On August 31, 2021, Fall River Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Fall River) filed an application for a new major license for the existing 7.45-megawatt Felt Hydroelectric Project (Felt Project; FERC No. 5089). The Felt Project is located on the Teton River in Teton County, Idaho. The project occupies federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on October 1, 2025, Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for environmental analysis (REA Notice). Based on the information in the record, including comments filed on the REA Notice, staff does not anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. On December 15, 2025, the Commission issued a notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) with a schedule indicating that staff anticipated issuing the EA on August 31, 2026. However, upon further review, staff intends to issue the EA by October 30, 2026.^[1]

The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by staff and considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.

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 OPP@ferc.gov.

By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural schedule for completing the EA. The revised schedule is shown below. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Ingrid Brofman at (202) 502-8347 or at ingrid.brofman@ferc.gov.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)