Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 12727-12728 [2011-5212]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2011 / Notices who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: March 1, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5207 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14087–000] srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 26, 2011, Black Canyon Hydro, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Black Canyon Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Kortes and Seminoe Dams, near Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:12 Mar 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 The proposed project has four alternatives and would consist of the following: East Reservoir–Kortes Alternative (1) The existing Kortes Reservoir as the lower reservoir; (2) a new, 50-foothigh, 8.724-foot-long earthen or rockfill East Reservoir embankment; (3) a new artificial, lined East Reservoir with a storage capacity of 9,700-acre-foot; (4) a 3,800-foot-long, 18.7-foot-diameter concrete-lined pressure shaft; (5) a 200foot-long, 22.4-foot-diameter concretelined tailrace; (6) a 280-foot-long, 70foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse; and (7) 0.75-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to an interconnection point to the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Miracle MileCheyenne transmission line on the Seminoe Reservoir side of the project. East Reservoir–Seminoe Alternative (1) The existing Seminoe Reservoir as the lower reservoir; (2) a new, 50-foothigh, 8.724-foot-long earthen or rockfill East Reservoir embankment; (3) a new artificial, lined East Reservoir with a storage capacity of 9,700-acre-foot; (4) a 800-foot-long, 20.4-foot-diameter unlined or concrete-lined low-pressure tunnel; (5) a 5,800-foot-long, 20.4-footdiameter concrete-lined pressure shaft; (6) a 200-foot-long, 24.5-foot-diameter concrete-lined tailrace; and (7) a 280foot-long, 70-foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse. The interconnection point to the WAPA Miracle Mile-Cheyenne line is adjacent to the powerhouse, therefore, a transmission line is not required. North Reservoir–Kortes Alternative (1) The existing Kortes Reservoir as the lower reservoir; (2) a new, 50-foothigh, 6,280-foot-long earthen or rockfill North Reservoir embankment; (3) a new artificial, lined North Reservoir with a storage capacity of 5,322-acre-foot; (4) a 1,400-foot-long, 16.7-foot-diameter unlined or concrete-lined low-pressure tunnel; (5) a 1,960-foot-long, 16.7-footdiameter concrete-lined pressure tunnel; (6) a 560-foot-long, 20.1-foot-diameter concrete-lined tailrace; (7) an 250-foothigh, 60-foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse; and (8) a 1-mile-long, 230kV transmission line to an interconnection point of the WAPA Miracle Mile-Cheyenne transmission line on the Seminoe Reservoir side of the project. North Reservoir–Seminoe Alternative (1) The existing Seminoe Reservoir as the lower reservoir; (2) a new, 50-foothigh, 6,280-foot-long earthen or rockfill North Reservoir embankment; (3) a new PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12727 artificial, lined North Reservoir with a storage capacity of 5,322-acre-foot; (4) a 1,400-foot-long, 18.2-foot-diameter unlined or concrete-lined low-pressure tunnel; (5) a 3,780-foot-long, 18.2-footdiameter concrete-lined pressure tunnel; (6) a 1,307-foot-long, 21.9-foot-diameter concrete-lined tailrace; (7) a 250-foothigh, 60-foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse; and (8) a 0.25-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line interconnecting with the WAPA Miracle Mile-Cheyenne line. The generating equipment for the East Reservoir alternatives will consist of three 133-megawatt (MW) adjustablespeed reversible pump-turbines with a total generating capacity of 400 MW. The generating equipment for the North Reservoir alternatives will consist of three 100–MW adjustable-speed reversible pump-turbines with a total generating capacity of 300 MW. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 2,146.2 gigawatthours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, Black Canyon Hydro, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin Street, Suite 2, Boise, Idaho 83702; phone: (208) 246–9925. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502–6480. 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. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1 12728 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2011 / Notices https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14087–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: March 1, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5212 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13059–001] srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 31, 2011, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed an application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of developing incremental capacity at PG&E’s licensed Pit 3, 4, 5 project (No. 233), located on the Pit River in Shasta County, California. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new single-unit powerhouse with a turbine and generator constructed downstream of the right abutment of the existing Pit 4 dam. The proposed project would have an expected capacity of 2.2 megawatts and an expected annual average energy production of 11.3 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randal S. Livingston, Vice President—Power Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, MS N11E, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177; phone: (415) 973–6950. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff; phone: (202) 502–6824. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:12 Mar 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13059–001) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: March 1, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5211 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9276–4] Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14087-000]


Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On January 26, 2011, Black Canyon Hydro, LLC filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Black Canyon 
Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located at the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation's Kortes and Seminoe Dams, near Rawlins, Carbon County, 
Wyoming. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to 
grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during 
the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit 
holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter 
upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express 
permission.
    The proposed project has four alternatives and would consist of the 
following:

East Reservoir-Kortes Alternative

    (1) The existing Kortes Reservoir as the lower reservoir; (2) a 
new, 50-foot-high, 8.724-foot-long earthen or rockfill East Reservoir 
embankment; (3) a new artificial, lined East Reservoir with a storage 
capacity of 9,700-acre-foot; (4) a 3,800-foot-long, 18.7-foot-diameter 
concrete-lined pressure shaft; (5) a 200-foot-long, 22.4-foot-diameter 
concrete-lined tailrace; (6) a 280-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, 120-foot-
high powerhouse; and (7) 0.75-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission 
line to an interconnection point to the Western Area Power 
Administration (WAPA) Miracle Mile-Cheyenne transmission line on the 
Seminoe Reservoir side of the project.

East Reservoir-Seminoe Alternative

    (1) The existing Seminoe Reservoir as the lower reservoir; (2) a 
new, 50-foot-high, 8.724-foot-long earthen or rockfill East Reservoir 
embankment; (3) a new artificial, lined East Reservoir with a storage 
capacity of 9,700-acre-foot; (4) a 800-foot-long, 20.4-foot-diameter 
unlined or concrete-lined low-pressure tunnel; (5) a 5,800-foot-long, 
20.4-foot-diameter concrete-lined pressure shaft; (6) a 200-foot-long, 
24.5-foot-diameter concrete-lined tailrace; and (7) a 280-foot-long, 
70-foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse. The interconnection point to 
the WAPA Miracle Mile-Cheyenne line is adjacent to the powerhouse, 
therefore, a transmission line is not required.

North Reservoir-Kortes Alternative

    (1) The existing Kortes Reservoir as the lower reservoir; (2) a 
new, 50-foot-high, 6,280-foot-long earthen or rockfill North Reservoir 
embankment; (3) a new artificial, lined North Reservoir with a storage 
capacity of 5,322-acre-foot; (4) a 1,400-foot-long, 16.7-foot-diameter 
unlined or concrete-lined low-pressure tunnel; (5) a 1,960-foot-long, 
16.7-foot-diameter concrete-lined pressure tunnel; (6) a 560-foot-long, 
20.1-foot-diameter concrete-lined tailrace; (7) an 250-foot-high, 60-
foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse; and (8) a 1-mile-long, 230-kV 
transmission line to an interconnection point of the WAPA Miracle Mile-
Cheyenne transmission line on the Seminoe Reservoir side of the 
project.

North Reservoir-Seminoe Alternative

    (1) The existing Seminoe Reservoir as the lower reservoir; (2) a 
new, 50-foot-high, 6,280-foot-long earthen or rockfill North Reservoir 
embankment; (3) a new artificial, lined North Reservoir with a storage 
capacity of 5,322-acre-foot; (4) a 1,400-foot-long, 18.2-foot-diameter 
unlined or concrete-lined low-pressure tunnel; (5) a 3,780-foot-long, 
18.2-foot-diameter concrete-lined pressure tunnel; (6) a 1,307-foot-
long, 21.9-foot-diameter concrete-lined tailrace; (7) a 250-foot-high, 
60-foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse; and (8) a 0.25-mile-long, 230-
kV transmission line interconnecting with the WAPA Miracle Mile-
Cheyenne line.
    The generating equipment for the East Reservoir alternatives will 
consist of three 133-megawatt (MW) adjustable-speed reversible pump-
turbines with a total generating capacity of 400 MW. The generating 
equipment for the North Reservoir alternatives will consist of three 
100-MW adjustable-speed reversible pump-turbines with a total 
generating capacity of 300 MW.
    The estimated annual generation of the project would be 2,146.2 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, Black Canyon Hydro, LLC, 
1210 W. Franklin Street, Suite 2, Boise, Idaho 83702; phone: (208) 246-
9925.
    FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502-6480.
    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. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at

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https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 
(P-14087-000) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5212 Filed 3-7-11; 8:45 am]
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