Notice2024-01730
Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Application
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January 30, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5885-5886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01730]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15307-000]
Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Application
On March 17, 2023, Premium Energy Holdings, 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 10 miles south of the of the unincorporated community of
Olancha in Inyo 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.
The proposed project would be a closed-loop pumped storage
hydropower facility. The applicant proposes three alternative upper
reservoirs: McCloud Reservoir, Little Cactus Reservoir, or Haiwee
Canyon Reservoir. The proposed North Haiwee 2 Reservoir would be the
lower reservoir for each alternative.
Upper Reservoir Alternative 1: McCloud Reservoir
The McCloud Reservoir alternative consists of: (1) a 504-acre upper
reservoir having a total storage capacity of 44,554 acre-feet at a
normal maximum operating elevation of 5,260 feet mean sea level (msl);
(2) a 175-foot-high, 3,068-foot-long roller compacted concrete upper
reservoir dam; (3) a 2.41-mile-long, 39-foot-diameter concrete-lined
headrace tunnel; (4) a 0.2-mile-long, 35-foot-diameter concrete-lined
vertical shaft; (5) a 5.6-mile-long, 35-foot-diameter concrete-lined
horizontal tunnel; (6) six 0.78-mile-long, 22-foot-diameter steel
penstocks; (7) a 585-foot-long, 90-foot-wide, 165-foot-high concrete-
lined powerhouse located in an underground cavern, housing five pump-
turbine generator-motor units rated for 400 megawatts (MW) each; and
(8) a 0.68-mile-long, 42-foot-diameter concrete-lined tailrace tunnel
discharging into the proposed North Haiwee 2 Reservoir.
Upper Reservoir Alternative 2: Little Cactus Reservoir
The Little Cactus Reservoir alternative consists of: (1) a 499-acre
upper reservoir having a total storage capacity of 47,021 acre-feet at
a normal maximum operating elevation of 4,980 feet msl; (2) a 235-foot-
high, 2,836-foot-long roller compacted concrete upper reservoir dam;
(3) a 1.06-mile-long, 39-foot-diameter concrete-lined headrace tunnel;
(4) a 0.16-mile-long, 35-foot-diameter concrete-lined vertical shaft;
(5) a 4-mile-long, 35-foot-diameter concrete-lined horizontal tunnel;
(6) six 0.7-mile-long, 22-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (7) a 585-
foot-long, 90-foot-wide, 165-foot-high concrete-lined powerhouse
located in an underground cavern, housing five pump-turbine generator-
motor units rated for 400 MW each; and (8) a 0.78-mile-long, 42-foot-
diameter concrete-lined tailrace tunnel discharging into the proposed
North Haiwee 2 Reservoir.
Upper Reservoir Alternative 3: Haiwee Canyon Reservoir
The Haiwee Canyon Reservoir alternative consists of: (1) a 138-acre
upper reservoir having a total storage capacity of 28,620 acre-feet at
a normal maximum operating elevation of 6,160 feet msl; (2) a 595-foot-
high, 2,256-foot-long roller compacted concrete upper reservoir dam;
(3) a 1.64-mile-long, 31-foot-diameter concrete-lined headrace tunnel;
(4) a 0.32-mile-long, 28-foot-diameter concrete-lined vertical shaft;
(5) a 5.2-mile-long, 28-foot-diameter concrete-lined horizontal tunnel;
(6) six 0.54-mile-long, 18-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (7) a 585-
foot-long, 90-foot-wide, 165-foot-high concrete-lined powerhouse
located in an underground cavern, housing five pump-turbine generator-
motor units rated for 400 MW each; and (8) a 0.8-mile-long, 33-foot-
diameter concrete-lined tailrace tunnel discharging into the proposed
North Haiwee 2 Reservoir.
Lower Reservoir: North Haiwee 2 Reservoir
The proposed North Haiwee 2 Reservoir would consist of: (1) a 320-
acre lower reservoir having a total storage capacity 38,350 acre-feet
at a normal maximum operating elevation of 3,770 feet msl; and (2) a
160-foot-high, 7,090-foot-long roller compacted concrete lower
reservoir dam.
Interconnection
For each upper reservoir alternative, project power would be
transmitted to the grid via: (1) a new, 2.5-mile-long, 500 kilovolt
(kV) underground transmission line extending from the powerhouse to the
proposed North Haiwee switchyard (the point of interconnection); and
(2) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the
Haiwee Project under each of the alternatives would be 6,900 gigawatt-
hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Victor Rojas, Premium Energy Holdings, LLC,
355 South Lemon Ave., Suite A, Walnut, CA 91789;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccbaa5afb8a3bee2bea3a6adbf8cbca9a4a0a0afe2a2a9b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb9d82889f8499c59984818a98ab9b8e83878788c5858e9f">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (909) 595-5314.
FERC Contact: Everard Baker; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0a5b6a5b2a1b2a4eea2a1aba5b280a6a5b2a3eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ceabb8abbcafbcaae0acafa5abbc8ea8abbcade0a9a1b8">[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#135c434353757661703d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="531c030313353621307d343c25">[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#86c0c3d4c5c9e8eaefe8e3d5f3f6f6e9f4f2c6e0e3f4e5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b6d6e796864454742454e785e5b5b44595f6b4d4e5948054c445d">[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:
Debbie-Anne Reese, Acting Secretary Federal Energy
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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any
filing should include docket number P-15307-000.
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-15307) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: January 23, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01730 Filed 1-29-24; 8:45 am]
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