[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78985-78986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31711]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13841-000]


County of DuPage; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

December 10, 2010.
    On September 21, 2010, the County of DuPage, Illinois, 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 
Elmhurst Quarry Pumped Storage Project (Elmhurst Quarry Project or 
project) to be located on Salt Creek, near Elmhurst City, DuPage 
County, Illinois. 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: (1) A surface 
quarry (upper reservoir) having a total storage capacity of 8,145 acre-
feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 667 feet mean sea level 
(msl) and a usable capacity of 7,465 acre-feet; (2) an upper inlet/
outlet structure equipped with trash racks and one or two slide gates 
for isolating and dewatering the penstock; (3) an 870-foot-long, 28-
foot-diameter penstock consisting of both shaft and tunnel segments and 
extending between the upper inlet/outlet and the pump/turbines below; 
(4) an underground mine (lower reservoir) 250 feet below the bottom of 
the upper reservoir having a total/usable storage capacity of 7,465 
acre-feet at normal maximum operation elevation of 210 feet msl; (5) a 
powerhouse with approximate dimensions of 185 feet long by 80 feet wide 
by 120 feet high and containing two vertical Francis reversible pump/
turbine-motor/generator units rated for 125 megawatts each at 415 feet 
of net head; (6) a 120-foot-long, 28-foot-diameter tailrace tunnel 
connecting the pump/turbine draft tubes with the lower inlet/outlet; 
(7) a lower inlet/outlet structure equipped with one or two slide gates 
for isolating and dewatering the tailrace tunnel; (8) a substation 
containing step-up transformers, circuit breakers, and disconnect 
switches; (9) an underground 2-mile-long, 138-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line extending from the project substation to an overhead 
138-kV transmission line owned by Commonwealth Edison (the point of 
interconnection); (10) a switchyard constructed at the point of 
interconnection; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the Elmhurst Quarry Project would be 708.5 gigawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Anthony Charlton, Director, Department of 
Environmental Concerns, DuPage County Center, 421 N. County Farm Road, 
Wheaton, Illinois 60187; phone: (630) 407-6698.

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    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502-6211.
    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-13841-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31711 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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