[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 72352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28256]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14995-000]


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

    On May 14, 2019, Pumped Hydro Storage, LLC, filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the San Francisco River 
Pumped Storage Project to be located on the San Francisco River in 
Greenlee County, Arizona and Catron County, New Mexico. 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 new 180-
foot-high, 3,000-foot-long upper dam impounding a 200-acre reservoir; 
(2) a new 200-foot-high, 650-foot-long lower dam impounding a 900-acre 
reservoir; (3) two new 12,000-foot-long, 32-foot-diameter penstocks; 
(4) a new reinforced concrete powerhouse containing five 250-megawatt 
turbine-generator units, for a total installed capacity of 1,250 
megawatts; (5) a new 1-mile-long, 345 kilovolt transmission line; and 
(6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 3,400 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-14995-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14995) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 23, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-28256 Filed 12-30-19; 8:45 am]
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