[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 75005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25979]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15043-000]


Craig-Hayden PS, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On August 20, 2020, Craig-Hayden PS 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 Craig-Hayden Pumped 
Storage Project (Craig-Hayden Project or project), a closed-loop pumped 
storage project to be located in Moffat County, Colorado. 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 10 
to 60-foot-high dam with a total crest length of 8,000 feet, creating a 
4,800 acre-foot upper reservoir with a maximum surface elevation of 
7,920 feet above mean sea level; (2) one of the two alternatives for a 
new tunnel and conduit system of steel and/or concrete lined tunnels to 
connect the upper and lower reservoirs to the powerhouse; (3) three 
pump-turbine units in an underground powerhouse with generation 
capacity of 200 megawatts each (total capacity of 600 megawatt) located 
at an underground cavern; (4) two new dams to create the lower 
reservoir, with a storage capacity of 4,800 acre-feet, at an elevation 
of 6,470 feet above mean sea level; (5) an electrical switchyard above 
the powerhouse and interconnecting transmission lines from the 
powerhouse to the nearest major transmission interconnection; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation of the 
Craig-Hayden Project would be 1,051,200 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, Craig-Hayden PS, 800 West Main 
Street, Suite 1220, Boise, Idaho 83702; phone: (208) 246-9925.
    FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick, (202) 502-8433, 
[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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment. aspx. 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, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15043-000.
    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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/overview. Enter the docket number (P-15043) in the docket number field 
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 17, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-25979 Filed 11-23-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P