Notice2025-24027

Igiugig Village Council; Notice Of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, And Approving Use of The Traditional Licensing Process

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December 31, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61394-61395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24027]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13511-010]


Igiugig Village Council; Notice Of Intent to File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, And Approving Use of 
The Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 13511-010.
    c. Date Filed: October 29, 2025.
    d. Submitted By: Igiugig Village Council.
    e. Name of Project: Igiugig Hydrokinetic Project.
    f. Location: Within the Kvichak River adjacent to the Village of 
Igiugig, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: AlexAnna Salmon, President, Igiugig 
Village Council, P.O. Box 4008, Igiugig, Alaska 99613-4009; email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#40212c2538212e2e216e33212c2d2f2e00292729352729276e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aacbc6cfd2cbc4c4cb84d9cbc6c7c5c4eac3cdc3dfcdc3cd84cdc5dc">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; phone (907) 533-3211; or Nathan Johnson, 
ORPC, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8c6c2c7c0c6dbc7c6e8c7dad8cb86cbc7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a24202522243925240a25383a29642925">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang at (202) 502-6154; or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#30515d491e5358515e5770565542531e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3554584c1b565d545b5275535047561b525a43">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    j. Igiugig Village Council filed a request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on October 29, 2025. Igiugig Village Council provided 
public notice of its request on October 29, 2025. In a letter dated 
December 22, 2025, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
approved Igiugig Village Council's request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 
joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NMFS under 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are 
also initiating consultation with the Alaska State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Igiugig Village Council as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Igiugig Village Council filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed and/or printed on the 
Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>), 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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65232037262a0b090c0b00361015150a171125030017064b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0f6f5e2f3ffdedcd9ded5e3c5c0c0dfc2c4f0d6d5c2d39ed7dfc6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or 
TTY (202) 502-8659.
    You may register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

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    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 13511-010. Pursuant to 
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new 
license and any competing license applications must be filed with the 
Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing 
license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by 
April 30, 2027.
    p. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f001f1f0f292a3d2c61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d29d828292b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: December 22, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-24027 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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