Notice2026-19180
City of Aspen, Colorado; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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September 18, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59123-59125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19180]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 10441-020]
City of Aspen, Colorado; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed
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with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 10441-020.
c. Date filed: April 8, 2025.
d. Applicant: City of Aspen, Colorado.
e. Name of Project: Maroon Creek Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on Maroon Creek near
the city of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The project occupies
0.575 acres of land managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the White
River National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Phil Overeynder, Utility Director, 427
Rio Grande Place, Aspen, CO 81611 (970) 920-5000,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27574f4e4b0948514255425e4943425567465457424909404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4d4cccdc88acbd2c1d6c1ddcac0c1d6e4c5d7d4c1ca8ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Jane Dalgliesh, Coordinator, West Branch, Division
of Hydropower Licensing; (503) 552-2718; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#395358575c175d58555e55505c4a51795f5c4b5a175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="690308070c470d08050e05000c1a01290f0c1b0a470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: By 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time on November 16, 2026.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests 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, (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.
All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on
the first page: Maroon Creek Hydroelectric Project P-10441-020.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The existing project works consist of (a) a
10-foot-high, 40-foot-long reinforced concrete dam with a crest
elevation of 8,245.75 feet (the Maroon Creek diversion dam); (b) a
small impoundment; (c) an intake structure at the dam; (d) a 39-inch-
diameter, 5,563-foot-long buried reinforced concrete penstock; (e) a
27-inch-diameter, 1,317-foot-long buried reinforced concrete penstock
together with a 110-foot section of steel penstock at the plant site;
(f) a powerhouse with a 450 kW turbine-generator unit; (g) a 200-foot-
long trapezoidal open channel tailrace, returning the water to Maroon
Creek; (h) 0.48 kV generator leads to a three-phase, 0.48/24.9 kV step-
up transformer; (i)an approximately 400-foot-long, 24.9 kV overhead
power line tap connection to the Aspen Highlands circuit operated by
Holy Cross Energy; and (j) appurtenant facilities.
The application describes the addition of up to 50 kW of generating
capacity through two new small turbines, with two new attached
generators placed at the existing diversion dam. These new units would
generate power from the bypass flows released from the diversion dam
without changing the time or the amount of those releases. Flows
utilized by new generation equipment would be returned to the same
location on the stream immediately below the dam and headgate.
m. A copy of the application can 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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#793f3c2b3a36171510171c2a0c0909160b0d391f1c0b1a571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a4c4f584945646663646f597f7a7a65787e4a6c6f7869246d657c">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676
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.
n. 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#c58a959585a3a0b7a6eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ade2fdfdedcbc8dfce83cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>.
o. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name of the person
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate
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Milestone Date
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Issue Scoping Notice............................ October 2026.
Scoping Comments Due............................ November 2026.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis January 2027.
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(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)
Dated: September 15, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-19180 Filed 9-17-26; 8:45 am]
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