
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 71106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29311]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13862-000]


Deer Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

November 12, 2010.
    On October 14, 2010, Deer Creek Hydro, LLC (Deer Creek Hydro) 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 
Deer Creek Pumped Storage Project (Project) near Glenrock, Converse 
County, Wyoming. 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 project will consist of: (1) Two artificial reservoirs 
created by embankments and joined by approximately 9,715 feet of 
conduit; (2) an underground powerhouse to be located approximately 
3,000 feet southeast of the lower reservoir dam, at an elevation of 
approximately 5,450 feet; (3) two 150-megawatt (MW) and two 100-MW 
reversible pump-turbines, totaling 500 MW of generating capacity, with 
up to 150 MW of additional pumping capacity, for a total of 650 MW 
pumping capacity; (4) a double-circuit 230-kilovolt, approximately 1.2-
mile-long transmission line connecting to an existing substation; and 
(5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual energy production for 
the proposed Project is approximately 1,533,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 
W. Franklin St. Ste. 2, Boise, ID 83702; phone: (208) 246-9925.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy (202) 502-8755.
    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. 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, 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-13862-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29311 Filed 11-19-10; 8:45 am]
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