Notice2024-13286
Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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June 17, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51324-51325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13286]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15306-000]
Premium Energy Holdings, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On March 15, 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 approximately 40 miles northeast of the City of Bakersfield
in Kern County, California. The proposed project would occupy Federal
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest
Service. 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 use the existing 568,000-acre-foot
Isabella Reservoir, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as
its lower reservoir and would include one of three new upper reservoir
alternatives: Fay Reservoir, Cane Reservoir, and Erskine Reservoir.
The Fay Reservoir Alternative would consist of the following new
facilities: (1) a 135-acre Fay Reservoir with a storage capacity of
19,073 acre-feet at a maximum surface elevation of 5,960 feet above
mean sea level (msl); (2) a 1,814-foot-long, 650-foot-high roller
compacted concrete dam; (3) a 0.89-mile-long, 26-foot-diameter
concrete-lined headrace tunnel; (4) a 0.21-mile-long, 23-foot-diameter
concrete-lined vertical shaft; (5) a 6.22-mile-long, 23-foot-diameter
concrete-lined horizontal shaft; (6) five 0.09-mile-long, 15-foot-
diameter penstocks; (7) a 500-foot-long, 125-foot-wide, 150-foot-high
concrete powerhouse containing five pump-turbine generator units rated
at 560 megawatts each; (8) a 1.29-mile-long, 28-foot-diameter tailrace
tunnel; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The average annual energy
production of the proposed project is estimated to be approximately
6,900 gigawatt-hours.
The Cane Reservoir Alternative would consist of the following new
facilities: (1) a 185-acre Cane Reservoir with a storage capacity of
29,770 acre-feet at a
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maximum surface elevation of 4,740 feet msl; (2) a 3,167-foot-long,
470-foot-high roller compacted concrete dam; (3) a 0.53-mile-long, 32-
foot-diameter concrete-lined headrace tunnel; (4) a 0.12-mile-long, 29-
foot-diameter concrete-lined vertical shaft; (5) a 3.66-mile-long, 29-
foot-diameter concrete-lined horizontal shaft; (6) five 0.05-mile-long,
18-foot-diameter penstocks; (7) a 500-foot-long, 125-foot-wide, 150-
foot-high concrete powerhouse containing five pump-turbine generator
units rated at 560 megawatts each; (8) a 0.76-mile-long, 34-foot-
diameter tailrace tunnel; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The average
annual energy production of the proposed project is estimated to be
approximately 6,900 gigawatt-hours.
The Erskine Reservoir Alternative would consist of the following
new facilities: (1) a 400-acre Erskine Reservoir with a storage
capacity of 34,459 acre-feet at a maximum surface elevation of 4,500
feet msl; (2) a 2,685-foot-long, 370-foot-high roller compacted
concrete dam; (3) a 0.92-mile-long, 34-foot-diameter concrete-lined
headrace tunnel; (4) a 0.21-mile-long, 30-foot-diameter concrete-lined
vertical shaft; (5) a 6.44-mile-long, 30-foot-diameter concrete-lined
horizontal shaft; (6) five 0.09-mile-long, 19-foot-diameter penstocks;
(7) a 500-foot-long, 125-foot-wide, 150-foot-high concrete powerhouse
containing five pump-turbine generator units rated at 560 megawatts
each; (8) a 1.34-mile-long, 36-foot-diameter tailrace tunnel; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The average annual energy production of the
proposed project is estimated to be approximately 6,900 gigawatt-hours.
The proposed project would interconnect to the grid at either
Southern California Edison's Kernville-Isabella or Isabella-Weldon
transmission lines via a 26- to 28-mile-long 500-kilovolt project
transmission line.
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#99eff0faedf6ebb7ebf6f3f8ead9e9fcf1f5f5fab7f7fced"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f59464c5b405d015d40454e5c6f5f4a4743434c01414a5b">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (909) 595-5314.
FERC Contact: Everard Baker; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cf9eaf9eefdeef8b2fefdf7f9eedcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b3e2d3e293a293f75393a303e291b3d3e2938753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>; phone:
(202) 502-8554.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of 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'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#7a352a2a3a1c1f0819541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87c8d7d7c7e1e2f5e4a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a>.
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#65232037262a0b090c0b00361015150a171125030017064b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1f7f4e3f2fedfddd8dfd4e2c4c1c1dec3c5f1d7d4c3d29fd6dec7">[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-
15306-000.
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-15306) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 11, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13286 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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