Gravity Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 51514-51515 [2024-13394]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 51514 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 / Notices sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Taftsville Hydroelectric Project (P–2490–031). The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted and is ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Project Description: The existing Taftsville Project consists of: (1) a 220foot-long by 16-foot-high concrete gravity dam; (2) a 194-foot-long spillway section with a crest elevation of 637.12 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29), topped with 18-inch wooden flashboards; (3) a 4,600-footlong, 20.5-acre reservoir at a normal water surface elevation of 638.6 feet NGVD 29; (4) a powerhouse containing one 0.5-megawatt vertical Kaplan generating unit, with a minimum hydraulic capacity of 95 cubic feet per second (cfs) and maximum hydraulic capacity of 370 cfs; (5) a 200-foot-long tailrace section; (6) a 40-foot-long transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the Distribution Substation; (7) the Distribution Substation and Transmission West Substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. Approximately 290 feet of the Ottauquechee River, between the dam and tailrace channel, are bypassed during normal operations. The project generates 1,038 megawatt-hours annually. The current license requires GMP to operate in run-of-river mode such that outflow from the project approximates inflow. GMP meets this requirement by maintaining a stable impoundment elevation at 638.6 feet. The current license also requires GMP to provide a continuous minimum flow of 15 cfs over the spillway to the bypassed reach, or inflow, whichever is less. The project is equipped with 18-inch wooden flashboards which are removed in late VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 Jun 17, 2024 Jkt 262001 fall and replaced in the spring. After reinstallation the impoundment is refilled by reducing downstream flows to no less than 100 cfs, or inflow. GMP proposes no modifications to the existing project facilities. GMP proposes to continue operating as it has under the existing license with modifications to: (1) use no more than 10% of inflow to refill the impoundment after maintenance drawdowns; (2) consult with resource agencies prior to conducting maintenance and unplanned drawdowns and repair work; (3) restrict the removal of trees greater than or equal to 3 inches in diameter at breast height in the project boundary to the period of November 1 through March 31 for protection of the northern-long-eared bat; and (4) update the historic properties management plan to address and mitigate project effects on historic properties. m. A copy of the application is available for review at 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS’’, ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. 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, contact FERC Online Support. n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Milestone Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, agency terms and conditions, and prescriptions. Deadline for the licensee to file reply comments. Target date July 2024. August 2024. Dated: June 12, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–13396 Filed 6–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15333–000] Gravity Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On November 16, 2023, Gravity 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 Red Lake Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located in Mojave county, Arizona. The proposed closed-loop pumped storage project would occupy federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 / Notices 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 new facilities: (1) a 3,740foot-long, 200-foot-high rockfill concrete (upper dam 1) and a 3,000-foot-long, 60foot-high rockfill concrete (upper dam 2), both of which would impound a new 275-acre upper reservoir with a a total storage capacity of 26,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 5,700 feet average above mean sea level (msl); (2) a 4,240-foot-long, 160-foothigh rockfill concrete lower dam that would impound a new 273-acre lower reservoir with a a total storage capacity of 26,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 3,400 feet msl; (3) three 15,400-foot-long, 36foot-diameter reinforced concrete branch penstocks; (4) six 330-foot-long, 25-foot-diameter steel turbine penstocks; (5) a 1,200-foot-long, 150foot-wide and 160-foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse containing six turbine-generator units 500 megawatts each with a total rated capacity of 3,000 megawatts; (6) a 3,100-foot-long reinforced concrete tailrace; (7) a new 6mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the existing Western Area Power Administration substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual power generation at the project would be 13,140 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dave E. Drips, Manager, Gravity Storage, LLC 10958 E Cordova Street Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 Dedrips@msn.com. FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; ousmane.sidibe@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’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 making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 Jun 17, 2024 Jkt 262001 contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. 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/Quick Comment.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–15333–000. 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:// elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. Enter the docket number (P–15333) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: June 12, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–13394 Filed 6–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3255–016] Lyonsdale Associates, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51515 b. Project No.: 3255–016. c. Date Filed: May 29, 2024. d. Applicant: Lyonsdale Associates, LLC (Lyonsdale Associates). e. Name of Project: Lyonsdale Hydroelectric Project (Lyonsdale Project or project). f. Location: On the Moose River in Lewis County, New York. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: David H. Fox, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Lyonsdale Associates, LLC, c/o Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone at (201) 306–5616; email at david.fox@eaglecreekre.com. i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, Project Coordinator, Great Lakes Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502–6480; email at kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: July 28, 2024. Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2), the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure provide that if a filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or other day when the Commission is closed for business, the filing deadline does not end until the close of business on the next business day. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-13394]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15333-000]


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

    On November 16, 2023, Gravity 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 Red Lake Pumped Storage 
Project (project) to be located in Mojave county, Arizona. The proposed 
closed-loop pumped storage project would occupy federal land managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management. The sole purpose of a preliminary 
permit, if issued, is to grant

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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 new facilities: 
(1) a 3,740-foot-long, 200-foot-high rockfill concrete (upper dam 1) 
and a 3,000-foot-long, 60-foot-high rockfill concrete (upper dam 2), 
both of which would impound a new 275-acre upper reservoir with a a 
total storage capacity of 26,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum 
operating elevation of 5,700 feet average above mean sea level (msl); 
(2) a 4,240-foot-long, 160-foot-high rockfill concrete lower dam that 
would impound a new 273-acre lower reservoir with a a total storage 
capacity of 26,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 
3,400 feet msl; (3) three 15,400-foot-long, 36-foot-diameter reinforced 
concrete branch penstocks; (4) six 330-foot-long, 25-foot-diameter 
steel turbine penstocks; (5) a 1,200-foot-long, 150-foot-wide and 160-
foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse containing six turbine-
generator units 500 megawatts each with a total rated capacity of 3,000 
megawatts; (6) a 3,100-foot-long reinforced concrete tailrace; (7) a 
new 6-mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to the existing Western Area Power Administration 
substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual power 
generation at the project would be 13,140 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Dave E. Drips, Manager, Gravity Storage, LLC 
10958 E Cordova Street Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; [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'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 making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    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-15333-000.
    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://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 
Enter the docket number (P-15333) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13394 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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