80 FR 72961 - GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 225 (November 23, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72961-72962]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29765]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13642-003]


GB Energy Park, LLC; 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: Unconstructed Major Project.
    b. Project No.: 13642-003.
    c. Date filed: October 1, 2015.
    d. Applicant: GB Energy Park, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: Approximately 3 miles west of the City of Martinsdale, 
Meagher County, Montana. The proposed project would not occupy any 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Carl. E. Borgquist, President, GB Energy 
Park, LLC, 209 Wilson Avenue, P.O. Box 309, Bozeman, MT 59771; (406) 
585-3006; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Mike Tust, (202) 502-6522 or 
[email protected].
    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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
first page of any filing should include docket number P-13642-003.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice 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 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, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project Description: The Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Project 
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consist of the following new facilities: (1) A manually operated head 
gate on an existing irrigation canal that provides initial fill and 
annual make-up water to the lower reservoir from the existing 
irrigation canal; (2) a 3,000-foot-long, 1,000-foot-wide upper 
reservoir created by a 60-foot-high, 7,500-foot-long concrete-faced 
rockfill dam; (3) a reinforced concrete intake/outlet structure at the 
upper reservoir with six gated intake bays converging into a central 
18-foot-diameter, 750-foot-long vertical shaft; (4) an 18-foot-
diameter, 3,000-foot-long concrete and steel-lined penstock tunnel 
leading from the upper reservoir to the lower reservoir; (5) a 2,300-
foot-long, 1,900-foot-wide lower reservoir created by a combination of 
excavation and two 60-foot-high, 500- and 750-foot-long concrete-faced 
rockfill dams; (6) a partially buried 338-foot-long, 109-foot-wide, 74-
foot-high reinforced concrete and steel powerhouse with four 100-
megawatt (MW) ternary Pelton turbine/pump/generators; (7) a 600-foot-
long, 200-foot-wide substation at the powerhouse site with 13.8- 
kilovolt (kV) to 230-kV step-up transformers; (8) a 5.7-mile-long, 230-
kV transmission line; (9) a substation with a 230-kV to 500-kV step-up 
transformer, connecting to an existing non-project 500-kV transmission 
line; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to 
provide 1,300 gigawatt-hours annually. No federal lands are included in 
the project.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may 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, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    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, .211, and .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 
protests or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ``MOTION 
TO INTERVENE'' or ``PROTEST''; (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.
    A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must 
be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

    Dated: November 16, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-29765 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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