[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1075]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14341-000]


Longview Energy Exchange, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 3, 2012, Longview Energy Exchange, 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 
Longview Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located Ash Fork City, 
Yavapai County, Arizona. 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) Two upper 
reservoirs constructed of rock fill each with a dam drainage system; 
(2) a single lower reservoir dam constructed of earth fill materials 
with an internal dam drainage system; (3) concrete inlet-outlet 
structures at both upper reservoirs equipped with trash racks; (4) 
water conductors constructed of concrete-lined pressure tunnels; (5) 
three 12.5-foot-diameter penstocks serving the pump-turbine units 
associated with both upper reservoirs; (6) surge control facilities; 
(7) a 500-foot-long by 100-foot-wide and 150-foot-high reinforced 
concrete powerhouse containing 6 units; (8) a switchyard to be located 
near the powerhouse; (9) a 38-mile-long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission 
line extending from the project to an interconnection with the existing 
Arizona Public Service owned and operated Eldorado-Moenkopi 500-kV 
line; (10) a 27-mile-long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 
extending from the project to an interconnection with an existing 
Western Area Power Administration owned and operated 230-kV (to be 
upgraded to 500-kV); and (11) appurtenant facilities. The estimated 
annual generation of the Longview Pumped Storage Project would be 
35,040 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mitchell M. Wexler, Manager, Longview Energy 
Exchange, 13397 Lakefront Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63045; phone: 
(314) 739-5555.
    FERC Contact: Mary Greene; phone: (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. 
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 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-14341) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 12, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-1075 Filed 1-19-12; 8:45 am]
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