[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78296-78297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21886]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15351-000]


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

    On April 24, 2024, Energy Recycling Company, 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 
proposed Iron Range Pumped Storage Project, a closed loop pumped 
storage project, to be located near the City of Marble, Itasca County, 
Minnesota. 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 Iron Range Pumped Storage Project would consist of the 
following: (1) a lower reservoir proposed approximately 2,700 feet 
below the ground surface; (2) an enclosed upper reservoir proposed to 
be constructed of a concrete lined rockfill embankment; (3) a 
reinforced concrete 18-foot-diameter intake with a ``morning glory'' 
configuration; (4) a 2,800-foot-long vertical shaft penstock having a 
diameter of 16 feet connecting the upper reservoir to the powerhouse; 
(5) a 200-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, and 130-foot-high underground 
powerhouse located approximately 2,700 feet below the ground surface; 
(6) a 240-foot-long and 40-foot-high underground transformer gallery 
lined with concrete; (7) two 333-megawatt hydroelectric pump/turbines, 
(8) a new interconnection line approximately 200 to 500 feet long, 
joining a new substation adjacent to the project to an existing 230-
kilovolt transmission line; and (9) a new pumping system to carry water 
to the upper reservoir. The proposed project would have an estimated 
annual generation of 1,450 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Douglas A. Spaulding, Nelson Energy, 1030 Tyrol 
Trail, Minnesota, MN 55416; phone: (612) 599-8493.
    FERC Contact: Shivani Khetani; phone: (212) 273-5917, or by email 
at [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

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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: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any 
filing should include docket number P-15351-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 
Enter the docket number (P-15351) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21886 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
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