[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 66889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26781]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-13296-000]


BPUS Generation Development LLC; Notice of Application for 
Preliminary Permit Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Protests

November 4, 2008.
    On October 2, 2008, BPUS Generation Development LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
to study the proposed Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project. The proposed 
project would be located in Grant and Douglas Counties, Washington. The 
project facilities would be located on federal lands administered by 
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and the U.S. Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), and state lands administered by the Washington 
Department of Fish and Wildlife. In addition, there are two existing 
dams associated with the lower reservoir of Banks Lake, and both dams 
are federally owned and operated by the USBR.
    The proposed project, using the existing USBR's Banks Lake as the 
lower reservoir, would consist of: (1) A new lake as the upper 
reservoir, (2) a new underground powerhouse containing four pump/
turbine-generator units with a combined capacity of 1,040 megawatts 
(MW), (3) new upper and lower intake structures, power tunnel, and 
tailrace, (4) a new 2.4-mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission line, and 
(5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 2,978 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeffrey M. Auser, P.E., BPUS Generation 
Development LLC, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 
13088, (315) 413-2821.
    FERC Contact: Jake Tung, (202) 502-8757.
    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. 
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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project 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-
13296) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-26781 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]
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