International Falls Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: New License.

b. Project No.: 5223-040.

c. Date filed: November 24, 2025.

d. Applicant: International Falls Power Company.

e. Name of Project: International Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).

f. Location: On the Rainy River, in Koochiching and St. Louis Counties, Minnesota.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Pflederer Assistant Superintendent—Power/Recovery PCA—International Falls, MN 400 2nd Street International Falls, MN 56649; telephone:218-324-3931; or email: RobertPflederer@packagingcorp.com.

i. FERC Contact: Colleen Corballis, Project Coordinator, Midwest Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-8598; email at colleen.corballis@ferc.gov.

j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: On or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 28, 2026.

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system at ferconline.ferc.gov/​FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 10,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at ferconline.ferc.gov/​QuickComment.aspx. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy via U.S. Postal Service 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. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-5223-040.

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 for filing, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.

l. The project consists of: (1) a 48,296.3-acre impoundment (Rainy Lake) having a storage capacity of 1,545,482 acre-feet at elevation 1,108.1 feet mean sea level; (2) a 170-foot-long masonry overflow gravity section; (3) a 215-foot-long powerhouse integral with the dam containing seven turbine-generator units with a total installed capacity of 14.45 megawatts; (4) 6.9-kilovolt generator leads connecting the project to the non-project International Falls Mill; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project dam spans between the U.S.A. and Canada, but the project boundary only encompasses the U.S.A. side of the dam.

International Falls Power Company proposes to continue to operate the project in accordance with the 2018 rule curve regulating the level of Rainy Lake as prescribed by the International Joint Commission, established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 between the United States of America (U.S.A) and Canada.

m. A copy of the application may be viewed on the Commission's website at 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.

You may also register online at 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.

n. 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.

o. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular application.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title “PROTEST” or “MOTION TO INTERVENE;” (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 of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application.

p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate

Issue Scoping Notice—November 2026.

Request Additional Information (if necessary)—November 2026.

Scoping Comments Due—December 2026.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)