RamaFlux Sierra PSH, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62727-62728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20238]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15429-000]


RamaFlux Sierra PSH, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On April 30, 2026, RamaFlux Sierra PSH 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 Fish Creek Pumped 
Storage Project (Fish Creek Project or project). The proposed facility 
would be a 750-megawatt (MW) closed-loop pumped storage hydroelectric 
facility located near the town of Nevada City in Nevada 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 consist of the following new facilities: 
(1) an

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upper reservoir created by a new embankment at an approximate elevation 
of 4,200 feet above mean sea level to serve as the upper pool; (2) a 
lower reservoir created by a new embankment with at an approximate 
elevation of 2,600 feet above mean sea level to be located on the 
eastern slope of the Fish Creek drainage basin to serve as the lower 
pool; (3) a conduit system of steel-lined penstocks with a concrete and 
steel-lined pressure shaft to connect the upper and lower reservoirs to 
the powerhouse; (4) an underground powerhouse with reversible pump-
turbine units with a generation capacity of 750 MWs located adjacent to 
the lower reservoir on its western side; (5) an intake structure at the 
lower reservoir; (6) a new single-circuit 230 kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line to connect the powerhouse to the existing 230 kV 
transmission infrastructure at the vicinity of the proposed project; 
(7) construction access routes; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    Applicant Contact: Bin Li, RamaFlux Sierra PSH, LLC, 2261 Market 
Street, Suite 78891, San Francisco, California 94114; phone: (650) 460-
4696; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#03606c6d776260774371626e62656f767b706a6671716273706b2d606c6e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="593a36372d383a2d192b3834383f352c212a303c2b2b38292a31773a3634">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick, (202) 502-8433, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfb4b7beabb0b0b1f1b2bab3b6bcb49fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4cfccc5d0cbcbca8ac9c1c8cdc7cfe4c2c1d6c78ac3cbd2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    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 November 
30, 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, contact the Office 
of Public Participation at (202)502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#347b646474525146571a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="440b141404222136276a232b32">[email&#160;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 10,000 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#c5838097868aaba9acaba096b0b5b5aab7b185a3a0b7a6eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="20666572636f4e4c494e45735550504f525460464552430e474f56">[email&#160;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, 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-15429-000.
    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-15429) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: September 29, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-20238 Filed 10-1-26; 8:45 am]
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