[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37210-37211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14735]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13239-002]


Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC; Notice of Environmental Site Review

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with Commission and are available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 13239.
    c. Date filed: November 30, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Parker Knoll Pumped Storage Hydroelectric 
Project.

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    f. Location: At Parker Mountain, near the Town of Richfield, Piute 
County, Utah. The project would occupy 458.7 acres of federal land 
administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Justin Barker, Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC., 975 
South State Highway, Logan, UT 84321; (435) 752-2580.
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff, [email protected], (202) 502-
6824.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The proposed project would be a closed-loop pumped storage 
system, with an initial fill from the existing Otter Creek reservoir. 
Parker Knoll would include the following new facilities: (1) An 
approximately 175-feet-high upper main dam with a crest length of 
approximately 1,650 feet and one saddle dam; (2) an upper reservoir 
with a storage capacity of approximately 6,780 acre-feet and a surface 
area of approximately 110 acres; (3) an approximately 100-feet-high 
lower dam with a crest length of approximately 1,750 feet and two 
saddle dams; (4) a lower reservoir with storage capacity of 
approximately 6,760 acre-feet and a surface area of approximately 130 
acres; (5) a 2,390-feet-long and 27-feet-diameter headrace tunnel; (6) 
a 2,200-feet-long and 27-feet-diameter vertical shaft; (7) a 1,000-
feet-long and 27-feet-diameter steel-lined penstock tunnel; (8) a 
7,126-feet-long and 35-feet-diameter tailrace tunnel; (9) a powerhouse 
containing four variable speed, reversible pump-turbine units with a 
minimum rating of 250 megawatt (MW); (10) an approximately 585-feet by 
340-feet substation; (11) a 16-inch diameter and 68,000-feet-long fill 
pipeline and system; (12) approximately one mile of 345-kV transmission 
line; and (13) appurtenant facilities. The project would occupy 458.7 
acres of federal land and would have an estimated annual generation of 
2,630 gigawatt hours.
    l. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at  http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

m. Environmental Site Review

    The Applicant and FERC staff will conduct a project Environmental 
Site Review beginning at 8:00 a.m. on July 16, 2013. All interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend. All 
participants should meet at the Richfield City Offices, located at 255 
S 100 E in Richfield, Utah. All participants are responsible for their 
own transportation to the site. Four-wheel drive vehicles are 
recommended. Anyone with questions about the Environmental Site Review 
should contact Mr. Justin Barker of Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC. at 435-
752-2580.

    Dated: June 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14735 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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