[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 217 (Friday, November 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63570-63572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22016]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-12966-000]


Utah Board of Water Resources; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments

November 2, 2007.
    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.: 12966-000.
    c. Date filed: August 21, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Utah Board of Water Resources.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Powell Pipeline Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on the Lake Powell, 
Colorado River and Sand Hollow Reservoir, in Kane, Washington, and Iron 
Counties, Utah and Coconino and Mohave Counties, Arizona.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Eric Miller, Utah Board of Water 
Resources, 1594 W. North Temple, Salt lake City, UT 84116, Phone (801) 
528-7250, and John H. Clements, Van Ness Feldman, 1050 Jefferson Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20007-3877, phone (202) 298-1800.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to 
intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly

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D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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. Please include the project 
number (P-12966-000) on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors 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 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. Description of Project: The proposed project would use the 
proposed Lake Powell-to-Sand Hollow Reservoir 135-mile pipeline and 
include the following three Developments:
    Little Creek Development: (1) The proposed Little Creek Mountain 
Forebay having a surface elevation of 5,600 feet mean sea level (msl), 
(2) an existing 2,000-foot-long waterway, (3) a proposed powerhouse 
with one generating unit having an installed capacity of 18 megawatts 
(MW), (4) a proposed afterbay having a surface elevation of 4,800 feet 
msl, (5) a proposed transmission line, and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    Hurricane Cliffs Pumped Storage Development: (1) A proposed forebay 
along the Hurricane Cliffs ridgeline with a surface area of 150 acres 
having a storage capacity of 4,000 acre-feet and normal surface 
elevation of 4,800 feet msl, would serve as the upper reservoir, (2) 
the proposed afterbay with a surface area of 195 acres, having a 
storage capacity of 3,610 feet msl, would serve as the lower reservoir, 
(3) a proposed 2,500-foot-long connecting waterway, (4) a proposed 
powerhouse containing two pump generating units having a total 
installed capacity of 380 MW plus a 35 MW single peaking generating 
unit, (5) a proposed transmission line, and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    Sand Hollow Development: (1) A proposed powerhouse at the end of 
the Lake Powell Pipeline at the shore of the Sand Hollow reservoir 
containing one generating unit with an installed capacity of 10 MW, (2) 
a proposed transmission line, and (3) appurtenant facilities.
    The proposed 443 MW project would have an estimated average annual 
generating of 525 gigawatt-hours.
    l. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, 
Washington DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also 
be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://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, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h 
above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. 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 
and 4.36.
    o. 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 with18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36.
    p. 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.
    q. 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.
    r. 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, 
385.211, 385.214. 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.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 C.F.R. 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) 
and the instructions on the Commission's web site under ``e-filing'' 
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
    s. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``COMPETING 
APPLICATION'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', 
``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 the original and 
the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    t. 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

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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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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