Notice2022-24235
Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLS; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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November 7, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 214 (Monday, November 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67032-67033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24235]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15233-000]
Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLS; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On October 5, 2021, Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC (NFPA)
filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f)
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of
Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project North to be located in Navajo County,
Arizona. 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 with a surface area of 3,300 acres and a total storage
capacity of 100,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation
of 7,910 feet average mean sea level (msl); (2) a new lower reservoir
west with a surface area of 1,200 acres and a total storage capacity of
39,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 5,960 feet
msl; (3) a new lower reservoir middle with a surface area of 420 acres
and a total storage capacity of 15,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum
operating elevation of 5,960 feet msl; (4) a new lower reservoir south
with a surface area of 1,300 acres and a total storage capacity of
46,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 5,960 feet
msl; (5) a 6,800-foot-long, 23-foot-diameter concrete lined tunnel and
1,800-foot-long with three 18-foot-diameter concrete lined draft tube
tunnel penstock connecting the upper and lower reservoir west to the
powerhouse; (6) a 9,400-foot-long, 23-foot-diameter concrete lined
tunnel and 2,100-foot-long with three 18-foot-diameter concrete lined
draft tube tunnel penstock connecting the upper and lower reservoir
middle to the powerhouse; (7) a 6,750-foot-long, 23-
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foot-diameter concrete lined tunnel and 2,500-foot-long with three 18-
foot-diameter concrete lined draft tube tunnel penstock connecting the
upper and lower reservoir south to the powerhouse; (8) three 320-foot-
long, 60-foot-wide and 100-foot-high new underground powerhouses
containing three turbine-generator units each with a total rated
capacity of 2,250 megawatts; (9) a new 80-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line connecting the powerhouses to either Powell Glen
Canyon's existing substation or the Navajo Generating Station's
substation; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual power
generation at the Black Mesa Pumped Storage North would be 4,927.5
gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Denis Payre, President and CEO, Nature and
People First Arizona PHS, LLC 405 Waltham St, Suite 145 Lexington, MA
02421, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4004252e29336e1021393225002e2134353225212e2430252f302c2526293233346e232f2d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6e2c3c8cfd588f6c7dfd4c3e6c8c7d2d3d4c3c7c8c2d6c3c9d6cac3c0cfd4d5d288c5c9cb">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</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#42040710010d2c2e2b2c27113732322d303602242730216c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83c5c6d1c0ccedefeaede6d0f6f3f3ecf1f7c3e5e6f1e0ade4ecf5">[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-15233-000.
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="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/overview</a>. Enter the docket number (P-15233) in the docket number field
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: November 1, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-24235 Filed 11-4-22; 8:45 am]
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