[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 49723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20502]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14944-000]


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

    On May 10, 2019, Pumped Hydro Storage, 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 a pumped storage 
project on the Little Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona. On 
August 1, 2019, the applicant filed a revised application for the 
project to address Commission staff's June 19, 2019 comments. 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 Navajo Nation Little Colorado River Pumped Storage 
Project would consist of the following: (1) A new 200-foot-high, 3,200-
foot-long upper dam and reservoir; (2) a new 150-foot-high, 1,000-foot-
long lower dam and reservoir; (3) eight 400-megawatt, turbine-generator 
units, for a total installed capacity of 3,200 megawatts; (4) two new 
22-mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission lines from the powerhouse to an 
existing grid interconnection point; and (5) appurtenant facilities. 
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 8,500 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Steve Irwin, Pumped Hydro Storage, LLC, 6514 S 
41st Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85041; phone: (602) 696-3608.
    FERC Contact: Tim Konnert; phone: (202) 502-6359.
    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. DATED: 
September 17, 2019. 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-14994-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary link of the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14994) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 17, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-20502 Filed 9-20-19; 8:45 am]
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