Notice2023-19218
County of Alameda, CA; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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Published
September 7, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61582-61583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19218]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15312-000]
County of Alameda, CA; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On May 26, 2023, MQR Storage, 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 MQR Pumped Storage
Water Battery Project to be located near the City of Tracy in Alameda
County, California. 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.
This proposed project would consist of the following: (1) a new 52-
acre upper reservoir, with an anticipated maximum water surface
elevation is approximately 1,640 feet above means sea level (msl), that
would be formed by a 1,052-foot-long, 210-foot-high embankment dam, a
677-foot-long, 150-foot-high embankment dam, and a 508-foot-long, 80-
foot-high saddle dam; (2) a 25-foot-diameter steel penstock, shaft, and
pressure tunnel connecting the upper reservoir to new 210-foot by 125-
foot powerhouse containing two 140-megawatt turbine generator units;
(3) a draft tube extension tunnel joining a tailrace tunnel that
extends into the new lower reservoir; (4) a new 40-acre lower
reservoir, with an anticipated maximum water surface elevation of 940
feet msl, that would be formed by a 946-foot-long, 250-foot-high roller
compacted concrete dam; (5) a 30-inch-diameter, 8-mile-long pipeline
connecting the upper reservoir to either the City of Tracy's or the
City of Livermore's water treatment plant for supply water for the
initial fill and refill of the reservoir; (6) a new 1.75-mile-long,
230-kilovolt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to PG&E's
Tesla substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The average annual
energy production of the proposed project is estimated to be
approximately 368 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicholas Sher, MQR Storage, LLC, 4421
Webster St., Oakland, CA 94609; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fe1e6ece7e0e3eefccfc2deddfcfbe0fdeee8eaa1ece0e2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98f6f1fbf0f7f4f9ebd8d5c9caebecf7eaf9fffdb6fbf7f5">[email protected]</span></a>; phone:
(510) 435-9145.
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FERC Contact: Everard Baker; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f7a697a6d7e6d7b317d7e747a6d5f797a6d7c31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed889b889f8c9f89c38f8c86889fad8b889f8ec38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>; phone:
(202) 502-8554.
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#0d425d5d4d6b687f6e236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="054a555545636077662b626a73">[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/.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/.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#ecaaa9beafa38280858289bf999c9c839e98ac8a899e8fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="662023342529080a0f080335131616091412260003140548010910">[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:
Secretary Kimberly Bose, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, 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-
15312-000.
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-15312) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: August 30, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-19218 Filed 9-6-23; 8:45 am]
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