Notice2026-18358
City of Thief River Falls Municipal Utilities; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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September 9, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 11546-023]
City of Thief River Falls Municipal Utilities; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Relicensing and 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: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 11546-023.
c. Date filed: August 28, 2026.
d. Applicant: City of Thief River Falls Municipal Utilities.
e. Name of Project: Municipal Power Dam Hydroelectric Project
(project).
f. Location: On the Red Lake River, in the City of Thief River
Falls, in Pennington County, Minnesota.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ronnie Lund, Chief Power Plant Operator, City
of Thief River Falls, P.O. Box 528, 1711 1st Street West, Thief River
Falls, MN 56701-0528, phone (218) 681-3506.
i. FERC Contact: David Graefe, (202) 502-6137,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8dcd9ced1dc96dfcad9dddeddf8deddcadb96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="335752455a571d54415256555673555641501d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
October 27, 2026.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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#14525146575b7a787d7a71476164647b666054727166773a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1b7b4a3b2be9f9d989f94a28481819e8385b197948392df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic
filing, please send a paper copy via U.S. Postal Service 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-11546-023.
m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Project Description: The project consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) a 160-acre reservoir; (2) a 193-foot-long,
24.5-foot-high concrete gravity spillway dam with three Tainter gates
and four fixed-crest sections with flashboards; (3) one 220-foot-long
earthen embankment connecting the concrete spillway to the powerhouse;
(4) a 37-foot-long, 31-foot-high powerhouse containing two vertical
Francis type turbines, with a total generating capacity of 0.55
megawatts; (5) a substation north of the powerhouse; (6) 50-foot-long
transmission lines; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
The project is operated as a run-of-river facility for the purpose
of generating electric power. City of Thief River Falls Municipal
Utilities is not proposing any changes to project facilities or
operation.
o. A copy of the application may be viewed on the Commission's
website at <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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
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.
p. 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#eca3bcbcac8a899e8fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d49b848494b2b1a6b7fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: 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 date
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Issue Notice of Acceptance................. March 2027.
Issue Scoping Notice....................... April 2027.
Scoping Comment Due........................ May 2027.
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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: September 3, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18358 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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