Document ID: FERC-2019-0899-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.
Posted Date: 2019-08-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37863-37864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16462]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14227-003]

Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests; Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. 
Commission staff has determined that this project qualifies as a Major 
Infrastructure Project pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding 
Implementing One Federal Decision under Executive Order 13807 (MOU) 
effective April 10, 2018. Major Infrastructure Projects are defined as 
projects for which multiple authorizations by Federal agencies will be 
required and the lead Federal agency has determined that it will 
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement under the National 
Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
    a. Type of Application: Major Unconstructed Project.
    b. Project No.: P-14227-003.
    c. Date filed: October 2, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage (LEAPS) 
Project
    f. Location: On Lake Elsinore and San Juan Creek near the town of 
Lake Elsinore in Riverside and San Diego Counties, California. The 
project would occupy about 845 acres of federal land administered by 
the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 4 of the Commission's Regulations
    h. Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, Nevada Hydro Company, Inc., 
2416 Cades Way Vista, California (760) 599-1815.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 502-6095 or email at 
james.fargo@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The 
first page of any filing should include docket number P-14227-003.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new 
upper reservoir (Decker Canyon) having a 200-foot-high main dam and a 
gross storage volume of 5,750 acre-feet, at a normal reservoir surface 
elevation of 2,792 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a powerhouse 
with two reversible pump-turbine units with a total installed capacity 
of 500 megawatts; (3) the existing Lake Elsinore to be used as a lower 
reservoir; (4) about 32 miles of 500-kV transmission line connecting 
the project to an existing transmission line owned by Southern 
California Edison located north of the proposed project and to an 
existing San Diego Gas & Electric Company transmission line located to 
the south.
    l. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    m. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those 
who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's 
Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title PROTEST 
or MOTION TO INTERVENE, NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION, 
or COMPETING APPLICATION; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing 
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain 
copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application.

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    Dated: July 26, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-16462 Filed 8-1-19; 8:45 am]
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