Notice2025-13829
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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July 23, 2025
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 34650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13829]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3104-010]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 3104-010.
c. Date Filed: May 30, 2025.
d. Submitted By: Idaho Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Lucky Peak Transmission Line Project.
f. Location: Approximately 10 miles southeast of the city of Boise
in Ada County, Idaho. The current license states that the project
occupies a total of 13.04 acres of federal lands administered by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Andrea Courtney or Nathan Gardiner,
P.O. Box 70, 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID 83702; 208-388-2655 or
208-388-2975; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1848c80888dbe80828e9493958f8498a1888580898e918e968493cf828e8c">[email protected]</a> or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c525b5d4e585552594e7c55585d54534c534b594e125f5351"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="147a737566707d7a7166547d70757c7b647b6371663a777b79">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Christopher Brosman at (202) 502-8573; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85c6edf7ecf6f1eaf5ede0f7abc7f7eaf6e8e4ebc5e3e0f7e6abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d4ffe5fee4e3f8e7fff2e5b9d5e5f8e4faf6f9d7f1f2e5f4b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Idaho Power Company filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on May 30, 2025. Idaho Power Company provided public
notice of its request on May 7, 2025. In a letter dated July 16, 2025,
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Idaho
Power Company's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries
Service under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and the National
Marine Fisheries Service under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at
50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the Idaho
State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating the Idaho Power Company as
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Idaho Power Company filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD);
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed and/or printed on the
Commission's website <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. For assistance, contact FERC at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fd9dacddcd0f1f3f6f1facceaefeff0edebdff9faedfcb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5e3e0f7e6eacbc9cccbc0f6d0d5d5cad7d1e5c3c0d7c68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY
(202) 502-8659.
You may 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.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 3104-010. Pursuant to 18
CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All
applications for license for this project must be filed by May 31,
2028.
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,
environmental justice communities, 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#6c233c3c2c0a091e0f420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="642b343424020116074a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: July 18, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-13829 Filed 7-22-25; 8:45 am]
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