Notice2025-03781
Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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March 10, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 45 (Monday, March 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11606-11607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03781]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-2725-076]
Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2725-076.
c. Date filed: December 6, 2024.
d. Applicant: Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC).
e. Name of Project: Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: On Heath Creek, in Floyd County, Georgia.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jeff Swartz, Oglethorpe Power Corporation,
Senior Vice President of Plant Operations, 2100 East Exchange Place,
Tucker, Georgia 30084, email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b311e1d1d55280c1a090f013b140b1855181416"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aee4cbc8c880fdd9cfdcdad4eec1decd80cdc1c3">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: David Gandy at 202-502-8560, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#660207100f0248010708021f260003140548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e88c899e818cc68f89868c91a88e8d9a8bc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system
at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#773132253438191b1e191224020707180503371112051459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="773132253438191b1e191224020707180503371112051459101801">[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, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the
first page: Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (P-
2725-076).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
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Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Project consists of the
following existing facilities: (1) a 120-foot-high, 12,895-foot-long
earth and rockfill upper dam; (2) a 221-acre upper reservoir with
10,650 acre-feet of storage and a normal operating pool elevation of
1,392 feet NAVD88; (3) a 35-foot-diameter, 567-foot-high concrete-lined
power shaft; (4) a 35-foot-diameter, 1,935-foot-long concrete lined
tunnel with two concrete lined bifurcations; (5) three 19-foot-
diameter, 470-foot-long steel lined penstocks; (6) a 348-foot-long,
156-foot-wide, 175-foot-high powerhouse containing three reversible
Francis pump-turbines, with a combined installed capacity of 904
megawatts; (7) three 230 kilovolt, 2.7-mile-long transmission lines;
(8) a substation; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
The project has reserve storage water contained in two auxiliary
pools (Pool I and Pool II) adjacent to the lower reservoir. Pool I's
surface area is 400 acres and is formed by four dams, including: (a) a
25-foot-high earthen dam of unspecified length; (b) a 20-foot-high,
775-foot-long earth and rockfill dam; (c) a 50-foot-high, 700-foot-long
earth and rockfill dam; and (d) a 50-foot-high, 405-foot-long earth and
rockfill dam. Pool II's surface area is 200 acres and is formed by a
30-foot-high, 335-foot-long earth and rockfill dam.
The Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Project is operated in a pumped
storage mode and OPC proposes to continue operating the project in that
mode.
m. A copy of the application is available for review via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (<a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>),
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits in the docket number field, to access the document.
For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#175152455458797b7e797244626767786563577172657439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72343720313d1c1e1b1c17210702021d000632141700115c151d04">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.aspx">https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
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,
community organizations, 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#256a757565434057460b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="521d020212343720317c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (2) set forth in
the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name,
address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant
specified in the particular application.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments........... May 2025.
Comments on Scoping Document 1.................. June 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)......... July 2025.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis July 2025.
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Dated: March 4, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-03781 Filed 3-7-25; 8:45 am]
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