Notice2022-24279
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 8, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 67467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24279]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15235-000]
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 South to be located in Navajo and
Apache Counties, 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 8,200 acres and a total storage
capacity of 250,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation
of 7,610 feet average mean sea level (msl); (2) a new lower reservoir
with a surface area of 14,500 acres and a total storage capacity of
250,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 5,810 feet
msl; (3) a 13,700-foot-long, 23-foot-diameter concrete lined tunnel and
3,800-foot-long with three 18-foot-diameter concrete lined draft tube
tunnel penstock connecting the upper and lower reservoir north to the
powerhouse; (4) a 15,400-foot-long, 23-foot-diameter concrete lined
tunnel and 2,700-foot-long with three 18-foot-diameter concrete lined
draft tube tunnel penstock connecting the upper and lower reservoir
middle to the powerhouse; (5) a 17,500-foot-long, 23-foot-diameter
concrete lined tunnel and 4,700-foot-long with three 18-foot-diameter
concrete lined draft tube tunnel penstock connecting the upper and
lower reservoir south to the powerhouse; (6) 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; (7) a new 110-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line
connecting the powerhouses to existing San Juan substation; and (8)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual power generation at the
Black Mesa Pumped Storage South would be 4,027.5 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#3d795853544e136d5c444f587d535c49484f585c53594d58524d51585b544f4e49135e5250"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a0e2f242339641a2b33382f0a242b3e3f382f2b242e3a2f253a262f2c2338393e64292527">[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#dd9b988f9e92b3b1b4b3b88ea8adadb2afa99dbbb8afbef3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88cecddacbc7e6e4e1e6eddbfdf8f8e7fafcc8eeedfaeba6efe7fe">[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-15235-000.
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-15235) 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. 2022-24279 Filed 11-7-22; 8:45 am]
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