Document ID: FERC-2012-1089-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Jones Canyon Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2012-06-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15483]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13860-001]

Jones Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
Preliminary Permit Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Protests

    On May 29, 2012, Jones Canyon Hydro, LLC filed an amendment to 
their preliminary permit issued March 28, 2011 for the Jones Canyon 
Pumped Storage Project. The proposed project would be a closed-loop 
pumped storage project located near Grass Valley, in Sherman County, 
Oregon.
    The applicant proposes to make the following changes to their 
issued permit: (1) Expand the project boundary to include a second 
canyon north of the project; (2) change the location of the proposed 
lower reservoir dam to north of the current location and include an 
additional canyon; (3) expand the lower reservoir from 68 surface acres 
to 98 surface acres at an elevation of 1,150 feet above mean sea level; 
(4) change the total installed capacity of the project from 400 
megawatts (MW) to 500 MW; (5) change the length of the transmission 
line from 0.34 miles to 4.5 miles; (6) lengthen the conduit between the 
proposed reservoirs from 6,225 feet to 7,330 feet; and (7) change the 
name of the project from ``Jones Canyon Pumped Storage Project'' to 
``Oregon Winds Pumped Storage''.
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, 202-502-6136.
    Deadline for filing comments or motions to intervene: 30 days from 
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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-13860-001) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 19, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-15483 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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