
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 22698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9792]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14061-000]


Arizona Independent Power, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 12, 2011, Arizona Independent Power, Inc. 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 
Verde Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located within the 
Colorado River region, near Maricopa 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 project would consist of the following: (1) A roller 
compacted concrete dam (upper reservoir) having a total storage 
capacity of 13,900 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 
3,040 feet msl; (2) a roller compacted concrete dam (lower reservoir) 
having a total storage capacity of 13,900 acre-feet at a normal maximum 
operating elevation of 1,800 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) two 12,160-
foot-long, 19-foot-diameter penstocks; (4) a powerhouse with 
approximate dimensions of 750 feet long by 70 feet wide by 175 feet 
high, housing three to 267 megawatt Francis pump turbines and motor 
generators units; (5) two 3,000-foot-long, 21-foot-diameter tailraces; 
(6) a twin circuit, 40-mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission line 
extending to the existing transmission line rights-of-way owned by the 
Arizona Public Service Company or Salt River Project. The estimated 
annual generation of the Verde Pumped Storage Project would be 1,078 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Frank L. Mazzone, President, Arizona 
Independent Power, Inc., 957 Fairway Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476; phone: 
(707) 996-2573.
    FERC Contact: Mary Greene; phone: (202) 502-8865.
    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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. 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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14061-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 15, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-9792 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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