[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 22698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9792]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14061-000]
Arizona Independent Power, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On January 12, 2011, Arizona Independent Power, Inc. 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
Verde Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located within the
Colorado River region, near Maricopa County, 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 would consist of the following: (1) A roller
compacted concrete dam (upper reservoir) having a total storage
capacity of 13,900 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of
3,040 feet msl; (2) a roller compacted concrete dam (lower reservoir)
having a total storage capacity of 13,900 acre-feet at a normal maximum
operating elevation of 1,800 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) two 12,160-
foot-long, 19-foot-diameter penstocks; (4) a powerhouse with
approximate dimensions of 750 feet long by 70 feet wide by 175 feet
high, housing three to 267 megawatt Francis pump turbines and motor
generators units; (5) two 3,000-foot-long, 21-foot-diameter tailraces;
(6) a twin circuit, 40-mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission line
extending to the existing transmission line rights-of-way owned by the
Arizona Public Service Company or Salt River Project. The estimated
annual generation of the Verde Pumped Storage Project would be 1,078
gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Frank L. Mazzone, President, Arizona
Independent Power, Inc., 957 Fairway Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476; phone:
(707) 996-2573.
FERC Contact: Mary Greene; phone: (202) 502-8865.
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 at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. 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
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14061-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: April 15, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-9792 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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