[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 152 (Monday, August 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47808-47809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19522]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13819-000]


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

August 2, 2010.
    On July 21, 2010, Verde Hydro, 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 Verde Hydroelectric Project, 
located in Maricopa County, in the State of Arizona. The sole purpose 
of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant

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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:
    (1) The existing 308-ft in height concrete Bartlett Dam with an 
823-ft length at crest and hydraulic head of 251-ft; (2) two existing 
72-inch diameter steel penstocks; (3) the existing Bartlett Reservoir 
having a surface area of 2,815 acres and a storage capacity of 178,000 
acre-feet and maximum water surface elevation of 1,798 feet mean sea 
level; (4) a proposed powerhouse containing three new pump/turbine 
generating units having an installed capacity of 10- to 15-megawatts; 
(5) a proposed 12.5 kV interconnection from the transformer near the 
powerhouse proceeding east to within the existing 345 kv transmission 
line right-of-way. The proposed development would have an average 
annual generation of 40,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Thom A. Fischer, P.E., Tollhouse Energy Company, 
3633 Alderwood Avenue; Bellingham, WA 98225.
    FERC Contact: Mary Greene, 202-502-8865.
    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 
(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``eFiling'' 
link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on 
``eComment.'' 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-13819) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-19522 Filed 8-6-10; 8:45 am]
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