[Federal Register: November 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 217)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-12966-000]
Utah Board of Water Resources; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments
November 2, 2007.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 12966-000.
c. Date filed: August 21, 2007.
d. Applicant: Utah Board of Water Resources.
e. Name of Project: Lake Powell Pipeline Project.
f. Location: The project would be located on the Lake Powell,
Colorado River and Sand Hollow Reservoir, in Kane, Washington, and Iron
Counties, Utah and Coconino and Mohave Counties, Arizona.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Eric Miller, Utah Board of Water
Resources, 1594 W. North Temple, Salt lake City, UT 84116, Phone (801)
528-7250, and John H. Clements, Van Ness Feldman, 1050 Jefferson Street
NW., Washington, DC 20007-3877, phone (202) 298-1800.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to
intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly
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D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project
number (P-12966-000) on any comments or motions filed.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person in the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
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. Description of Project: The proposed project would use the
proposed Lake Powell-to-Sand Hollow Reservoir 135-mile pipeline and
include the following three Developments:
Little Creek Development: (1) The proposed Little Creek Mountain
Forebay having a surface elevation of 5,600 feet mean sea level (msl),
(2) an existing 2,000-foot-long waterway, (3) a proposed powerhouse
with one generating unit having an installed capacity of 18 megawatts
(MW), (4) a proposed afterbay having a surface elevation of 4,800 feet
msl, (5) a proposed transmission line, and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Hurricane Cliffs Pumped Storage Development: (1) A proposed forebay
along the Hurricane Cliffs ridgeline with a surface area of 150 acres
having a storage capacity of 4,000 acre-feet and normal surface
elevation of 4,800 feet msl, would serve as the upper reservoir, (2)
the proposed afterbay with a surface area of 195 acres, having a
storage capacity of 3,610 feet msl, would serve as the lower reservoir,
(3) a proposed 2,500-foot-long connecting waterway, (4) a proposed
powerhouse containing two pump generating units having a total
installed capacity of 380 MW plus a 35 MW single peaking generating
unit, (5) a proposed transmission line, and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Sand Hollow Development: (1) A proposed powerhouse at the end of
the Lake Powell Pipeline at the shore of the Sand Hollow reservoir
containing one generating unit with an installed capacity of 10 MW, (2)
a proposed transmission line, and (3) appurtenant facilities.
The proposed 443 MW project would have an estimated average annual
generating of 525 gigawatt-hours.
l. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A,
Washington DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also
be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Competing Preliminary Permit: Anyone desiring to file a
competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project
must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to
file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).
Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to
file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days
after the specified comment date for the particular application. A
competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30
and 4.36.
o. Competing Development Application: Any qualified development
applicant desiring to file a competing development application must
submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the
particular application, either a competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested
person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
license application must conform with18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36.
p. Notice of Intent: A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
q. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit: A preliminary permit, if
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 C.F.R. 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the Commission's web site under ``e-filing''
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
s. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``COMPETING
APPLICATION'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'',
``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project
Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of
the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and
the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
t. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for
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filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of
an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's
representatives.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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