Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 33917 [2014-13870]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 114 / Friday, June 13, 2014 / Notices accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the 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 Petitioner. 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 5 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 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: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 9, 2014. Dated: June 9, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–13869 Filed 6–12–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [Green Energy Storage Corp; Project No. 14613–000] Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On April 2, 2014, Green Energy Storage Corp 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 Weed Heights Pumped Storage Project to be located off-stream near Yerington, VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:01 Jun 12, 2014 Jkt 232001 Nevada. 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 150-megawatt closed loop pumped storage project would use the 775 feet of available head between a new upper reservoir and an existing open pit mine. The project would consist of the following: (1) A new 35foot-high upper dam with a total crest length of 8,000 feet, impounding an upper reservoir with a maximum storage of 2,600 acre-feet; (2) an existing open pit mine lower reservoir, with a maximum storage of 3,000 acre-feet; (3) a tunnel connecting the two reservoirs consisting of a 800-foot-long, 16-footdiameter shaft; (4) two 75-megawatt pump/turbines; (5) a 2,700-foot-long, 16foot-diameter draft tube, extending from the turbines to the lower reservoir; (6) a new 120-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending about 7 miles from a new substation to the existing 120-kV transmission line owned by Sierra Pacific Power; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual energy production would be 400 gigawatt hours. Applicant Contact: Charles Gresham, Green Energy Storage Company, 14747 N 87th Ln., Peoria, AZ 85381, Telephone (602) 478–9161. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo; phone: (202) 502–6095. 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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications using the Commission’s eFiling system at 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, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 33917 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–14613–000. 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–14613) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: June 9, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–13870 Filed 6–12–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9912–27–OARM] National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology: Notice of Charter Renewal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal. Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) is a necessary committee which is in the public interest. Accordingly, NACEPT will be renewed for an additional two-year period. The purpose of NACEPT is to provide advice and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on a broad range of environmental policy, technology and management issues. Inquiries may be directed to Mark Joyce, U.S. EPA, (Mail Code 1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 564–2130, or joyce.mark@epa.gov. Dated: May 22, 2014. Craig E. Hooks, Assistant Administrator, Office of Administration and Resources Management. [FR Doc. 2014–13857 Filed 6–12–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P E:\FR\FM\13JNN1.SGM 13JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 33917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13870]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Green Energy Storage Corp; Project No. 14613-000]


Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On April 2, 2014, Green Energy Storage Corp 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 Weed Heights 
Pumped Storage Project to be located off-stream near Yerington, Nevada. 
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 150-megawatt closed loop pumped storage project would 
use the 775 feet of available head between a new upper reservoir and an 
existing open pit mine. The project would consist of the following: (1) 
A new 35-foot-high upper dam with a total crest length of 8,000 feet, 
impounding an upper reservoir with a maximum storage of 2,600 acre-
feet; (2) an existing open pit mine lower reservoir, with a maximum 
storage of 3,000 acre-feet; (3) a tunnel connecting the two reservoirs 
consisting of a 800-foot-long, 16-foot-diameter shaft; (4) two 75-
megawatt pump/turbines; (5) a 2,700-foot-long, 16-foot-diameter draft 
tube, extending from the turbines to the lower reservoir; (6) a new 
120-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending about 7 miles from a new 
substation to the existing 120-kV transmission line owned by Sierra 
Pacific Power; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average 
annual energy production would be 400 gigawatt hours.
    Applicant Contact: Charles Gresham, Green Energy Storage Company, 
14747 N 87th Ln., Peoria, AZ 85381, Telephone (602) 478-9161.
    FERC Contact: Jim Fargo; phone: (202) 502-6095.
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14613-000.
    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-14613) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 9, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-13870 Filed 6-12-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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