Jones Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application for Amendment of Preliminary Permit Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 38051 [2012-15483]
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Bureau of Reclamation’s Pinto dam, on
Billy Clapp Lake near the city of Moses
Lake in Grant County, Washington. 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 use the
existing Pinto dam, and would consist
of the following new facilities: (1) A 72inch-diameter penstock connecting the
existing Pinto dam outlet tunnel to a
powerhouse located immediately
downstream of the dam; (2) a
powerhouse containing a 3.4-megawatt
Francis turbine/generator unit; (3) a
tailrace discharging flows into the
existing feed route between Billy Clapp
Lake and Brook Lake; (4) a 7,000-footlong, 34.5-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line extending from the project to a
34.5-kV transmission line owned by the
Public Utility District No. 1 of Grant
County, Washington; and (5)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated
annual generation of the Pinto Dam
Project would be 8.1 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald K.
Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority,
P.O. Box 209, Ephrata, Washington
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
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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–14380) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: June 19, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–15482 Filed 6–25–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13860–001]
Jones Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Application for Amendment of
Preliminary Permit Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
On May 29, 2012, Jones Canyon
Hydro, LLC filed an amendment to their
preliminary permit issued March 28,
2011 for the Jones Canyon Pumped
Storage Project. The proposed project
would be a closed-loop pumped storage
project located near Grass Valley, in
Sherman County, Oregon.
The applicant proposes to make the
following changes to their issued
permit: (1) Expand the project boundary
to include a second canyon north of the
project; (2) change the location of the
proposed lower reservoir dam to north
of the current location and include an
additional canyon; (3) expand the lower
reservoir from 68 surface acres to 98
surface acres at an elevation of 1,150
feet above mean sea level; (4) change the
total installed capacity of the project
from 400 megawatts (MW) to 500 MW;
(5) change the length of the transmission
line from 0.34 miles to 4.5 miles; (6)
lengthen the conduit between the
proposed reservoirs from 6,225 feet to
7,330 feet; and (7) change the name of
the project from ‘‘Jones Canyon Pumped
Storage Project’’ to ‘‘Oregon Winds
Pumped Storage’’.
FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, 202–
502–6136.
Deadline for filing comments or
motions to intervene: 30 days from the
issuance of this notice. Comments and
motions to intervene may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
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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.
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–13860–001) in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: June 19, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–15483 Filed 6–25–12; 8:45 am]
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Proposed Regional Actions to Promote
Public Participation in the Permitting
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programs, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is soliciting public
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communities in the permitting process.
This notice describes and seeks
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offices can take when issuing EPA
permits to promote greater participation
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underrepresented in that process. This
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13860-001]
Jones Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application for Amendment of
Preliminary Permit Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Protests
On May 29, 2012, Jones Canyon Hydro, LLC filed an amendment to
their preliminary permit issued March 28, 2011 for the Jones Canyon
Pumped Storage Project. The proposed project would be a closed-loop
pumped storage project located near Grass Valley, in Sherman County,
Oregon.
The applicant proposes to make the following changes to their
issued permit: (1) Expand the project boundary to include a second
canyon north of the project; (2) change the location of the proposed
lower reservoir dam to north of the current location and include an
additional canyon; (3) expand the lower reservoir from 68 surface acres
to 98 surface acres at an elevation of 1,150 feet above mean sea level;
(4) change the total installed capacity of the project from 400
megawatts (MW) to 500 MW; (5) change the length of the transmission
line from 0.34 miles to 4.5 miles; (6) lengthen the conduit between the
proposed reservoirs from 6,225 feet to 7,330 feet; and (7) change the
name of the project from ``Jones Canyon Pumped Storage Project'' to
``Oregon Winds Pumped Storage''.
FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, 202-502-6136.
Deadline for filing comments or motions to intervene: 30 days from
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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. 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-13860-001) in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 19, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-15483 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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