Notice2023-11397
Neptune Pumped Storage 2, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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May 30, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34496-34497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11397]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15311-000]
Neptune Pumped Storage 2, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On May 8, 2023, Neptune Pumped Storage 2, LLC 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 Soldier Camp
Pumped Storage Project (or project). The project would be located on
Lobster Creek in Curry County, OR, approximately 4 miles north of the
Rogue River. 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.
Neptune Pumped Storage 2, LLC has proposed to construct: (1) an
upper reservoir with a surface area of 50 acres and a storage volume of
approximately 3,000 acre-feet created by a 5,600-foot-long, 70-foot-
high rockfill embankment ring dike; (2) a lower reservoir with a
surface area of 50 acres and a storage volume of approximately 3,000
acre-feet created by a 5,700-foot-long, 70-foot-high rockfill
embankment ring dike; (3) a 1,825 foot-long steel and concrete penstock
with a diameter of 22-feet; (4) a 550-foot-long, 120-foot-wide concrete
powerhouse/pump station located on the lower reservoir shoreline
containing 6 generating/pumping units for a total generating capacity
of 550 MW; (5) an approximate 13-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line from a proposed substation near the powerhouse to an existing
substation on Nesika Beach Dump Rd that would interconnect to the
regional transmission grid; (6) an approximately 1.7-mile-long
underground pipeline with a 100 cfs capacity and a diameter of 2.5-feet
diverting water from Lobster Creek for initial fill and annual
maintenance fill; and, (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project
would be operated as a closed-loop system and generate an estimated
annual average of 1,606 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Nate Sandvig, Rye Development, LLC, 220 NW
8th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, (503) 309-2496,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91fff0e5f9f0ffd1e3e8f4f5f4e7f4fdfee1fcf4ffe5bff2fefc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="355b54415d545b75474c5051504350595a4558505b411b565a58">[email protected]</span></a>.
FERC Contact: Jeffrey Ackley at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#79131c1f1f0b1c0057181a12151c00391f1c0b1a571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cba1aeadadb9aeb2e5aaa8a0a7aeb28badaeb9a8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of
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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#8fc9caddccc0e1e3e6e1eadcfaffffe0fdfbcfe9eafdeca1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b4d4e594844656762656e587e7b7b64797f4b6d6e7968256c647d">[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-15311-000.
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-15311-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9b6a9a9b99f9c8b9ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="703f202030161502135e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: May 23, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-11397 Filed 5-26-23; 8:45 am]
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