Federal Register, Volume 76 Issue 38 (Friday, February 25, 2011)

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 10578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4258]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 13880-000]


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

    On November 18, 2010, Cuffs Run Pumped Storage, LLC filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Cuffs Run 
Pumped Storage Project, located on Cuffs Run and the Susquehanna River, 
near Craley Township, in York and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania. 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 
9,800-foot-long, 225-foot-high earthen dam across Cuffs Run and an 
unnamed stream forming an upper reservoir that would have an estimated 
total usable storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a normal maximum 
surface elevation of 680 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a new 700-foot-
long, 95-foot-high dike across the eastern side of Cuffs Run and a new 
1,300-foot-long, 35-foot-high dike across the western end of the upper 
reservoir; (3) a new 300-foot-long, 110-foot-wide channel in the upper 
reservoir leading to a submerged intake; (4) a new 1,500-foot-long, 45-
foot-diameter concrete-lined penstock splitting into three 20-foot-
diameter steel-lined penstocks at the powerhouse; (5) a new underground 
powerhouse with approximate dimensions of 200 feet long by 150 feet 
wide, with an 18-foot-diameter vent and cable shaft through the top, 
and containing three Francis reversible pump turbines rated at 
approximately 330 megawatts (MW) each; (6) a new tailrace composed of 
three concrete-lined tunnels; (7) an existing lower reservoir (Lake 
Clarke) having a usable storage capacity of 68,870 acre-feet and a 
normal pool elevation of 228 feet msl; (8) a new porous dike that 
separates the outlet structures from Lake Clarke; (9) a new 3-mile-
long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that would interconnect to a 
250-kV transmission line owned by PJM; and (10) appurtenant facilities. 
The estimated annual generation of the Cuffs Run Pumped Storage Project 
would be 1,750 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, 33 Commercial Street, 
Gloucester, MA, 01930; phone: (978) 226-1531.
    FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, (202) 502-6359.
    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. 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 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. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, 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-13880-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-4258 Filed 2-24-11; 8:45 am]
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