[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74783-74784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30869]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14309-000]


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

    On October 26, 2011, Apache Hydro 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 a pump storage hydropower 
project located on Dry Wash, Apache Canyon, in Hudspeth, Culberson, and 
Reeves Counties, Texas. 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following: 
(1) A 210-foot-high, 1,610-foot-long earth fill dam; (2) a 20-foot-
high, 340-foot-long saddle dam; (3) an upper reservoir with a surface 
area of 134.0 acres and an 11,726 acre-foot storage capacity; (4) a 
170-foot-high, 1,270.0-foot-long earth fill dam creating; (5) a lower 
reservoir with a surface area of 209.0 acres and an 14,139 acre-foot 
storage capacity; (6) one 32-foot-diameter, 2,713-foot-long penstock; 
(7) a bifurcation to four 11-foot-diameter, and 640-foot-long 
penstocks; (8) a powerhouse/pumping station containing four pump/
generating units with a total generating capacity of 1,271 megawatts; 
(9) a substation; (10) a 208.0-mile-long, 345 kilo-Volt transmission 
line to an existing substation near Midland, Texas; and (11) existing 
roads will be upgraded for access to the project. The proposed project 
would have an average annual generation of 3,683.0 gigawatt-hours 
(GWh).
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Symbiotics LLC, 975 South 
State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752-2580.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected], (202) 502-
6093.
    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

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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 at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-(866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, (202) 502-8659. 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-14309-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30869 Filed 11-30-11; 8:45 am]
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