[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 100 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31176-31177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11119]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15027-000]


Agate Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On April 21, 2020, the Agate Energy Park, 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 proposed Agate 
Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydro Project No. 15027-000, to be located 
in Twin Falls County, near the town of Rogerson and Twin Falls, Idaho. 
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 3,000-
foot-long, 1,000-foot-wide, oval-shaped upper impoundment created by a 
5,700-foot- long, 75-foot-high earthen and/or roller compacted concrete 
embankment; (2) a 1,900-foot-long, 1,900-foot-wide, square-shaped lower 
reservoir formed by a 7,600-foot-long, 75-foot-high earthen and/or 
roller compacted concrete embankment; (3) a 5,000-foot-long, 18-foot-
diameter steel penstock; (4) a 400-foot-long, 115-foot-wide powerhouse 
below grade and located adjacent to the lower reservoir housing three 
Quaternary units rated at 133 Mega-watt each; (5) a 7.5 mile-long 
transmission line interconnecting to existing transmission line owned 
by Idaho Power; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project 
would have an annual generation of 1,300 Gigawatt-hours.

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    Applicant Contact: Mr. Carl Borgquist, 612 East Main Street, Suite 
C, P.O. Box 309, Bozeman, MT 59771; phone: (406) 585-3006.
    FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh; phone: (202) 502-8474; email: 
[email protected].
    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).
    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-15027) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 18, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-11119 Filed 5-21-20; 8:45 am]
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