Notice2023-15313
Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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Published
July 19, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46150-46151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15313]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15309-000]
Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On May 2, 2023, Nature and People First Arizona PHS, 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
Chuska Mountain North Pumped Storage Project to be located in Apache
County, Arizona, near the San Juan River, approximately 1.6 miles north
of the town of Lukachukai on Navajo Nation Lands. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit is to grant the permit holder priority to file a
license application
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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 pumped storage hydropower project will consist of: (1) a new
upper reservoir with a surface area of 4,800 acres and a storage volume
of 400,000 acre-feet at a maximum water-surface elevation of 8,810 feet
mean sea level; (2) a new lower reservoir with a surface area of 5,400
acres and a storage volume of 400,000 acre-feet at a maximum water-
surface elevation of 5,910 MSL; (3) a 60-foot-wide, 1,200-foot-long and
100-foot-high subterranean powerhouse with twelve pump/turbines rated
at 250 megawatts; (4) a 40-foot wide and 33,000-foot-long conduit to
the powerhouse; (5) 12-foot-wide, 1,000-foot-long powerhouse lower
conduit; and (6) approximately 50 miles of 550-kilovolt transmission
line for connection to existing lines. The estimated annual energy
production of the project would be approximately 6,570,000 megawatt-
hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Denis Payre, Nature and People First Arizona
PHS, LLC, 405 Waltham St., Suite 145, Lexington, MA 02421; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#167273787f653866776f647356787762636473777872667379667a73707f6465623875797b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d494843445e035d4c545f486d434c59585f484c43495d48425d41484b445f5e59034e4240">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (781) 491-5364.
FERC Contact: Shannon Archuleta; email; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63100b020d0d0c0d4d0211000b160f06170223050611004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89fae1e8e7e7e6e7a7e8fbeae1fce5ecfde8c9efecfbeaa7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a>;
phone (503) 552-2739.
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 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#d699868696b0b3a4b5f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3acb3b3a385869180cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments, motions to
intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or
notices of intent to file competing applications should be submitted
within 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 get in touch with FERC Online Support
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80c6c5d2c3cfeeece9eee5d3f5f0f0eff2f4c0e6e5f2e3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1a7a4b3a2ae8f8d888f84b29491918e9395a187849382cf868e97">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502-8659 (TTY). Instead 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-15309-000.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed on the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
15309) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with FERC Online Support.
Dated: July 13, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15313 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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