FERC Revised Schedule for White Pine Pumped Storage Project License

Regs.gov: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Published March 11th, 2026

Detected March 17th, 2026

Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a notice revising the schedule for processing the White Pine Pumped Storage Project license application. This revision accounts for an extension granted to White Pine for its hydrogeologic study, pushing key milestones like the Draft NEPA Document to January 2028 and the Final Order issuance to October 19, 2028.

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a notice revising the processing schedule for White Pine Waterpower, LLC's license application for the White Pine Pumped Storage Project. This revision is necessitated by an extension granted to White Pine to complete its hydrogeologic study, with the final report now due January 31, 2027. Consequently, the anticipated dates for the Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis have moved to April 2027, the Draft NEPA Document to January 2028, the Final NEPA Document to July 21, 2028, and the Final Order issuance to no later than October 19, 2028.

This notice serves to keep interested parties and government agencies informed of the project's progress under the FAST-41 framework, which mandates the publication of completion dates for federal environmental reviews and authorizations. Regulated entities and stakeholders involved with the White Pine Pumped Storage Project should note the updated timeline for environmental review and final order issuance. No immediate compliance actions are required by this notice, as it pertains to the agency's internal processing schedule.

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This notice revises the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) schedule for processing White Pine Waterpower,
LLC's (White Pine) license application for the White Pine Pumped Storage Project. A prior notice issued on March 3, 2025,
identified an anticipated schedule for issuance of draft and final National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents and
a final order for the project. After the issuance of that notice, White Pine requested an extension of time to complete its
hydrogeologic study with a final study report to be filed by January 31, 2027. Commission staff issued a letter approving
the extension of time on March 10, 2026. To account for the additional time needed for White Pine to complete the study and
file the study report, the application will be processed according to the following revised schedule.

Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis: April 2027.

Draft NEPA Document: January 2028.

Final NEPA Document: July 21, 2028.

The project is covered under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41). Under FAST-41, agencies
are to publish completion dates for all federal environmental reviews and authorizations. This notice identifies the Commission's
anticipated schedule for issuance of the final order for the project, which is based on the revised issuance date for the
final NEPA document. We currently anticipate issuing the final order for the project no later than:

Issuance of Final Order—October 19, 2028

If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be provided so that interested parties and government agencies
are kept informed of the project's progress.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

Dated: March 11, 2026. Carlos D. Clay, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2026-05057 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P