[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14602]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14742-000]


Ute Indian Tribe; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On December 12, 2015, the Ute Indian Tribe, 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 Ute Pumped Storage 
Project (Ute Project or project) adjacent to the Bureau of 
Reclamation's Flaming Gorge Reservoir, in Daggett County, Utah. 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 the following: 
(1) An intake and discharge structure at one of seven locations in 
Flaming Gorge Reservoir; (2) an underground tailrace between the 
reservoir intake/outlet structure and the powerhouse; (3) pump-turbine 
units in an underground powerhouse with generation capacity of between 
500 to 1,000 megawatts; (4) a penstock between the powerhouse and the 
upper reservoir; (5) a dam at one of seven locations forming the upper 
reservoir; (6) an upper reservoir at one of seven locations with a 
capacity between 5,000 and 10,000 acre-feet at an elevation between 
6,800 and 7,500 feet above mean sea level; (7) a transmission line from 
the powerhouse to the nearest major transmission interconnection; and 
(10) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Ute 
Project would be between 400 and 850 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Shaun Chapoose, Chairman, Ute Tribal Business 
Committee, Ute Indian Tribe, P.O. Box 190, Fort Duchesne, Utah 84026; 
phone: (435) 722-5141.
    FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell; phone: (202) 502-8079.
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14742-000.
    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/ecomment.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14742) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 15, 2016.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-14602 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am]
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