[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 188 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 55829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22621]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13239-000]


Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

September 19, 2008.
    On June 17, 2008, Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of the Parker Knoll Pumped Storage Project to be 
located in Piute County, Utah. The project would occupy federal lands 
of the Bureau of Land Management.
    The proposed project consists of: (1) Two proposed upper reservoir 
earthen dams, a) 148-foot high, 600-foot-long, b) 32-foot-high, 800-
foot-long; (2) a proposed reservoir having a surface area of 125 acres, 
a storage capacity of 8,212 acre-feet, and normal maximum water surface 
elevation of 9,610.4 feet msl, (3) a proposed 100-foot-high 4,679-foot-
long earthen lower reservoir dam, (4) a proposed lower reservoir having 
a surface area of 117 acres, a storage capacity of 8,689 acre-feet and 
normal maximum water surface elevation of 7,109.2 feet msl, (5) a 
proposed 12,800-foot-long, 25-foot diameter concrete/steel penstock; 
(6) a proposed powerhouse with ten generating units having a total 
capacity of 1,330 MW; (7) a proposed 0.30-mile-long, 240-kV 
transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an annual generation of 3,640 GWh, and would be sold to a local 
utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Symbiotics, LLC, P.O. Box 
535 Rigby, ID 83442, Phone: 208-745-0834. FERC Contact: Henry Woo, 202-
502-8872.
    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. 
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``eFiling'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or 
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13239) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-22621 Filed 9-25-08; 8:45 am]
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