Notice2022-15368
PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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July 19, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43017-43018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15368]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15238-000]
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 the Box Elder Pumped
Storage Project to be located in Converse County, approximately 10
miles southeast of Glenrock, Wyoming. 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.
Two alternatives are being considered for the Box Elder Pumped
Storage Project. They are located approximately 1.5 miles apart, share
a similar configuration, and connect to the same existing electrical
grid substation. Alternative 1 would consist of the
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following new facilities: (1) an upper reservoir with a surface area of
161 acres created by a 2,120-foot-long, 400-foot-high embankment dam;
(2) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 110 acres and a storage
volume of approximately 5,222 acre-feet created by a 5,400-foot-long,
60-foot-high embankment dam; (3) a 2-mile-long steel penstock with a
diameter of 25.5-feet; (4) a 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete
powerhouse/pump station located on the lower reservoir shoreline
containing up to three generating/pumping units for a total generating
capacity of 500 MW; (5) an approximate 5.3-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line from the powerhouse to the existing Dave Johnston
substation that would interconnect to the regional transmission grid;
(6) an approximately 5.3-mile-long underground pipeline with a diameter
of 24-inches diverting water from the North Platte River for
construction, initial fill, and annual maintenance fill (supplemental
water may be used from other sources, including Box Elder Creek); and,
(7) appurtenant facilities.
Most of the facilities for Alternative 2 (i.e., project reservoirs,
penstock, and powerhouse, etc.) would be located approximately 1-2
miles southeast of their counterparts under Alternative 1. Alternative
2 would consist of the following new facilities: (1) an upper reservoir
with a surface area of 281 acres created by a 470-foot-long, 130-foot-
high embankment dam; (2) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 116
acres and a storage volume of approximately 5,062 acre-feet created by
a 4,000-foot-long, 45-foot-high embankment dam; (3) a 4.8-mile-long
steel penstock with a diameter of 25.5-feet) connecting the upper
reservoir with the powerhouse/pump station; (4) a 150-foot-long, 50-
foot-wide concrete powerhouse/pump station located on the lower
reservoir shoreline containing up to three generating/pumping units for
a total generating capacity of 500 MW; (5) an approximate 8.3-mile,
230-kV transmission line interconnecting to the same substation under
Alternative 1; (6) an approximately 8.3-mile-long underground pipeline
with a diameter of 24-inches diverting water from the North Platte
River for construction, initial fill, and annual maintenance fill
(supplemental water may be used from other sources, including Box Elder
Creek); and, (7) appurtenant facilities.
The estimated annual generation of the Project would be 1,390
gigawatt-hours (GWh).
Applicant Contact: Tim Hemstreet, Managing Director, Renewable
Energy Development, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1800, Portland,
OR 97232; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#297d404407614c445a5d5b4c4c5d6959484a404f404a465b59074a4644"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23774a4e0d6b464e505751464657635342404a454a404c51530d404c4e">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (503) 813-6170.
FERC Contact: Jeffrey Ackley at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#adc7c8cbcbdfc8d483cccec6c1c8d4edcbc8dfce83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f29897949480978bdc9391999e978bb294978091dc959d84">[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#bcfaf9eefff3d2d0d5d2d9efc9ccccd3cec8fcdad9cedf92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d69093849599b8babfb8b385a3a6a6b9a4a296b0b3a4b5f8b1b9a0">[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 docket
number P-15238-000.
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-15238) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: July 13, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-15368 Filed 7-18-22; 8:45 am]
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