Notice2026-03115
City of Aspen; Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental Assessment
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Published
February 18, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7479-7480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03115]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3603-018]
City of Aspen; Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental
Assessment
On September 25, 2024, as supplemented on May 20, 2025, City of
Aspen filed an application Non-capacity Amendment of License for the
Ruedi Hydroelectric Project No. 3603. The project is located at the
Ruedi Dam and reservoir of the U.S. Department of
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Interior's Bureau of Reclamation on the Fryingpan River in Pitkin and
Eagle counties, Colorado.
The licensee proposes to build a 22 by 28-foot powerhouse, add an
additional 110 feet of new 30-inch penstock, install a second turbine
and generator unit with the capacity of 1.2 Megawatt, construct a new
48 by 48-inch, 60-foot concrete tailrace, add a 24-inch diameter bypass
line within the powerhouse, and modernize the electrical system. The
licensee states that all the modifications are within the existing
project boundary.
On July 29, 2025, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent that
informed the public that Commission staff plans to issue an
Environmental Assessment (EA) \1\ by August 5, 2026. Commission staff
is revising the schedule to issue an EA by March 27, 2026. The EA will
be issued for a 30-day comment period. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate. 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-019-20-000-1750060234.
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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#bff0efefffd9dacddc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57180707173132253479303821">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Maryam
Akhavan at (202) 502-6110 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c113d2e253d31721d37343d2a3d321c3a392e3f723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d499b5a6adb5b9fa95bfbcb5a2b5ba94b2b1a6b7fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: February 11, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03115 Filed 2-17-26; 8:45 am]
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