Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 209 (Friday, October 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68502-68503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22134]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1494-438]


Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule

    This notice revises the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
(Commission) schedule for processing the relicense application for the 
Pensacola Hydroelectric Project No. 1494, which was filed by Grand 
River Dam Authority (GRDA) on May 30, 2023. On June 5, 2023, Commission 
staff issued a notice of application tendered for filing, which 
included an initial processing schedule.
    On September 3, 2026, GRDA filed a Draft Contaminated Sediment 
Transport Study Report (Draft Report) and requested comments by 
November 2, 2026.\1\ On October 13 and October 14, 2026, the City of 
Miami and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (joined by the Ottawa Tribe of 
Oklahoma, and Seneca Cayuga Nation; collectively, the Tribes), 
respectively, requested a 30-day extension of time for parties to 
submit comments on GRDA's Draft Report.\2\ Commission staff granted the 
requests on October 26, 2026, and also granted GRDA's October 14, 2026 
request for a 30-day extension to file a final contaminated sediment 
transport study report.
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    \1\ Commission staff issued a study plan modification 
determination on September 23, 2025, requiring GRDA to conduct a 
desktop study of contaminated sediment transport, provide a 30-day 
comment period for a draft report, and file a final report by April 
21, 2026. GRDA subsequently filed requests for 180-day and 45-day 
extensions to file a final report, which staff granted on December 
12, 2025, and August 28, 2026, respectively. Staff's December 12, 
2025, response also provided a 30-day extension of the draft report 
comment period, making it 60 days.
    \2\ On October 20, 2026, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma 
filed a letter of support for the City of Miami and the Tribes 
request for a 30-day extension of time.
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    By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural 
schedule. The revised schedule is shown below. Further revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                    Milestone                           Target date
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Submit comments on the Draft Report.............  December 2, 2026.

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Submit final report to the Commission, including  January 31, 2027.
 documentation of consultation with Oklahoma
 Department of Environmental Quality (Oklahoma
 DEQ), the City of Miami, the Tribes, and other
 affected stakeholders, copies of comments and
 recommendations, and specific descriptions of
 how comments from Oklahoma DEQ, the City of
 Miami, the Tribes, and other stakeholders were
 accommodated in the report.
Issue Notice of Acceptance and Ready for          March 17, 2027.
 Environmental Analysis.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Erin Kimsey 
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3257405b5c1c595b5f41574b72545740511c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c190e1512521715110f19053c1a190e1f521b130a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or by telephone at (202) 502-8621.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: October 26, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-22134 Filed 10-29-26; 8:45 am]
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