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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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 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–13843–000) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9071 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14060–000] 

Owyhee Hydro, LLC; of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

On January 18, 2011, Owyhee Hydro, 

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 

Owyhee Pumped Storage Project 

(project) to be located on Lake Owyhee, 

near Adrian, Malheur County, Oregon. 

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 landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter 

upon lands or waters owned by others 

without the owners’ express permission. 

The proposed project has three 

alternatives and would consist of the 

following: 

Owyhee Ridge Alternative A 

Utilizing the existing Lake Owyhee as 

the lower reservoir and constructing: (1) 

A 50-foot-high, 9,900-foot-long earthen 

or rockfill upper reservoir embankment; 

(2) a artificial, lined upper reservoir 

with a storage capacity of 8,235-acrefoot; (3) a 600-foot-long, 15.5-foot 

diameter concrete-lined low-pressure 

tunnel; (4) a 5,870-foot-long, 15.5-footdiameter concrete-lined pressure shaft; 

(5) a 1,815-foot-long, 18.6-foot-diameter 

concrete-lined tailrace; (6) a 100-footlong, 350-foot-wide, 120-foot-high 

underground powerhouse; (7) a 4.85- 

mile-long, 230 or 345-kilovolt (kV) 

transmission line interconnecting with 

either the existing Midpoint-Summer 

Lake line or the planned BoardmanHemingway line; and (8) appurtenant 

facilities. 

Owyhee Ridge Alternative B 

Utilizing the existing Lake Owyhee as 

the lower reservoir and constructing: (1) 

A 50-foot-high, 9,900-foot-long earthen 

or rockfill upper reservoir embankment; 

(2) a artificial, lined upper reservoir 

with a storage capacity of 8,235-acrefoot; (3) a 1,190-foot-long, 15.5-footdiameter concrete-lined low-pressure 

tunnel; (4) an 8,100-foot-long, 15.5-footdiameter concrete-lined pressure shaft; 

(5) a 2,000-foot-long, 18.6-foot-diameter 

concrete-lined tailrace; (6) a 100-footlong, 350-foot-wide, 120-foot-high 

underground powerhouse; (7) a 2.7- 

mile-long, 230 or 354-kV transmission 

line interconnecting with either the 

existing Midpoint-Summer Lake line or 

the planned Boardman-Hemingway line; 

and (8) appurtenant facilities. 

Long Draw Alternative 

Utilizing the existing Lake Owyhee as 

the lower reservoir and constructing: (1) 

A artificial, lined upper reservoir with 

a storage capacity of 8,235-acre-foot; (2) 

a 210-foot-high, 2,165-foot-long zoned 

earth and rockfill dam with impervious 

core or concrete-face earth and rockfill 

dam; (3) a 2,100-foot-long, 16.4-footdiameter concrete-lined low-pressure 

tunnel; (4) a 8,070-foot-long, 16.4-footdiameter concrete-lined pressure tunnel; 

(5) a 2,110-foot-long, 19.7-foot-diameter 

concrete-lined tailrace; (6) an 80-foothigh, 280-foot-wide, 120-foot-high 

underground powerhouse; (7) a 2.5- 

mile-long, 230-kV transmission line 

interconnecting with either the existing 

Midpoint-Summer Lake line or the 

planned Boardman-Hemingway line; 

and (8) appurtenant facilities. 

All of the alternatives would include 

four reversible pump-turbines with a 

total installed capacity of 500 

megawatts. 

The estimated annual generation of 

the project would be 1,533 gigawatthours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew 

Shapiro, Owyhee Hydro, LLC, 1210 W. 

Franklin Street, Suite 2, Boise, Idaho 

83702; phone: (208) 246–9925. 

FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: 

(202) 502–6480. 

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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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–14060–000) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9072 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9295–7; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2011–0368] 

Implications of Climate Change for 

Bioassessment Programs and 

Approaches To Account for Effects 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

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