[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69720-69721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28986]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 14304-000; 14305-000
Don Pedro Hydro, LLC; Moccasin Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted For Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On October 14, 2011, Don Pedro Hydro, LLC (DPH) and Moccasin Pumped
Storage, LLC (Moccasin) filed
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preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower
project at the existing Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project, located on the
Tuolumne River, in Tuolumne County, California. 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.
DPH's proposed Don Pedro Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project No.
14304-000 would consist of: (1) An upper reservoir with a total active
storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 241 acres at
maximum normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea
level (msl); (2) a 900-foot-long, 32-foot-diamenter vertical shaft
connecting to a 1,100 foot-long concrete lined penstock; (3) four 640-
foot-long, 11-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse with four
250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of approximately 1000
megawatts (MW); (5) a tailrace with 250-foot-long, 15 foot-diameter
draft tubes and a 44-foot-diameter, 2,380 foot-long tunnel; (6) an
intake on the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the
lower reservoir; and (7) use of existing transmission lines. The
proposed project would have an annual generation of 3,683 gigawatt-
hours (GWh).
Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Symbiotics, LLC, 975 South
State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752-2580.
Moccasin's Moccasin Pumped Storage Project No. 14305-000 would
consist of:
Alternative A--(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage
capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 240 acres at maximum
normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea level
(msl); (2) a one-half mile-long, 32-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the
upper reservoir with the existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse
with four 250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of
approximately 1,000 megawatts (MW); (4) an intake on the existing Don
Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower reservoir; and (5)
either a 47-mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission line or a 60 to70
mile-long 500kV transmission line. Alternative A of the proposed
project would have an annual generation of 3,675 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
Alternative B--(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage
capacity of 13,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 166 acres at maximum
normal water surface elevation of 1,560 feet msl; (2) a 1.1-mile-long,
25-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the upper reservoir with the
existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse with pump/turbines
having an installed capacity of approximately 440 MW; (4) an intake on
the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower
reservoir; and (5) either a 47-mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission
line or a 60 to 70-mile-long, 500kV transmission line. Alternative B of
the proposed project would have an annual generation of 770 GWh.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Greg Probst, enXco Development Corporation,
517 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204. (503) 219-3166.
FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter, [email protected], (503) 552-
2760.
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. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14304-000, or P-14305-000) in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: November 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-28986 Filed 11-8-11; 8:45 am]
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