[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 165 (Monday, August 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48420-48421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18614]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15104-000]


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

    On February 25, 2021, the Premium Energy Holdings 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 
Tehachapi Pumped Storage Project to be located about 6 miles east of 
Lebec, in Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. 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 includes three alternative project 
configurations (alternatives A, B, and C). The proposed alternative A 
would consist of: (1) A new upper reservoir using National Cement 
Company's existing quarry (Quarry Reservoir) with a surface area of 59 
acres, and a total storage capacity of 14,610 acre-feet at a normal 
maximum operating elevation of 5,100 feet above average mean sea level 
(msl); (2) a new 5,350-foot-long, 255-foot-high earthen dam impounding 
a new lower reservoir

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(Border Reservoir), with a surface area of 138-acres, and a total 
storage capacity of 21,600 acre-feet at a normal maximum elevation of 
3,920 feet msl; and (3) a new 8,448-foot-long, 31-foot-diameter 
pressurized tunnel penstock connecting the Quarry and Border 
Reservoirs, with a hydraulic head of 1,180 feet. The proposed 
alternative B would consist of: (1) A new 2,997-foot-long, 300-foot-
high earthen dam impounding a new upper reservoir (Edison Reservoir) 
with a surface area of 62 acres, and a total storage capacity of 18,000 
acre-feet at a normal maximum elevation of 4,500 feet msl; (2) a new 
lower reservoir (Teson Reservoir) with a surface area of 63 acres, and 
a total storage capacity of 21,800 acre-feet at a normal maximum 
elevation of 3,530 feet msl; and (3) a new 7,920-foot-long, 33-foot-
diameter pressurized tunnel penstock connecting the Edison and Teson 
Reservoirs, with a hydraulic head of 1,000 feet. The proposed 
alternative C would consist of: (1) A new 3,840-foot-long, 300-foot-
high earthen dam impounding a new upper reservoir (Crane Reservoir) 
with a surface area of 156 acres, and a total storage capacity of 
23,950 acre-feet at a normal maximum elevation of 4,500 feet msl; (2) a 
new 5,485-foot-long, 195-foot-high earthen dam impounding a new lower 
reservoir (Oso Reservoir) with a surface area of 314-acres, and a total 
storage capacity of 21,690 acre-feet at a normal maximum elevation of 
3,530 feet msl; and (3) a new 19,536-foot-long, 34-foot-diameter 
pressurized tunnel penstock connecting the Crane and Oso Reservoirs, 
with a hydraulic head of 970 feet. Each of the alternative 
configurations would also include a new powerhouse and switchyard 
located adjacent to the lower reservoir, and a transmission line 
connecting the switchyard to either Los Angeles Department of Water and 
Power's (LADWP) Rosamond Switching Station or Southern California 
Edison Company's (SCE) Bailey Substation. The powerhouse would contain 
five turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 1,000 
megawatts and the estimated annual generation at the project would be 
3,500 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Victor M. Rojas, Managing Director, Premium 
Energy Holdings LLC. 355 South Lemon Ave., Suite A, Walnut, CA 91789, 
[email protected].
    FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; [email protected], (202) 502-
6245.
    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-15104-000.
    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-15104) in the docket number field 
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 24, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-18614 Filed 8-27-21; 8:45 am]
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