PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 954-955 [2022-00088]

Download as PDF 954 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2022 / Notices interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Dated: January 3, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–00090 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15245–000] tkelley on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On October 13, 2021, PacifiCorp filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Saddle Mountains Pumped Storage Project (Saddle Mountains Project or project) to be located near Crab Creek and the Columbia River in Grant County, Washington. 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. Two alternatives are being considered for the Saddle Mountains Project. Alternative 1 would consist of the following new facilities: (1) An upper reservoir located approximately 7 miles east of Beverly, Washington, with a surface area of 312 acres and a storage volume of approximately 4,750 acre-feet created by a 1,300-foot-long, 25-foothigh embankment dam; (2) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 115 acres VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Jan 06, 2022 Jkt 256001 and a storage volume of approximately 4,000 acre-feet created by a 6,775-footlong, 75-foot-high embankment dam; (3) a 1.5-mile-long steel penstock with a diameter of 23-feet (if only one generating unit is used) or trifurcating into three separate 13.25-foot-diameter segments (if three generating units are used) connecting the upper reservoir with the powerhouse/pump station; (4) a 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete powerhouse/pump station located on the lower reservoir shoreline containing up to three generating/pumping units for a total generating capacity of 500 megawatts (MW); (5) an approximate 9.0-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line interconnecting to a new substation west and north of the project reservoirs and adjacent to the existing Vantage BPA substation that would interconnect to the regional transmission grid; (6) an approximately 10-mile-long underground pipeline diverting water for construction, initial fill, and annual maintenance fill (i.e., water would be sourced west and north of the project reservoirs from one or more of the following: Surface water, the Columbia River and/or its tributaries, groundwater, or storage water); and, (7) appurtenant facilities. The majority of the facilities for Alternative 2 (i.e., project reservoirs, penstock, and powerhouse, etc.) would be located approximately 3 miles east of their counterparts under Alternative 1. Alternative 2 would consist of the following new facilities: (1) An upper reservoir with a surface area of 100 acres and a storage volume of approximately 3,300 acre-feet created by a 2,370-footlong, 190-foot-high embankment dam; (2) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 84 acres and a storage volume of approximately 4,000 acre-feet created by a 8,450-foot-long, 60-foot-high embankment dam; (3) a 0.6-mile-long steel penstock with a diameter of 23-feet (if only one generating unit is used) or trifurcating into three separate 13.25foot-diameter segments (if three generating units are used) connecting the upper reservoir with the powerhouse/pump station; (4) a 150foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete powerhouse/pump station located on the lower reservoir shoreline containing up to three generating/pumping units for a total generating capacity of 500 MW; (5) an approximate 12.7-mile, 230kV transmission line interconnecting to the same substation under Alternative 1; (6) an approximately 10-mile-long underground pipeline diverting water for construction, initial fill, and annual maintenance fill (i.e., water would be sourced west of the project reservoirs PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and south of the source location for Alternative 1 from one or more of the following: Surface water, the Columbia River and/or its tributaries, groundwater, or storage water); and, (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Saddle Mountains Project would be 1,460 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Tim Hemstreet, Managing Director, Renewable Energy Development, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1800, Portland, OR 97232; email: Tim.Hemstreet@ pacificorp.com; phone: (503) 813–6170. FERC Contact: Michael Tust; email: michael.tust@ferc.gov; phone: (202) 502–6522. 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 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P– 15245–000. 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/ferc-online/elibrary. Enter the docket number (P–15245) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2022 / Notices Dated: January 3, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–00088 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission tkelley on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER10–1290–010. Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Description: Triennial Market Power Analysis for Southwest Region of San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Filed Date: 12/30/21. Accession Number: 20211230–5162. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22. Docket Numbers: ER10–2178–038; ER10–2192–038; ER12–1223–023; ER12–1829–018; ER13–1536–022; ER16–2363–005. Applicants: Bluestem Wind Energy, LLC, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Shooting Star Wind Project, LLC, Wildcat Wind, LLC, Constellation Energy Commodities Group Maine, LLC, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. Description: Triennial Market Power Analysis for Southwest Power Pool Inc. Region of Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., et al. Filed Date: 12/30/21. Accession Number: 20211230–5175. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22. Docket Numbers: ER10–2289–013; ER10–2564–013; ER10–2600–013. Applicants: UNS Electric, Inc., Tucson Electric Power Company, UniSource Energy Development Company. Description: Triennial Market Power Analysis for Southwest Region of UniSource Energy Development Company, et al. Filed Date: 12/29/21. Accession Number: 20211229–5180. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22. Docket Numbers: ER10–2308–002; ER10–2310–006; ER10–2311–006; ER10–2312–006; ER10–2314–006; ER12–1195–005; ER14–2486–003; ER15–595–003; ER15–924–003; ER15– 926–003; ER15–927–003; ER17–2580– 002. Applicants: SEMASS Partnership, Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy, LLC, Covanta Niagara I, LLC, Covanta Haverhill Associates, LP, Covanta Fairfax, Inc., Covanta Union, LLC, Camden County Energy Recovery VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Jan 06, 2022 Jkt 256001 Associates, L.P., Covanta Energy Marketing LLC, Covanta Hempstead Company, Covanta Essex Company, Covanta Delaware Valley, L.P., Covanta Delano, Inc. Description: Notice of Change in Status of Covanta Delano, Inc., et al. Filed Date: 12/30/21. Accession Number: 20211230–5183. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/20/22. Docket Numbers: ER10–2721–011. Applicants: El Paso Electric Company. Description: Triennial Market Power Analysis for Southwest Region of El Paso Electric Company. Filed Date: 12/30/21. Accession Number: 20211230–5164. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22. Docket Numbers: ER10–2881–038; ER15–647–008; ER15–2191–007; ER16– 750–008; ER16–2659–006; ER19–2005– 002; ER20–136–003; ER21–2287–002. Applicants: Glass Sands Wind Energy, LLC, Reading Wind Energy, LLC, Wildhorse Wind Energy, LLC, Grant Plains Wind, LLC, Bethel Wind Farm LLC, Grant Wind, LLC, Kay Wind, LLC, Alabama Power Company. Description: Triennial Market Power Analysis for Southwest Power Pool Inc. Region of Alabama Power Company, et al. Filed Date: 12/29/21. Accession Number: 20211229–5183. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22. Docket Numbers: ER18–2118–011; ER20–2179–005; ER12–569–026; ER16– 2453–016; ER16–2190–015; ER16–2191– 015; ER15–1925–019; ER15–2676–018; ER16–1672–016; ER13–712–027; ER17– 2152–012; ER20–1986–003; ER10–1849– 025; ER18–882–011; ER21–2296–001; ER10–1852–054; ER11–2642–020; ER20–2019–004; ER20–2064–004; ER12–1228–026; ER21–2225–001; ER16–2275–014; ER16–2276–014; ER21–2117–001; ER18–2003–010; ER14–2707–021; ER20–1907–003; ER21–2149–001. Applicants: Minco Wind Energy II, LLC, Minco Wind I, LLC, Mammoth Plains Wind Project, LLC, Lorenzo Wind, LLC, Little Blue Wind Project, LLC, Kingman Wind Energy II, LLC, Kingman Wind Energy I, LLC, Irish Creek Wind, LLC, High Majestic Wind II, LLC, High Majestic Wind I, LLC, Gray County Wind, LLC,FPL Energy South Dakota Wind, LLC, Florida Power & Light Company, Ensign Wind Energy, LLC, Elk City Renewables II, LLC, Elk City Wind, LLC, Day County Wind I, LLC, Cottonwood Wind Project, LLC, Cimarron Wind Energy, LLC, Chaves County Solar, LLC, Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC, Breckinridge Wind Project, LLC, Brady Wind II, LLC, Brady Wind, LLC, Brady Interconnection, LLC, Blackwell PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 955 Wind, LLC, Baldwin Wind Energy, LLC, Armadillo Flats Wind Project, LLC. Description: Triennial Market Power Analysis for Southwest Power Pool Inc. Region of NextEra Companies Part 1, et al. Filed Date: 12/28/21. Accession Number: 20211228–5245. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22. Docket Numbers: ER21–2699–001; ER18–2066–005; ER12–895–024; ER18– 2182–010; ER11–4462–056; ER17–838– 031; ER10–1951–034; ER16–2241–014; ER20–2648–004; ER20–792–004; ER16– 2297–014; ER14–2710–021; ER15–58– 019; ER20–1991–004; ER18–1981–010; ER16–1440–015; ER16–2240–015; ER19–1128–004; ER14–2708–022; ER14–2709–021; ER15–30–019; ER18– 2314–006; ER20–2603–004; ER20–2597– 004; ER19–2513–006; ER20–637–004; ER18–2032–010; ER20–780–004; ER13– 2474–020; ER20–2237–004; ER19–2495– 006. Applicants: Wessington Springs Wind, LLC, Weatherford Wind, LLC, Steele Flats Wind Project, LLC, Sooner Wind, LLC, Wildcat Ranch Wind Project, LLC, Wilton Wind Energy I, LLC, Wilton Wind Energy II, LLC, Soldier Creek Wind, LLC, Skeleton Creek Wind, LLC, Sholes Wind Energy, LLC, Seiling Wind Interconnection Services, LLC, Seiling Wind II, LLC, Seiling Wind, LLC, Rush Springs Energy Storage, LLC, Rush Springs Wind Energy, LLC, Roswell Solar, LLC, Pratt Wind, LLC, Ponderosa Wind, LLC, Palo Duro Wind Interconnection Services, LLC ,Palo Duro Wind Energy, LLC, Osborn Wind Energy, LLC, Oklahoma Wind, LLC, Northern Divide Wind, LLC, Ninnescah Wind Energy, LLC, Gexa Energy L.L.C., NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC,NEPM II, LLC, Minco IV & V Interconnection, LLC, Minco Wind Interconnection Services, LLC, Minco Wind IV, LLC, Minco Wind Energy III, LLC. Description: Triennial Market Power Analysis for Southwest Power Pool Inc. Region of NextEra Companies Part 2, et al. Filed Date: 12/29/21. Accession Number: 20211229–5178. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–745–000. Applicants: Cove Mountain Solar, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Reactive Power Compensation Baseline to be effective 12/31/2021. Filed Date: 12/30/21. Accession Number: 20211230–5002. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/20/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–746–000. Applicants: Cove Mountain Solar 2, LLC. E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 954-955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00088]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15245-000]


PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

    On October 13, 2021, PacifiCorp filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Saddle Mountains Pumped 
Storage Project (Saddle Mountains Project or project) to be located 
near Crab Creek and the Columbia River in Grant County, Washington. 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.
    Two alternatives are being considered for the Saddle Mountains 
Project. Alternative 1 would consist of the following new facilities: 
(1) An upper reservoir located approximately 7 miles east of Beverly, 
Washington, with a surface area of 312 acres and a storage volume of 
approximately 4,750 acre-feet created by a 1,300-foot-long, 25-foot-
high embankment dam; (2) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 115 
acres and a storage volume of approximately 4,000 acre-feet created by 
a 6,775-foot-long, 75-foot-high embankment dam; (3) a 1.5-mile-long 
steel penstock with a diameter of 23-feet (if only one generating unit 
is used) or trifurcating into three separate 13.25-foot-diameter 
segments (if three generating units are used) connecting the upper 
reservoir with the powerhouse/pump station; (4) a 150-foot-long, 50-
foot-wide concrete powerhouse/pump station located on the lower 
reservoir shoreline containing up to three generating/pumping units for 
a total generating capacity of 500 megawatts (MW); (5) an approximate 
9.0-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line interconnecting to a new 
substation west and north of the project reservoirs and adjacent to the 
existing Vantage BPA substation that would interconnect to the regional 
transmission grid; (6) an approximately 10-mile-long underground 
pipeline diverting water for construction, initial fill, and annual 
maintenance fill (i.e., water would be sourced west and north of the 
project reservoirs from one or more of the following: Surface water, 
the Columbia River and/or its tributaries, groundwater, or storage 
water); and, (7) appurtenant facilities.
    The majority of the facilities for Alternative 2 (i.e., project 
reservoirs, penstock, and powerhouse, etc.) would be located 
approximately 3 miles east of their counterparts under Alternative 1. 
Alternative 2 would consist of the following new facilities: (1) An 
upper reservoir with a surface area of 100 acres and a storage volume 
of approximately 3,300 acre-feet created by a 2,370-foot-long, 190-
foot-high embankment dam; (2) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 
84 acres and a storage volume of approximately 4,000 acre-feet created 
by a 8,450-foot-long, 60-foot-high embankment dam; (3) a 0.6-mile-long 
steel penstock with a diameter of 23-feet (if only one generating unit 
is used) or trifurcating into three separate 13.25-foot-diameter 
segments (if three generating units are used) connecting the upper 
reservoir with the powerhouse/pump station; (4) a 150-foot-long, 50-
foot-wide concrete powerhouse/pump station located on the lower 
reservoir shoreline containing up to three generating/pumping units for 
a total generating capacity of 500 MW; (5) an approximate 12.7-mile, 
230-kV transmission line interconnecting to the same substation under 
Alternative 1; (6) an approximately 10-mile-long underground pipeline 
diverting water for construction, initial fill, and annual maintenance 
fill (i.e., water would be sourced west of the project reservoirs and 
south of the source location for Alternative 1 from one or more of the 
following: Surface water, the Columbia River and/or its tributaries, 
groundwater, or storage water); and, (7) appurtenant facilities.
    The estimated annual generation of the Saddle Mountains Project 
would be 1,460 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Tim Hemstreet, Managing Director, Renewable 
Energy Development, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1800, Portland, 
OR 97232; email: [email protected]; phone: (503) 813-6170.
    FERC Contact: Michael Tust; email: [email protected]; phone: 
(202) 502-6522.
    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-15245-000.
    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/ferc-online/elibrary. 
Enter the docket number (P-15245) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: January 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00088 Filed 1-6-22; 8:45 am]
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