[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 24553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08845]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15243-000]


PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

    On October 13, 2021, PacifiCorp filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of Rock Canyon Pumped Storage 
Project to be located in Emery county, Utah. 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 
upper reservoir for alternative 1 with a surface area of 48.2 acres and 
a total storage capacity of 1,902.8 acre-feet at a normal maximum 
operating elevation of 8,380 feet average mean sea level (msl); (2) a 
new upper reservoir for alternative 2 with a surface area of 87 acres 
and a total storage capacity of 2,083 acre-feet at a normal maximum 
operating elevation of 8,600 feet msl; (3) a new lower reservoir for 
alternatives 1 and 2 with a surface area of 72 acres and a total 
storage capacity of 3,119 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating 
elevation of 6,300 feet ms); (4) a 3,696-foot-long tunnel and 12,672-
foot-long penstock, with a hydraulic head of 2,470 feet, connecting the 
upper and lower reservoirs to the powerhouse for alternative 1; (5) a 
10,032-foot-long tunnel penstock, with a hydraulic head of 2,250 feet, 
connecting the upper and lower reservoirs to the powerhouse for 
alternative 2; (6) a new underground powerhouse that would be sited 
along the western shore of the lower reservoir for alternatives 1 and 2 
containing three turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 
500 megawatts; (7) a new 5-mile-long, 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission 
line connecting the powerhouse to PacifiCorp's existing Emery 
substation for alternatives 1 and 2; and (8) appurtenant facilities. 
The estimated annual power generation at the Rock Canyon Pumped Storage 
would be 1,460 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Tim Hemstreet, Managing Director, Renewable 
Energy Development PacifiCorp. 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1800 Portland, 
OR 97232 [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; Phone: (202) 502-6245.
    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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15243-000.
    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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/overview. Enter the docket number (P-15243) in the docket number field 
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 20, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-08845 Filed 4-25-22; 8:45 am]
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