[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 40354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16629]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13316-001]


Mesa de Los Carros Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On April 3, 2012, Mesa De Los Carros Hydro, LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Mesa De Los Carros Pumped 
Storage Project to be located in San Miguel County, New Mexico. The 
proposed project would be closed loop and would not be built on an 
existing body of water.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An upper earthen dam 
with a height of 88 feet and a length of 11,880 feet; (2) an upper 
reservoir with a surface area of 276 acres, a capacity of 10,394 acre-
feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 6,900 feet msl; (3) a lower 
earthen dam with a height of 110 feet and a length of 9,662 feet; (4) a 
lower reservoir with a surface area of 396 acres, a capacity of 11,652 
acre-feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 5,560 feet msl; (5) a 29-
foot-diameter, 9,000-foot-long steel penstock; (6) a powerhouse 
containing 4 generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,154 
MW; (7) a 19.5-mile-long, 500 kV transmission line and; (8) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed project would have an annual production of 
4,214 GWh which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, Symbiotics, LLC, 811 SW Naito 
Parkway Ste. 120, Portland, OR 97204 (503) 235-3424.
    FERC Contact: Shana Murray (202) 502-8333.
    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-13316) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 29, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-16629 Filed 7-6-12; 8:45 am]
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