Rye Development, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 39415 [2023-12944]
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[FR Doc. 2023–12862 Filed 6–15–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 15310–000]
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Rye Development, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On May 5, 2023, Rye Development,
LLC, on behalf of Neptune Pumped
Storage 1, LLC (the Applicant), 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 Elephant Rock Pumped
Storage Project to be located in Curry
County, Oregon, near the Sixes River,
approximately 12.5 miles east-northeast
of Port Orford, Oregon. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit is to
grant the permit holder priority to file
a license application during the permit
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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 project would require
constructing new water storage, water
conveyance, and generation facilities at
off-channel locations where no such
facilities exist. It would consist of the
following: (1) an upper reservoir with a
surface area of 51.5 acres and a storage
volume of 3,605 acre-feet at a maximum
water-surface elevation of 2,070 feet
mean sea level (MSL); (2) an 820-footlong, 24-foot diameter vertical shaft that
connects the upper reservoir to a 4,200foot-long horizontal power tunnel,
having a horse-shoe-shaped cross
section approximately 450 square-foot
in area, leading to the powerhouse; (3)
a 60-ft high, 40-foot-diameter steel surge
tower connected to the power tunnel
upstream of the powerhouse; (4) a 100foot-wide, 500-foot-long, 100-foot-high
reinforced-concrete powerhouse with
four 79.5 megawatt (MW) Francis pumpturbine units, with a combined installed
capacity of 318 MW, that discharge into
the lower reservoir; (5) a lower
reservoir, located adjacent to the
powerhouse, with a surface area of 51.5
acres and a storage volume of 3,605
acre-feet at a maximum water-surface
elevation of 1,150 feet MSL; (6) and a
15-mile-long, 230 kV overhead
transmission line extending from the
powerhouse to the existing substation
on Elk River Road, approximately 3
miles northeast of Port Orford. Both the
upper and lower reservoirs would be
created by zoned rockfill embankment
dikes approximately 70 feet high and
7,200 feet in circumference. The project
would have an annual generation
capacity of 929,000 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Nate Sandvig,
Vice President, Rye Development, LLC,
220 NW 8th Ave., Portland, OR 97202;
email: nathan@ryedevelopment.com;
phone: (503) 309–2496.
FERC Contact: David Froehlich;
email: david.froehlich@ferc.gov; phone
(202) 502–6769.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members, and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202)502–6595 or OPP@
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ferc.gov. Comments, motions to
intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications
should be submitted within 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://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters without prior
registration using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please get in touch with FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). Instead 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–
15310–000.
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–15310) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, do
not hesitate to get in touch with FERC
Online Support.
Dated: June 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–12944 Filed 6–15–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15310-000]
Rye Development, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On May 5, 2023, Rye Development, LLC, on behalf of Neptune Pumped
Storage 1, LLC (the Applicant), 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 Elephant Rock Pumped Storage
Project to be located in Curry County, Oregon, near the Sixes River,
approximately 12.5 miles east-northeast of Port Orford, Oregon. The
sole purpose of a preliminary permit 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 project would require constructing new water storage, water
conveyance, and generation facilities at off-channel locations where no
such facilities exist. It would consist of the following: (1) an upper
reservoir with a surface area of 51.5 acres and a storage volume of
3,605 acre-feet at a maximum water-surface elevation of 2,070 feet mean
sea level (MSL); (2) an 820-foot-long, 24-foot diameter vertical shaft
that connects the upper reservoir to a 4,200-foot-long horizontal power
tunnel, having a horse-shoe-shaped cross section approximately 450
square-foot in area, leading to the powerhouse; (3) a 60-ft high, 40-
foot-diameter steel surge tower connected to the power tunnel upstream
of the powerhouse; (4) a 100-foot-wide, 500-foot-long, 100-foot-high
reinforced-concrete powerhouse with four 79.5 megawatt (MW) Francis
pump-turbine units, with a combined installed capacity of 318 MW, that
discharge into the lower reservoir; (5) a lower reservoir, located
adjacent to the powerhouse, with a surface area of 51.5 acres and a
storage volume of 3,605 acre-feet at a maximum water-surface elevation
of 1,150 feet MSL; (6) and a 15-mile-long, 230 kV overhead transmission
line extending from the powerhouse to the existing substation on Elk
River Road, approximately 3 miles northeast of Port Orford. Both the
upper and lower reservoirs would be created by zoned rockfill
embankment dikes approximately 70 feet high and 7,200 feet in
circumference. The project would have an annual generation capacity of
929,000 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Nate Sandvig, Vice President, Rye
Development, LLC, 220 NW 8th Ave., Portland, OR 97202; email:
[email protected]; phone: (503) 309-2496.
FERC Contact: David Froehlich; email: [email protected];
phone (202) 502-6769.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202)502-6595 or [email protected]. Comments, motions to
intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or
notices of intent to file competing applications should be submitted
within 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://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters without prior registration using the
eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please get in touch with FERC Online Support
at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502-8659 (TTY). Instead 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-15310-000.
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-15310) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with FERC
Online Support.
Dated: June 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-12944 Filed 6-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
