[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 155 (Thursday, August 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53131-53132]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19070]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14795-000]

Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications;
Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.

    On July 26, 2016, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Hydro
Battery Pearl Hill Project (Pearl Hill Project or project) to be
located on the Columbia River and Rufus Woods Lake, near Bridgeport,
Douglas County, Washington. 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following:
(1) 215-foot-diameter, 40-foot-high corrugated steel tank (upper
reservoir) having a total storage capacity of 29 acre-feet and a usable
capacity of 26.7 acre-feet; (2) 6,025-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter steel
and high density polyethylene penstock extending between the upper
reservoir and the pump/turbines below; (3) 400-foot-long, 100-foot-
wide, 40-foot-deep polyurea membrane stretched over a framed plastic
structure (lower reservoir) having a total storage capacity of 29 acre-
feet and a usable capacity of 26.7 acre-feet; (4) 80-foot-long, 50-
foot-wide pontoon barge floating on Rufus Woods Lake containing: Two
Pelton turbine-motor/generator units rated for 2.5 megawatts each at
1,310 feet of net head; up to 8 pumps; and a substation; (5) an
overhead 2,500-foot-long, 24.9-kilovolt transmission line extending
from the project substation to an existing distribution line owned by
Douglas County Public Utility District (the point of interconnection);
and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the
Pearl Hill Project would be 10.9 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian Johansen, Vice President Power Trading
West, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., 601 W. 1st Ave., Suite
1700, Spokane, Washington 99201; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone:
(202) 502-8074.
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications 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
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(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-14795-000.
    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-14795) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19070 Filed 8-10-16; 8:45 am]
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