Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 73035 [2020-25208]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 221 / Monday, November 16, 2020 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15035–000] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On June 9, 2020, Premium Energy Holdings LLC, 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 Isabella Pumped Storage Project (Isabella Project or project), a closedloop pumped storage project to be located in 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 consist of the following: (1) An upper reservoir created by a new dam at one of three alternative locations in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains with a capacity between 19,073 and 34,459 acre-feet, at an elevation between 4,500 and 5,960 feet above mean sea level; (2) a tunnel system of steel penstocks and concrete pressurized tunnels to connect the upper and lower reservoirs to the powerhouse; (3) pump-turbine units in an underground powerhouse with generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts located at one of the three alternative locations; (4) a cavern of the transformers chamber adjacent to the powerhouse; (5) the existing Isabella Reservoir, to be used as the lower reservoir, with a storage capacity of 568,000 acre-feet, at an elevation of 2,580 feet above mean sea level; (6) electrical switchyards and interconnecting transmission lines from the powerhouse to the nearest major transmission interconnection at one of the six alternative locations; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation of the Isabella Project would be 6,900 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Victor M. Rojas, Premium Energy Holdings, 355 South Lemon Avenue, Suite A, Walnut, California 91789; phone: (909) 595– 5314. FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick, (202) 502–8433, khatoon.melick@ferc.gov. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:13 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 253001 (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:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ QuickComment.aspx. 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, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P– 15035–000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–15035) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: November 9, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–25208 Filed 11–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Docket Number: CP21–10–000. Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. Description: Abbreviated Joint Application for Authorization to Abandon Emergency Exchange Service PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 73035 of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., et al. under CP21–10. Filed Date: 11/2/2020. Accession Number: 202011025124. Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/2020. Docket Number: PR21–4–000. Applicants: Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. Description: Submits tariff filing per 284.123(b),(e)/: COH Rates effective 10– 27–2020 to be effective 10/27/2020. Filed Date: 11/4/2020. Accession Number: 202011045030. Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/2020. Docket Number: PR21–5–000. Applicants: Moss Bluff Hub, LLC. Description: Submits tariff filing per 284.123(b),(e)/: Moss Bluff LINK URL Conversion Filing to be effective 12/1/ 2020. Filed Date: 11/5/2020. Accession Number: 202011055026. Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/2020. Docket Numbers: RP21–200–000. Applicants: Rover Pipeline LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel Filing on 11–5–20 to be effective 11/1/ 2020. Filed Date: 11/5/20. Accession Number: 20201105–5061. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/10/20. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: November 9, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–25206 Filed 11–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15035-000]


Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On June 9, 2020, Premium Energy Holdings LLC, 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 Isabella Pumped 
Storage Project (Isabella Project or project), a closed-loop pumped 
storage project to be located in 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 consist of the following: (1) An upper 
reservoir created by a new dam at one of three alternative locations in 
the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains with a capacity between 19,073 and 
34,459 acre-feet, at an elevation between 4,500 and 5,960 feet above 
mean sea level; (2) a tunnel system of steel penstocks and concrete 
pressurized tunnels to connect the upper and lower reservoirs to the 
powerhouse; (3) pump-turbine units in an underground powerhouse with 
generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts located at one of the three 
alternative locations; (4) a cavern of the transformers chamber 
adjacent to the powerhouse; (5) the existing Isabella Reservoir, to be 
used as the lower reservoir, with a storage capacity of 568,000 acre-
feet, at an elevation of 2,580 feet above mean sea level; (6) 
electrical switchyards and interconnecting transmission lines from the 
powerhouse to the nearest major transmission interconnection at one of 
the six alternative locations; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
estimated average annual generation of the Isabella Project would be 
6,900 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Victor M. Rojas, Premium Energy Holdings, 355 
South Lemon Avenue, Suite A, Walnut, California 91789; phone: (909) 
595-5314.
    FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick, (202) 502-8433, 
[email protected].
    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://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15035-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-15035) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 9, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-25208 Filed 11-13-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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