Document ID: FERC-2012-1887-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Corral Creek South Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2012-11-15T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 68118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27732]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13314-001]

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

    On April 3, 2012, Corral Creek South 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 
Corral Creek South Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located near 
Twin Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho. 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 Commission issued a notice on May 11, 2012, accepting the 
application and soliciting comments, motions to intervene, and 
competing applications within a 60-day period. On July 10, 2012, the 
U.S. Department of the Interior filed a comment letter with the 
Commission stating the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe was not identified in the 
preliminary permit application as an Indian tribe that may be affected 
by the project (section 4.32(a)(2)). This notice is extending to the 
Shoshone-Paiute Tribe a 30-day period for filing comments, motions to 
intervene, and competing applications.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A 180-foot-high, 8,400-
foot-long upper earthen dam; (2) an upper reservoir with surface area 
of 118 acres, storage capacity of 9,120 acre-feet, and maximum pool 
elevation of 6,620 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a 200-foot-high, 
4,140-foot-long lower earthen dam; (4) a lower reservoir with surface 
area of 113 acres, storage capacity of 10,880 acre-feet, and maximum 
pool elevation of 5,500 feet msl; (5) a 30-foot-diameter, 4,710-foot-
long steel penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing 4 pump/turbine units 
with a total installed capacity of 1,100 megawatts; (7) a 10.6-mile-
long, 500-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. 
The estimated annual generation of the project would be 3,212 gigawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, COO, Symbiotics LLC, 811 SW 
Naito Parkway Ste. 120, Portland, OR 97204; phone: (503) 235-3424.
    FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott (202) 502-6480, or by email at 
kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 30 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. 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-13314-001) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 8, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-27732 Filed 11-14-12; 8:45 am]
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