Notice2025-21052
Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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November 25, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53298-53300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21052]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5089-027]
Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of
Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 5089-027.
c. Date filed: August 31, 2021.
d. Applicant: Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Fall
River).
e. Name of Project: Felt Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The project is located on the Teton River, near the
town of Tetonia, in Teton County, Idaho. The project occupies federal
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas Josten, 2742 Saint Charles Ave,
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404; (208) 528-6152.
i. FERC Contact: Ingrid Brofman, (202) 502-8347 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9b0b7beabb0bdf7bbabb6bfb4b8b799bfbcabbaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="543d3a33263d307a36263b3239353a14323126377a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: on or
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before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 1, 2025; \1\ reply comments
are due on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 14, 2026.
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\1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide
that if a filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or
other day when the Commission is closed for business, the filing
deadline does not end until the close of business on the next
business day. 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2) (2025). Because the filing
deadline falls on a Sunday (i.e., November 30, 2025), the filing
deadline is extended until the close of business on Monday, December
1, 2025.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 10,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
<a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4b2b1a6b7bb9a989d9a91a78184849b8680b492918697da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8bebdaabbb7969491969dab8d8888978a8cb89e9d8a9bd69f978e">[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: Felt Hydroelectric Project (P-5089-027).
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person 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.
k. This application has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Felt Project consists of: (1) a 122.5-foot-long,
12-foot-high concrete dam that includes the following sections: (a) 25-
foot-wide sluiceway section with a 4-foot-wide fish ladder and a 14-
foot-wide corrugated steel radial gate and (b) a 96-foot-wide
uncontrolled overflow spillway with a crest elevation of 5,530-feet
mean sea level (msl); (2) a 7-acre impoundment with a storage capacity
of 28 acre-feet at a normal water surface elevation of 5,530-feet msl;
(3) a 178-foot-long, 8.5-foot-deep fish screen with 3/8-inch clear bar
spacing; (4) three intake openings located behind the fish screen each
equipped with 10-foot-wide intake gates and 10-foot-wide trash racks
with 3-inch clear bar spacing; (5) three, 8-foot-square unlined rock
tunnels connecting the intakes to penstocks and consisting of: (a) a
179-foot-long Tunnel No. 1 connecting to a 280-foot- long, 78-inch-
diameter steel penstock that bifurcates into two, 180-foot-long, 60-
inch-diameter steel penstocks that connect to Powerhouse No. 1; and (b)
a 177-foot-long Tunnel No. 2 and a 196-foot-long Tunnel No. 3 each
connecting to a 1,750-foot-long, 96- inch-diameter steel penstock that
connects to Powerhouse No. 2; (6) an 83-foot-long, 26- foot-wide, 13-
foot-high reinforced concrete Powerhouse No. 1 containing two
horizontal Francis turbine-generator units with a combined generating
capacity of 1,950 kilowatts (kW); (7) a 36-foot-long, 36-foot-wide, 25-
foot-high reinforced concrete Powerhouse No. 2 containing two vertical
Francis turbine-generator units with a combined generating capacity of
5,500 kW; (8) two tailrace channels discharging to the Teton River from
Powerhouses No. 1 and No. 2; (9) a 1,500-foot-long, 4.16 kilovolt (kV)
overhead transmission line connecting Powerhouse No. 1 to a transformer
located next to Powerhouse No. 2; (10) a 2,000-foot-long, 24.9 kV
overhead transmission line leading from the transformer to the grid
interconnection point; and (11) appurtenant facilities. Fall River also
maintains a portage trail, parking area, restroom, signage, and boating
take-out.
The project has a total authorized capacity of 7,450 kilowatts (kW)
and an average annual generation of 33,100 megawatt-hours (MWh). Fall
River currently operates the project in a run-of-river mode such that
outflow from the project approximates inflow. The project has a maximum
hydraulic capacity of 900 cubic feet per second (cfs) when all four
turbine generator units in Powerhouse No. 1 (upper powerhouse) and
Powerhouse No. 2 (lower powerhouse) are operating. The minimum and
maximum hydraulic capacities of Powerhouse No. 1 are 50 and 500 cfs,
respectively. The minimum and maximum hydraulic capacities of
Powerhouse No. 2 are 62.5 and 500 cfs, respectively. However,
Powerhouse No. 1 has been inoperable since 2006 and has recently been
repaired.
During normal operation, water discharged from Powerhouse No. 2
bypasses a 1,950-foot reach of the Teton River between the dam and the
tailrace of the powerhouse. Water discharged from Powerhouse No. 1,
which is located just upstream of Powerhouse No. 2, bypasses a 1,400-
foot reach of the Teton River. The project is required to discharge a
minimum flow from the dam into the bypassed reach of 20 cfs from July 1
to March 14 and 50 cfs from March 15 to June 30. The minimum bypass
flow is manually set by adjusting the radial gate opening until the
correct minimum flow is indicated by a staff gauge below the dam.
During periods of high flows, the project operates at maximum capacity.
Excess flows beyond the required minimum flow into the bypassed reach
and the maximum hydraulic capacity of the turbines are passed through
the project's radial gate and discharged over the spillway.
Fall River proposes to continue to operate the Felt Project in a
run-of-river mode and maintain existing project facilities. Fall River
proposes to remove 30.14 acres of land from the current project
boundary. Fall River also proposes to implement a Yellowstone cutthroat
trout conservation plan, continue to implement weed control measures,
improve the portage trail and recreation access trail, and install a
warning siren at both powerhouses to warn visitors of sudden flow
changes in the event of sudden tripping of the project that causes
sudden flow changes from either powerhouse.
m. A copy of the application is available for review 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.
For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f696a7d6c60414346414a7c5a5f5f405d5b6f494a5d4c01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3e5e6f1e0eccdcfcacdc6f0d6d3d3ccd1d7e3c5c6d1c08dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
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proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b)
and 385.2010.
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#044b545444626176672a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fd0cfcfdff9faedfcb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
n. The applicant must file the following on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time November 30, 2025: (1) copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of a waiver of water quality certification.
o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 31, 2025.
Dated: October 1, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-21052 Filed 11-24-25; 8:45 am]
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