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‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (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
commenting, protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
motions to intervene, or protests must
set forth their evidentiary basis. Any
filing made by an intervenor must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
r. 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 OPP@
ferc.gov.
Dated: July 18, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025–13870 Filed 7–22–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC25–14–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–500 and Ferc–505);
Consolidated Comment Request;
Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.

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AGENCY:

Notice of information
collections and request for comments.

ACTION:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collections,
FERC–500 (Application for License/
Relicense for Water Projects with More
than 10 Megawatt (MW) Capacity); and
FERC–505 (Application for Small
Hydropower Projects and Conduit
Facilities including License/Relicense,
Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit
Facility Determinations). There are no
program changes.
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due September 22,
2025.
SUMMARY:

Please submit comments via
email to DataClearance@FERC.gov. You
must specify the Docket No. (IC25–14–
000) and the FERC Information
Collection number (FERC–500 and 505)
in your email. If you are unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
• Mail via U.S. Postal Service only,
addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
• Hand (including courier) delivery
to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Docket: To view comments and
issuances in this docket, please visit
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search.
Once there, you can also sign-up for
automatic notification of activity in this
docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kayla Williams may be reached by
email at DataClearance@FERC.gov, or
by telephone at (202) 502–6468.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: FERC–500 (Application for
License/Relicense for Water Projects
ADDRESSES:

with More than 10-Megawatt (MW)
Capacity) and FERC–505 (Application
for Small Hydropower Projects and
Conduit Facilities including License/
Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying
Conduit Facility Determination).
OMB Control Nos.: 1902–0058 (FERC–
500) and 1902–0115 (FERC–505).
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved information
collections.
Abstract: Part I of the Federal Power
Act (FPA) 1 authorizes the Commission
to grant hydropower licenses and
exemptions to citizens of the United
States, or to any corporation organized
under the laws of United States or any
State thereof, or to any State or
municipality. Holders of such licenses
and exemptions construct, operate, and
maintain dams, water conduits,
reservoirs, power houses, transmission
lines, or other project works necessary
or convenient for the development and
improvement of navigation and for the
development, transmission, and
utilization of power across, along, from,
or in any of the streams or other bodies
of water over which Congress has
jurisdiction. This jurisdiction stems
from Congressional authority to regulate
commerce with foreign nations and
among the several States, or upon any
part of the public lands and reservations
of the United States.
FERC–500 and FERC–505 include
applications and other information
collection activities implemented under
numerous regulations. Some of the
regulations are relevant to both FERC–
500 and FERC–505, and others are
relevant only to FERC–500 or FERC–
505. Effective October 4, 2021,
information collection activities within
FERC–500 are for projects with an
installed capacity of more than 10 MW.
Information collection activities within
FERC–505 are for other smaller projects.
The applicability and required contents
of each activity are listed at the pairs of
regulations listed in the following table:

Title

18 CFR cites

FERC–500

Application for License for Major 2 Unconstructed Project and Major Modified Project .........
Application for License for Major Project—Existing Dam .......................................................
Application for License for Minor 3 Waterpower Projects and Major Waterpower Projects
More Than 10 Megawatts.
Application for License for Transmission Line Only ...............................................................
Exemption of Small Conduit Hydroelectric Facilities ..............................................................
Exemption of Small Hydroelectric Power Projects of 10-Megawatts or Less ........................
Application for Amendment of License ...................................................................................
Notice of Intent to Construct Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities ................................

4.40 and 4.41 ............
4.50 and 4.51 ............
4.60 and 4.61 ............

Yes .............
Yes .............
No ..............

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

4.70 and 4.71 ............
4.90 and 4.92 ............
4.101 and 4.107 ........
4.200 and 4.201 ........
4.400 and 4.401 ........

Yes .............
No ..............
No ..............
Yes .............
No ..............

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

1 16

U.S.C. 791a–823g.

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2 As defined at 18 CFR 4.30(b)(14) through
4.30(b)(16), a ‘‘major’’ project has a total installed
generating capacity of more than 1.5 MW.

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3 As defined at 18 CFR 4.30(b)(17), a ‘‘minor’’
project has a total installed generating capacity of
1.5 MW or less.

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Title

18 CFR cites

FERC–500

Application Under the Integrated Licensing Process ..............................................................

5.1 and 5.18 ..............

No ..............

Each of the ‘‘contents’’ regulations
listed above requires information that
assists the Commission in identifying
the respondent and the type of proposed
project. In addition, certain types of
applications must include all 4 or some 5
of the following exhibits:
• Exhibit A is a description of the
project.
• Exhibit B is a statement of project
operation and resource utilization.
• Exhibit C is a proposed
construction schedule for the project.
• Exhibit D is a statement of project
costs and financing.
• Exhibit E is an environmental
report.
• Exhibit F consists of general design
drawings of the principal project works
described under Exhibit A and
supporting information used as the basis
of design.
• Exhibit G is a map of the project.
No exhibits are required in a Notice
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Type of response

Conduit Hydropower Facilities under 18
CFR 4.401. However, the Notice of
Intent must include:
• Statements that the proposed
project will use the hydroelectric
potential of a non-federally owned
conduit and that the proposed facility
has not been licensed or exempted from
the licensing requirements and Part I of
the FPA;
• A description of the proposed
facility;
• Project drawings;
• If applicable, the preliminary
permit number for the proposed facility;
and
• Verification in accordance with 18
CFR 4.401(g).
In addition to the reporting
requirements described above, FERC–
500 and FERC–505 also contain
requirements for those entities who
ultimately receive a FERC license or
exemption. Both information collections
include an activity related to recreation

FERC–505
Yes.

signage (18 CFR 8.1 and 8.2) which is
used to inform the public of appropriate
uses at the project. FERC–500 includes
an annual conveyance report (18 CFR
141.15) which must be submitted only
if a conveyance of easements or rightsof-way across project lands, or a lease of
project lands, has occurred in the
previous year.
Types of Respondents: Entities
requesting Licenses, Relicenses,
Exemptions, or Qualifying Conduit
Facility Determinations, and certain
entities in receipt of Commission
Licenses and Exemptions.
Estimate of Annual Burden: For
FERC–500, the Commission estimates
486 responses, 427,609.6 hours, and
$44,043,789 annually. For FERC–505,
the Commission estimates 319
responses, 23,637.79 hours, and
$2,434,692 annually. These burdens are
itemized in detail in the following table:

Average
annual number
of respondents

Average
annual number
of responses
per respondent

Total number of
responses

Average burden hours &
cost per response
(rounded)

Total annual burden hours &
total annual cost
(rounded)

Cost per
respondent

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4) 6

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

35,602.55 hrs.; $3,667,063

427,230.60 hrs.; $44,004,752 ..

$3,667,063

FERC–500, Application for License/Relicense for Water
Projects with Greater than 10
MW Capacity.
FERC–500, Request for Authorization to Use Expedited Licensing Process.
FERC–500, Annual Conveyance
Reports.
FERC–500, Recreation Posting

12

1

12

1

1

1

40 hrs.; $4,120 ....................

40 hrs.; $4,120 .........................

4,120

41

1

41

3 hrs.; $309 .........................

123 hrs.; $12,669 .....................

309

432

Subtotals for FERC–500 .....

486

1

432

0.5 hr.; $51.50 .....................

216 hrs.; $22,248 .....................

51.50

..........................

..........................

..............................................

427,609.6 hrs. $44,043,789 .....

..................

FERC–505, for Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit
Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determinations.
FERC–505, Request for Authorization to Use Expedited Licensing Process.
FERC–505, Recreation Posting

31

1

31

756.59 hrs.; $77,929 ...........

23,454.29 hrs.; $2,415,791.87

1

1

1

40 hrs.; $4,120 ....................

40 hrs.; $4,120 .........................

4,120

287

..........................

..........................

0.5 hr.; $51.50 .....................

143.5 hrs.; $14,780.5 ...............

51.50

Sub-Totals for FERC–505 ...

319

..........................

..........................

N/A .......................................

23,637.79 hrs.; $2,434,692 ......

..................

Totals ............................

........................

..........................

..........................

..............................................

451,247.39 hrs.; $46,478,481 ..

..................

77,929

Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission,

including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,

including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and

4 The following regulations require Exhibits A
through G: 18 CFR 4.41, 4.51, 4.61, and 4.71.
5 The following regulations do not require
Exhibits B, C, and D: 18 CFR 4.92 and 4.107. The

regulations at 18 CFR 4.201 and 5.18 pertain to
several types of applications and projects. The
exhibits required by those regulations vary,
depending on the type of application.

6 The Commission staff estimates that the
industry’s hourly cost for wages plus benefits is
similar to the Commission’s $103.00 FY 2025
average hourly cost for wages and benefits.

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(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: July 17, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025–13797 Filed 7–22–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3104–010]

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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; email—acourtney@
idahopower.com or ngardiner@
idahopower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Christopher Brosman
at (202) 502–8573; or email at
Christopher.Brosman@ferc.gov.
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
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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 PreApplication 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 http://www.ferc.gov 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY (202)
502–8659.
You may register online at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx 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

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rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Dated: July 18, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2444–042]

Northern States Power Company;
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office
of Energy Projects has reviewed the
application for a subsequent license to
continue to operate and maintain the
White River Hydroelectric Project No.
2444. The project is located on the
White River in Ashland and Bayfield
Counties, Wisconsin. Commission staff
has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the project.1
The EA contains staff’s analysis of the
potential environmental impacts of the
project and concludes that licensing the
project, with appropriate environmental
protective measures, would not
constitute a major federal action that
would significantly affect the quality of
the human environment.
The Commission provides all
interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the EA via the
internet through the Commission’s
Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov/), 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
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or at
(866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502–
8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
1 For tracking purposes under the National
Environmental Policy Act, the unique identification
number for documents relating to this
environmental review is EAXX–019–20–000–
1725362410.

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