Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 6721-6722 [2023-02087]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2023 / Notices to replace the existing 6-foot-high wooden flashboards on the 176-feet long north section of spillway, which has a crest elevation of 534.2 feet, with an inflatable crest gate system. The proposal would result in a top crest elevation of 534.2 feet and the top of the inflatable crest gate, when fully raised, would be 539.9 feet (same as existing impoundment elevation). During construction, the applicant requests to temporarily draw down the impoundment (normal pond elevation at 539.9 feet NGVD29) to install a cofferdam on the upstream face of the dam to facilitate safe work conditions. The applicant proposes to draw down the impoundment from June 29 to July 20, 2023 by approximately 1.2 feet to install the cofferdam. Then the applicant would install the cofferdam and begin phase 1 construction from July 21 to mid-September, and during this phase proposes to maintain the water level at the dam crest elevation. Phase 2 construction would last from mid-September to November 23, and no draw down below the dam crest is anticipated during the transition from the phase 1 to phase 2. Finally, the cofferdam removal draw down is anticipated to last approximately 1 week, from November 23 to December 2, 2023 (water levels would be drawn down to elevation 533.0 ft or approximately 1.2 feet below the dam crest). During construction, the applicant proposes to continue to operate the project in a run-of-river mode and would maintain minimum flow requirements during and after construction. l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the Commission’s website at 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. 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. 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, .214, VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:04 Jan 31, 2023 Jkt 259001 respectively. 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 Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. Dated: January 26, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–02091 Filed 1–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15270–000] Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 31, 2022, 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 Santa Margarita Pumped Storage Hydro Project to be located approximately 10 miles southeast of Lan Luis Obispo, California in San Luis Obispo County. 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 landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6721 upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) an existing upper reservoir (Santa Margarita Lake) at an elevation of 1,300 feet above average mean sea level, with a surface area of 1,100 acres and a total storage capacity of 23,840 acre-feet; (2) an existing lower reservoir (Lopez Lake) at an elevation of 560 feet above average mean sea level, with a surface area of 950 acres and a storage capacity of 49,900 acre-feet; (3) 0.84-mile-long headrace tunnel, 0.19mile-long vertical shaft, 5.86-mile-long horizontal tunnel, 0.09-mile-long penstock, and 1.22-mile-long tailrace tunnel to connect the powerhouse to the reservoirs; (4) a new powerhouse that would house 4 new pump-turbines rated at 150 megawatts each; (5) a new substation constructed in the western shore of Lake Lopez near the powerhouse, interconnected to the regional electrical utility network with either; (6) a new 2.5-mile-long 500kilovolt (kV) transmission line from the powerhouse to a new switchyard located 1.3 miles south of the Lopez dam that will connect with PG&E’s 500kV line, or a new 4.5-mile-long 500-kV line that will connect the powerhouse to PG&E’s 500-kV line at a new switchyard located 0.5 miles from Talley Vineyard using Lopez road as an existing right-ofway; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual power generation at the Santa Margarita Pumped Storage Project would be 1,200,000 megawatthours. Applicant Contact: Victor M. Rojas, Managing Director, Premium Energy Holdings, LLC, 355 South Lemon Ave., Suite A, Walnut, California 91789; phone: (909) 595–5314; victor.rojas@ pehllc.net. FERC Contact: Benjamin Mann; email: benjamin.mann@ferc.gov; phone: (202) 502–8127. 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 E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1 6722 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2023 / Notices 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–15270. 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–15270) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 26, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–02087 Filed 1–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 11286–028] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 City of Abbeville; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP). b. Project No.: 11286–028. c. Dated Filed: November 29, 2022. d. Submitted By: City of Abbeville. e. Name of Project: Abbeville Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Rocky River in Abbeville and Anderson Counties, South Carolina. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within the project boundary. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations. h. Applicant Contact: Tim Hall, Director of Public Utilities, City of Abbeville, 306 Cambridge Street, Abbeville, SC 29620; Phone: (864) 366– 5058, Email: thall@abbevillecitysc.com. i. FERC Contact: Kristine Sillett at (202) 502–6575 or kristine.sillett@ ferc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:04 Jan 31, 2023 Jkt 259001 j. The City of Abbeville filed its request to use the TLP on November 29, 2022. The City of Abbeville provided public notice of its request on November 30, 2022. In a letter dated January 26, 2023, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved the City of Abbeville’s request to use the TLP. k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. With this notice, we are designating the City of Abbeville as the Commission’s non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. The City of Abbeville filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed on the Commission’s website (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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an application for a new license for Project No. 11286. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by November 30, 2025. p. Register online at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 26, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–02089 Filed 1–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750; FRL–10527–01– OCSPP] Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Decisions for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. This notice announces the availability of EPA’s proposed interim and final registration review decisions and opens a 60-day public comment period on the proposed decisions for the following pesticides: coat protein gene of plum pox virus, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, isopropyl myristate, polymeric betaine, undecylenic acid. SUMMARY: Comments must be received on or before April 3, 2023. DATES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 in Unit IV. For general information on the registration review program, contact: Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–0701; email address: biscoe.melanie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6721-6722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02087]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15270-000]


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

    On March 31, 2022, 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 
Santa Margarita Pumped Storage Hydro Project to be located 
approximately 10 miles southeast of Lan Luis Obispo, California in San 
Luis Obispo County. 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 
existing upper reservoir (Santa Margarita Lake) at an elevation of 
1,300 feet above average mean sea level, with a surface area of 1,100 
acres and a total storage capacity of 23,840 acre-feet; (2) an existing 
lower reservoir (Lopez Lake) at an elevation of 560 feet above average 
mean sea level, with a surface area of 950 acres and a storage capacity 
of 49,900 acre-feet; (3) 0.84-mile-long headrace tunnel, 0.19-mile-long 
vertical shaft, 5.86-mile-long horizontal tunnel, 0.09-mile-long 
penstock, and 1.22-mile-long tailrace tunnel to connect the powerhouse 
to the reservoirs; (4) a new powerhouse that would house 4 new pump-
turbines rated at 150 megawatts each; (5) a new substation constructed 
in the western shore of Lake Lopez near the powerhouse, interconnected 
to the regional electrical utility network with either; (6) a new 2.5-
mile-long 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from the powerhouse to a 
new switchyard located 1.3 miles south of the Lopez dam that will 
connect with PG&E's 500-kV line, or a new 4.5-mile-long 500-kV line 
that will connect the powerhouse to PG&E's 500-kV line at a new 
switchyard located 0.5 miles from Talley Vineyard using Lopez road as 
an existing right-of-way; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated 
annual power generation at the Santa Margarita Pumped Storage Project 
would be 1,200,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Victor M. Rojas, Managing Director, Premium 
Energy Holdings, LLC, 355 South Lemon Ave., Suite A, Walnut, California 
91789; phone: (909) 595-5314; [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Benjamin Mann; email: [email protected]; phone: 
(202) 502-8127.
    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

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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-15270.
    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-15270) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 26, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-02087 Filed 1-31-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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