[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44122-44123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14610]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15304-000]


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

    On February 16, 2023, Cat Creek Energy, LLC filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Corral Summit Pumped 
Storage Project (Corral Summit Project or project) to be located near 
Big Lost River, Custer 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 Corral Summit pumped storage hydro would use an 
existing reservoir for its lower reservoir and build a new upper 
reservoir approximately 600-feet higher to provide sufficient head for 
generation.

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    Two alternatives are being considered for the Corral Summit 
Project. Alternative 1 would consist of the following: (1) a 400-acre 
upper reservoir located approximately 1.2 miles west of the existing 
Mackay Reservoir on Federal lands belonging to the US Bureau of Land 
Management, with a total impoundment volume of 25,000 acre-feet; (2) 
the reservoir is formed by a 3.6-mile, long, 75-foot tall circular dam 
with new intake/outlet structures; (3) two steel pipeline penstocks, 
each approximately 3,700 foot long and a diameter of 16 feet connect 
the upper reservoir to a underground powerhouse; (4) the powerhouse 
would contain two vertical Francis adjustable speed or ternary design 
turbines and two 100 MW generating units, for a total installed 
capacity of 200 MW; (5) a 3.7-mile, 230-kV transmission line would 
connect the project to the existing 230-kV Bonneville Power 
Administration transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    Alternative 2 would consist of the same facilities described in 
alternative 1 except: (1) the upper reservoir would be located 
approximately 1.4 miles east of the existing Mackay Reservoir on State 
of Idaho land, and would be approximately 412 acres in size; (2) the 
circular dam surrounding the upper reservoir would be 3.2 miles long; 
(3) the two steel pipeline penstocks would be approximately 5,800-foot-
long; and (4) the transmission line would be 2 miles in length and 
would also connect to the existing 230 kV Bonneville Power 
Administration transmission line.
    The estimated annual generation of the Corral Summit Project would 
be 584 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: James T. Carkulis, Project Agent, Cat Creek 
Energy LLC, 1989 South I875 East, Gooding, ID 8330; email: 
[email protected]; phone: (208) 336-1370.
    FERC Contact: Golbahar Mirhosseini; 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'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].
    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://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-15304-000.
    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/efiling.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-15304) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected]; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or, for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: July 5, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-14610 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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