[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 21765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8642]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-14227-000]


Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On July 14, 2011, the Nevada Hydro Company (Nevada Hydro) 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 Lake 
Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project to be located on Lake Elsinore 
and San Juan Creek, in Riverside, Orange and San Diego Counties, 
California. All timely filings submitted pursuant to the original 
November 29, 2011 notice will continue to be considered timely and do 
not need to be resubmitted.
    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 
upper reservoir (Decker Canyon) having a 240-foot-high main dam and a 
gross storage volume of 5,500 feet, at a normal reservoir surface 
elevation of 2,830 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a powerhouse 
with two reversible pump-turbine units with a total installed capacity 
of 600 megawatts; (3) the existing Lake Elsinore to be used as a lower 
reservoir; (4) about 32 miles of 500-kV transmission line connecting 
the project to an existing transmission line owned by Southern 
California Edison located north of the proposed project and to an 
existing San Diego Gas & Electric Company transmission line located to 
the south.
    Applicant Contact: Arnold B. Podgorsky and Patrick L. Morand, 
Wright & Talisman, P.C., 1200 G Street NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 
20005, Phone (202) 393-1200.
    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. 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:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-14227-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: April 4, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-8642 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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