Notice2026-03114

STS Hydropower, LLC; Charter Township of Van Buren, Michigan; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

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February 18, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 7473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03114]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9951-057]


STS Hydropower, LLC; Charter Township of Van Buren, Michigan; 
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

    On April 29, 2025, STS Hydropower, LLC and the Charter Township of 
Van Buren, Michigan filed a relicense application for the 1.65-megawatt 
French Landing Hydroelectric Project No. 9951. The project is located 
on the Huron River in Wayne County, Michigan.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on December 3, 
2025, Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for 
environmental analysis (REA notice). Based on the information in the 
record, including comments filed on the REA notice, staff does not 
anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. 
Therefore, staff intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) on 
the application to relicense the project.\1\
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    \1\ For tracking purposes under the National Environmental 
Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating 
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1767605540.
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    The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested 
parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by staff and 
considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.
    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#642b343424020116074a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c18e919181a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. Revisions 
to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA......................  December 8, 2026.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Rebecca 
Brodeur by telephone at (202) 502-8392 or by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e0c1b1c1b1d1d1f501c0c111a1b0b0c3e181b0c1d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfadbabdbabcbcbef1bdadb0bbbaaaad9fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: February 11, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03114 Filed 2-17-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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