Columbia Basin Hydropower; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

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. 3295-013] a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process. b. Project No.: 3295-013. c. Dated Filed: July 1, 2026. d. Submitted By: Columbia Basin Hydropower (CBH). e. Name of Project: Summer Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located within the Bureau of Reclamation's Main Canal, which is part of Reclamation's Columbia Basin Project irrigation system, 8 miles south of Coulee City in Grant County Washington. The project occupies 82.59 acres of land, managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's Regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Alan Lackner, Manager, Columbia Basin Hydropower, 107 D Street NW, Ephrata, Washington 98823; phone at (509) 754-2227 or email at alackner@cbhydropower.org . i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837 or email at john.baummer@ferc.gov . j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k.…