[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 98 (Friday, May 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28596-28597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12241]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13680-000]


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

May 17, 2010.
    On March 1, 2010, Bryant Mountain LLC filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Bryant Mountain Hydroelectric 
Pumped Storage Project. The sole purpose of a 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' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following developments:

Upper Reservoir

    (1) An enlargement of the existing Pope Reservoir having a surface 
area of 550 acres and a storage capacity of 60,00075 acre-feet and 
normal water surface elevation of 5500 feet mean sea level; (2) an 
earthen dam approximately 4,000 feet long and 310 feet high at its 
maximum section; (3) an overflow spillway and outlet facility to 
release water into the stream below the dam; and (4) intake facilities 
for the power tunnel with facilities to store additional water to 
provide black start capability.

Lower Reservoir

    (1) Will have a surface area of 1,480 acres and a storage capacity 
of 110,000 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation of 4,220 feet 
mean sea level; (2) an earthen dam approximately 21,500 feet long and 
135 feet high at its maximum section.

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Powerhouse

    (1) A partial or entirely subterranean structure adjacent to the 
lower reservoir; and (2) will contain five 250 MW pump-turbine units.

Power Tunnels

    (1) A low pressure power tunnel; (2) a surge shaft; (3) a power 
shaft; and (4) and a high pressure tunnel.

Transmission Lines

    (1) 230 kV or 550 kV transmission lines with interconnect with the 
Pacific Northwest--California Intertie at the Main Substation.
    Applicant Contact: David W. O'Keefe, Project Manager, 1325 Gwinn 
Street E., Monmouth, OR 97361-1575 (503) 606-0347.
    FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, 202-502-6480.
    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. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, 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-13680) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-12241 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
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