Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC, 72949 [2021-27780]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 244 / Thursday, December 23, 2021 / Notices designated the information collection activities in the rule as FERC–517. Upon final approval of FERC–517, OMB will assign an OMB Control Number and expiration date. Send written comments on FERC–517 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) through www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902–TBD) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Using the search function under the ‘‘Currently Under Review field,’’ select Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ‘‘submit’’ and select ‘‘comment’’ to the right of the subject collection. For assistance with any of the Commission’s online systems, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8258. Dated: December 16, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–27776 Filed 12–22–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15249–000] jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC On November 22, 2021, Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, 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 a pumped storage hydropower project located in Bell County, Kentucky. 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 Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project would VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:50 Dec 22, 2021 Jkt 256001 consist of the following: (1) A 5,700foot-long, 77-foot-high zoned rockfill embankment ring dike; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 30 acres and a storage capacity of 2,300 acre-feet; (3) a 4,987-foot-long, 20-foot-diameter power tunnel; (4) a 120-foot-high, 30foot-diameter steel surge tower; (5) a 420-foot-long, 80-foot-wide powerhouse containing four 54-megawatt (MW) reversible pump-turbines with a total capacity of 216 MW; (6) a 1,700-footlong, 3.5-foot-diameter pipeline from a concrete pump station on the Cumberland River for fill/refill water; (7) a 1,400-foot-long, 100-foot-high zoned rockfill dam with a 5,900-footlong, 10-foot-high zoned rockfill embankment ring dike surrounding (8) a 23 acre lower reservoir with a storage capacity of 2,300 acre-feet; and (9) a 1.3mile-long, 161 kilovolt overhead transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of 605,000 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Nate Sandvig, Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC., 220 NW 8th Ave., Portland, OR 97209; phone: (503) 309–2496, email: nathan@ ryedevelopment.com. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer; phone: (202) 502–6093, or by email at michael.spencer@ferc.gov. 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 72949 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 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://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. Enter the docket number (P–15249) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: December 16, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–27780 Filed 12–22–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF22–1–000] Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Planned Southside Reliability Enhancement Project and Notice of Public Virtual Scoping Session The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental document that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Southside Reliability Enhancement Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in Mecklenburg and Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia, and Davidson, Hertford, and Iredell Counties, North Carolina. The Commission will use this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies regarding the project. As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. This gathering of public input is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the environmental document on the important environmental issues. E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 244 (Thursday, December 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 72949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27780]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15249-000]


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

    On November 22, 2021, Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, 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 a pumped 
storage hydropower project located in Bell County, Kentucky. 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 Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project would 
consist of the following: (1) A 5,700-foot-long, 77-foot-high zoned 
rockfill embankment ring dike; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface 
area of 30 acres and a storage capacity of 2,300 acre-feet; (3) a 
4,987-foot-long, 20-foot-diameter power tunnel; (4) a 120-foot-high, 
30-foot-diameter steel surge tower; (5) a 420-foot-long, 80-foot-wide 
powerhouse containing four 54-megawatt (MW) reversible pump-turbines 
with a total capacity of 216 MW; (6) a 1,700-foot-long, 3.5-foot-
diameter pipeline from a concrete pump station on the Cumberland River 
for fill/refill water; (7) a 1,400-foot-long, 100-foot-high zoned 
rockfill dam with a 5,900-foot-long, 10-foot-high zoned rockfill 
embankment ring dike surrounding (8) a 23 acre lower reservoir with a 
storage capacity of 2,300 acre-feet; and (9) a 1.3-mile-long, 161 
kilovolt overhead transmission line. The proposed project would have an 
estimated annual generation of 605,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Nate Sandvig, Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC., 
220 NW 8th Ave., Portland, OR 97209; phone: (503) 309-2496, email: 
[email protected].
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer; phone: (202) 502-6093, or by email 
at [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.
    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://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 
Enter the docket number (P-15249) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 16, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27780 Filed 12-22-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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