[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 66442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21105]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15248-000]


RAMM Power Group, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On November 18, 2021, RAMM Power Group 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 Sacaton Energy 
Storage Project (Sacaton Project or project) to be located in Pinal 
County, Arizona. 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 150-megawatt (MW) closed-loop pumped storage project 
would consist of the following: (1) an existing 1200-foot-deep open pit 
mine for the lower reservoir, which will have a storage capacity of 
1,500 acre-feet at a maximum water surface elevation of 455 feet above 
mean sea level (msl); (2) an adjacent waste-rock dump for the upper 
reservoir, which will have a storage capacity of 1,300 acre-feet at a 
maximum water surface elevation of 1,456 feet msl; (3) a new 28-foot-
high, 6,000-foot long upper reservoir dam; (4) a single 200-foot-long, 
12-foot-diameter steel penstock connecting the upper and lower 
reservoirs; (5) a new underground powerhouse with two 75-MW pump/
turbine generating units; (6) a single 14-foot-dimeter low-pressure 
draft tube that would extend approximately 2,200 feet from the 
powerhouse to the lower reservoir; (7) a new 200-megavolt-ampere 
substation located adjacent to the upper reservoir; and (8) a new 
2,500-foot-long, 137-kilovolt transmission line connecting the new 
substation to the grid interconnection at a transmission line owned by 
Arizona Public Service. Initial fill water for the project would come 
from the mine and purchased from existing water rights holders. The 
proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 
400,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Dr. Michael A. Werner, RAMM Power Group, 14575 S 
Avenida Cucana, Sahuarita, Arizona 85629; phone: (509) 280-7486.
    FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick, (202) 502-8433, 
[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://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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-15248-000.
    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-15248) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-21105 Filed 9-26-23; 8:45 am]
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