[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 60272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23875]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14541-000]
Western Minnesota Municipal Power Authority; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On July 30, 2013, Western Minnesota Municipal Power Authority 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
Gregory County Pumped Storage Project to be located on Lake Francis
Case on the Missouri River, near the township of Lucas, in Gregory,
Charles Mix and Brule Counties, South Dakota. 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 proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new
earthen embankment (upper reservoir) having a total storage capacity of
47,000 acre-feet with an operating elevation level of between 2,045
feet msl and 2,080 feet msl; (2) a new 340-foot-long by 200-foot-wide
by 100-foot-high concrete powerhouse containing eight new 100-megawatt
(MW) turbine units for a total plant rating of 800 MW; (3) eight new
20-foot by 36-foot trashracks with 3.75-inch-wide open bar spacing; (4)
two new 10,000-foot-long, 32-foot-diameter reinforced concrete
penstocks with a steel lining; (5) two new 120-foot-high, 40-foot-
diameter surge tanks connected to each penstock; (6) a new 320-foot-
long by 120-foot-wide by 60-foot-high release-intake structure
containing emergency closing gates for penstock maintenance; (7) the
existing Lake Francis Case (lower reservoir) with a storage capacity of
5,494,000 acre-feet at normal maximum operation elevation of 1,355 feet
msl; (8) a new 120-foot-long, 340-foot-wide tailrace from the
powerhouse to Lake Francis Case; (9) a new substation on top of the
powerhouse containing step-up transformers; (10) a new 21-mile-long,
230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending from the project
substation to the existing Lake Platte substation (the point of
interconnection); and (11) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual
generation of the Gregory County Pumped Storage Project would be 3,000
gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Raymond J. Wahle, Missouri River Energy
Services, 3724 W. Avera Drive, P.O. Box 88920, Sioux Falls, SD 57109;
phone: (605) 330-6963.
FERC Contact: Tyrone Williams; phone: (202) 502-6331.
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 strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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 at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-14541-000.
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-14541) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: September 25, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-23875 Filed 9-30-13; 8:45 am]
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