[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61582-61583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19218]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15312-000]


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

    On May 26, 2023, MQR Storage, 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 MQR Pumped Storage 
Water Battery Project to be located near the City of Tracy in Alameda 
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.
    This proposed project would consist of the following: (1) a new 52-
acre upper reservoir, with an anticipated maximum water surface 
elevation is approximately 1,640 feet above means sea level (msl), that 
would be formed by a 1,052-foot-long, 210-foot-high embankment dam, a 
677-foot-long, 150-foot-high embankment dam, and a 508-foot-long, 80-
foot-high saddle dam; (2) a 25-foot-diameter steel penstock, shaft, and 
pressure tunnel connecting the upper reservoir to new 210-foot by 125-
foot powerhouse containing two 140-megawatt turbine generator units; 
(3) a draft tube extension tunnel joining a tailrace tunnel that 
extends into the new lower reservoir; (4) a new 40-acre lower 
reservoir, with an anticipated maximum water surface elevation of 940 
feet msl, that would be formed by a 946-foot-long, 250-foot-high roller 
compacted concrete dam; (5) a 30-inch-diameter, 8-mile-long pipeline 
connecting the upper reservoir to either the City of Tracy's or the 
City of Livermore's water treatment plant for supply water for the 
initial fill and refill of the reservoir; (6) a new 1.75-mile-long, 
230-kilovolt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to PG&E's 
Tesla substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The average annual 
energy production of the proposed project is estimated to be 
approximately 368 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicholas Sher, MQR Storage, LLC, 4421 
Webster St., Oakland, CA 94609; email: [email protected]; phone: 
(510) 435-9145.

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    FERC Contact: Everard Baker; email: [email protected]; phone: 
(202) 502-8554.
    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 filings such as interventions, 
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to 
contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected]. Comments, motions to 
intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or 
notices of intent to file competing applications should be submitted 
within 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/.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: 
Secretary Kimberly Bose, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, 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-
15312-000.
    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-15312) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 30, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-19218 Filed 9-6-23; 8:45 am]
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