Notice2026-04359

City of Pelican, AK; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

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March 5, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10803-10804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04359]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10198-033]


City of Pelican, AK; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.\1\
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    \1\ The licensee filed an application for a subsequent license, 
but because the existing license did not include a waiver of 
sections 14 and 15 of the FPA, any license issued in response to 
this application will be a new license pursuant to 18 CFR 16.2(a).
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    b. Project No.: 10198-033.
    c. Date filed: September 16, 2024.
    d. Applicant: City of Pelican.
    e. Name of Project: Pelican Hydroelectric Project (Pelican Project 
or project).
    f. Location: The project is located on Pelican Creek in the City of 
Pelican,

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Alaska. The project does not occupy federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mayor Barry Bryant and City Administrator 
Susana Stinnett, City of Pelican, P.O. Box 737, Pelican, AK 99832; 907-
735-2202; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#701d11091f023000151c1913111e131904095e1f0217"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95f8f4ecfae7d5e5f0f9fcf6f4fbf6fce1ecbbfae7f2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0160656c686f6872757360756e734171646d6862606f626875782f6e7366"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d3c39303433342e292f3c29322f1d2d3831343e3c333e34292473322f3a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Ingrid Brofman, Project Coordinator, Northwest 
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-8347; 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ae3e4edf8e3eea4e8f8e5ece7ebe4caeceff8e9a4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce5e2ebfee5e8a2eefee3eae1ede2cceae9feefa2ebe3fa">[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 
May 1, 2026; reply comments are due on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
on June 15, 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#9bdddec9d8d4f5f7f2f5fec8eeebebf4e9efdbfdfee9f8b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="296f6c7b6a66474540474c7a5c5959465b5d694f4c5b4a074e465f">[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: Pelican Hydroelectric Project (P-10198-033).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice 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 and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Pelican Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 12-foot-wide by 22-foot-high rock-filled crib dam 
buttressed with steel A-frames impounding a reservoir with a net 
storage capacity of approximately 4.4 acre-feet at an elevation of 143 
feet mean sea level; (2) a rectangular steel and concrete intake 
structure; (3) a 48-inch-diameter, 704-foot-long high density 
polyethylene pipe leading to a surge tank; (4) a 42-inch-diameter, 316-
foot-long high density polyethylene penstock; (5) a powerhouse 
containing two generating units rated at 600 kilowatts (kW) and 100 kW; 
(6) a 80-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt transmission line; (7) a step-up 
transformer; (8) a 500-foot-long access road; and (9) appurtenant 
facilities. The City of Pelican proposes to continue to operate the 
project in a run-of-river mode as it does under the current license.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (<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. 
For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f595a4d5c50717376717a4c6a6f6f706d6b5f797a6d7c31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c3a392e3f3312101512192f090c0c130e083c1a190e1f521b130a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or call toll 
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
    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, address, and telephone 
number 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#216e717161474453420f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f302f2f3f191a0d1c51181009">[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 applicant must file the following on or before 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time on May 1, 2026: (1) copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of a waiver of water quality certification.
    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 1, 2026.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: March 2, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04359 Filed 3-4-26; 8:45 am]
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