Notice2025-12262
NorthWestern Corporation; Notice of Application for Non-Capacity Amendment of License Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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July 1, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28742-28743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12262]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2188-295]
NorthWestern Corporation; 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: 2188-295.
c. Date Filed: April 14, 2025.
d. Applicant: NorthWestern Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Missouri-Madison Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project consists of nine hydroelectric
developments located on the Madison and Missouri Rivers in Gallatin,
Madison, Lewis and Clark, and Cascade counties, in southwestern
Montana. The project occupies federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest
Service, and lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Carrie Harris, Manager Hydro Engineering, 11
East Park Street, Butte, Montana 59701, (406) 497-3429,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85e6e4f7f7ece0abede4f7f7ecf6c5ebeaf7f1edf2e0f6f1e0f7ebabe6eae8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee8d8f9c9c878bc0868f9c9c879dae80819c9a86998b9d9a8b9c80c08d8183">[email protected]</span></a> or John Tabaracci, Senior Corporate
Counsel, 208 North Montana Avenue, Suite 200, Helena, Montana 59601,
(406) 443-8983, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98f2f7f0f6b6ecf9faf9eaf9fbfbf1d8f6f7eaecf0effdebecfdeaf6b6fbf7f5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22484d4a4c0c56434043504341414b624c4d50564a5547515647504c0c414d4f">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Jeremy Jessup, (202) 502-6779,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d67485f4840540367485e5e585d6d4b485f4e034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="19537c6b7c746037537c6a6a6c69597f7c6b7a377e766f">[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: July 28, 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#45030017060a2b292c2b20163035352a373105232037266b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e585b4c5d51707277707b4d6b6e6e716c6a5e787b6c7d30797168">[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
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Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The first page of any filing should
include the docket number P-2188-295. 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 also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
l. Description of Request: The licensee proposes to replace the
Hauser Development's Units 3 and 6 S. Morgan Smith horizontal Francis
turbines with new Mavel vertical Z Kaplan turbines. The licensee would
also replace the generators for Units 3 and 6. The proposed upgrade
would result in a 0.96 MW increase in the authorized installed capacity
of the development, to 20.28 MW, and would result in a decrease to the
hydraulic capacity of the development of 5.92%, from 4,560 cubic feet
per second (cfs) to 4,290 cfs. The total authorized installed capacity
for the entire project would increase from 319.05 MW to 320.01 MW. The
licensee states that the upgrades would not cause any change in the
operation of the project or have quantifiable environmental effects,
and only a minor effect on hydraulic flows. All construction would
occur within the footprint of the powerhouse and there would be no land
disturbance.
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#084e4d5a4b47666461666d5b7d7878677a7c486e6d7a6b266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="773132253438191b1e191224020707180503371112051459101801">[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,
community organizations, 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#9bd4cbcbdbfdfee9f8b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2fde2e2f2d4d7c0d19cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: June 26, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-12262 Filed 6-30-25; 8:45 am]
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