
[Federal Register: February 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 34)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13333-000]

 
PUD 1 of Klickitat County; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To 
Intervene

February 13, 2009.
    On November 20, 2009, Public Utility District No. 1 of Klickitat 
County filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the JD Pool 
Pumped Storage Project to be located in Klickitat County, Washington 
partially on lands owned by the Department of the Army. The proposed 
project would be closed loop and would not be on any existing body of 
water.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An upper earthen dam 
with a height of 208 feet and a length of 4,330 feet; (2) an upper 
reservoir with a surface area of 190 acres, a storage capacity of 
11,445 acre-feet and a normal surface elevation of 2,445 feet MSL; (3) 
a lower earthen dam with a height of 65 feet and a length of 16,540 
feet; (4) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 160 acres, a storage 
capacity of 10,580 acre-feet and a normal surface elevation of 565 feet 
MSL; (5) a 8,022 foot long, 24 foot diameter steel penstock; (6) a 
powerhouse containing 10 generator/pump units with a total installed 
capacity of 1,129 MW; (7) a 240 kV, 9.6 mile long transmission line 
and; (8) appurtenant facilities. The annual production would be 4,121 
GWh which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Greg Gallagher, Power Manager KPUD, 1313 S. 
Columbus Ave., Goldendale, WA 98620 (509) 773-7605.
    FERC Contact: Steven Sachs (202) 502-8666.
    Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 
13291-000 filed November 14, 2008. Competing applications must be filed 
on or before March 2, 2009.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of 
intent and competing applications may be filed electronically via the 
internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be 
filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an 
original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types 
of filings please go to the Commission's Web site located at http://
www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project 
can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the Commission's 
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the 
docket number (P-13333) in the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-3697 Filed 2-20-09; 8:45 am]

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