Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

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: Original Major License. b. Project No.: 15249-002. c. Date Filed: June 13, 2025. d. Applicant: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC (Lewis Ridge LLC). e. Name of Project: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project (Lewis Ridge Project). f. Location: The Lewis Ridge Project is 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 email at sarah.salazar@ferc.gov . j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 3, 2026; reply comments are due on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 18, 2026. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 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.fe…