[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 67 (Thursday, April 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 16200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8050]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13353-000]


Riverbank Sparta, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

April 2, 2009.
    On January 21, 2009, Riverbank Sparta, LLC, filed an application 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of the Sparta Pumped Storage Project No. 13353-000, to 
be located at the Limecrest Quarry in Sparta Township, Sussex County, 
New Jersey.
    The proposed Sparta Pumped Storage Project would consists of: (1) 
The existing Limecrest Quarry (upper reservoir); (2) four new 13-foot-
diameter vertical penstocks leading to a powerhouse 2,000 feet 
underground; (3) a new powerhouse containing four 250-megawatt (MW) 
generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,000 MW; (4) water 
leaving the turbines, would temporarily be stored in six new 
underground storage galleries (lower reservoir); (5) a new 5.7-mile-
long, 500 kV double circuit transmission line; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated average annual energy production is 2,190 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. John Douglas, President and CEO; c/o 
Riverbank Power Corporation; Royal Bank Plaza; South Tower, Box 166; 
200 Bay Street, Suite 3110; Toronto, Ontario; M5J2J4 Canada; 416-861-
0092 ext. 156.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy, (202) 502-8755.
    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 date 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-13353) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-
866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-8050 Filed 4-8-09; 8:45 am]
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