Notice2026-06706
ALLETE, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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Published
April 7, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17639-17640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06706]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2454-088]
ALLETE, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the
Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
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a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2454-088.
c. Date filed: March 24, 2026.
d. Applicant: ALLETE, Inc. (ALLETE).
e. Name of Project: Sylvan Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The project is located on the Crow Wing River in Cass,
Crow Wing, and Morrison Counties, Minnesota.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Greg Prom, Senior Environmental
Compliance Specialist, Minnesota Power/ALLETE, Inc., 30 West Superior
Street, Duluth, MN 55802-2093; Phone at (218) 355-3191 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96f1e6e4f9fbd6f7fafaf3e2f3b8f5f9fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8cfd8dac7c5e8c9c4c4cddccd86cbc7c5">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: David Graefe at (202) 502-6137; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c787d6a7578327b6e7d797a795c7a796e7f327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7c3c6d1cec389c0d5c6c2c1c2e7c1c2d5c489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. Project Description: the project consists of: (1) a 1,211-acre
reservoir; (2) a 78.0-foot-long left earth embankment with a concrete
core wall; (3) a powerhouse with three 600-kilowatt generating units
with a total installed capacity of 1.8 megawatts; (4) a 243.8-foot-long
spillway with four vertical slide gates and two inflatable rubber dams;
(5) a 41.0-foot-long right earth embankment with a concrete core wall;
(6) a 730.0-foot-long earth embankment, approximately 4 to 6 feet tall;
(7) an 830.0-foot-long earth embankment, about 4 to 6 feet tall with
some sections up to 9 feet tall, with an auxiliary spillway; (8) an
approximately 1,211-acre reservoir; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
The project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an estimated
annual energy production of approximately 9,963 megawatt hours. ALLETE
proposes to continue to operate the project in a run-of-river mode.
l. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) 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 (P-
2454). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15535047565a7b797c7b70466065657a676155737067763b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3f5f6e1f0fcdddfdaddd6e0c6c3c3dcc1c7f3d5d6c1d09dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
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.
m. 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#b6f9e6e6f6d0d3c4d598d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91dec1c1d1f7f4e3f2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>.
n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target
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Deficiency Letter (if necessary)..... July 2026.
Additional Information Request (if July 2026.
necessary).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready September 2026.
for Environmental Analysis.
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o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: April 2, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-06706 Filed 4-6-26; 8:45 am]
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