Reliable Storage 1 LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 45251 [2011-19071]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 145 / Thursday, July 28, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14124–000] rmajette on DSK89S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Reliable Storage 1 LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 25, 2011, Reliable Storage 1 LLC, filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower near the town of Tazewell, in Claiborne County, Tennessee. 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following: (1) A 10foot-high, 8,200-foot-long roller compacted concrete ringed dike; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 59.7 acres and an 4,017 acre-foot storage capacity; (3) a 200-foot-high, 702.7-footlong earth embankment dam creating; (4) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 66.5 acres and an 5,785 acre-foot storage capacity; (5) one 24-footdiameter, 5,300-foot-long penstock; (6) a bifurcation to three 14-foot-diameter, and 50-foot-long penstocks; (7) a powerhouse/pumping station containing three pump/generating units with a total generating capacity of 331 megawatts; (8) a substation; and (9) a 2.86-mile-long, 115 kV transmission line to an existing distribution line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 517,000,000 megawatt-hours (MWh), which would be sold to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114; phone (978) 283– 2822. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502–6093. 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 15:51 Jul 27, 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; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, contact (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 the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14124–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: July 20, 2011. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–19071 Filed 7–27–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14121–000] Reliable Storage 1 LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 25, 2011, Reliable Storage 1 LLC, filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower near the town of Luttrell, in Union and Grainger Counties, Tennessee. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45251 The proposed pumped storage project would consist of the following: (1) A 10foot-high, 11,600-foot-long roller compacted concrete ringed dike; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 57.4 acres and an 4,563 acre-foot storage capacity; (3) a 110-foot-high, 7,977.7foot-long earth embankment dam creating; (4) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 68.9 acres and a 3,196 acre-foot storage capacity; (5) one 24foot-diameter, 4,050-foot-long penstock; (6) a bifurcation to three 16-footdiameter, and 50-foot-long penstocks; (7) a powerhouse/pumping station containing three pump/generating units with a total generating capacity of 320 megawatts; (8) a substation; (9) a 1.1mile-long, 500 kV transmission line to an existing distribution line; and (10) a new 1,300-foot-long access road. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 500,000,000 megawatt-hours (MWh), which would be sold to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114; phone (978) 283– 2822. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502–6093. 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; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, contact (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’’ E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14124-000]


Reliable Storage 1 LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On March 25, 2011, Reliable Storage 1 LLC, filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of hydropower near the town of Tazewell, in Claiborne 
County, Tennessee. 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following: 
(1) A 10-foot-high, 8,200-foot-long roller compacted concrete ringed 
dike; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 59.7 acres and an 
4,017 acre-foot storage capacity; (3) a 200-foot-high, 702.7-foot-long 
earth embankment dam creating; (4) a lower reservoir with a surface 
area of 66.5 acres and an 5,785 acre-foot storage capacity; (5) one 24-
foot-diameter, 5,300-foot-long penstock; (6) a bifurcation to three 14-
foot-diameter, and 50-foot-long penstocks; (7) a powerhouse/pumping 
station containing three pump/generating units with a total generating 
capacity of 331 megawatts; (8) a substation; and (9) a 2.86-mile-long, 
115 kV transmission line to an existing distribution line. The proposed 
project would have an average annual generation of 517,000,000 
megawatt-hours (MWh), which would be sold to the Tennessee Valley 
Authority.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 
239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114; phone (978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093.
    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; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact (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 the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14124-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 20, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-19071 Filed 7-27-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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