ALLETE Inc Hydroelectric Relicensing Application Notice

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ALLETE, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

A Notice by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 04/07/2026

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1. [Project No. 2532-098] Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: New Major License.

b. Project No.: 2532-098.

c. Date filed: March 24, 2026.

d. Applicant: ALLETE, Inc. (ALLETE).

e. Name of Project: Little Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).

f. Location: The project is located on the Mississippi River in Morrison County, Minnesota.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Greg Prom, Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist, Minnesota Power/ALLETE, Inc., 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802-2093; Phone at (218) 355-3191 or email at gprom@allete.com.

i. FERC Contact: David Graefe at (202) 502-6137; or email at david.graefe@ferc.gov.

j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.

k. Project Description: the project consists of: (1) a 477.0-acre reservoir; (2) a 66.0-foot-long three-bay gated spillway with 20.0-foot wide bays and vertical slide gates, separated by two 3.0-foot-wide intermediate piers; (3) a 41.4-foot-long, 19.2-foot-high concrete ogee spillway topped with 2.5-foot-high flashboards; (4) a 61.2-foot-long, 15.5-foot-high mass concrete ogee spillway topped with 2.5-foot-high flashboards; (5) a 140.3-foot-long, 11.8-foot-high mass concrete ogee spillway topped with 2.5-foot-high flashboards; (6) a 42.0-foot-long, 12.0-foot-high overflow section; (7) a 49.0-foot-long three-bay gated spillway with 8.0-foot-wide log sluiceway and two 13.5-foot-wide Tainter gates separated by two 5.0-foot-wide and one 4.0-foot-wide intermediate piers; (8) a 152.0-foot-long, 17.9-foot-high mass concrete ogee spillway topped with a 4.3-foot-high rubber dam; (9) a 78.5-foot-long gated spillway with three 20.0-foot-wide bays separated by one 5.0-foot wide and three 4.5-foot-wide intermediate piers topped with 14.2-foot-tall Tainter gates; (10) a 50.0-foot-long gated spillway with three 15.0-foot-wide bays and two 2.5-foot-wide intermediate piers topped with 6.5-foot-tall steel vertical lift gates; (11) a 150.0-foot-long concrete wall; (12) a 128.0-foot-long embankment; (13) a powerhouse containing two generating units with an installed capacity of 800 kilowatts and a second powerhouse containing four generating units with an installed capacity of 3.92 megawatts (MW), for a total installed capacity of 4.72 MW; (14) an office building and a switchgear building; and (15) appurtenant facilities.

The project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an estimated annual energy production of approximately 30,583 megawatt hours. ALLETE proposes to continue to operate the project in a run-of-river mode.

l. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via the internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov), using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the ( printed page 17646) docket number field to access the document (P-2532). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).

You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/​FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

m. 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 OPP@ferc.gov.

n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Milestone	Target
Deficiency Letter (if necessary)	July 2026.
Additional Information Request (if necessary)	July 2026.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis	September 2026.

o. 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: April 2, 2026.

Carlos D. Clay,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2026-06707 Filed 4-6-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-06707 (91 FR 17645)