Document ID: FERC-2011-1841-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Porcupine Dam Hydropower Project
Posted Date: 2011-12-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75542-75543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30968]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14290-000]

Porcupine Dam Hydropower Project; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 20, 2011, Porcupine Reservoir Company, Utah, 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 
Porcupine Dam Hydropower Project to be located on the East Fork of the 
Little Bear River near the town of Avon, the county of Cache, Utah. 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 existing Porcupine 
reservoir, powerhouse with three turbines, and a 12.5-kilovolt 
transmission line. The reservoir, formed by a 181-foot-high by 665-
foot-long, earth-filled embankment, has a total storage capacity of 
13,000 acre-feet and a water surface area of 190 acres at full pool 
elevation of 5,383 feet above mean sea level. The turbines total 560 
kilowatts (kW) (2 units x 235 kW and 1 unit x 90 kW) of generating 
capacity producing roughly 2,500 megawatt-hours per year.
    The proposed penstock would be located within a close proximity to 
the original penstock, which was removed in 1999. The turbines would be 
evaluated to determine feasibility of increasing energy production 
capacity to 750 kW.
    Applicant Contact: Phil Olson, Porcupine Reservoir Company, 9808 S 
280 E, Paradise, UT 84328; phone (435) 245-3326.

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    FERC Contact: Brian Csernak; phone: (202) 502-6144.
    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/efiling.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14290-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 25, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30968 Filed 12-1-11; 8:45 am]
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