Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 46150-46151 [2023-15313]

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SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Project No. 15309–000] Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On May 2, 2023, Nature and People First Arizona PHS, 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 Chuska Mountain North Pumped Storage Project to be located in Apache County, Arizona, near the San Juan River, approximately 1.6 miles north of the town of Lukachukai on Navajo Nation Lands. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1 46151 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 137 / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 / Notices 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 pumped storage hydropower project will consist of: (1) a new upper reservoir with a surface area of 4,800 acres and a storage volume of 400,000 acre-feet at a maximum water-surface elevation of 8,810 feet mean sea level; (2) a new lower reservoir with a surface area of 5,400 acres and a storage volume of 400,000 acre-feet at a maximum water-surface elevation of 5,910 MSL; (3) a 60-foot-wide, 1,200-foot-long and 100-foot-high subterranean powerhouse with twelve pump/turbines rated at 250 megawatts; (4) a 40-foot wide and 33,000-foot-long conduit to the powerhouse; (5) 12-foot-wide, 1,000foot-long powerhouse lower conduit; and (6) approximately 50 miles of 550kilovolt transmission line for connection to existing lines. The estimated annual energy production of the project would be approximately 6,570,000 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Denis Payre, Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC, 405 Waltham St., Suite 145, Lexington, MA 02421; email: denis.payre@natureandpeoplefirst.com; phone: (781) 491–5364. FERC Contact: Shannon Archuleta; email; shannon.archuleta@ferc.gov; phone (503) 552–2739. 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@ 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:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters without prior VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:36 Jul 19, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 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–15309–000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed on the Commission’s website (https://www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number (P–15309) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with FERC Online Support. Dated: July 13, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–15313 Filed 7–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15038–001] Let It Go, LLC; Notice Updating Procedural Schedule Take notice that the schedule for processing the Jefferson Mill Hydroelectric Project No. 15038 exemption application has been updated. Subsequent revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. MILESTONE Target date Commission issues EA .......... July 2023.1 1 The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that EAs be completed within 1 year of the Federal action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. The Commission’s October 28, 2022, notice established the Commission’s intent to prepare an EA for the Jefferson Mill Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s regulations, the EA must be issued by October 28, 2023. PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 MILESTONE Commission issues draft Programmatic Agreement (PA). Comments on EA (due 30 days after EA issuance). Comments on draft PA (due 30 days after draft PA issuance). Target date July 2023. August 2023. August 2023. Dated: July 13, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–15315 Filed 7–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3309–022] Marlow Hydro, LLC; Notice of Effectiveness of Withdrawal of Application for Surrender and of Ongoing Effectiveness of Authorization for Continued Project Operation On June 17, 2022, the Marlow Hydro, LLC, filed an application for surrender of the Nash Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 3309. On June 20, 2023, the Marlow Hydro, LLC, filed a request to withdraw its surrender application. No motion in opposition to the request for withdrawal has been filed, and the Commission has taken no action to disallow the withdrawal. Pursuant to Rule 216(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure,1 the withdrawal of the application became effective on July 5, 2023, and this proceeding is hereby terminated. The Commission issued Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation on December 22, 2022. Accordingly, Marlow Hydro, LLC, has been authorized to continue operation of the Nash Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project under the terms and conditions of the prior license until the issuance of a new license for the project or the project is otherwise disposed of under the FPA. Dated: July 13, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–15316 Filed 7–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 18 E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM CFR 385.216(b) (2022). 19JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46150-46151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15313]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15309-000]


Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 2, 2023, Nature and People First Arizona PHS, 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 
Chuska Mountain North Pumped Storage Project to be located in Apache 
County, Arizona, near the San Juan River, approximately 1.6 miles north 
of the town of Lukachukai on Navajo Nation Lands. The sole purpose of a 
preliminary permit is to grant the permit holder priority to file a 
license application

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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 pumped storage hydropower project will consist of: (1) a new 
upper reservoir with a surface area of 4,800 acres and a storage volume 
of 400,000 acre-feet at a maximum water-surface elevation of 8,810 feet 
mean sea level; (2) a new lower reservoir with a surface area of 5,400 
acres and a storage volume of 400,000 acre-feet at a maximum water-
surface elevation of 5,910 MSL; (3) a 60-foot-wide, 1,200-foot-long and 
100-foot-high subterranean powerhouse with twelve pump/turbines rated 
at 250 megawatts; (4) a 40-foot wide and 33,000-foot-long conduit to 
the powerhouse; (5) 12-foot-wide, 1,000-foot-long powerhouse lower 
conduit; and (6) approximately 50 miles of 550-kilovolt transmission 
line for connection to existing lines. The estimated annual energy 
production of the project would be approximately 6,570,000 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Denis Payre, Nature and People First Arizona 
PHS, LLC, 405 Waltham St., Suite 145, Lexington, MA 02421; email: 
[email protected]; phone: (781) 491-5364.
    FERC Contact: Shannon Archuleta; email; [email protected]; 
phone (503) 552-2739.
    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://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 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-15309-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed on the Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
15309) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 13, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15313 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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