Notice2026-06707
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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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 17645-17646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06707]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2532-098]
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.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2532-098.
c. Date filed: March 24, 2026.
d. Applicant: ALLETE, Inc. (ALLETE).
e. Name of Project: Little Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The project is located on the Mississippi River in
Morrison County, 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#d0b7a0a2bfbd90b1bcbcb5a4b5feb3bfbd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c2b3c3e23210c2d2020293829622f2321">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: David Graefe at (202) 502-6137; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e48085928d80ca839685818281a482819687ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="523633243b367c35203337343712343720317c353d24">[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 477.0-acre
reservoir; (2) a 66.0-foot-long three-bay gated spillway with 20.0-foot
wide bays and vertical slide gates, separated by two 3.0-foot-wide
intermediate piers; (3) a 41.4-foot-long, 19.2-foot-high concrete ogee
spillway topped with 2.5-foot-high flashboards; (4) a 61.2-foot-long,
15.5-foot-high mass concrete ogee spillway topped with 2.5-foot-high
flashboards; (5) a 140.3-foot-long, 11.8-foot-high mass concrete ogee
spillway topped with 2.5-foot-high flashboards; (6) a 42.0-foot-long,
12.0-foot-high overflow section; (7) a 49.0-foot-long three-bay gated
spillway with 8.0-foot-wide log sluiceway and two 13.5-foot-wide
Tainter gates separated by two 5.0-foot-wide and one 4.0-foot-wide
intermediate piers; (8) a 152.0-foot-long, 17.9-foot-high mass concrete
ogee spillway topped with a 4.3-foot-high rubber dam; (9) a 78.5-foot-
long gated spillway with three 20.0-foot-wide bays separated by one
5.0-foot wide and three 4.5-foot-wide intermediate piers topped with
14.2-foot-tall Tainter gates; (10) a 50.0-foot-long gated spillway with
three 15.0-foot-wide bays and two 2.5-foot-wide intermediate piers
topped with 6.5-foot-tall steel vertical lift gates; (11) a 150.0-foot-
long concrete wall; (12) a 128.0-foot-long embankment; (13) a
powerhouse containing two generating units with an installed capacity
of 800 kilowatts and a second powerhouse containing four generating
units with an installed capacity of 3.92 megawatts (MW), for a total
installed capacity of 4.72 MW; (14) an office building and a switchgear
building; and (15) appurtenant facilities.
The project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an estimated
annual energy production of approximately 30,583 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
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docket number field to access the document (P-2532). For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3858691808cadafaaada690b6b3b3acb1b783a5a6b1a0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b4d4e594844656762656e587e7b7b64797f4b6d6e7968256c647d">[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#521d020212343720317c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f607f7f6f494a5d4c01484059">[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. 2026-06707 Filed 4-6-26; 8:45 am]
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