[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69720-69721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28986]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14304-000; 14305-000


 Don Pedro Hydro, LLC; Moccasin Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of 
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted For Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On October 14, 2011, Don Pedro Hydro, LLC (DPH) and Moccasin Pumped 
Storage, LLC (Moccasin) filed

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preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower 
project at the existing Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project, located on the 
Tuolumne River, in Tuolumne 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.
    DPH's proposed Don Pedro Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project No. 
14304-000 would consist of: (1) An upper reservoir with a total active 
storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 241 acres at 
maximum normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea 
level (msl); (2) a 900-foot-long, 32-foot-diamenter vertical shaft 
connecting to a 1,100 foot-long concrete lined penstock; (3) four 640-
foot-long, 11-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse with four 
250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of approximately 1000 
megawatts (MW); (5) a tailrace with 250-foot-long, 15 foot-diameter 
draft tubes and a 44-foot-diameter, 2,380 foot-long tunnel; (6) an 
intake on the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the 
lower reservoir; and (7) use of existing transmission lines. The 
proposed project would have an annual generation of 3,683 gigawatt-
hours (GWh).
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Symbiotics, LLC, 975 South 
State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752-2580.
    Moccasin's Moccasin Pumped Storage Project No. 14305-000 would 
consist of:
    Alternative A--(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage 
capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 240 acres at maximum 
normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea level 
(msl); (2) a one-half mile-long, 32-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the 
upper reservoir with the existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse 
with four 250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of 
approximately 1,000 megawatts (MW); (4) an intake on the existing Don 
Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower reservoir; and (5) 
either a 47-mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission line or a 60 to70 
mile-long 500kV transmission line. Alternative A of the proposed 
project would have an annual generation of 3,675 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
    Alternative B--(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage 
capacity of 13,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 166 acres at maximum 
normal water surface elevation of 1,560 feet msl; (2) a 1.1-mile-long, 
25-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the upper reservoir with the 
existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse with pump/turbines 
having an installed capacity of approximately 440 MW; (4) an intake on 
the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower 
reservoir; and (5) either a 47-mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission 
line or a 60 to 70-mile-long, 500kV transmission line. Alternative B of 
the proposed project would have an annual generation of 770 GWh.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Greg Probst, enXco Development Corporation, 
517 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204. (503) 219-3166.
    FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter, [email protected], (503) 552-
2760.
    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 the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14304-000, or P-14305-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: November 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-28986 Filed 11-8-11; 8:45 am]
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