Notice2026-04953
Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Revised Schedule for the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project
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March 13, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 12413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04953]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14787-004]
Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Revised Schedule for the
Seminoe Pumped Storage Project
This notice revises the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
(Commission) schedule for processing Black Canyon Hydro, LLC's (BCH)
license application for the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project. The notice
of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) issued on
March 28, 2025, identified April 13, 2026, as the planned date for
issuing the final EIS and July 16, 2026, as the planned date for
issuing the final order for the project. On September 26, 2025,
Commission staff issued a draft EIS and accompanying EIS notice of
availability which set a deadline of January 2, 2026, for filing
comments on the draft EIS. On December 15, 2025, BCH filed a proposal
to relocate a proposed batch plant, spoil pile, and construction area
for the inlet-outlet structure to land owned and managed by the Bureau
of Reclamation. The filing also included supplemental study reports, an
alternative spoil site analysis technical memorandum, a visual resource
management conformance supplemental design technical memorandum, a
Preliminary Traffic Management Plan, a Wildlife Seasonal Restrictions
Management Plan, and a Bighorn Sheep Management Plan. Additionally, on
December 30, 2025, BCH filed an updated Preliminary Weed and Vegetation
Management Plan, a Preliminary Draft Aquatic Invasive Species Plan, and
updated Habitat Management Plan. In response to BCH's revised proposal
and updated plans, multiple stakeholders filed requests for an
extension of the draft EIS comment period. Subsequently, the Commission
issued a notice on January 23, 2026, that extended the deadline for
filing comments on the draft EIS to February 13, 2026, to provide
stakeholders with the necessary time to review BCH's revised proposal
and updated plans. To account for the additional time needed for
Commission staff to evaluate BCH's revised proposal and to review and
respond to comments submitted during the extended comment period, the
application will be processed according to the following revised
schedule.
Issuance of final EIS--June 12, 2026
The project is covered under Title 41 of the Fixing America's
Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41). Under FAST-41, agencies are to
publish completion dates for all federal environmental reviews and
authorizations. This notice identifies the Commission's anticipated
schedule for issuance of the final order for the project, which is
based on the revised issuance date for the final EIS. We currently
anticipate issuing the final order for the project no later than:
Issuance of Final Order--September 17, 2026
If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that interested parties and government agencies are kept
informed of the project's progress.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: March 10, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04953 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am]
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