[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15718-15719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7772]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

March 25, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Preliminary permit.
    b. Project No.: 12452-000.
    c. Date filed: March 3, 2003.
    d. Applicant: United Power Corporation.
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Bryant Mountain Pumped Storage 
Hydroelectric Project would use flows from the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation's D and J Canals and would be built on federal lands 
administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Klamath County, 
Oregon. No tribal lands would be involved.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Bart M. O'Keeffe, United Power 
Corporation, P.O. Box 1916, Byron, CA 94514, (925) 634-1550.
    h. FERC Contact: James Hunter, (202) 502-6086.
    i. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to 
intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.

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    The Commission's rules of practice and procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person in the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervener 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.
    j. Description of Project: The proposed pumped storage project 
would consist of: (1) An upper reservoir, an enlargement of the 
existing Pope Reservoir, with a surface area of 550 acres and a storage 
capacity of 60,000 acre-feet at a water surface elevation of 5,500 feet 
msl, (2) a 4,000-foot-long, 310-foot-high earthen upper dam, (3) a 
1,500-foot-long, 30-foot-diameter concrete low pressure tunnel, (4) a 
270-foot-deep, 30-foot-diameter concrete surge shaft, (5) a 1,100-foot-
long, 30-foot diameter vertical concrete power shaft, (6) a 3,800-foot-
long, 24-foot-diameter concrete power tunnel, (7) a powerhouse 
containing four reversible generating units with a total installed 
capacity of 1,000 megawatts, (8) a lower reservoir with a surface area 
of 1,480 acres and a storage capacity of 110,000 acre-feet at a water 
surface elevation of 4,220 feet msl, (9) a 21,500-foot-long, 135-foot-
high earthen lower dam, (10) a 4-mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission 
line, and (11) appurtenant facilities.
    Water for the project would be obtained from the D canal by an 
intake and pumping plant to be located 1.5 miles east of the town of 
Malin and a 5,700-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter pipeline to the lower 
reservoir, and from the J canal by an intake and pumping plant to be 
located one mile south of Malin and a 17,000-foot-long, 36-inch-
diameter pipeline to the lower reservoir. The D and J canals convey 
water diverted from the Lost River in southern Oregon for irrigation. 
The applicant proposes to fill the project reservoirs when the canals 
are not being used to capacity for irrigation.
    k. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected] . For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    l. Competing Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a 
competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project 
must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to 
file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). 
Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to 
file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days 
after the specified comment date for the particular application. A 
competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 
4.30(b) and 4.36.
    m. Competing Development Application-- Any qualified development 
applicant desiring to file a competing development application must 
submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the 
particular application, either a competing development application or a 
notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely 
notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested 
person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after 
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
    n. Notice of Intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact 
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary 
permit application or a development application (specify which type of 
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) 
named in this public notice.
    o. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, if 
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
construct and operate the project.
    p. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    q. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', 
``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project 
Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of 
the above-named documents must be filed by providing an original and 
eight copies to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be 
sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A 
copy of any notice of intent, competing application or motion to 
intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant 
specified in the particular application.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' 
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    r. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-7772 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
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