[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13173-13174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5489]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2309-019]
Jersey Central Power & Light Company and PSEG Fossil, LLC; Notice
of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing
Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2309-019.
c. Date Filed: February 18, 2011.
d. Applicant: Jersey Central Power & Light Company and PSEG Fossil,
LLC.
e. Name of Project: Yards Creek Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on Yards Creek, in the
Townships of Hardwick and Blairstown, Warren County, New Jersey. No
federal lands are involved.
g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Timothy Oakes, Project Manager, Kleinschmidt
Associates, 2 East Main Street, Strasburg, PA 17579; Telephone (717)
687-7211.
i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, (202) 502-6082 or
[email protected].
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. The existing Yards Creek Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project
consists of an upper and a lower reservoir with a total installed
capacity of 420 megawatts (MW). The project produces an average annual
generation of 753.7 gigawatthours (GWh). The average pumping power used
by the project is 1,031.2 GWh.
The lower reservoir consists of: (1) An earthfill main dam located
on Yards Creek, that is 1,404 feet (ft) long and 52 ft high with a
crest at elevation of 832.5 ft; (2) the lower reservoir has a total
storage capacity of 5,452 acre-ft at a spillway crest elevation of
818.5 ft and an usable storage capacity of 4,952 acre-ft with an
additional 503 acre-ft in seasonal storage; (3) an auxiliary dike (i.e.
Saddle Dam) located on the southeastern side of the lower reservoir is
2,091 ft long and 35 ft high; (4) an auxiliary reservoir located
northeast of the lower reservoir with seasonal storage of 412 acre-ft
formed by the auxiliary reservoir dam, which is 1,000 ft long and 20 ft
high.
The upper reservoir consists of: (1) An earthfill dam that is 8,900
ft long and 70 ft high; (2)the upper reservoir has a total usable
storage capacity of 4,763 acre-ft and a gross storage capacity of 5,013
acre-ft at elevation 1,555 ft; (3) water conveyance structures between
the upper reservoir and lower reservoir (a 2,116-ft, 35-ft wide intake
channel in the floor of the upper reservoir; a 95-ft high concrete
intake structure with trashracks and stop logs; a 1,130-ft long, 20-ft
diameter concrete-lined pressure tunnel; a 210-ft long, 19-ft diameter
steel-lined pressure tunnel; a 144-ft long, 19-ft diameter concrete
encased steel-lined transition section; a 478-ft long, 19-ft diameter
steel penstock; an 8-ft reducer from 19-ft diameter to 18-ft penstock;
a 1,582-ft long, 18-ft steel penstock; a 325-ft long trifurcated
penstock, one penstock per pumping-generating unit that tapers from 10-
ft diameter to 7-ft 2.5-inch diameter; 86.5-inch spherical guard valves
at the entrance to each pump-turbine spiral case); (4) a 140-ft-long by
63.5-ft-wide underground concrete power house, containing 3 vertical
shaft, Francis-type, reversible pump-turbine units, each with a
nameplate generating capacity of 140 MW; and (5) appurtenant
facilities.
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The licensee proposes to raise the spillway crest elevation of the
lower reservoir by 1 ft, from 818.5 ft to 819.5 ft, by adding wooden
flashboards. The licensee also proposes raising the upper reservoir
pool elevation 2 ft, from 1,555 ft to 1,557 ft, by allowing only 4 ft
of freeboard to the dam crest elevation of 1,561 ft. As an additional
precaution to existing monitors and controls, the licensee is proposing
to install an overflow structure at the upper reservoir to prevent
overtopping the non-overflow structures (dikes) in the event of high
water levels. The structure would be installed for emergency backup
purpose.
l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected]
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
m. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for April 19, 2011.
Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary June 18, 2011.
terms and conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues Non-Draft EA............ October 16, 2011.
Comments on EA............................ November 15, 2011.
Modified Terms and Conditions............. January 14, 2012.
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o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5489 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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