Notice2024-13394
Gravity Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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Published
June 18, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51514-51515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13394]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15333-000]
Gravity Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On November 16, 2023, Gravity 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 Red Lake Pumped Storage
Project (project) to be located in Mojave county, Arizona. The proposed
closed-loop pumped storage project would occupy federal land managed by
the Bureau of Land Management. The sole purpose of a preliminary
permit, if issued, is to grant
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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 consist of the following new facilities:
(1) a 3,740-foot-long, 200-foot-high rockfill concrete (upper dam 1)
and a 3,000-foot-long, 60-foot-high rockfill concrete (upper dam 2),
both of which would impound a new 275-acre upper reservoir with a a
total storage capacity of 26,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum
operating elevation of 5,700 feet average above mean sea level (msl);
(2) a 4,240-foot-long, 160-foot-high rockfill concrete lower dam that
would impound a new 273-acre lower reservoir with a a total storage
capacity of 26,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of
3,400 feet msl; (3) three 15,400-foot-long, 36-foot-diameter reinforced
concrete branch penstocks; (4) six 330-foot-long, 25-foot-diameter
steel turbine penstocks; (5) a 1,200-foot-long, 150-foot-wide and 160-
foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse containing six turbine-
generator units 500 megawatts each with a total rated capacity of 3,000
megawatts; (6) a 3,100-foot-long reinforced concrete tailrace; (7) a
new 6-mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission line connecting the
powerhouse to the existing Western Area Power Administration
substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual power
generation at the project would be 13,140 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Dave E. Drips, Manager, Gravity Storage, LLC
10958 E Cordova Street Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b6f4e4f59425b586b46584505484446"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07436263756e7774476a74692964686a">[email protected]</span></a>.
FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#563923253b37383378253f323f3433163033243578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="771802041a16191259041e131e1512371112051459101801">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 making 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#723d222232141700115c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b342b2b3b1d1e0918551c140d">[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/QuickComment">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment</a>.aspx. 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#1b5d5e495854757772757e486e6b6b74696f5b7d7e6978357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e686b7c6d61404247404b7d5b5e5e415c5a6e484b5c4d00494158">[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:
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-15333-000.
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="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>.
Enter the docket number (P-15333) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13394 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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