82 FR 17421 - Magnolia Water, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 68 (April 11, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17421-17422]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07243]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14802-000]


Magnolia Water, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

    On September 23, 2016, Magnolia Water, 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 Magnolia Water Pumped 
Storage Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on Long Creek and 
the Kiamichi River in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. 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: (1) A 1,970-
foot-long, 360-foot-high earthen upper dam across Tombstone Creek; (2) 
a 100-foot-long, 3,400-foot-wide rock-lined upper emergency spillway 
connecting to the lower reservoir; (3) a 190-acre upper reservoir 
having a total storage capacity of 22,800 acre-feet; (4) an intake/
outlet structure in the upper reservoir; (5) four 3,500-foot-long, 22-
foot-diameter steel and reinforced concrete, tunneled penstocks 
extending to the powerhouse; (6) a 250-foot-long, 120-foot-wide 
powerhouse, containing four pump-turbine generating units, with a total 
generating capacity of 1,200 megawatts; (7) four 30-foot-long, 400-
foot-wide tailrace pipes; (8) a 9,800-foot-long, 80-foot-high earthen 
lower dam; (9) a 375-acre lower reservoir having a total storage 
capacity of 22,500 acre-feet; (10) a 100-foot-long, 3,400-foot-wide 
rock-lined lower emergency spillway connecting to a creek flowing into 
the Kiamichi River; (11) a 200-foot-long, 5-foot-high concrete overflow 
diversion

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weir across the Kiamichi River to supply water to the project; (12) a 
5-acre impoundment on the Kiamichi River with a storage capacity of 25 
acre-feet; (13) a 200-foot-long, 200-foot-wide duplex pump station; 
(14) a 10,000-foot-long, 24-inch-diameter steel water supply pipe to 
the lower reservoir; (15) a 90-mile-long, 345 kilovolt transmission 
line; and (16) two new access roads; one 6,800-foot-long road to access 
the lower reservoir site, and one 11,500-foot-long road to access the 
upper reservoir site. Both roads would be constructed on private 
property to perform studies. The estimated annual generation of the 
project would be 3,400 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Fred Brown, Magnolia Water, LLC, 4265 
Kellway Circle, Addison, TX 75001; phone: (972) 239-0707.
    FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: (202) 502-6304.
    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-14802-000.
    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/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14802) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 5, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-07243 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P