Notice2025-06018
Loup River Public Power District; Notice of Application for Non-Capacity Amendment of License Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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April 8, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15145-15146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06018]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1256-089]
Loup River Public Power District; Notice of Application for Non-
Capacity Amendment of License Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Non-Capacity Amendment of License.
b. Project No: 1256-089.
c. Date Filed: October 9, 2024.
d. Applicant: Loup River Public Power District.
e. Name of Project: Loup River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Loup and Platte Rivers
in Nance and Platte counties, Nebraska. The project does not occupy
federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Neal Suess, President, Loup River Public
Power District, P.O. Box 988, Columbus, NE 68602-0988.
i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon, (202) 502-6136,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfaba6aea1aee1bca7aea1a1a0a18fa9aabdace1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f19598909f90df8299909f9f9e9fb197948392df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: With this notice, the Commission is
inviting federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction
and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues affected
by the proposal, that wish to cooperate in the preparation of any
environmental document, if applicable, to follow the instructions for
filing such requests described in item k below. Cooperating agencies
should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the
preparation of any environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
k. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: May 2, 2025.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aee8ebfcede1c0c2c7c0cbfddbdedec1dcdaeec8cbdccd80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80c6c5d2c3cfeeece9eee5d3f5f0f0eff2f4c0e6e5f2e3aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a
paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The first page of any filing
should include the docket number P-1256-089. Comments emailed to
Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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
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also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
l. Description of Request: Article 404 of the license requires the
applicant to release a minimum flow of 275 cubic feet per second (cfs)
or inflow, whichever is less in the Loup River bypassed reach from
April-September; and 100 cfs or inflow, whichever is less from October-
March. Article 405 of the license requires the applicant to operate the
Loup power canal in a run-of-canal mode each year from May 1 through
June 7, to facilitate pallid sturgeon migrations in the lower Platte
River. In the amendment application, the applicant proposes to amend
license articles 404 and 405 to address when flows are less than 575
cfs at the project headworks. If flows are less than 575 cfs at the
project headworks, the applicant proposes to maintain 300 cfs in the
power canal and reduce flows to below 275 cfs in the bypassed reach. If
flows are less than 400 cfs at the project headworks, flows in the Loup
Power Canal would be reduced to maintain a flow of at least 100 cfs in
the bypassed reach below the Beaver Creek confluence and a minimum flow
of at least 50 cfs in the bypassed reach between the headworks and the
Beaver Creek confluence. Under these conditions, the applicant proposes
to monitor fisheries in the bypassed reach and to report fish kills to
the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (Nebraska DEE). For
Article 405, the applicant proposes to operate in a limited run-of-
canal mode when Loup River flows above the headworks are below 1,275
cfs, in order to store water, as necessary, to safely operate the
project at 1,000 cfs. Similar monitoring of fisheries and reporting to
the Nebraska DEE is proposed.
m. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. You may also register
online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#01474453424e6f6d686f64527471716e737541676473622f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b3d3e293834151712151e280e0b0b14090f3b1d1e0918551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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,
.214, respectively. 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.
p. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 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
385.2010.
q. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
Tribal members, and others access publicly available information and
navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with
making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97d8c7c7d7f1f2e5f4b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c28d929282a4a7b0a1eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: April 2, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-06018 Filed 4-7-25; 8:45 am]
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