Oregon Winds Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 19355 [2011-8303]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 67 / Thursday, April 7, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14109–000] mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Oregon Winds Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 11, 2011, Oregon Winds 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 Oregon Winds Pumped Storage Project to be located on the John Day River, near Condon, Gilliam County, Oregon. 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 landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project will consist of the following: (1) An upper reservoir with a total storage capacity of 12,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 2,480 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 60-foot-high, 9,120foot-long upper embankment, Ring Dam; (3) a 200-foot-long, 19.2-foot-diameter concrete-lined low-pressure tunnel; (4) a lower reservoir with a total/usable storage capacity of 12,330 acre-feet at 1,240 feet msl; (5) a 6,500-foot-long, 19.2-foot-diameter concrete and steellined high-pressure tunnel; (6) an underground power house located 800 feet southwest of the lower reservoir; (7) a 13-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending from the project substation to the point of interconnection with an existing overhead 500-kV transmission line. The estimated annual generation of the Oregon Winds Pumped Storage Project would be 1,533 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex Energy, LCC; 1210 W. Franklin Street, Ste. 2; Boise, ID 83702; phone: (208) 246–9925. FERC Contact: Ian Smith; phone: (202) 502–8943. 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:53 Apr 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 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–14109–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: April 1, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–8303 Filed 4–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 19355 appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 docket(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. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 18, 2011. Dated: March 31, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14109-000]


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

    On March 11, 2011, Oregon Winds 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 Oregon Winds Pumped 
Storage Project to be located on the John Day River, near Condon, 
Gilliam County, Oregon. 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 will consist of the following: (1) An upper 
reservoir with a total storage capacity of 12,000 acre-feet at a normal 
maximum operating elevation of 2,480 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 
60-foot-high, 9,120-foot-long upper embankment, Ring Dam; (3) a 200-
foot-long, 19.2-foot-diameter concrete-lined low-pressure tunnel; (4) a 
lower reservoir with a total/usable storage capacity of 12,330 acre-
feet at 1,240 feet msl; (5) a 6,500-foot-long, 19.2-foot-diameter 
concrete and steel-lined high-pressure tunnel; (6) an underground power 
house located 800 feet southwest of the lower reservoir; (7) a 13-mile-
long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending from the project 
substation to the point of interconnection with an existing overhead 
500-kV transmission line. The estimated annual generation of the Oregon 
Winds Pumped Storage Project would be 1,533 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex Energy, LCC; 
1210 W. Franklin Street, Ste. 2; Boise, ID 83702; phone: (208) 246-
9925.
    FERC Contact: Ian Smith; phone: (202) 502-8943.
    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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14109-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-8303 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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