
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28025-28026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11730]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Project No. 14142-000


East Maui Pumped Storage Water Supply LCC; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On April 1, 2011, East Maui Pumped Storage Water Supply LCC 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 
East Maui Pumped Storage Water Supply Project to be located on the 
Miliko Gulch, in Maui County, Hawaii. 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

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otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the 
owners' express permission.
    The proposed project will consist of the following: (1) A 400-foot-
long, 250-foot-high earthen dam impounding an upper reservoir with a 
40-acre surface area and storage volume of 2,750 acre-feet; (2) a 
15,600-foot-long, 5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (3) a 1,400-foot-
long, 50-foot-high intermediate earthen dam impounding an intermediate 
reservoir with a 55-acre surface area and storage volume of 2,750 acre-
feet; (4) a 800-foot-long, 200-foot-high intermediate earthen dam 
impounding a lower reservoir with a 50-acre surface area and storage 
volume of 5,000 acre-feet; (5) a 7,000-foot-long, 6-foot-diameter steel 
penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing two Francis-type pump units at 
15-megawatts each; (7) a 11-mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line 
connecting to the InterIsland direct current transmission line. The 
estimated annual generation of the project would be 120 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Bart M. O'Keeffe, East Maui Pumped Storage 
Water Supply LLC; P.O. Box 1916; Discovery Bay, CA 94505; phone: (925) 
634-1550.
    FERC Contact: Ian Smith; phone: (202) 502-8943.
    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-14142-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 6, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-11730 Filed 5-12-11; 8:45 am]
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