[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 6865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2870]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13315-000]


Yegua Mesa Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and 
Competing Applications

February 4, 2009.
    On November 5, 2008, Yegua Mesa Hydro, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to 
study the feasibility of the Yegua Mesa Pumped Storage Project to be 
located in San Miguel County, New Mexico on federal land administered 
by the Bureau of Land Management. The proposed project would be closed 
loop and would not be built on an existing body of water.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An upper earthen dam 
with a height of 94 feet and a length of 11,088 feet; (2) an upper 
reservoir with a surface area of 380 acres, a capacity of 9,868 acre-
feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 6,800 feet msl; (3) a lower 
earthen dam with a height of 99 feet and a length of 5,597 feet; (4) a 
lower reservoir with a surface area of 380 acres, a capacity of 9,365 
acre-feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 5,380 feet msl; (5) a 27 
foot diameter, 9,690 foot long penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing 10 
pump/turbine units with a total installed capacity of 1,100 MW; ( 7) a 
14 mile long, 500 kV transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. 
The proposed project would have an annual production of 3,993 GWh which 
would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, P.O. Box 535, Rigby, Idaho 
83442, (208) 745-0834.
    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-
13315) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-2870 Filed 2-10-09; 8:45 am]
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