7b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a7c7f687975545653545f694f4a4a55484e7a5c5f4859145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>, (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 <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c7a796e7f7352505552596f494c4c534e487c5a594e5f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8fefdeafbf7d6d4d1d6ddebcdc8c8d7caccf8deddcadb96dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a> or call tollfree, (866)
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc839c9c8caaa9beafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbf4ebebfbdddec9d895dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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