[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54136-54137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22021]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14992-000]


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

    On May 8, 2019, Pumped Hydro Storage, 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 a pumped storage project 
in Coconino County, Arizona. On August 1, 2019, the applicant filed a 
revised application for the project to address Commission staff's June 
19, 2019 comments. 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 Navajo Nation Salt Trail Canyon Pumped Storage Project 
would consist of the following: (1) A new 240-foot-high, 500-foot-long 
upper dam and reservoir; (2) a new 140-foot-high, 1,000-foot-long lower 
dam and reservoir; (3) six 250- megawatt, turbine-generator units, for 
a total installed capacity of 1,500 megawatts; (4) a new 20-mile-long, 
500-kilovolt transmission line from the powerhouse to the existing 
Moenkopi switchyard; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed 
project would have an average annual generation of 3,300 gigawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Steve Irwin, Pumped Hydro Storage, LLC, 6514 S 
41st Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85041; phone: (602) 696-3608.
    FERC Contact: Tim Konnert; phone: (202) 502-6359.
    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 strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14992-000.
    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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14992) in the docket number field to

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access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 2, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-22021 Filed 10-8-19; 8:45 am]
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