Notice2026-05426
Blue Earth County; Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental Assessment
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Published
March 19, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 13301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05426]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3071-008]
Blue Earth County; Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental
Assessment
On March 18, 2025,\1\ and supplemented on April 24, 2025 and
February 24, 2026, Blue Earth County, Minnesota (exemptee) filed an
application for surrender of exemption for the Rapidan Hydroelectric
Project No. 3071. The project is located on the Blue Earth River, in
Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The project does not occupy federal
lands.
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\1\ The March 18, 2025 filing supersedes the exemptee's original
surrender application filed on April 14, 2023.
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On September 30, 2025, Commission staff issued a notice of intent
to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the effects of
the proposed surrender. The notice included an anticipated schedule for
issuing the EA by April 1, 2026. Commission staff is continuing to
review the application including the most recent information filed on
February 24, 2026. In order for staff to fully consider this updated
information, Commission staff is revising the schedule to issue the EA
\2\ by August 10, 2026. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment
period. All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and
considered in the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.
Further revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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\2\ The unique identification number for documents relating to
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1758885949.
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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#034c535343656671602d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56190606163033243578313920">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Diana
Shannon at (202) 502-6136, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e5818c848b84cb968d848b8b8a8ba583809786cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85e1ece4ebe4abf6ede4ebebeaebc5e3e0f7e6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)
Dated: March 16, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-05426 Filed 3-18-26; 8:45 am]
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