[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 24947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10069]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13324-001]


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

    On April 2, 2011, Cedar Creek 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 the Cedar Creek Pumped 
Storage Project to be located in Briscoe, Armstrong, and Randall 
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: (1) A 60-
foot-high, 12,700-foot-long earth embankment upper dam; (2) an upper 
reservoir with a surface area of 283.0 acre and a storage capacity of 
7,660 acre-feet; (3) a 28-foot-diameter, 3,720-foot-long steel 
penstock; (4) a powerhouse/pumping station containing three pump/
generating units with a total capacity of 660.0 megawatts; (5) a 140-
foot-high, 1,600-foot-long earth embankment lower dam; (6) a lower 
reservoir with a surface area of 151 acres and a storage capacity of 
8,550 acre-feet; and (7) a 26-mile-long, 240 kilo-volt (KV) 
transmission line. The project would have an estimated average annual 
generation of 1,816,000 megawatt-hours and the project power would be 
sold.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Symbiotics, LLC, 811 SW 
Naito Parkway Ste 120, Portland OR 97204. (503) 235-3424.
    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 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-13324-001) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 19, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-10069 Filed 4-25-12; 8:45 am]
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