NSC Smelter, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Competing Applications, 65593 [E8-26193]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 4, 2008 / Notices 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–26194 Filed 11–3–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13291–000] NSC Smelter, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Competing Applications dwashington3 on PRODPC61 with NOTICES October 28, 2008. On September 19, 2008, NSC Smelter, LLC filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Cliffs Energy Pumped Storage Project to be located in Klickitat County, Washington partially on lands owned by the Department of the Army. The proposed project would consist of: (1) An upper earthen dam with a length of 5,200 feet and height of 260 feet; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 219 acres, a capacity of 14,000 acre-feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 2,436 feet msl; (3) a lower earthen dam with a length of 9,500 feet and a height of 120 feet; (4) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 209 acres, a capacity of 14,000 acre-feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 624 feet msl; (5) an 8,000 foot long, 25 foot diameter concrete penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing 4 pump/turbine units with a total installed capacity of 1,050 MW; ( 7) a 5 mile long, 500 kV transmission line and; (8) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual production of 21 GWh which would be sold to a local utility. Applicant Contact: Scott Tillman, 3313 West Second St., The Dalles, OR 97058, (541) 298–0819. FERC Contact: Steven Sachs (202) 502–8666. 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. 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 under the VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:23 Nov 03, 2008 Jkt 217001 ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13291) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–26193 Filed 11–3–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12569–001] Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests October 29, 2008. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Major License. b. Project No.: 12569–001. c. Date filed: August 22, 2008. d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County. e. Name of Project: Enloe Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Similkameen River, near the Town of Oroville, Okanogan County, Washington. The project would occupy about 35.47 acres of federal land under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: John R. Grubich, General Manager, Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County, P.O. Box 912, Okanogan, WA 98840, (509) 422–8485. i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, 888 First Street, NE., Room 6B–02, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6077, dianne.rodman@ferc.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65593 Kim A. Nguyen, 888 First Street, NE., Room 61–01, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6105, kim.nguyen@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The Enloe Project would consist of: (1) An existing 315-foot-long and 54foot-high concrete gravity arch dam with an integrated 276-foot-long central overflow spillway with 5-foot-high flashboards; (2) an existing 76.6-acre reservoir (narrow channel of the Similkameen River) with a storage capacity of 775 acre-feet at 1049.3 feet mean sea level; (3) an 190-foot-long intake canal on the east abutment of the dam diverting flows into the penstock intake structure; (4) a 35-foot-long by 30-foot-wide penstock intake structure; (5) two above-ground 8.5-foot-diameter steel penstocks carrying flows from the intake to the powerhouse; (6) a powerhouse containing two vertical Kaplan turbine/generator units with a total installed capacity of 9.0 megawatts; (7) a 180-foot-long tailrace channel that would convey flows from the powerhouse to the Similkameen River, downstream of the Similkameen Falls; (8) a new substation adjacent to the powerhouse; (9) a new 100-foot-long, 13.2-kilovolt primary transmission line from the substation connecting to an existing distribution line; (10) new and upgraded access roads, and (11) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average of 54 gigawatthours annually. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13291-000]


NSC Smelter, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and 
Competing Applications

October 28, 2008.
    On September 19, 2008, NSC Smelter, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to 
study the feasibility of the Cliffs Energy Pumped Storage Project to be 
located in Klickitat County, Washington partially on lands owned by the 
Department of the Army.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An upper earthen dam 
with a length of 5,200 feet and height of 260 feet; (2) an upper 
reservoir with a surface area of 219 acres, a capacity of 14,000 acre-
feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 2,436 feet msl; (3) a lower 
earthen dam with a length of 9,500 feet and a height of 120 feet; (4) a 
lower reservoir with a surface area of 209 acres, a capacity of 14,000 
acre-feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 624 feet msl; (5) an 8,000 
foot long, 25 foot diameter concrete penstock; (6) a powerhouse 
containing 4 pump/turbine units with a total installed capacity of 
1,050 MW; ( 7) a 5 mile long, 500 kV transmission line and; (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual 
production of 21 GWh which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Scott Tillman, 3313 West Second St., The Dalles, 
OR 97058, (541) 298-0819.
    FERC Contact: Steven Sachs (202) 502-8666.
    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.
    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 
under the ``e-Filing'' 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 https://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or 
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the Commission's Web site at http:/
/www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13291) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-26193 Filed 11-3-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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