81 FR 29559 - Utah Board of Water Resources; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12966-004]


Utah Board of Water Resources; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Unconstructed License.
    b. Project No.: 12966-004.
    c. Date Filed: May 2, 2016.
    d. Applicant: Utah Board of Water Resources.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Powell Pipeline Project.
    f. Location: In Washington and Kane counties, Utah, and in Coconino 
and Mohave counties, Arizona. The project would occupy 449 acres of 
federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Bill Leeflang, Project Manager, Utah Division 
of Water Resources; Telephone (801) 538-7293 or [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502-6095 or [email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The proposed Lake Powell Pipeline Project would consist of: (1) 
140 miles of 69-inch-diameter pipeline and penstock, (2) a combined 
conventional peaking and pumped storage hydro station, (3) four 
conventional in-pipeline hydro stations, (4) a conventional hydro 
station, and (4) transmission lines.
    The proposed project's water intake would convey water from the 
Bureau of Reclamation's Lake Powell up to a high point within the Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument, after which it would flow 
through a series of hydroelectric turbines, ending at Sand Hollow 
reservoir, near St. George, Utah.
    The energy generation components of the proposed project would 
include: (1) An inline single-unit, 1-megawatt (MW) facility at Hydro 
Station 1 in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; (2) an 
inline single-unit, 1.7-MW facility at Hydro Station 2 east of Colorado 
City, Arizona; (3) an inline single-unit, 1-MW facility in Hildale 
City, Utah; (4) an inline single-unit, 1.7-MW facility above the 
Hurricane Cliffs forebay reservoir; (5) a 2-unit, 300-MW (150-MW each 
unit) hydroelectric pumped storage development at Hurricane Cliffs, 
with the forebay and afterbay sized to provide ten hours of continuous 
300-MW output; (6) a single-unit, 35-MW conventional energy recovery 
generation unit built within the Hurricane Cliffs development; and (7) 
a single-unit, 5-MW facility at the existing Sand Hollow Reservoir.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in item (h) above.
    m. You may also 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. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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             Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of      January 2017.
 Ready for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations,          March 2017.
 preliminary terms and conditions.
Commission issues Draft             September 2017.
 Environmental Impact Statement
 (DEIS).
Comments on DEIS..................  November 2017.
Modified terms and conditions.....  January 2018.
Commission issues Final EIS.......  April 2018.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: May 6, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11226 Filed 5-11-16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY a. Type of Application: Major facility at Hydro Station 2 east of
Unconstructed License. Colorado City, Arizona; (3) an inline
Federal Energy Regulatory b. Project No.: 12966–004. single-unit, 1–MW facility in Hildale
Commission c. Date Filed: May 2, 2016. City, Utah; (4) an inline single-unit, 1.7–
d. Applicant: Utah Board of Water MW facility above the Hurricane Cliffs
Staff Notice of Alleged Violations Resources. forebay reservoir; (5) a 2-unit, 300–MW
Take notice 1 that in a nonpublic e. Name of Project: Lake Powell (150–MW each unit) hydroelectric
investigation pursuant to 18 CFR part 1b Pipeline Project. pumped storage development at
(2015), the staff of the Office of f. Location: In Washington and Kane Hurricane Cliffs, with the forebay and
Enforcement of the Federal Energy counties, Utah, and in Coconino and afterbay sized to provide ten hours of
Regulatory Commission has preliminary Mohave counties, Arizona. The project continuous 300–MW output; (6) a
determined that Saracen Energy would occupy 449 acres of federal land single-unit, 35–MW conventional
Midwest, LP, violated Southwest Power managed by the Bureau of Land energy recovery generation unit built
Pool, Inc.’s Open Access Transmission Management. within the Hurricane Cliffs
Tariff, Attachment AE, 7.4.1(4), by g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power development; and (7) a single-unit, 5–
submitting bids for Transmission Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). MW facility at the existing Sand Hollow
Congestion Rights at Electronically h. Applicant Contact: Bill Leeflang, Reservoir.
Equivalent Settlement Locations Project Manager, Utah Division of Water l. Locations of the Application: A
between August 2014 and March 2015. Resources; Telephone (801) 538–7293 or copy of the application is available for
This Notice does not confer a right on billleeflang@utah.gov. review at the Commission in the Public
third parties to intervene in the i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502– Reference Room or may be viewed on
investigation or any other right with 6095 or james.fargo@ferc.gov. the Commission’s Web site at http://
respect to the investigation. j. This application is not ready for www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Dated: May 6, 2016. environmental analysis at this time. Enter the docket number excluding the
Kimberly D. Bose,
k. The proposed Lake Powell Pipeline last three digits in the docket number
Project would consist of: (1) 140 miles field to access the document. For
Secretary.
of 69-inch-diameter pipeline and assistance, please contact FERC Online
[FR Doc. 2016–11224 Filed 5–11–16; 8:45 am]
penstock, (2) a combined conventional Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
peaking and pumped storage hydro ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
station, (3) four conventional in- (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also
pipeline hydro stations, (4) a available for inspection and
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
conventional hydro station, and (4) reproduction at the address in item (h)
Federal Energy Regulatory transmission lines. above.
Commission The proposed project’s water intake
would convey water from the Bureau of m. You may also register online at
[Project No. 12966–004] Reclamation’s Lake Powell up to a high http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
point within the Grand Staircase- esubscription.asp to be notified via
Utah Board of Water Resources; email of new filings and issuances
Escalante National Monument, after
Notice of Application Tendered for related to this or other pending projects.
which it would flow through a series of
Filing With the Commission and For assistance, contact FERC Online
hydroelectric turbines, ending at Sand
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Support.
Hollow reservoir, near St. George, Utah.
Licensing and Deadline for n. Procedural Schedule:
The energy generation components of
Submission of Final Amendments
the proposed project would include: (1) The application will be processed
Take notice that the following An inline single-unit, 1-megawatt (MW) according to the following preliminary
hydroelectric application has been filed facility at Hydro Station 1 in the Grand Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to
with the Commission and is available Staircase-Escalante National Monument; the schedule may be made as
for public inspection. (2) an inline single-unit, 1.7–MW appropriate.

Milestone Target date

Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ................................................................................ January 2017.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions ......................................................................................... March 2017.
Commission issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) ................................................................................ September 2017.
Comments on DEIS .......................................................................................................................................................... November 2017.
Modified terms and conditions ......................................................................................................................................... January 2018.
Commission issues Final EIS ........................................................................................................................................... April 2018.

o. Final amendments to the Dated: May 6, 2016.
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81 FR 29559 - Utah Board of Water Resources; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 92 (May 12, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission