[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51514-51515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13394]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15333-000]


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

    On November 16, 2023, Gravity 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 Red Lake Pumped Storage 
Project (project) to be located in Mojave county, Arizona. The proposed 
closed-loop pumped storage project would occupy federal land managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management. The sole purpose of a preliminary 
permit, if issued, is to grant

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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 new facilities: 
(1) a 3,740-foot-long, 200-foot-high rockfill concrete (upper dam 1) 
and a 3,000-foot-long, 60-foot-high rockfill concrete (upper dam 2), 
both of which would impound a new 275-acre upper reservoir with a a 
total storage capacity of 26,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum 
operating elevation of 5,700 feet average above mean sea level (msl); 
(2) a 4,240-foot-long, 160-foot-high rockfill concrete lower dam that 
would impound a new 273-acre lower reservoir with a a total storage 
capacity of 26,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 
3,400 feet msl; (3) three 15,400-foot-long, 36-foot-diameter reinforced 
concrete branch penstocks; (4) six 330-foot-long, 25-foot-diameter 
steel turbine penstocks; (5) a 1,200-foot-long, 150-foot-wide and 160-
foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse containing six turbine-
generator units 500 megawatts each with a total rated capacity of 3,000 
megawatts; (6) a 3,100-foot-long reinforced concrete tailrace; (7) a 
new 6-mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to the existing Western Area Power Administration 
substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual power 
generation at the project would be 13,140 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Dave E. Drips, Manager, Gravity Storage, LLC 
10958 E Cordova Street Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; [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/FERCOnline.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-15333-000.
    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 https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 
Enter the docket number (P-15333) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13394 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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