Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 10046 [2021-03272]

Download as PDF 10046 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 31 / Thursday, February 18, 2021 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No.15056–000] 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 November 19, 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 Ashokan Pumped Storage Project to be located 14 miles west of the City of Kingston in Ulster County, New York. 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) A new 2,618-foot-long, 212-foot-high roller-compacted concrete dam for the upper reservoir for alternative 1 (Stony Clove Reservoir) with a surface area of 245 acres and a storage capacity 22,496 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 1,500 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a new 2,736foot-long, 232-foot-high rollercompacted concrete dam for the upper reservoir for alternative 2 (Woodland Reservoir) with a surface area of 313 acres and a storage capacity 26,231 acrefeet at a surface elevation of 1,210 feet msl; (3) a new 2,527-foot-long, 304-foothigh roller-compacted concrete dam for the upper reservoir for alternative 3 (Wittenberg Reservoir) with a surface area of 226 acres and a storage capacity 25,558 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 1,180 feet msl; (4) the existing Ashokan Reservoir for the lower reservoir with a surface area of 8,300 acres and a storage capacity of 382,358 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 585 feet msl; (5) new 13.99mile-long tunnels, shafts, and penstocks for alternative 1 connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; (6) new 11.58mile-long tunnels, shafts, and penstocks for alternative 2 connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; (7) new 3.81-milelong tunnels, shafts, and penstocks for alternative 3 connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; (8) a new 500-footlong, 125-foot-wide, 150-foot-high underground reinforced-concrete powerhouse containing five turbinegenerator units with a total rated VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Feb 17, 2021 Jkt 253001 capacity of 800 megawatts; (9) a 17.3mile-long, 230-kilovolt new transmission line for alternatives 1 and 2 from the proposed Ashokan switchyard to the existing Hurley avenue substation; (10) a 12.9-mile-long, 230-kilovolt new transmission line for alternative 3 from the proposed Ashokan switchyard to the existing Hurley avenue substation; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have a maximum annual generation of 2,700 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Victor M. Rojas, Premium Energy Holdings, LLC, 355 South Lemon Avenue, Suite A, Walnut, CA 91789; phone: 909–595–5314. FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: (202) 502–6336. 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/eFiling.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. 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–15056–000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–15056) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: February 11, 2021. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–03272 Filed 2–17–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Case Number 2020–010; EERE–2020–BT– WAV–0026] Energy Conservation Program: Notification of Petition for Waiver of Hussmann Corporation From the Department of Energy Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers Test Procedure and Notice of Grant of Interim Waiver Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notification of petition for waiver and grant of an interim waiver; request for comments. AGENCY: This document announces receipt of and publishes a petition for waiver and interim waiver from Hussmann Corporation (‘‘Hussmann’’), which seeks a waiver for specified carbon dioxide (‘‘CO2’’) direct expansion unit cooler basic models from the U.S. Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) test procedure used to determine the efficiency of walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer refrigeration systems. DOE also gives notice of an Interim Waiver Order that requires Hussmann to test and rate the specified CO2 direct expansion unit cooler basic models in accordance with the alternate test procedure set forth in the Interim Waiver Order. DOE solicits comments, data, and information concerning Hussmann’s petition and its suggested alternate test procedure so as to inform DOE’s final decision on Hussmann’s waiver request. DATES: The Interim Waiver Order is effective on February 18, 2021. Written comments and information will be accepted on or before March 22, 2021. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by case number ‘‘2020–010’’, and Docket number ‘‘EERE–2020–BT–WAV–0026,’’ by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: HussmannWICF2020WAV0026@ ee.doe.gov. Include Case No. 2020–010 in the subject line of the message. • Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.15056-000]


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

    On November 19, 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 
Ashokan Pumped Storage Project to be located 14 miles west of the City 
of Kingston in Ulster County, New York. 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) A new 
2,618-foot-long, 212-foot-high roller-compacted concrete dam for the 
upper reservoir for alternative 1 (Stony Clove Reservoir) with a 
surface area of 245 acres and a storage capacity 22,496 acre-feet at a 
surface elevation of 1,500 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a new 
2,736-foot-long, 232-foot-high roller-compacted concrete dam for the 
upper reservoir for alternative 2 (Woodland Reservoir) with a surface 
area of 313 acres and a storage capacity 26,231 acre-feet at a surface 
elevation of 1,210 feet msl; (3) a new 2,527-foot-long, 304-foot-high 
roller-compacted concrete dam for the upper reservoir for alternative 3 
(Wittenberg Reservoir) with a surface area of 226 acres and a storage 
capacity 25,558 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 1,180 feet msl; (4) 
the existing Ashokan Reservoir for the lower reservoir with a surface 
area of 8,300 acres and a storage capacity of 382,358 acre-feet at a 
surface elevation of 585 feet msl; (5) new 13.99-mile-long tunnels, 
shafts, and penstocks for alternative 1 connecting the upper and lower 
reservoirs; (6) new 11.58-mile-long tunnels, shafts, and penstocks for 
alternative 2 connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; (7) new 3.81-
mile-long tunnels, shafts, and penstocks for alternative 3 connecting 
the upper and lower reservoirs; (8) a new 500-foot-long, 125-foot-wide, 
150-foot-high underground reinforced-concrete powerhouse containing 
five turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 800 
megawatts; (9) a 17.3-mile-long, 230-kilovolt new transmission line for 
alternatives 1 and 2 from the proposed Ashokan switchyard to the 
existing Hurley avenue substation; (10) a 12.9-mile-long, 230-kilovolt 
new transmission line for alternative 3 from the proposed Ashokan 
switchyard to the existing Hurley avenue substation; and (11) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have a maximum 
annual generation of 2,700 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Victor M. Rojas, Premium Energy Holdings, LLC, 
355 South Lemon Avenue, Suite A, Walnut, CA 91789; phone: 909-595-5314.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: (202) 502-6336.
    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/eFiling.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. 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-15056-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-15056) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 11, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03272 Filed 2-17-21; 8:45 am]
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