[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73316-73317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28578]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13304-000]


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

November 25, 2008.
    On October 21, 2008, BPUS Generation Development, LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Umtanum RidgePumped Storage 
Project to be located in Grant, Yakima, and Benton Counties, Washington 
on federal land administered by the Department of Defense and the 
Bureau of Land Management. The proposed project would be closed loop 
but would use initial and make-up water from the Columbia River.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) Two upper earthen dams 
with a height of 170 feet and 30 feet respectively; (2) an upper 
reservoir with a surface area of 93 acres, a capacity of 5,390 acre-
feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 2,390 feet msl; (3) a lower 
earthen dam with a height of 70 feet; (4) a lower reservoir with a 
surface area of 126 acres, a capacity of 6,490 acre-feet, and a maximum 
pool elevation of 510 feet msl; (5) four, nine foot diameter, steel 
lined penstocks of various lengths; (6) an underground powerhouse 
containing 4 pump/turbine units with a total installed capacity of 
1,100 MW; ( 7) a 19.5 mile long, 500 kV transmission line and; (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual 
production of 3,148 GWh which would be sold to a local utility.

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    Applicant Contact: Jeffrey M. Auser, BPUS Generation Development, 
LLC, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 13088 (315) 461-
8579.
    FERC Contact: Steven Sachs (202) 502-8666.
    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-
13304) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-28578 Filed 12-1-08; 8:45 am]
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