Notice2026-01078

Wiscons8, LLC; Notice of Application Ready For Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

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January 21, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2531-2532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01078]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2550-030]


Wiscons8, LLC; Notice of Application Ready For Environmental 
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions

    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 2550-030.
    c. Date Filed: November 29, 2024.
    d. Applicant: Wiscons8, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Weyauwega Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Waupaca River in the City of Weyauwega in 
Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dwight Shanak, Manager, Wiscons8, LLC, 
N3311 Sunrise Lane, Waupaca, WI 54981; telephone at (715) 412-3150; 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#214c4e4544534f495845534e61524342464d4e43404d0f4f4455"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75181a1110071b1d0c11071a3506171612191a1714195b1b1001">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Arash Barsari, Project Coordinator, Great Lakes 
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-6207; 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca8bb8abb9a2e480aba6aba6a388abb8b9abb8a38aacafb8a9e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27665546544f096d464b464b4e6546555446554e674142554409404851">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 
March 16, 2026; reply comments are due on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time on April 30, 2026. The Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filing. Please file comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, 
and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 10,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#14525146575b7a787d7a71476164647b666054727166773a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75333027363a1b191c1b10260005051a070135131007165b121a03">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 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. All filings must clearly identify the 
project name and docket number on the first page: Weyauwega 
Hydroelectric Project (P-2550-030).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 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 and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project Description: The existing project consists of a dam that 
includes three 12-foot-long Tainter gates with a crest elevation of 
770.8 National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29); and a 
powerhouse that includes an intake structure with a trashrack with 2-
inch clear bar spacing and a 210-kilowatt vertical Francis turbine-
generator unit. The dam creates an impoundment that has a surface area 
of 235 acres at a normal surface elevation of 770.2 feet NGVD 29. From 
the impoundment, water flows through the powerhouse to a tailrace that 
empties into the Waupaca River.
    Electricity generated at the powerhouse is transmitted to the 
electric grid via 4.16-kilovolt generator lead lines, a step-up 
transformer, and a 25-foot-long transmission line.
    Project recreation facilities include: (1) a boat ramp that 
provides impoundment access; (2) an approximately 270-foot-long access 
road for the boat ramp; (3) a 100-foot-long portage trail; and (4) a 
hand-carry boat put-in site downstream of the dam.
    Wiscons8 proposes to continue operating the project in a run-of-
river mode and maintaining the impoundment elevation at 770.2 <plus-
minus> 0.25 feet NGVD 29. Wiscons8 also proposes to continue 
maintaining the portage trail and put-in site. The put-in site also 
includes a dock that Wiscons8 proposes to maintain for public tailrace 
fishing. Wiscons8 is not proposing to maintain the boat ramp or 270-
foot-long access road as project facilities.
    m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's 
website at <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 (P-2550). For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements 
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, 
terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary 
basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all 
persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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#f2bda2a2b294978091dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="155a454555737067763b727a63">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    You may also 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.
    n. The license applicant must file on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time on March 16, 2026: (1) a copy of the water quality certification; 
(2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof

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of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) 
evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of Comments, Recommendations,        March 2026.
 Terms, Conditions, and Prescriptions.
Filing of Reply Comments..................  April 2026.
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 16, 2026.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: January 15, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01078 Filed 1-20-26; 8:45 am]
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