[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 59375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23419]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15240-000]


PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

    On October 13, 2021, PacifiCorp filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Dry Canyon Pumped Storage 
Project (Dry Canyon Project or project) to be located on Mud Lake, near 
Saint Charles, Bear Lake County, 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 roller-
compacted concrete dam with a height of 530 feet and a crest length of 
2,900 feet; (2) a rock-armored earthen levee with an average height of 
22 feet above the bottom of the Mud Lake and a length of 24,242 feet 
with two inlet/outlet structures; (3) an upper reservoir with a surface 
area of 182 acres and a storage volume of approximately 26,880 acre-
feet; (4) three 22-foot-diameter, 6,650-foot-long concrete and steel 
penstocks; (5) a 660-foot-long and 110-foot-wide underground 
generating/pumping station chamber with six 300-megawatt generating/
pumping units; (6) three 22-foot-diameter, 2,200-foot-long concrete-
lined tailrace tunnels; (7) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 
1,390 acres and a storage volume of 30,680 acre-feet; (8) a 500 
kilovolt transmission line from the powerhouse to a new substation that 
would interconnect to PacifiCorp's existing or planned transmission 
lines; and, (9) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation 
of the Dry Canyon Project would be 5.4 terawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mark Stenberg, License Program Manager, 
PacifiCorp, 822 Grace Power Plant Rd., Grace, ID 83241; email: 
[email protected]; phone: (208) 339-9552.
    FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen; email: [email protected]; phone: 
(202) 502-8074.
    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. 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-15240-000.
    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-15420) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 21, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-23419 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
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