Notice2022-00407
Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Great Divide Energy Park LLC
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January 12, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1747-1748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00407]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15253-000]
Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications;
Great Divide Energy Park LLC
On December 10, 2021, Great Divide Energy Park LLC filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), to study the feasibility of the Great Divide
Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydro Project to be located near Jeffery
City, in Fremont County, Wyoming. The proposed project would be located
in part on federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management. 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following
new facilities: (1) A 5,062-foot-long earthen and/or roller compacted
concrete embankment, creating a reservoir with a normal maximum water
surface area of 8,900 feet and a storage capacity of 6,000 acre-feet;
(2) a 4,093-foot-long, 18-foot diameter steel penstock that would
convey water from the upper reservoir to the turbine/pump units in the
powerhouse and to the lower reservoir; (3) a 760-foot-long, 200-foot-
wide powerhouse located adjacent to the lower reservoir containing
three 133-MW quaternary turbine/pump unit pairs for a combined capacity
of approximately 399 megawatts; (4) a 5,371-foot-long earthen and/or
roller compacted concrete embankment, creating a lower reservoir with a
normal maximum water surface area of 7,850 feet and a storage capacity
of 6,000 acre-feet; (5) gravel access roads to provide access to the
upper or lower reservoirs from existing roads; (6) a 2.37 mile-long,
230 kilovolts (kV) transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
The estimated annual generation of the Great Divide Closed Loop Pumped
Storage Hydro Project would be approximately 1,861 gigawatt-hours,
(GWhs).
Applicant Contact: Mr. Carl Borgquist, CEO Great Divide Energy Park
LLC, 612 East Main St., Suite C,
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P.O. Box 309, Bozeman, MT 59771; phone: (406) 585-3006; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#583b392a3418393a2b392a3733393d363d2a3f21763b3735"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="224143504e6243405143504d4943474c4750455b0c414d4f">[email protected]</span></a>.
FERC Contact: Lauren Townson; phone: (202)-502-8572; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7834190d0a1d16560c170f160b1716381e1d0a1b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93dff2e6e1f6fdbde7fce4fde0fcfdd3f5f6e1f0bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0b6b5a2b3bf9e9c999e95a38580809f8284b096958293de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50161502131f3e3c393e35032520203f222410363522337e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>, (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 the docket
number P-15253-000.
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 <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp</a>.
Enter the docket number (P-15253) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: January 6, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00407 Filed 1-11-22; 8:45 am]
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