Notice2026-03013
Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc.; Notice Granting Extension of Time
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February 17, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 7282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03013]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3428-205]
Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc.; Notice Granting Extension of Time
On January 14, 2026, the Commission issued a notice that the
Worumbo Hydroelectric Project No. 3428 (project) was ready for
environmental analysis and solicited motions to intervene, protests,
comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and
preliminary fishway prescriptions (REA notice). On January 27, 2026,
Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc. (Brown Bear) filed a request to extend the
deadlines established in the REA notice by 74 days. Brown Bear states
that additional time is needed to complete its ongoing evaluation of
fish passage alternatives at the project in consultation with the
licensing stakeholders. In support of its request, Brown Bear included
correspondence from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the Maine Department of
Marine Resources. NMFS and FWS also filed separate letters on January
29, 2026, and February 3, 2026, respectively, in support of the request
to extend the deadlines established in the REA notice.
The information provided by Brown Bear and supported by
stakeholders indicates that evaluation of the fish passage alternatives
is nearly complete. Because the results of the evaluation could inform
Brown Bear's and the stakeholders' responses to the REA notice, this
notice extends the deadlines established in the January 14 REA notice
by 74 days. Accordingly, the application will be processed according to
the schedule below. Revisions to the schedule may be made, as
appropriate.
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Milestone Due date
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Final amendments............................. April 28, 2026.
Filing of motions to intervene, protests, May 29, 2026.
comments, recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions.
Filing a copy of the water quality May 29, 2026.
certification; a copy of the request for
certification, including proof of the date
on which the certifying agency received the
request; or evidence of a waiver of water
quality certification.
Filing of reply comments..................... July 13, 2026.
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(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)
Dated: February 10, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03013 Filed 2-13-26; 8:45 am]
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