83 FR 55160 - Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications: FreedomWorks, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 213 (November 2, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 55160]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24000]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14889-000]


Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications: 
FreedomWorks, LLC

    On August 24, 2018, FreedomWorks, 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 Big Run Pump Storage 
Hydro Project to be located near Parsons in Tucker County, West 
Virginia. 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 new 
upper reservoir with a surface area of 1,213 acres and a storage 
capacity of 119,387 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 
3,350 feet above mean sea level (msl) created through construction of a 
circular dam and/or dike; (2) a new lower reservoir with a surface area 
of 1,061 acres and a storage capacity of 113,398 acre-feet at a surface 
elevation of 2,250 feet msl created through construction of a semi-
circular dam; (3) as many as four new 7,000-foot-long, 12-foot-diameter 
penstocks connecting the upper reservoir and lower reservoir; (4) a new 
600-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse containing four 
turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 1,000 megawatts; 
(5) a new transmission line connecting the powerhouse to a nearby 
electric grid interconnection point with options to evaluate multiple 
grid interconnection locations; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would have an annual generation of 4,380,000 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Tim Williamson, FreedomWorks, LLC, 525 Wren 
Lane, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425; phone: 267-254-6107.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: (202) 502-6336.
    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-14889-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14889) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 29, 2018.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24000 Filed 11-1-18; 8:45 am]
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