Longview Energy Exchange, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 2974 [2012-1075]

Download as PDF 2974 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 13 / Friday, January 20, 2012 / Notices Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 30, 2012. Dated: January 12, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–1080 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14341–000] wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Longview Energy Exchange, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 3, 2012, Longview Energy Exchange, 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 Longview Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located Ash Fork City, Yavapai County, Arizona. 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) Two upper reservoirs constructed of rock fill each with a dam drainage system; (2) a single lower reservoir dam constructed of earth fill materials with an internal dam drainage system; (3) concrete inlet-outlet structures at both upper reservoirs equipped with trash racks; (4) water conductors constructed of concretelined pressure tunnels; (5) three 12.5foot-diameter penstocks serving the pump-turbine units associated with both upper reservoirs; (6) surge control facilities; (7) a 500-foot-long by 100-footwide and 150-foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse containing 6 units; (8) a switchyard to be located near the powerhouse; (9) a 38-mile-long, 500kilovolt (kV) transmission line VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:12 Jan 19, 2012 Jkt 226001 extending from the project to an interconnection with the existing Arizona Public Service owned and operated Eldorado-Moenkopi 500-kV line; (10) a 27-mile-long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending from the project to an interconnection with an existing Western Area Power Administration owned and operated 230-kV (to be upgraded to 500-kV); and (11) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Longview Pumped Storage Project would be 35,040 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mitchell M. Wexler, Manager, Longview Energy Exchange, 13397 Lakefront Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63045; phone: (314) 739–5555. FERC Contact: Mary Greene; phone: (202) 502–8865. 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–14341) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 12, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2246–058] Yuba County Water Agency; Notice of Proposed Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement for Managing Properties Included in or Eligible for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure provides that, to eliminate unnecessary expense or improve administrative efficiency, the Secretary may establish a restricted service list for a particular phase or issue in a proceeding.1 The restricted service list should contain the names of persons on the service list who, in the judgment of the decisional authority establishing the list, are active participants with respect to the phase or issue in the proceeding for which the list is established. The Commission staff is consulting with the California State Historic Preservation Officer (hereinafter, California SHPO), and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (hereinafter, Council) pursuant to the Council’s regulations, 36 CFR part 800, implementing section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. section 470 f), to prepare and execute a programmatic agreement for managing properties included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places at the Yuba River Project No. 2246. The programmatic agreement, when executed by the Commission and the California SHPO, would satisfy the Commission’s section 106 responsibilities for all individual undertakings carried out in accordance with the license until the license expires or is terminated (36 CFR 800.13[e]). The Commission’s responsibilities pursuant to section 106 for the Yuba River Project would be fulfilled through the programmatic agreement, which the Commission proposes to draft in consultation with certain parties listed below. The executed programmatic agreement would be incorporated into any Order issuing a license. Yuba County Water Agency, as licensee for the Yuba River Project No. 2246, and the United Indian Auburn Indian Community, Nevada City Rancheria, Strawberry Valley Rancheria, Enterprise Rancheria, Mooretown Rancheria, Greenville Rancheria, [FR Doc. 2012–1075 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] 1 18 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM CFR section 385.2010. 20JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1075]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14341-000]


Longview Energy Exchange, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 3, 2012, Longview Energy Exchange, 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 
Longview Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located Ash Fork City, 
Yavapai County, Arizona. 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) Two upper 
reservoirs constructed of rock fill each with a dam drainage system; 
(2) a single lower reservoir dam constructed of earth fill materials 
with an internal dam drainage system; (3) concrete inlet-outlet 
structures at both upper reservoirs equipped with trash racks; (4) 
water conductors constructed of concrete-lined pressure tunnels; (5) 
three 12.5-foot-diameter penstocks serving the pump-turbine units 
associated with both upper reservoirs; (6) surge control facilities; 
(7) a 500-foot-long by 100-foot-wide and 150-foot-high reinforced 
concrete powerhouse containing 6 units; (8) a switchyard to be located 
near the powerhouse; (9) a 38-mile-long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission 
line extending from the project to an interconnection with the existing 
Arizona Public Service owned and operated Eldorado-Moenkopi 500-kV 
line; (10) a 27-mile-long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 
extending from the project to an interconnection with an existing 
Western Area Power Administration owned and operated 230-kV (to be 
upgraded to 500-kV); and (11) appurtenant facilities. The estimated 
annual generation of the Longview Pumped Storage Project would be 
35,040 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mitchell M. Wexler, Manager, Longview Energy 
Exchange, 13397 Lakefront Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63045; phone: 
(314) 739-5555.
    FERC Contact: Mary Greene; phone: (202) 502-8865.
    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-14341) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 12, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-1075 Filed 1-19-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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