Notice2026-10876
Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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June 1, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10876]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15419-000]
Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On December 19, 2025, Nature and People First Arizona PHS, LLC's,
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 Chilchinbeto Pumped Storage Project. The proposed facility would be
a 1.0 gigawatt (GW) pumped storage hydroelectric facility located
approximately 12 miles southwest of the town of Kayenta in Navajo
County, Arizona. The proposed project would occupy federal land managed
by the Navajo Nation. 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 consist of the following new facilities:
(1) a 300-acre upper reservoir with a storage capacity of 10,000 acre-
feet at a water surface elevation of 7,590 feet above mean sea level
(msl); (2) a 300-acre lower reservoir with a storage capacity of 10,000
acre-feet at a water surface elevation of 6,100 feet above msl; (3) a
30-foot-diameter, 12,000-foot-long concrete lined power conduit to the
powerhouse; (4) a subterranean 130-foot-wide, 290-foot-long, 200-foot-
high, powerhouse with four 335,000 horsepower pump/turbines and four
250,000 kW generators ; (5) a lower power conduit consisting of four
16-foot-diameter, 500-foot-long, draft tube tunnels discharging into
lower reservoir; (6) a potential new transmission line to be determined
out of four alternatives including: a) an 108-mile, 240kv line, b) an
113-mile, 220-287 kv line, c) an 16.7-mile, 220-287 kv line, or d) an
42.4-mile 500kv line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project would have an estimated annual generation of 3,120,750
megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Denis Payre, Manager, Nature and People
First Arizona PHS, LLC, 809 W Riordan Road, Suite 100-452, Flagstaff,
AZ 86001; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c480a1aaadb7ea94a5bdb6a184aaa5b0b1b6a1a5aaa0b4a1abb4a8a1a2adb6b7b0eaa7aba9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9adefff4f3e9b4cafbe3e8ffdaf4fbeeefe8fffbf4feeafff5eaf6fffcf3e8e9eeb4f9f5f7">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (781)-
491-5364.
FERC Contact: Jane Dalgliesh; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f89299969dd69c99949f919d8b90b89e9d8a9bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e78d868982c983868b808e82948fa781829584c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>; phone:
(503) 552-2718.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 27,
2026. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.36.
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#a1eef1f1e1c7c4d3c28fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3bca3a3b395968190dd949c85">[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/eFiling.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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>. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#03454651404c6d6f6a6d66507673736c717743656671602d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14525146575b7a787d7a71476164647b666054727166773a737b62">[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 A. 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 A. Reese,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-15419-000.
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-15419) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: May 27, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-10876 Filed 5-29-26; 8:45 am]
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