Notice2026-09303
Sweetwater Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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Published
May 11, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25572-25573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09303]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 10898-015]
Sweetwater Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of
the Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 10898-015.
c. Date Filed: March 2, 2026.
d. Submitted By: Sweetwater Hydroelectric, LLC (Sweetwater Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Sweetwater Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Sugar River in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Justin D. Ahmann; 75 Somers Road; Somers,
MT 59932; (712) 790-3145; or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acc6d9dfd8c5c2eccddcc9cf8190cd8cc4dec9ca91" http: mt.com">mt.com</a>">justin@apec-<a href="http://mt.com">mt.com</a></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey at (202) 502-8621; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95f0e7fcfbbbfefcf8e6f0ecd5f3f0e7f6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94f1e6fdfabafffdf9e7f1edd4f2f1e6f7baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Sweetwater Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process
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on March 2, 2026. Sweetwater Hydro provided documentation of public
notice of its request on March 9, 2026. In a letter dated May 5, 2026,
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved
Sweetwater Hydro's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NMFS under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are
also initiating consultation with the New Hampshire State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Sweetwater Hydro as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. On March 2, 2026, Sweetwater Hydro filed a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed and/or printed on the
Commission's website (<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-10898). For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74323126373b1a181d1a11270104041b060034121106175a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef8fbecfdf1d0d2d7d0dbedcbceced1cccafed8dbccdd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 10898. Pursuant to
18 CFR 16.20, each application for a subsequent license and any
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All
applications for license for this project must be filed by February 28,
2029.
p. 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.
q. 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#df908f8f9fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9f6e9e9f9dfdccbda97ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: May 6, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-09303 Filed 5-8-26; 8:45 am]
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