81 FR 40296 - Ute Indian Tribe; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 119 (June 21, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 119 (June 21, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-14602 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 40296] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14602] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14742-000] Ute Indian Tribe; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On December 12, 2015, the Ute Indian Tribe, 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 Ute Pumped Storage Project (Ute Project or project) adjacent to the Bureau of Reclamation's Flaming Gorge Reservoir, in Daggett County, Utah. 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following: (1) An intake and discharge structure at one of seven locations in Flaming Gorge Reservoir; (2) an underground tailrace between the reservoir intake/outlet structure and the powerhouse; (3) pump-turbine units in an underground powerhouse with generation capacity of between 500 to 1,000 megawatts; (4) a penstock between the powerhouse and the upper reservoir; (5) a dam at one of seven locations forming the upper reservoir; (6) an upper reservoir at one of seven locations with a capacity between 5,000 and 10,000 acre-feet at an elevation between 6,800 and 7,500 feet above mean sea level; (7) a transmission line from the powerhouse to the nearest major transmission interconnection; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Ute Project would be between 400 and 850 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Shaun Chapoose, Chairman, Ute Tribal Business Committee, Ute Indian Tribe, P.O. Box 190, Fort Duchesne, Utah 84026; phone: (435) 722-5141. FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell; phone: (202) 502-8079. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. 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-14742-000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. Enter the docket number (P-14742) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: June 15, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-14602 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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groups; Native American Tribes; other In addition, the Commission offers a elevation between 6,800 and 7,500 feet
interested parties; and local libraries free service called eSubscription which above mean sea level; (7) a transmission
and newspapers. This list also includes allows you to keep track of all formal line from the powerhouse to the nearest
all affected landowners (as defined in issuances and submittals in specific major transmission interconnection; and
the Commission’s regulations) who are dockets. This can reduce the amount of (10) appurtenant facilities. The
potential right-of-way grantors, whose time you spend researching proceedings estimated annual generation of the Ute
property may be used temporarily for by automatically providing you with Project would be between 400 and 850
project purposes, or who own homes notification of these filings, document gigawatt-hours.
within certain distances of aboveground summaries, and direct links to the
facilities, and anyone who submits documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- Applicant Contact: Shaun Chapoose,
comments on the project. We will filing/esubscription.asp. Chairman, Ute Tribal Business
update the environmental mailing list as Finally, public meetings or site visits Committee, Ute Indian Tribe, P.O. Box
the analysis proceeds to ensure that we will be posted on the Commission’s 190, Fort Duchesne, Utah 84026; phone:
send the information related to this calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ (435) 722–5141.
environmental review to all individuals, EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell; phone:
organizations, and government entities with other related information. (202) 502–8079.
interested in and/or potentially affected Dated: June 9, 2016. Deadline for filing comments, motions
by the proposed project. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., to intervene, competing applications
If we publish and distribute the EA, Deputy Secretary. (without notices of intent), or notices of
copies will be sent to the environmental intent to file competing applications: 60
[FR Doc. 2016–14147 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am]
mailing list for public review and
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P days from the issuance of this notice.
comment. If you would prefer to receive
Competing applications and notices of
a paper copy of the document instead of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
the CD version or would like to remove DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
your name from the mailing list, please CFR 4.36.
return the attached Information Request Federal Energy Regulatory The Commission strongly encourages
(appendix 2). Commission electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
Becoming an Intervenor [Project No. 14742–000] and competing applications using the
In addition to involvement in the EA Ute Indian Tribe; Notice of Preliminary Commission’s eFiling system at http://
scoping process, you may want to Permit Application Accepted for Filing www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Commenters can submit brief comments
official party to the Commission’s Intervene, and Competing Applications up to 6,000 characters, without prior
proceeding. Intervenors play a more registration, using the eComment system
formal role in the process and are able On December 12, 2015, the Ute Indian at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be Tribe, filed an application for a ecomment.asp. You must include your
heard by the courts if they choose to preliminary permit, pursuant to section name and contact information at the end
appeal the Commission’s final ruling. 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), of your comments. For assistance,
An intervenor formally participates in proposing to study the feasibility of the please contact FERC Online Support at
the proceeding by filing a request to Ute Pumped Storage Project (Ute Project FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
intervene. Instructions for becoming an or project) adjacent to the Bureau of
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
intervenor are in the ‘‘Document-less Reclamation’s Flaming Gorge Reservoir,
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
Intervention Guide’’ under the ‘‘e-filing’’ in Daggett County, Utah. The sole
link on the Commission’s Web site. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
purpose of a preliminary permit, if
Motions to intervene are more fully issued, is to grant the permit holder Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
described at http://www.ferc.gov/ priority to file a license application First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. during the permit term. A preliminary The first page of any filing should
permit does not authorize the permit include docket number P–14742–000.
Additional Information
holder to perform any land-disturbing More information about this project,
Additional information about the activities or otherwise enter upon lands including a copy of the application, can
project is available from the or waters owned by others without the be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Commission’s Office of External Affairs, owners’ express permission. link of Commission’s Web site at http://
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web The proposed pumped storage project www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
site at www.ferc.gov using the would consist of the following: (1) An ecomment.asp. Enter the docket number
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary intake and discharge structure at one of (P–14742) in the docket number field to
link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and seven locations in Flaming Gorge access the document. For assistance,
enter the docket number, excluding the Reservoir; (2) an underground tailrace contact FERC Online Support.
last three digits in the Docket Number between the reservoir intake/outlet
field (i.e., CP16–456). Be sure you have structure and the powerhouse; (3) Dated: June 15, 2016.
selected an appropriate date range. For pump-turbine units in an underground Kimberly D. Bose,
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assistance, please contact FERC Online powerhouse with generation capacity of Secretary.
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov between 500 to 1,000 megawatts; (4) a [FR Doc. 2016–14602 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am]
or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for penstock between the powerhouse and BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The the upper reservoir; (5) a dam at one of
eLibrary link also provides access to the seven locations forming the upper
texts of formal documents issued by the reservoir; (6) an upper reservoir at one
Commission, such as orders, notices, of seven locations with a capacity
and rulemakings. between 5,000 and 10,000 acre-feet at an
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