Notice2026-05650
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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Published
March 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13839-13840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05650]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2848-037]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and 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.: 2848-037.
c. Date Filed: January 30, 2026.
d. Submitted By: Idaho Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Cascade Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The Project is located on the North Fork of the
Payette River, near the city of Cascade, Idaho, just downstream of
Cascade Dam.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Andrea L. Courtney, Hydro Licensing
Lead, Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70 (83707), 1221 W. Idaho St.,
Boise, ID 83702; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b0a08041e191f050e122b020f0a03041b041c0e1945080406"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b0a08041e191f050e122b020f0a03041b041c0e1945080406">[email protected]</span></a>; phone (208)388-2655.
i. FERC Contact: Golbahar Mirhosseini at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2959d9e90939a9380dc9f9b809a9d8181979b9c9bb294978091dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d1a12111f1c151c0f5310140f15120e0e181413143d1b180f1e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Idaho Power Company filed a request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on January 30, 2026. Idaho Power Company provided
public notice of its request on January 15, 2026. In a letter dated
March 18, 2026, 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/or the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR., Part 402; and NMFS
under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
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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 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#bdfbf8effef2d3d1d4d3d8eec8cdcdd2cfc9fddbd8cfde93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e383b2c3d31101217101b2d0b0e0e110c0a3e181b0c1d50191108">[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. 2848-037. 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 January 31,
2029.
p. 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#c28d929282a4a7b0a1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="125d424252747760713c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)
Dated: March 18, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-05650 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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