[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 14794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7237]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13349-000]


Square Butte Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

March 25, 2009.
    On December 23, 2008, Square Butte Hydro, LLC (Butte Hydro), filed 
an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of 
the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Square 
Butte Pumped Storage Project (project). The proposed project would be 
located near Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana. The sole purpose of 
the preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder 
priority to file a license application during the permit term. A 
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any 
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters 
owned by others without the owners' expressed permission.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A proposed upper earthen 
dam 7,870-foot-long, 110-foot-high with approximately 9,540-acre-foot 
storage reservoir, having a surface area of approximately 152 acres 
with a normal maximum surface elevation of 4,760 feet mean sea level; 
(2) a proposed lower earthen dam 7,940-foot-long, 130-foot-high with 
approximately 10,550-acre-foot storage reservoir, having a surface area 
of approximately 151 acres with a normal maximum surface elevation of 
3,740 feet mean sea level; (3) a proposed 4,650-foot-long, 31-foot-
diameter steel penstock; (4) a proposed 500-foot-long, 120-foot-wide, 
80-foot-high powerhouse containing 10-103-megawatt generating units; 
(5) a proposed 20.4-mile-long, 500-kV transmission line, and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an average annual 
generation of approximately 2,150,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Square Butte Hydro, LLC, 975 South State 
Highway, Logan, Utah 84321, phone (435) 752-2580, Agent: Mr. Brent L. 
Smith, COO, Symbiotics, LLC, P.O. Box 535, Rigby, Idaho 83442, (208) 
745-0834.
    FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-6032.
    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 Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13349) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-7237 Filed 3-31-09; 8:45 am]
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