Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 23242 [2012-9273]
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Comment Date: May 2, 2012.
Dated: April 11, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric
Authority; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On December 1, 2011, the Grand
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority
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 Banks Lake
Pumped Storage Project (Banks Lake
Project or project) to be located on
Banks Lake and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lake (Roosevelt Lake), near the town of
Grand Coulee, Douglas and Grant
Counties, Washington. The project
would be located on federal lands
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administered by the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation) and the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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 has two
alternatives:
Alternative 1
The proposed project would use
Reclamation’s existing Banks Lake as
the upper reservoir and Roosevelt Lake
as the lower reservoir. The proposed
project would consist of the following
new facilities: (1) An upper reservoir
inlet/outlet structure equipped with
trash racks; (2) a 1.5-mile-long penstock
consisting of a vertical shaft, power
tunnel segments, and a tailrace section,
extending between the upper reservoir
inlet/outlet and the reversible turbine/
generator units in the powerhouse; (3)
an underground powerhouse containing
four reversible turbine/generator units
rated for 250 megawatts (MW) each, for
a total installed generation of 1,000 MW,
or a powerhouse located on the shore of
Roosevelt Lake, also containing four
250–MW reversible turbine/generator
units; (4) a 2-mile-long, 500-kilovolt
(kV) transmission line extending from
the project powerhouse to an existing
500-kV substation; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated annual
generation of Alternative 1 for the Banks
Lake Project would be 2,263 gigawatthours (GWh).
Alternative 2
The proposed project would use
Reclamation’s existing Banks Lake as
the lower reservoir. The proposed
project would consist of the following
new facilities: (1) A new 312-acre upper
reservoir constructed approximately
3,000 feet west of the existing Banks
Lake, impounded by three earth and
rockfill embankments, each with a crest
elevation of 2,300 feet above mean sea
level; (2) an upper reservoir inlet/outlet
structure equipped with trash racks; (3)
a 620-foot-long, 43-foot-diameter
vertical shaft connecting the upper
reservoir inlet/outlet structure to the
power tunnels; (4) four 1,700-foot-long,
17-foot-diameter power tunnels leading
from the vertical shaft to the
powerhouse; (5) an underground
powerhouse containing four reversible
turbine/generator units rated for 260
MW each, for a total installed generation
of 1,040 MW; (6) a 25-foot-diameter
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tailrace tunnel between the powerhouse
and the existing Banks Lake; (7) a 2.4mile-long, 500-kV transmission line
extending from the project powerhouse
to a new 500-kV substation; and (8)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated
annual generation of Alternative 2 for
the Banks Lake Project would be 2,978
GWh.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald K.
Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority,
P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, WA 98823;
phone: (509) 754–2227.
FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper;
phone: (202) 502–6136.
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–14329) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: April 11, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–9273 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14329-000]
Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On December 1, 2011, the Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric
Authority 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 Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project (Banks Lake
Project or project) to be located on Banks Lake and Franklin D.
Roosevelt Lake (Roosevelt Lake), near the town of Grand Coulee, Douglas
and Grant Counties, Washington. The project would be located on federal
lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and
the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 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 two alternatives:
Alternative 1
The proposed project would use Reclamation's existing Banks Lake as
the upper reservoir and Roosevelt Lake as the lower reservoir. The
proposed project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) An
upper reservoir inlet/outlet structure equipped with trash racks; (2) a
1.5-mile-long penstock consisting of a vertical shaft, power tunnel
segments, and a tailrace section, extending between the upper reservoir
inlet/outlet and the reversible turbine/generator units in the
powerhouse; (3) an underground powerhouse containing four reversible
turbine/generator units rated for 250 megawatts (MW) each, for a total
installed generation of 1,000 MW, or a powerhouse located on the shore
of Roosevelt Lake, also containing four 250-MW reversible turbine/
generator units; (4) a 2-mile-long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line
extending from the project powerhouse to an existing 500-kV substation;
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of
Alternative 1 for the Banks Lake Project would be 2,263 gigawatt-hours
(GWh).
Alternative 2
The proposed project would use Reclamation's existing Banks Lake as
the lower reservoir. The proposed project would consist of the
following new facilities: (1) A new 312-acre upper reservoir
constructed approximately 3,000 feet west of the existing Banks Lake,
impounded by three earth and rockfill embankments, each with a crest
elevation of 2,300 feet above mean sea level; (2) an upper reservoir
inlet/outlet structure equipped with trash racks; (3) a 620-foot-long,
43-foot-diameter vertical shaft connecting the upper reservoir inlet/
outlet structure to the power tunnels; (4) four 1,700-foot-long, 17-
foot-diameter power tunnels leading from the vertical shaft to the
powerhouse; (5) an underground powerhouse containing four reversible
turbine/generator units rated for 260 MW each, for a total installed
generation of 1,040 MW; (6) a 25-foot-diameter tailrace tunnel between
the powerhouse and the existing Banks Lake; (7) a 2.4-mile-long, 500-kV
transmission line extending from the project powerhouse to a new 500-kV
substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual
generation of Alternative 2 for the Banks Lake Project would be 2,978
GWh.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald K. Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority, P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, WA
98823; phone: (509) 754-2227.
FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper; phone: (202) 502-6136.
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-14329) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: April 11, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-9273 Filed 4-17-12; 8:45 am]
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