Notice2023-20361
County of Coconino, AZ; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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September 20, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64906-64907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20361]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15314-000]
County of Coconino, AZ; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On June 12, 2023, Western Navajo Pumped Storage 1, 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 to
be located near the City of Page in Coconino 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 project is proposed as a closed loop pumped storage
hydroelectric-generating facility, which would involve the construction
of new water storage, water conveyance, and generation facilities at
off-channel locations where no such facilities exist at this time. The
project would utilize water from Lake Powell to fill and periodically
refill the project reservoirs. The lower reservoir would be located
approximately 5,280 feet west from the proposed upper reservoir. A
zoned rockfill embankment dike approximately 75 feet high and 8,200
feet long is proposed to be constructed to enclose the perimeter of the
110-acre lower reservoir with a water surface elevation of 4,125 feet
mean sea level (msl). The upper reservoir would be located
approximately 5,280 feet east from the proposed lower reservoir. A
zoned rockfill embankment dike approximately 75 feet high and 8,000
feet long is proposed to be constructed to enclose the perimeter of the
110-acre upper reservoir with a water surface elevation of 4,625 feet
msl. Both embankment ring dikes would have an impermeable clay core and
an impermeable concrete liner.
During pumping operations, water would be drawn through the eight
reversible Francis pump-turbine units into eight 12-foot-diameter steel
pipes that would merge into a 34 foot-diameter penstock, which would
convey water to the upper reservoir. During generation, operations
would be reversed. The total installed generation capacity would be 396
megawatts with a hydraulic head of 500 feet.
The proposed project would also include a new 3-mile-long, 230-
kilovolt overhead transmission line that would extend from a proposed
substation near the proposed powerhouse to an interconnection point
with the substation located at the former Navajo Generating Station.
The 3-mile-long transmission route would follow an approximately 150-
foot-wide corridor southwest towards the former coal plant substation.
The proposed substation would include two 200-megavolt-ampere Generator
Step-up Units, relays and controls, breakers, and switches as required
by the existing substation owner/electric service provider.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Erik Steimle, Western Navajo Pumped Storage
1, LLC, 100 S Olive Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#492c3b2022093b302c2d2c3f2c252639242c273d672a2624"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1b4a3b8ba91a3a8b4b5b4a7b4bdbea1bcb4bfa5ffb2bebc">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (503) 998-0230.
FERC Contact: Everard Baker; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e481928196859680ca86858f8196a482819687ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="096c7f6c7b687b6d276b68626c7b496f6c7b6a276e667f">[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
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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#347b646474525146571a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="044b545444626176672a636b72">[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 contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ebadaeb9a8a4858782858eb89e9b9b84999fab8d8e9988c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92d4d7c0d1ddfcfefbfcf7c1e7e2e2fde0e6d2f4f7e0f1bcf5fde4">[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-
15314-000.
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-15314) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: September 14, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-20361 Filed 9-19-23; 8:45 am]
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