Notice2026-02516
Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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Published
February 9, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 5762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02516]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12626-006]
Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On August 28, 2025, Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC (licensee)
filed an application for a non-capacity amendment for the Dresden
Island Project No. 12626. The project is located on the Illinois River
in Grundy County, Illinois. The project occupies federal lands managed
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps).
The licensee is proposing to redesign the unconstructed project
that would be located at the Corps' existing Dresden Island Lock and
Dam. The licensee proposes to change the licensed facilities to reduce
the size of the powerhouse and tailrace, reduce the generation
capacity, reroute the transmission lines to avoid spanning the length
of the Corps' dam facility, revise the project boundary, and replace
the Kaplan turbines with smaller submersible propeller turbines. As the
submersible propeller turbines have smaller generation capacity, an
increase in the number of turbines from four to ten would result in a
reduction to the overall power generation capacity from 10.96 MW to
9.56 MW. A Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protest was issued on October 14,
2025. No comments were filed pursuant to the notice.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the project.\1\ Commission staff plans
to issue an EA by July 14, 2026. Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. All
comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered in
the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.
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\1\ The unique identification number for documents relating to
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1769508109.
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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#26697676664043544508414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="541b040414323126377a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Rebecca
Martin at 202-502-6012 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbe9ded9ded8d8da95d6dac9cfd2d5fbdddec9d895dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da88bfb8bfb9b9bbf4b7bba8aeb3b49abcbfa8b9f4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: February 4, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02516 Filed 2-6-26; 8:45 am]
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