Document ID: FERC-2012-1026-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Yegua Mesa Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2012-06-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36531-36532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14876]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13315-001]

 Yegua Mesa Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On May 2, 2012, Yegua Mesa Hydro, LLC, filed an application for a 
successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA), proposing to continue studying the feasibility of the 
Yegua Mesa Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (Yegua Mesa Project or 
project) to be located near the city of Las Vegas, in San Miguel 
County, New Mexico. The proposed project would affect lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management. 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 be closed loop and would not be built on 
an existing body of water. The proposed project would consist of: (1) 
An upper earthen dam with a height of 94 feet and a length of 11,088 
feet; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 380 acres, a 
capacity of 9,868 acre-feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 6,800 feet 
mean sea level (msl); (3) a lower earthen dam with a height of 99 feet 
and a length of 5,597 feet; (4) a lower reservoir with a surface area 
of 380 acres, a capacity of 9,365 acre-feet, and a maximum pool 
elevation of 5,380 feet msl; (5) a 27-foot-diameter, 9,690-foot-long 
steel penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing 4 pump/turbine units with a 
total installed capacity of 1,100 megawatts; (7) a 14-mile-long, 500-
kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would have an annual production of 3,993 gigawatthours 
that would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, COO, Symbiotics LLC, 811 SW 
Naito Parkway Ste. 120, Portland, Oregon 97204; phone: (503) 235-3424.
    FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton; carolyn.templeton@ferc.gov; phone: 
(202) 502-8785.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications

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(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-13315) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 13, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-14876 Filed 6-18-12; 8:45 am]
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