Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15249-002] Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Major Original License. b. Project No.: 15249-002. c. Date filed: June 13, 2025. d. Applicant: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC. e. Name of Project: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project (Lewis Ridge Project or project). f. Location: The proposed project would be located near the towns of Blackmont, Tejay, Balkan, and Callaway, in Bell County, Kentucky. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r) . h. Applicant Contact: Sandy Slayton, Rye Development, 1455 SW Broadway Street, Suite 290, Portland Oregon 97201; (503) 341-1425; email: sandy@ryedevelopment.com . i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar at (202) 502-6863, or sarah.salazar@ferc.gov . j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 15, 2025. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/​FERCOnline.aspx . Commenters can submit brief comments up to 10,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/​QuickComment.aspx . For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov , (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202)…