[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34496-34497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11397]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15311-000]


Neptune Pumped Storage 2, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 8, 2023, Neptune Pumped Storage 2, 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 Soldier Camp 
Pumped Storage Project (or project). The project would be located on 
Lobster Creek in Curry County, OR, approximately 4 miles north of the 
Rogue River. 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.
    Neptune Pumped Storage 2, LLC has proposed to construct: (1) an 
upper reservoir with a surface area of 50 acres and a storage volume of 
approximately 3,000 acre-feet created by a 5,600-foot-long, 70-foot-
high rockfill embankment ring dike; (2) a lower reservoir with a 
surface area of 50 acres and a storage volume of approximately 3,000 
acre-feet created by a 5,700-foot-long, 70-foot-high rockfill 
embankment ring dike; (3) a 1,825 foot-long steel and concrete penstock 
with a diameter of 22-feet; (4) a 550-foot-long, 120-foot-wide concrete 
powerhouse/pump station located on the lower reservoir shoreline 
containing 6 generating/pumping units for a total generating capacity 
of 550 MW; (5) an approximate 13-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission 
line from a proposed substation near the powerhouse to an existing 
substation on Nesika Beach Dump Rd that would interconnect to the 
regional transmission grid; (6) an approximately 1.7-mile-long 
underground pipeline with a 100 cfs capacity and a diameter of 2.5-feet 
diverting water from Lobster Creek for initial fill and annual 
maintenance fill; and, (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project 
would be operated as a closed-loop system and generate an estimated 
annual average of 1,606 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Nate Sandvig, Rye Development, LLC, 220 NW 
8th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, (503) 309-2496, 
[email protected].
    FERC Contact: Jeffrey Ackley at [email protected].
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of

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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, 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-15311-000.
    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-15311-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].

    Dated: May 23, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-11397 Filed 5-26-23; 8:45 am]
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