[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 70732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29061]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12807-001]


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

November 10, 2010.
    On October 4, 2010, BPUS Generation Development, LLC filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Mulqueeney Ranch Pumped Storage Project to be located on property known 
as Mulqueeney Ranch, near the City of Tracy, in Alameda County, 
California.
    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 project would consist of the following: (1) A proposed upper 
impoundment having a surface area of about 52 acres and a normal water 
surface elevation of 1,640 feet mean sea level; (2) a proposed lower 
impoundment having a surface area of about 40 acres and a normal 
surface area of 940 feet mean sea level; (3) a proposed waterway 
connecting the upper impoundment to the lower impoundment; (4) a 
proposed powerhouse containing two generator units with a total 
installed capacity of 280 megawatts; (5) a proposed 1.75-mile-long, 
230- or 500-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. 
The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of about 
368 gigawatt-hours (GWh) and a pumping energy requirement of about 472 
GWh. The applicant plans to sell the generated energy to a local 
utility.
    Applicant Contact: Michael Cutter, Vice President Engineering and 
Development, Brookfield Renewable Power, Inc., 200 Donald Lynch Blvd., 
Suite 300, Marlborough, MA 01752.
    FERC Contact: Jim Fargo (202) 502-6095.
    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/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
seven 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-12807) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29061 Filed 11-17-10; 8:45 am]
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