[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 66895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26343]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14989-000]


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

    On October 8, 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 the Montezuma Pumped 
Storage Project (Montezuma Project or project) to be located near 
Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona. 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: (1) A new 
rockfill, concrete-face impoundment, 3,000 feet by 110 feet creating an 
upper reservoir with a maximum elevation of 3,000 feet above mean sea 
level (MSL), and a usable storage capacity of 9,500 acre-feet; (2) a 
new rockfill, concrete-face impoundment, 4,000 feet by 130 feet 
creating a lower reservoir with a maximum elevation of 1,350 feet MSL, 
and a usable storage capacity of 9,500 acre-feet; (3) two 32-foot-
diameter, 7,000-foot-long reinforced concrete penstocks; (4) a 
powerhouse constructed of reinforced concrete with approximate 
dimensions of 900 feet by 150 feet and 150 feet high, and containing 
six turbine-generator units with a total installed capacity of 2100 
megawatts; (5) a tailrace constructed of reinforced concrete with 
approximate dimensions of 1,200 feet by 50 feet by 50 feet; (6) a 500-
kilovolt substation; (7) a 500-kilovolt, 11-mile-long transmission 
line; (8) a 500-kilovolt, 8-mile-long transmission line; (9) one 24-
inch-diameter, ductile iron pipe pipeline connecting the project to the 
existing City of Phoenix 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant; (10) 
one 24-inch-diameter, ductile iron pipe pipeline connecting the project 
to the existing Salt River Project irrigation canal; (11) one 24-inch-
diameter, ductile iron pipe pipeline connecting the project to the 
existing Gila River Indian Community irrigation canal; (12) one 24-
inch-diameter, ductile iron pipe pipeline connecting the project to a 
new water supply well in Santa Cruz Wash; (13) one steel casing water 
supply well in Santa Cruz wash rated at 2,000 gallons-per-minute; (14) 
one 1-million-gallon steel overflow tank; (15) six agricultural fields, 
2-square-miles in area, that would be irrigated with excess water from 
the steel overflow tank; and (16) appurtenant facilities. The proposed 
project would produce about 9,600 megawatt hours of energy daily. The 
estimated annual generation of the Montezuma Project would be 3,504 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Steve Irwin, Pumped Hydro Storage LLC, 6514 
41st Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85041; phone: (602) 696-3608.
    FERC Contact: Evan Williams; phone: (202) 502-8462.
    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-14804-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14989) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 2, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-26343 Filed 12-5-19; 8:45 am]
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