82_FR_48917 82 FR 48716 - Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

82 FR 48716 - Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage LLC; 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 82, Issue 201 (October 19, 2017)

Page Range48716-48716
FR Document2017-22656

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48716]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22656]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14859-000]


Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 29, 2017, Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage LLC (Big 
Chino) filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to 
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the 
feasibility of the Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage Project (project) to 
be located near Chino Valley in Yavapai, Coconino, and Mohave Counties, 
Arizona. 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 will be closed-loop. Water to initially fill 
the reservoirs and required make-up water will be pumped from locally 
available groundwater sources. The proposed project would consist of an 
upper and lower reservoir, a 10.1-mile-long water conveyance system 
connecting the two reservoirs, a powerhouse, and three 500-kV 
transmission lines. A 2,900-foot-long, 360-foot-high rockfill, 
concrete-faced dam would be constructed to form the 50-acre upper 
reservoir, which would have a storage capacity of 19,739-acre-foot at 
an elevation of 6,560 feet. A 2,700-foot-long, 250-foot-high rockfill, 
concrete-faced dam would be constructed to form a 50-acre lower 
reservoir with a storage capacity of 19,811-acre-foot at an elevation 
of 5,294 feet. Water would be conveyed from the upper reservoir to the 
lower reservoir via two upper reservoir inlet/outlets, two vertical 
shafts, two horizontal power tunnels, two penstock manifold tunnels, 
and eight 12-foot-diameter, steel-lined penstocks. The powerhouse would 
contain eight pump-turbine/motor-generator units rated at 250 MW each. 
From the powerhouse, water will discharge into eight, 16-foot diameter 
draft tubes from each unit and then into two, 32-foot-diameter tailrace 
tunnels, which will discharge into the lower reservoir through a lower 
reservoir inlet/outlet structure. Project power would be transmitted 
through a 30-mile-long 500-kilovolt (kV), line traversing northerly to 
interconnect with the existing Arizona Public Service owned- and 
operated Eldorado-Moenkopi 500-kV line or a planned and sited new Dine 
Navajo Transmission Project 500-kV line from Moenkopi to Marketplace; a 
54-mile long 500-kV traversing westerly to interconnect with an 
existing Western Area Power Administration owned and operated 230-kV 
line from Prescott to Peacock that would be upgraded to 500 kV; and a 
47-mile-long 500-kV line traversing easterly to interconnect with two 
Navajo Southern Transmission 500-kV lines owned by participants of the 
Navajo Generating Plant and operated by Arizona Public Service.
    The estimated annual generation of the project would be 4,614 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Brian Studenka, Director, Grid Development ITC 
Holdings Corp., 27175 Energy Way, Novi, MI 48377, phone (248) 946-3247; 
Andrew M. Jamieson, Counsel--Regulatory & Legislative ITC Holdings 
Corp., 27175 Energy Way, Novi, MI 48377, phone (248) 946-3536; Jay 
Ryan, Baker Botts L.L.P., The Warner--Suite 1000, 1299 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, phone (202) 639-7789.
    FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen, (202) 502-6105.
    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-14859-000.
    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/elibary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14859) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 13, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-22656 Filed 10-18-17; 8:45 am]
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48716 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 201 / Thursday, October 19, 2017 / Notices Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: filed an application for a preliminary two Navajo Southern Transmission 500- Ministerial Clean Up: Overlapping permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the kV lines owned by participants of the Dates, Italicized Language and Federal Power Act, proposing to study Navajo Generating Plant and operated Corrections to be effective 6/27/2016. the feasibility of the Big Chino Valley by Arizona Public Service. Filed Date: 10/12/17. Pumped Storage Project (project) to be The estimated annual generation of Accession Number: 20171012–5143. located near Chino Valley in Yavapai, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/2/17. the project would be 4,614 gigawatt- Coconino, and Mohave Counties, hours. Docket Numbers: ER18–72–000. Arizona. The sole purpose of a Applicants: Deseret Generation & preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant Applicant Contact: Brian Studenka, Transmission Co-operative, Inc. the permit holder priority to file a Director, Grid Development ITC Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: license application during the permit Holdings Corp., 27175 Energy Way, OATT Attachment K Amend to be term. A preliminary permit does not Novi, MI 48377, phone (248) 946–3247; effective 12/12/2017. authorize the permit holder to perform Andrew M. Jamieson, Counsel— Filed Date: 10/12/17. any land-disturbing activities or Regulatory & Legislative ITC Holdings Accession Number: 20171012–5152. Corp., 27175 Energy Way, Novi, MI Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/2/17. otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ 48377, phone (248) 946–3536; Jay Ryan, Take notice that the Commission express permission. Baker Botts L.L.P., The Warner—Suite received the following qualifying 1000, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, facility filings: The proposed project will be closed- loop. Water to initially fill the reservoirs Washington, DC 20016, phone (202) Docket Numbers: QF18–33–000. 639–7789. Applicants: UE–00301MD, LLC. and required make-up water will be Description: Form 556 of UE– pumped from locally available FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen, (202) 00301MD, LLC. groundwater sources. The proposed 502–6105. Filed Date: 10/6/17. project would consist of an upper and Deadline for filing comments, motions Accession Number: 20171006–5082. lower reservoir, a 10.1-mile-long water to intervene, competing applications Comments Due: None Applicable. conveyance system connecting the two (without notices of intent), or notices of The filings are accessible in the reservoirs, a powerhouse, and three 500- intent to file competing applications: 60 Commission’s eLibrary system by kV transmission lines. A 2,900-foot- days from the issuance of this notice. clicking on the links or querying the long, 360-foot-high rockfill, concrete- Competing applications and notices of docket number. faced dam would be constructed to form intent must meet the requirements of 18 Any person desiring to intervene or the 50-acre upper reservoir, which CFR 4.36. protest in any of the above proceedings would have a storage capacity of 19,739- acre-foot at an elevation of 6,560 feet. A The Commission strongly encourages must file in accordance with Rules 211 2,700-foot-long, 250-foot-high rockfill, electronic filing. Please file comments, and 214 of the Commission’s concrete-faced dam would be motions to intervene, notices of intent, Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and constructed to form a 50-acre lower and competing applications using the 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern reservoir with a storage capacity of Commission’s eFiling system at http:// time on the specified comment date. 19,811-acre-foot at an elevation of 5,294 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Protests may be considered, but feet. Water would be conveyed from the Commenters can submit brief comments intervention is necessary to become a upper reservoir to the lower reservoir up to 6,000 characters, without prior party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed via two upper reservoir inlet/outlets, registration, using the eComment system information relating to filing two vertical shafts, two horizontal at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ requirements, interventions, protests, power tunnels, two penstock manifold ecomment.asp. You must include your service, and qualifying facilities filings tunnels, and eight 12-foot-diameter, name and contact information at the end can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ steel-lined penstocks. The powerhouse of your comments. For assistance, docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For would contain eight pump-turbine/ please contact FERC Online Support at other information, call (866) 208–3676 motor-generator units rated at 250 MW FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. each. From the powerhouse, water will 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 discharge into eight, 16-foot diameter (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Dated: October 13, 2017. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., draft tubes from each unit and then into two, 32-foot-diameter tailrace tunnels, Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Deputy Secretary. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. which will discharge into the lower [FR Doc. 2017–22654 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] reservoir through a lower reservoir The first page of any filing should BILLING CODE 6717–01–P inlet/outlet structure. Project power include docket number P–14859–000. would be transmitted through a 30-mile- More information about this project, long 500-kilovolt (kV), line traversing including a copy of the application, can DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY northerly to interconnect with the be viewed or printed on the eLibrary Federal Energy Regulatory existing Arizona Public Service owned- link of Commission’s Web site at http:// Commission and operated Eldorado-Moenkopi 500- www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibary.asp. kV line or a planned and sited new Dine Enter the docket number (P–14859) in [Project No. 14859–000] Navajo Transmission Project 500-kV the docket number field to access the line from Moenkopi to Marketplace; a document. For assistance, contact FERC rmajette on DSKBCKNHB2PROD with NOTICES Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage LLC; 54-mile long 500-kV traversing westerly Online Support. Notice of Preliminary Permit to interconnect with an existing Western Dated: October 13, 2017. 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FR Citation82 FR 48716 
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