Notice2025-12264
Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Request and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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July 1, 2025
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12264]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[P-15249-002]
Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered
for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Request
and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: 15249-002.
c. Date Filed: June 13, 2025.
d. Applicant: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located near the towns
of Blackmont, Tejay, Balkan, and Callaway, in Bell County, Kentucky.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Sandy Slayton, Rye Development, 1455 SW
Broadway Street, Suite 290, Portland, Oregon 97201; (503) 341-1425;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92e1f3fcf6ebd2e0ebf7f6f7e4f7fefde2fff7fce6bcf1fdff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8abb9b6bca198aaa1bdbcbdaebdb4b7a8b5bdb6acf6bbb7b5">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar at (202) 502-6035, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c51535248591248594e545d5d4e7c5a594e5f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3bebcbda7b6fda7b6a1bbb2b2a193b5b6a1b0fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
on August 12, 2025.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80c6c5d2c3cfeeece9eee5d3f5f0f0eff2f4c0e6e5f2e3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1878493828eafada8afa492b4b1b1aeb3b581a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7">[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, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the
project name and docket number on the first page: Lewis Ridge Pumped
Storage Project (P-15249-002).
m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Project Description: The proposed Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage
Project would consist of the following: (1) a 48.2-acre upper reservoir
created by a 8,241-foot-long, 50-foot-high rocky earth-fill dam with an
integrated emergency overflow spillway; (2) a 4,174-foot-long
aboveground penstock; (3) a powerhouse located 267 feet below ground,
containing two 154 MW reversible pump-turbines with a total rated
capacity of 308 MW; (4) a 51.6-acre lower reservoir created by a 1,120-
foot-long, 138-foot-high earth-fill dam, with an integrated emergency
overflow spillway; (5) a permanent screened intake and pump station on
the Cumberland River, connecting to a 4,724-foot-long, 24-inch diameter
buried pipeline that passes flows to a stilling basin connected to the
lower reservoir; (6) a 2.5-mile-long, 161-kilovolt transmission line
with two switching stations, connecting the project to the existing
Pineville-Harlan #1 transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
o. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via
the internet through the Commission's Home Page (<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 (P-
14796). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f797a6d7c70515356515a6c4a4f4f504d4b7f595a4d5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4828196878baaa8adaaa197b1b4b4abb6b084a2a1b6a7eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
p. 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#d897888898bebdaabbf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5aab5b5a583809786cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.
q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deficiency letter (if necessary).......... September 2025.
Additional Information Request (if November 2025.
necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments..... February 2026.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)... April 2026.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for June 2026.
Environmental Analysis.
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r. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: June 26, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-12264 Filed 6-30-25; 8:45 am]
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