[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 38 (Friday, February 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4162]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13313-000]


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

February 20, 2009.
    On October 31, 2008, BPUS Generation Development LLC (BPUS 
Generation) filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Lake 
Roosevelt Pumped Storage Project. The project would be located on 
federal lands in Ferry, Grant and Okanogan Counties in Washington 
State, approximately 40 miles northwest of the Town of Nespelem, 
Washington, and 38 miles southwest of the Town of Northport, 
Washington, and would utilize the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Lake 
Roosevelt Dam.
    The proposed project would use the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's 
Lake Roosevelt Dam as its lower reservoir and would consist of: (1) An 
upper reservoir with a surface area of approximately 123 acres at a 
normal water surface elevation ranging from 2,780 to 2,880 feet m.s.l.; 
(2) a proposed powerhouse containing 4 generating units having a total 
installed capacity of 1,310 megawatts, (3) a proposed intake structure, 
(4) a proposed 50-mile-long, 500 kV transmission line, and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an annual generation of 
approximately 3,750 gigawatt-hours that would be sold to a local 
utility.
    Applicant Contact: BPUS Generation--Mr. Jeffrey M. Auser, P.E., 
BPUS Generation Development LLC, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, 
Liverpool, NY 13088; phone: 315-413-2821. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero, 
202-502-6002.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications, 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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13313-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-4162 Filed 2-26-09; 8:45 am]
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