[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 8252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3403]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14344-000]


The International Consortium of Energy Managers; Notice of 
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 6, 2012, The International Consortium of Energy Managers 
filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Blue Diamond Pumped 
Storage Project to be located in Clark County, Nevada. The proposed 
project would be closed loop and would not be located on any existing 
water body. 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 new 
embankment creating an upper reservoir with a maximum elevation of 
4,810 feet above mean sea level (MSL), and a storage capacity of 4,900 
acre-feet; (2) a new embankment creating a lower reservoir with a 
maximum elevation of 3,320 feet MSL, and a storage capacity of 4,900 
acre-feet; (3) a 21-foot-diameter, 4,300-foot-long concrete and steel 
penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing two pump/turbine units with a 
total installed capacity of 450 megawatts; (5) a 132-kilovolt, 3.5-
mile-long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would produce about 4,500 megawatt hours (MWh) of 
energy daily, and use about 5,600 MWh daily to pump water from the 
lower to the upper reservoir.
    Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, International Consortium of Energy 
Managers, 2416 Cades Way, Vista, CA 92083; (760) 599-0086.
    FERC Contact: Jim Fargo; phone: (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 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-14344) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-3403 Filed 2-13-12; 8:45 am]
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