Badger Mountain Hydro, LLC; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene, 23514 [2020-08914]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 23514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08914]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI20-3-000]


Badger Mountain Hydro, LLC; Notice of Declaration of Intention 
and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI20-3-000.
    c. Date Filed: February 18, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Badger Mountain Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Badger Mountain Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Badger Mountain Pumped Storage Project 
would be located near the town of East Wenatchee, in Douglas County, 
Washington.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b) (2018).
    h. Applicant Contact: Badger Mountain Hydro, LLC; 800 W. Main 
Street, Ste. 1220, Boise, ID 83702; telephone: (208) 246-9925; email: 
[email protected]; Agent Contact: Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex 
Energy; 424 W. Pueblo St., #A, Boise, ID 83702; telephone (208) 246-
9925; email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, or email: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene 
is: 30 Days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, protests, and motions to intervene 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 [email protected], (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 DI20-3-000.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed closed-loop Badger Mountain 
Pumped Storage Project would consist of: \1\ (1) A 15 to 75-foot-high, 
8,000-foot-long earthen dam forming a 78 acre-upper reservoir with a 
storage capacity of 3,090 acre-feet; (2) a 40-foot-high, 650-foot-long 
earthen dam, and if needed, a 15-foot-high, 900-foot-long, secondary 
earthen embankment forming an 80-acre lower reservoir with a storage 
capacity of 3,380 acre-feet; (3) a 17-foot diameter, 200-foot-high 
underground vertical shaft connecting the upper reservoir to a 17-foot-
diameter, 5,600-long-concrete/steel-lined headrace tunnel; (4) a 
powerhouse located in a vertical, 220-foot-high, 100-foot-diameter 
steel and concrete lined shaft containing two 250 megawatt (MW) 
reversible pump/turbine-motor/generator units for a total installed 
capacity of 500 MW; (5) a 17-foot-diameter, 200-foot-long tailrace 
tunnel; (6) a 700-foot-long transmission line connecting to Bonneville 
Power Administration's system; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would obtain fill and make-up water from a ground 
water well system operated by the Wenatchee Regional Water Supply 
system and would have an estimated average annual generation of 823,000 
megawatt-hours.
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    \1\ On April 23, 2019, Badger Mountain Hydro, LLC was issued a 
preliminary permit for the Badger Mountain Pumped Storage Project 
No. 14892. However, the project description in the applicant's 
request differs from the one included in its preliminary permit 
application.
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    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the project would affect the interests of 
interstate or foreign commerce. The Commission also determines whether 
or not the project: (1) Would be located on a navigable waterway; (2) 
would occupy public lands or reservations of the United States; (3) 
would utilize surplus water or water power from a government dam; or 
(4) would be located on a non-navigable stream over which Congress has 
Commerce Clause jurisdiction and would be constructed or enlarged after 
1935.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. You may also register online at 
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via 
email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above and in the Commission's Public Reference Room located at 888 
First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 
502-8371.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTESTS, and MOTIONS 
TO INTERVENE, as applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular 
application to which the filing refers. A copy of any Motion to 
Intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant 
specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: April 21, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-08914 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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