[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 67444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26530]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14742-001]


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

    On August 30, 2019, Ute Indian Tribe filed an application for a 
successive 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 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 
(8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Ute 
Project would be between 400 and 850 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Luke Duncan, Chairman, Ute Tribal Business 
Committee, Ute Indian Tribe, PO Box 190, Fort Duchesne, UT 84026; 
phone: (435) 722-5141.
    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-14742-001.
    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-14742) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 4, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-26530 Filed 12-9-19; 8:45 am]
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