Chugach Electric Association, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17392]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15422-000]


Chugach Electric Association, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On February 6, 2026, as supplemented on May 8, 2026, Chugach 
Electric Association, Inc. filed an application for a preliminary 
permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Canyon Creek Hydroelectric 
Project No. 15422 (project), to be located on Canyon Creek, in Kenai 
Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if 
issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license 
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not 
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities 
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the 
owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) a 
concrete-faced rockfill embankment dam; (2) a 40-acre impoundment with 
a storage volume of 8,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum surface 
elevation of 830 feet above mean sea level; (3) a concrete intake 
structure on the left abutment of the dam; (4) a 2,900-foot-long, 5-
foot-diamater steel penstock; (5) a 40-foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete 
powerhouse containing a 6.3 megawatt Kaplan turbine-generator unit; (6) 
a 30-foot long, 10-foot-wide tailrace channel excavated in rock; (7) a 
1,500-foot-long, 115-kilovolt transmission line extending from a new 
switchyard near the powerhouse to the point of interconnection with an 
existing transmission line adjacent to Seward Highway; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated 
average annual generation of 14,100 megawatt-hours. The project would 
be located on federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the 
Chugach National Forest.
    Applicant Contact: Dustin Highers, Chugach Electric Association, 
Inc., 5601 Electron Drive, Anchorage, AK 99518; phone: (907) 563-7494.
    FERC Contact: John Matkowski; phone: (202) 502-8576, or by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#345e5b5c5a1a5955405f5b43475f5d74525146571a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc96939492d2919d8897938b8f9795bc9a998e9fd29b938a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 20, 2026. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments 
up to 10,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment 
system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c6a697e6f6342404542497f595c5c435e586c4a495e4f024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec8cbdccdc1e0e2e7e0ebddfbfefee1fcfacee8ebfceda0e9e1f8">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent 
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-15422-000.
    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#c18e919181a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b041b1b0b2d2e3928652c243d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed 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 (P-15422), in the docket number field 
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: August 21, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17392 Filed 8-25-26; 8:45 am]
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