Bison Peak Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 23532-23533 [2015-09840]

Download as PDF 23532 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 81 / Tuesday, April 28, 2015 / Notices If we publish and distribute the EA, copies will be sent to the environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached Information Request (appendix 2). asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Becoming an Intervenor In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want to become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an official party to the Commission’s proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission’s final ruling. An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a request to intervene. 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[FR Doc. 2015–09746 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Apr 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14201–001] Bison Peak Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 2, 2015, the Bison Peak Pumped Storage, LLC., filed an application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Bison Peak Pumped Storage Project (Bison Peak Project or project) to be located in the Tehachapi Mountains south of Tehachapi, Kern County, California. 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 be a closed-loop pumped storage project with an upper reservoir and the applicant has proposed three alternatives for the placement of a lower reservoir, termed ‘‘West,’’ ‘‘South,’’ and ‘‘East’’. Water for the initial fill of each of the alternatives would be obtained from local water agency infrastructure via a route that would be identified during studies. A ring dam of varying heights and a perimeter of 6,000 feet would form the project’s upper reservoir. The upper reservoir would have a total storage capacity of 4,196 acre-feet and a surface area of 45.4 acres at an elevation of 7,800 feet mean sea level (msl) and a concrete lined intake/tailrace facility. The upper reservoir would be connected to one of the three proposed lower reservoir alternatives as described below. The West lower reservoir alternative would consist of the following: (1) The upper reservoir; (2) a 43-acre lower reservoir at 5,380 feet msl created by a dam with a crest height of 250 feet, crest length of 1,435 feet, and a storage capacity of 5,347 acre-feet; (3) four 10foot diameter, 5,890-foot-long penstocks from the concrete lined intake/tailrace facility at the upper reservoir; (4) an underground powerhouse with four 250-megawatt (MW) reversible pumpturbines; (5) an intake/tailrace facility; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Bison Peak Pumped Storage Project West lower reservoir alternative would be about 2,190 gigawatt-hours. The South lower reservoir alternative proposal would consist of the following: (1) The upper reservoir; (2) a 41.8-acre lower reservoir at 4,875 feet msl created by a dam with a crest height of 260 feet, crest length of up to 1,285 feet, and a storage capacity of 4,616 acre-feet; (3) four 10-foot diameter, 9,420-foot-long penstocks from the concrete lined intake/tailrace facility at the upper reservoir to; (4) an underground powerhouse with four 250-megawatt (MW) reversible pump-turbines; (5) an intake/tailrace facility; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Bison Peak Pumped Storage Project South lower reservoir alternative would be about 2,190 gigawatt-hours. The East lower reservoir alternative would consist of the following: (1) The upper reservoir; (2) a 47-acre lower reservoir at 5,800 feet msl created by a dam with a crest height of 320 feet, crest length of 1,150 feet, and a storage capacity of 5,724 acre-feet; (3) three 12foot diameter, 5,890-foot-long penstocks from the concrete lined intake/tailrace facility at the upper reservoir to; (4) an underground powerhouse with three 250-megawatt (MW) reversible pumpturbines; (5) an intake/tailrace facility; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Bison Peak Pumped Storage Project East lower reservoir alternative would be about 1,642 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mario Lucchese, Bison Peak Pumped Storage, LLC. 9795 Cabrini Dr., Ste. 206, Burbank, CA 91504; phone: (818) 767–5552. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff; phone: (202) 502–6824. 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) E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 81 / Tuesday, April 28, 2015 / Notices 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–14201–001. 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–14201) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: April 14, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–09840 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No., CD15–23–000] Los Angeles County Public Works; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On April 14, 2015, Los Angeles County Public Works filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by section 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The proposed M7W Pressure Reducing Station Hydroelectric Project would have an installed capacity of 215 kilowatts (kW) and would be located at the Quartz Hill Water Treatment Plant, which treats water for municipal consumption. The project would be located near the Town of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California. 23533 Applicant Contact: Paul Maselbas, Los Angeles County Public Works, Waterworks Division, 900 S. Freemont Ave., Alhambra, CA 91803, (626) 300– 3302. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No. (202) 502–6062, email: robert.bell@ferc.gov. Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed project would consist of: (1) an existing 51-foot by 38-foot building, which will serve as the powerhouse; (2) an existing 30-inch-diameter pipe to the treatment plant; (3) one proposed turbinegenerator unit with an installed capacity of 215 kW, which will replace pressure reducing valve CV5; (4) an existing 125foot-long, 30-inch-diameter discharge pipe that delivers potable water to storage tanks for distribution to parts of the City of Palmdale, California and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generating capacity of 730 megawatthours. A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below. TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY Description Satisfies (Y/N) The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit. The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts .................................. Y Statutory provision FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA. FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA. FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA. On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA. Preliminary Determination: Based upon the above criteria, Commission staff preliminarily determines that the proposal satisfies the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is not required to be licensed or exempted from licensing. Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45 days from the issuance date of this notice. Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Apr 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 deadline date for the particular proceeding. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through 385.2005 of the Commission’s regulations.1 All comments contesting Commission staff’s preliminary determination that the 1 18 PO 00000 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2014). Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Y Y Y facility meets the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and comments 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. A copy of all other filings in reference E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14201-001]


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

    On January 2, 2015, the Bison Peak Pumped Storage, LLC., filed an 
application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility 
of the Bison Peak Pumped Storage Project (Bison Peak Project or 
project) to be located in the Tehachapi Mountains south of Tehachapi, 
Kern County, California. 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 be a closed-loop pumped storage project 
with an upper reservoir and the applicant has proposed three 
alternatives for the placement of a lower reservoir, termed ``West,'' 
``South,'' and ``East''. Water for the initial fill of each of the 
alternatives would be obtained from local water agency infrastructure 
via a route that would be identified during studies.
    A ring dam of varying heights and a perimeter of 6,000 feet would 
form the project's upper reservoir. The upper reservoir would have a 
total storage capacity of 4,196 acre-feet and a surface area of 45.4 
acres at an elevation of 7,800 feet mean sea level (msl) and a concrete 
lined intake/tailrace facility. The upper reservoir would be connected 
to one of the three proposed lower reservoir alternatives as described 
below.
    The West lower reservoir alternative would consist of the 
following: (1) The upper reservoir; (2) a 43-acre lower reservoir at 
5,380 feet msl created by a dam with a crest height of 250 feet, crest 
length of 1,435 feet, and a storage capacity of 5,347 acre-feet; (3) 
four 10-foot diameter, 5,890-foot-long penstocks from the concrete 
lined intake/tailrace facility at the upper reservoir; (4) an 
underground powerhouse with four 250-megawatt (MW) reversible pump-
turbines; (5) an intake/tailrace facility; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Bison Peak Pumped 
Storage Project West lower reservoir alternative would be about 2,190 
gigawatt-hours.
    The South lower reservoir alternative proposal would consist of the 
following: (1) The upper reservoir; (2) a 41.8-acre lower reservoir at 
4,875 feet msl created by a dam with a crest height of 260 feet, crest 
length of up to 1,285 feet, and a storage capacity of 4,616 acre-feet; 
(3) four 10-foot diameter, 9,420-foot-long penstocks from the concrete 
lined intake/tailrace facility at the upper reservoir to; (4) an 
underground powerhouse with four 250-megawatt (MW) reversible pump-
turbines; (5) an intake/tailrace facility; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Bison Peak Pumped 
Storage Project South lower reservoir alternative would be about 2,190 
gigawatt-hours.
    The East lower reservoir alternative would consist of the 
following: (1) The upper reservoir; (2) a 47-acre lower reservoir at 
5,800 feet msl created by a dam with a crest height of 320 feet, crest 
length of 1,150 feet, and a storage capacity of 5,724 acre-feet; (3) 
three 12-foot diameter, 5,890-foot-long penstocks from the concrete 
lined intake/tailrace facility at the upper reservoir to; (4) an 
underground powerhouse with three 250-megawatt (MW) reversible pump-
turbines; (5) an intake/tailrace facility; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Bison Peak Pumped 
Storage Project East lower reservoir alternative would be about 1,642 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mario Lucchese, Bison Peak Pumped Storage, LLC. 
9795 Cabrini Dr., Ste. 206, Burbank, CA 91504; phone: (818) 767-5552.
    FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff; phone: (202) 502-6824.
    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)

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208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-
14201-001.
    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-14201) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 14, 2015.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-09840 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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