[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 68118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27732]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13314-001]
Corral Creek South Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On April 3, 2012, Corral Creek South Hydro, 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
Corral Creek South Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located near
Twin Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho. 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 Commission issued a notice on May 11, 2012, accepting the
application and soliciting comments, motions to intervene, and
competing applications within a 60-day period. On July 10, 2012, the
U.S. Department of the Interior filed a comment letter with the
Commission stating the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe was not identified in the
preliminary permit application as an Indian tribe that may be affected
by the project (section 4.32(a)(2)). This notice is extending to the
Shoshone-Paiute Tribe a 30-day period for filing comments, motions to
intervene, and competing applications.
The proposed project would consist of: (1) A 180-foot-high, 8,400-
foot-long upper earthen dam; (2) an upper reservoir with surface area
of 118 acres, storage capacity of 9,120 acre-feet, and maximum pool
elevation of 6,620 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a 200-foot-high,
4,140-foot-long lower earthen dam; (4) a lower reservoir with surface
area of 113 acres, storage capacity of 10,880 acre-feet, and maximum
pool elevation of 5,500 feet msl; (5) a 30-foot-diameter, 4,710-foot-
long steel penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing 4 pump/turbine units
with a total installed capacity of 1,100 megawatts; (7) a 10.6-mile-
long, 500-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
The estimated annual generation of the project would be 3,212 gigawatt-
hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, COO, Symbiotics LLC, 811 SW
Naito Parkway Ste. 120, Portland, OR 97204; phone: (503) 235-3424.
FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott (202) 502-6480, or by email at
[email protected].
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 30 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
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13314-001) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: November 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-27732 Filed 11-14-12; 8:45 am]
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