[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 32631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13277]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13333-001]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Klickitat County, Washington; 
Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 1, 2012, the Public Utility District No. 1 of Klickitat 
County, Washington, 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 JD Pool Pumped Storage Hydroelectric 
Project (project) to be located near Goldendale, Klickitat County, 
Washington, and Rufus, Sherman County, Oregon. The project would be 
partially located on land owned and operated by the U.S. Department of 
the Army Corps of Engineers. 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 new facilities: 
(1) A 270-foot-high, 8,610-foot-long earth embankment dam enclosing an 
upper reservoir; (2) an upper reservoir, with a surface area of 114 
acres and a storage capacity of 14,010 acre-feet at a maximum surface 
elevation of 2,710 feet above mean sea level (msl); (3) a 295-foot-
high, 5,870-foot-long earth embankment dam enclosing a lower reservoir; 
(4) a lower reservoir, with a surface area of 110 acres and a storage 
capacity of 21,440 acre-feet at a maximum surface elevation of 705 feet 
msl; (5) a 24-foot-diameter, 9,188-foot-long steel penstock; (6) an 
underground powerhouse with five 300-megawatt (MW) turbine units with a 
total installed capacity of 1,500 MW; (7) 5 miles of 500-kilovolt 
transmission line connecting to Bonneville Power Administration's 
existing John Day Substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The 
project would be a closed-loop system and would use water from the 
Columbia River for initial fill and make-up water. The estimated annual 
generation of the project would be 4,343 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. John Smith, General Manager, Public Utility 
District No. 1 of Klickitat County, 1313 S. Columbus Avenue, 
Goldendale, Washington 98620; phone: (509) 773-5891.
    FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502-6480.
    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-13333) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 25, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-13277 Filed 5-31-12; 8:45 am]
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