Document ID: FERC-2014-0309-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric Applications: Grand River Dam Authority
Posted Date: 2014-03-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15587-15588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06115]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2524-021]

Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, 
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2524-021.
    c. Date filed: November 27, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Salina Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Saline Creek 
arm of Lake Hudson in the Grand River basin in Mayes County, Oklahoma. 
The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Dr. Darrell Townsend, P.O. Box 70, Langley, 
Oklahoma 74350-0070; (918) 256-0616; dtownsend@grda.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Stephen Bowler, (202) 502-6861, or 
stephen.bowler@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply 
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary 
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the 
Commission's eFiling system at 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, (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-2524-021.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice 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 and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Salina Pumped Storage Project consists of: (1) The 
762-acre W.R. Holway Reservoir (the upper reservoir), with a normal 
pool elevation between 850 feet and 865 feet National Geodetic Vertical 
Datum; (2) three rim dikes around the upper reservoir; (3) an 1,800-
foot-long concrete-lined canal; (4) a 336-foot-wide, 62-foot-high 
forebay structure; (5) a 2,300-foot-long, 185-foot-high earthen dam; 
(6) six 14-foot-

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diameter penstocks, each between 630 and 680 feet long; (7) a 
powerhouse with six reversible pump-turbine units, each rated at 43.3 
megawatt (MW), for a total installed capacity of 260 MW; (8) a 
substation; (9) an approximately 6-mile-long, 161-kilovolt transmission 
line; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The project utilizes Lake Hudson 
(the lower reservoir), which is the reservoir for the Grand River Dam 
Authority's Markham Ferry Project No. 2183, for pumped storage 
operations.
    m. 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 Web site 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the public libraries in Vinita and 
Salina, Oklahoma, and at the Administrative Headquarters of the Grand 
River Dam Authority at 226 W. Dwain Willis Avenue, Vinita, Oklahoma.
    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.
    n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action 
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
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 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or 
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    o. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary   May 2014.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA.............  November 2014.
Comments on Draft EA...................  December 2014.
Modified Terms and Conditions..........  February 2015.
Commission Issues Final EA.............  May 2015.
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for 
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the water 
quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, 
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the 
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. On 
December 18, 2013, Grand River Dam Authority filed with the Commission 
a copy of its request for water quality certification. The copy 
included a date stamp and signature from the Oklahoma Department of 
Water Quality indicating receipt of the request on December 11, 2013 by 
the certifying agency.

    Dated: March 13, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-06115 Filed 3-19-14; 8:45 am]
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