Document ID: FERC-2012-0507-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Mayville Pumped Storage, LLC
Posted Date: 2012-03-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16219-16220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6631]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14337-000]

Mayville Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On December 16, 2011, Mayville Pumped Storage, 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 a 
hydropower project located on the Ohio River in Mason County, Kentucky. 
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 two alternatives:
    Alternative A would consist of: (1) An intake structure on the Ohio 
River and a 24-inch-diameter, 8,000-foot-long pipeline to supply water 
to the upper reservoir; (2) a 260-foot-high, 1,360-foot-long roller-
compacted concrete upper dam; (3) an upper reservoir with a surface 
area of 126.0 acre and a storage capacity of 9,970 acre-feet; (4) a 27-
foot-diameter, 500-foot-long concrete-lined headrace; (5) a 27-foot-
diameter, 1,320-foot-long concrete-lined pressure shaft; (6) a 
powerhouse/pumping station containing four pump/generating units with a 
total capacity of 1,000.0 megawatts (MW); (7) a 32-foot-diameter, 
2,730-foot-long concrete-lined tailrace; (8) a lower reservoir created 
within excavated underground mine space with a surface area of 212 
acres and a storage capacity of 9,540 acre-feet; and (9) a 6-mile-long, 
345 kilo-volt (KV) transmission line. The project would have an 
estimated average annual

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generation of 2,190,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) and the project power 
would be sold.
    Alternative B would consist of: (1) An intake structure on the Ohio 
River and a 24-inch-diameter, 4,100-foot-long pipeline to supply water 
to the upper reservoir; (2) a 260-foot-high, 1,540-foot-long roller-
compacted concrete upper dam; (3) an upper reservoir with a surface 
area of 138 acres and a storage capacity of 11,900 acre-feet; (4) a 29-
foot-diameter, 5,000-foot-long concrete-lined headrace; (5) a 29-foot-
diameter, 885-foot-long concrete-lined pressure shaft; (6) a 
powerhouse/pumping station containing four pump/generating units with a 
total capacity of 1,000.0 megawatts (MW); (7) a 35-foot-diameter, 
2,000-foot-long concrete-lined tailrace; (8) a lower reservoir created 
within excavated underground mine space with a surface area of 266 
acres and a storage capacity of 12,000 acre-feet; and (9) a 2.5-mile-
long, 345 kilo-volt (KV) transmission line. The project would have an 
estimated average annual generation of 2,190,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) 
and the project power would be sold.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 
W. Franklin St., Ste. 2, Boise, ID 83702. (208) 246-9925.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, michael.spencer@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
6093.
    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-14337-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 14, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-6631 Filed 3-19-12; 8:45 am]
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