Notice2025-24021
PacifiCorp; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
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December 31, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61389-61390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24021]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
PacifiCorp; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the
Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
b. Project No.: 2381-071.
c. Date Filed: December 16, 2025.
d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
e. Name of Project: Ashton Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, in Fremont
County, Idaho.
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The project occupies 15.6 acres of United States lands administered by
the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 16.22 and the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708, amended by the
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, Public Law 113-23, 127
Stat. 493 (2013).
h. Applicant Contact: William Shallenberger, Vice President,
PacifiCorp--Renewable Resources, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1800,
Portland, OR 97232; telephone at (503) 813-7268; email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e3948a8f8fcd908b828f8f868d818691848691a39382808a858a808c9193cd808c8e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4037292c2c6e3328212c2c252e22253227253200302123292629232f32306e232f2d">[email protected]</span></a>; or Jaime Campbell-Lavallee, Sr.
Environmental Analyst, PacifiCorp--Renewable Resources, 822 Grace Power
Plant Road, Grace, ID 83241; telephone at (208) 970-6821; email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#147e757d79713a7775796476717878397875627578787171546475777d727d777b66643a777b79"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4228232b2f276c21232f3220272e2e6f2e2334232e2e2727023223212b242b212d30326c212d2f">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang, Project Coordinator, Northwest Branch,
Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-6154; email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef8e8296c18c878e8188af898a9d8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88e9e5f1a6ebe0e9e6efc8eeedfaeba6efe7fe">[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 Time on
February 17, 2026.
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#ffb9baadbcb0919396919aac8a8f8f908d8bbf999a8d9cd1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ce888b9c8d81a0a2a7a0ab9dbbbebea1bcba8ea8abbcade0a9a1b8">[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. All filings must clearly identify the project name
and docket number on the first page: Ashton Hydroelectric Project (P-
2381-071).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
The existing project works consist of: (1) a reservoir that has a
gross storage capacity of 6,080 acre feet and a surface area of 392.9
acres at a normal maximum water surface elevation of 5,155.9 feet; \1\
(2) a 56-foot-high, 222-foot-long earth and rock-filled dam covered
with roller-compacted concrete on the downstream slope and a crest
elevation of 5,156.6 feet; (3) an 82-foot-long reinforced concrete
spillway with six, 10-foot-high radial gates; (4) a 280-foot-long, 15-
foot-high diversion tunnel located through the right abutment; (5) an
intake consisting of a reinforced concrete control structure, two 7.5-
foot-wide by 15-foot-high stainless steel slide gates with an invert at
an elevation of 5,110.0 feet; (6) a reinforced concrete powerhouse that
contains, two turbine-generator units, each rated at 2.0 megawatts
(MW), and one turbine-generator unit rated at 2.7 MW with a total
installed capacity of 6.7 MW; (7) an 80-foot-wide, 80-foot-long, and
20-foot-deep tailrace; (8) a 46/2.3-kilovolt (kV) step-up transformer;
(9) a 133-foot-long, 46-kV transmission line; and (10) appurtenant
facilities.
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\1\ All elevations are in PacifiCorp's local datum, unless
otherwise stated. To convert to the North American Vertical Datum of
1988, add 2.972 feet.
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PacifiCorp proposes to rehabilitate one generator unit (either
generator Unit 2 or 3) to improve its efficiency and increase its
nameplate capacity. Under PacifiCorp's proposed upgrades, the project
would have a maximum capacity of 7.58 MW.
n. 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-
2381). For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d6b687f6e6243414443487e585d5d425f596d4b485f4e034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95d3d0c7d6dafbf9fcfbf0c6e0e5e5fae7e1d5f3f0e7f6bbf2fae3">[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.
o. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c788979787a1a2b5a4e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef1eeeefed8dbccdd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.
p. 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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Issue Deficiency Letter and Request February 2026.
Additional Information.
Issue Notice of Application Accepted June 2026.
for Filing.
Issue Notice of Scoping................ June 2026.
Scoping Comments Due................... July 2026.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental August 2026.
Analysis.
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q. 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.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: December 22, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-24021 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]
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